her first time at sea Chapter 4: last offload, a misc. tv shows fanfic

so sorry that this updat took so long, lots going on in rl

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A/N: when you see a -- it is a change in POV or scene change

"CHAPTER 7": THE LAST OFFLOAD

"great job gusy" andy called over the loud hailer "secure the deck and get inside we are heding back to dutch to offload" the entire crew hollered and cheered in relief, john even came out onto the deck and joined them. as soon as everything was secured mariah went in and started to fix a quick meal of pasta and chicken as the boys slept, but only three were asleep. hearing a noise she pulled her headphones out of her ears, not wanting to be noisy but wondering if everything were alright.

"...your head has been up in the clouds since before we even left dutch, what do you expect us to do? you are going to get someone hurt, or worse." john yelled at his son. "i had a family dad, but still i came out here, this is want you wanted for me, to come out here and help you guys and now she left me and she took sawyer with her, what am i supposed to do, i dont even know how he is right now." Scott countered "you've never been committed to this ship. you have been off and on whenever you and your pocketbook want" "i told you once dad, im trying to be the dad that you wernt, im trying to be in my sons life not always away in the middle of the fucking bering sea." john sighed and neal and andy stood there, backing their brother.

mariah put her headphones back in when she heard the wheelhouse door open. scott glared at her wit open disgust as he walked up and ripped the headphones out of her ear "are you happy now? are you? i got fired because of my dad's little crush on you, greenhorn" he spat out then stalked off, not noticing his dad in the wheelhouse doorway. "mariah" john said softly seeing her rigid in fear, she jumped when he put his hand on her shoulder . "im so sorry" he cooed in her ear and wrapped his arms around her to comfort her. they were silent while she began to relax again. "is it true cap'n?" he knew what she was referring to and was quiet while he thought of how best to handle this. "yes" was all that he could say. they stood like that, over the stove, for a few fleeting moments "you should go get some rest, dinner will be ready soon, and someone might see us" she said, turning her head to the side to look at him as she spoke. he nodded and turned fluidly walking to his stateroom.

as john undressed he felt himself grow sad. his one wish had always been for scott to take over the Bandit some day and now that wish was crushed into the dirt. he didnt know why he felt the way that he did for his very young greenhorn, she wasnt like his usual type at all. her well hidden insecurities must have been what had drawn him in and that wasnt like him at all either. now getting what he wanted was taking away the one thing that he really needed, his chance to be a father again. it wasnt entirely mariah's fault, he knew that she had no idea what she was causing up until now. he shouldnt have brought a woman on board, they were bad luck. he didnt know weather to be happy or upset so he jsut lay down and closed his eyes.

a knock at the door. "come in" he said groggily "arnt you going to join us for supper john?" mariah said softly, as she entered "yeah, i am. come here a minnet" he waved his hand and she listened to her captain. sitting at the foot of his bed "are you ok john?" she asked and he nodded his head sleepily. "why dont you get some food then come and take a nap, we still have a while before we reach dutch" he nodded his head, not really listening and put out his hand for her to take. when she did he pulled her down next to him and wrapped his arms around her. she giggeled at how affectionet he was being already, up to this point she wasnt sure if they were really an item or if he had just confessed how he fdelt about her. "john, someone will notice andy sent me to come and get you when you didnt shoe up to dinner." he just squeezed ehr tighter "do you care who notices?" he shot back playfully and she relaxed against him. she thought for a moment and shok her head "not if you dont"

"uncle andy, whre is my dad?" asked scott "last i heard he was sleeping, why?" "oh nuthin i just wanted to smooth things over with him before i leave" scott repliued "yer leafin?" asked a shocked Russ through a mouth full of food. scott reached for some fettachini "yeah, i got booted, so im going home to see if my family will take me back" russ swallowed and waited for further explination but when he didnt get any he just continued to eat "whre is mariah?" asked eddie suddenly and scott looked aroun, noticing for the first time that the greenhorn wasnt in the room, anger rose in him again. andy's eyes widened, realizing where she must be as scott rose to find his dad andy followed to make sure that things didnt get out of hand.

what made you decide that you wnated to come on up here and fish?" john asked mariah "you really want to know?" she asked back, feeling foolish. he nodded his head "the show" she said meekly and she felty his chesty laugh rumble through him like a low growl. "what do you think you are doing?" yelled scotty, throwing open the door to john's stateroom "dad she is barily leagal" much to mariah's dismay the head cameraman, cameron glendening was behind him. "nothing happened" she ye;lled as she shot up and stood shocked, a move that would make things worse when the show aired. josh shot up and yelled "you are out of line scott" and looked to the offending cameraman "get your ass out of here" glendening stood there shocked, john rarely talked to him like that. "he didnt call me over john, i swear, i just came on my own while i was filming dinner" he said before retreating, hoping to have helped scotty by saying this.

as glendening trotted away to continue filming dinner john stared daggers at his son who countered with an icy glare of his own "where do you get off being with a little girl, younger than you own daughter? her daughter is barely younger than sawyer" the hurt and betrayal in scotts eyes showed through and mariah fought back the urge to move forward and speak, knowing it would only make things worse so instead she just looked to john for guidance. his eyes said that she should go so she did, sliding agily past scotty and cameron, feeling scotty's glare fall upon her as she retreated to the galley where everyone sat shocked. andy followed, not speaking.he couldnt find the words.

she tried to eat, she had been hungry up until the confrontation. "you should eat" russ said gentally, pushing her a plate and pouring her some juice but she felt to bad to eat. two months ago she had fallen for her friend josh and had been harshly rejected, slowly she had gotten over that and now she had found a relationship with john but that relationship was ruining johns with his son. coming out here she had thought taht she had left behind the high school drama but now she wasnt so sure.

that night as the majority of the crew slept mariah crept up to the wheel house where neal was on wheel watch "neal do you mind if i make a call home?" she asked feebly and he shook his head, handing her the phone. she dialed and a moment later her moms voice appeared on the other end "hi mom" she said and her moms tired voice answered "hi rye, what time is it?" "oh its one, im sorry i didnt realize the time, ill make this quick. how is sophi?" "its ok rye i know you dont have much time other than this, she is doing great, she misses you though, we all do" mariah was silent thinking of her daughter "are you back in port?" her mom asked adn mariah shook her head as if somehow despite the distance her mom would feel the motion and see her "no, were heading there though, hey i got to go neal wants to talk, ill call you as soon as i can before we leave again, love you and everyone else"

she hung up the phone and looked at neal. "do you love him?" he asked the young woman, referring to his eldest brother john hillstrand. she shook her head "not yet, when i first started watching the show i had a mad crush on him though. "neal raised an eyebrow "not yet?" "no, i like him alot and i know myself, ill love him before long" she waited for a responce quietly but he just watched the waves "women on board are bad luck" he said finally "there is a way to counter that though" she said smiling then her smile faded "but i dont think that it would help in this case, just make things worse" neal nodded knowing the old superstition. "the funny thing is, if he were a few years older it would almost be like cleopatra and ceaser. i shouldnt be with him, should i?" she looked at neal knowing that he wouldnt hide what he felt and would say it as it is "no" was all he said and she nodded and started to walk out of the wheelhouse. "but he loves you" he called out after her, not sure that she had heard.

she sat in the galley silently sipping her coffee mulling over everything that had happened up until now when glendenning walked in yawning. he didnt notice her at first and grabbed the orange juice from the fridge, just as he raised the jug to his mouth to take a drink "i know your gonna get a cup, right?" she said quietly, almost liek a phantom whisper, making him jump and spill the juice all over his front. "what are you doing up?" he asked slyly, sitting down and reaching for his camera beneath the table and turning it on "im just thinking about things" she shook her head, clearly troubled. he had ment to secretly record their conversation, she wouldnt have known till the show aired anyway. his heart took over and he shut the camera off "what is it?" he prompted "nuthin that concerns you" she shot at him, remembering earlier how he coldly stood there, documenting the confrontation between the hillstrand father and son. he jumped back in his seat a little at the ferocity of her bite as if he felt she would strike out with her fangs. "sorry i asked" he growled getting up and reaching for the jug again, mockingly reaching for a glass "ya happy?" he shot back, a unlit cigarette hanging from his lips. john had heard the commotion and woken up instinctualy out of his sleep to see what was wrong with his woman. "everything alright in here?" he growled, looking softly in her direction. mariah just looked at the other man then smiled at john "yes, every thing's fine, i was just telling his to use a glass" john reached for her hand and whispered in her ear "want to come to bed?" to which she nodded and followed his lead back to the stateroom.

"honey, i brought you some grub" she said to john as she climbed the wheelhouse stairs and placed the plate on an empty spot near him. "i gotta go finish fixing up the boys meals" she turned to leave but he gentaly grabbed her upper arm "not so fast ma'am, where do you think your going? i havnt had a chance to say good morning" he pulled her softly over to himself and wrapped his arms around her, smelling her hair and smiling, loving his scent lingering all over his woman. after a moment he released her and watched her walk back down the stairs to care for his crew. no one had been up when he had come up to relieve neal of the wheel. she had slept so beautifully that he couldnt bring himself to wake her so he had just dressed and slipped out. "this is the fishing vessel Time Bandit to harbor master, do you copy?" he called as they neared the harbor. "Time Bandit this is Harbor master, over" "im requesting permission to enter the harbor and dock, over" "permission granted, see you soon bandit" as he started in toward the harbor he hollered "babe, c'mon up here a minnet" she followed his voice "yes captain?" "could you wake the boys and let em know we are reaching dutch so they have to get on deck to tie her off, then they can have their breakfast, oh and have andy rouse scott and send his up here "he smiled as her head disappeared back down the steps.

"yeah dad?" scott said hopefully, thinking maybe he would have a nother chance after all. "than you for coming out here again, ill see you when i get home after the season ends" he looked sadly into his sons eyes knowing that this was scotts last offload and scott turned away, hiding his face and the emotion in his eyes "ill pack up then help tie off" "you arnt going to have breakfast?" "no ill eat in dutch while i wate for the plane" after saying that scott left without even turning around. johns heart broke to see his son and best friend leave.