Alright, after much pleading from you guys, I decided to update today…even though I'm DEAD tired from fishing…lol…but you all are worth it! I hope you like it!!

Jack was the first to greet the new arrivals onto the boat.

"Hey, I'm Jack," she said as she grabbed Baylee's bag.

"Hi," said Baylee with a smile, "I'm Baylee, Sig's wife. It's good to finally meet you. I've heard so many good things about…"

Sig coughed loudly and shot his wife a look.

Jack smirked. Captain's never said good things about their deckhands in front of them, for fear that it will go straight to their heads. She shot her captain an amused look as she and Jake reached out to help Baylee get onboard.

Meanwhile, Griffin tossed his bag into the boat and jumped in on his own. Norman raised an eyebrow and nodded in approval.

"He's a natural, just like his father."

Sig shot his brother an amused grin.

"Stop sucking up, Norman. Where's Griffin?"

The crew glanced around and realized that Griffin had disappeared from the deck. Jack frowned and turned back to face the crew.

"I'll check the galley. Maybe he went to put his stuff away?"

Edgar shrugged as he grabbed Baylee's bag.

"Yeah, I'll go with you. I'll toss your stuff downstairs, Baylee."

"Thanks Edgar," said Baylee as she gave him a grateful hug.

Edgar and Jack climbed down into the galley. They glanced around but did not see Griffin.

"Where the heck did he go?" asked Edgar.

"I'll check the wheelhouse," replied Jack, "Maybe he went up there?"

Edgar nodded as he disappeared into one of the staterooms to put away Baylee's things.

Jack climbed the stairwell that led up to the wheelhouse. She opened the door and peeked inside. Sure enough, there was Griffin sitting in the captain's chair, looking at all the monitors and controls. Jack smiled as she walked in.

"Nice isn't it?" she asked.

Griffin jumped slightly.

"Oh, um, yeah it is."

Jack closed the door behind her and stood behind the captain's chair.



"Just within the past season Sig's been teaching me how to drive her," she commented as she glanced at the screens, "It's a lot harder than it looks, but it's a blast too."

Griffin nodded slightly as he looked out the window.

Jack smiled slightly in sympathy for the young greenhorn. She realized that he must be very nervous. He had big shoes to fill.

"Hey, if you're anything like your dad, you'll be great," she said, trying to encourage him.

"But that's just it," he said suddenly, "I was so pumped to be out here, you know? But then when I started telling my friends that I was going, people started to ask if I'd be as good as my dad…if I'd even make it. I mean, how embarrassing would it be for me to go out there and screw up? I couldn't face anyone again…"

Jack frowned in concern. She did not realize that Griffin was under that much pressure. She remembered when she first joined the Northwestern. She had faced similar pressures from her family. Jack also came from a long line of fishermen. Her family had fished shrimp boats and small crab boats in the Atlantic so when they found out that she was going to be fishing on the Bering Sea, they began to pressure her and question whether or not she had what it took to be a Bering Sea crab fisherman.

"I understand where you're coming from," she murmured, "Been there done that…it stinks I know. All you can do is your best. And don't worry; I'll be here to help you if you need it. I won't be as mean to you as the others."

Griffin smiled slightly and glanced back at her.

"Thanks…I appreciate it."

"Hey, no problem!" said Jack, pleased that she had managed to change his attitude a bit, "What do you say we go downstairs and grab some food? I'm sure Sig's gonna have us working before long."

Griffin nodded in agreement and followed Jack back down to the galley. He was glad that Jack had come up and talked to him. Maybe he really could do this…maybe…

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I'll probably update tomorrow night…got some stuff to do in the morning…

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