The rest of the crew could hear Sig yelling from the wheelhouse. Matt's eyes widened and he gave a low whistle.

"Man that doesn't sound good," he muttered.

"Yeah but the kid needs it," replied Edgar as he grabbed a cup of coffee, "His captain's son mentality needs a good kick in the pants."

Jack smirked and gave Edgar a warning look as she sauntered over to him.

"Aw, give the kid a break, Edgar," she murmured, "He's still a greenhorn. He'll shape up, don't worry. And you didn't like me too much when I joined the crew, remember?"

Edgar muttered something under his breath, but the corners of his mouth were lifted slightly as he gazed at his wife.

"And now you're married to me!" laughed Jack, "So just give him some time to adjust, okay?"

Edgar glanced away, still looking irritated. Jack rolled her eyes and stepped closer to Edgar, wrapping her arms around him.

Edgar felt his anger dissipate instantly. A smirk played on his face as he ran his hands through her hair. Jack always knew how to make him feel better.

When Jack looked up, Edgar gave her a suggestive look. She smiled and nodded. Edgar's boyish grin widened as he grabbed her hand and led her out of the galley.

"Oh dear Lord," muttered Jake with an amused grin.

"At least they're getting a room," said Matt, "Its better than having to watch them play kissy-face in front of us, right?"

Edgar heard the comment and laughed as he shut his door.

Matt made a gagging noise and Norman laughed in amusement.

Just then, Griffin came inside from chopping up bait and plopped down wearily in a seat behind the table.

"Tired greenhorn?" asked Matt.

Griffin nodded, "Yeah, a little."

"Well at least he's working," said Norman, giving his nephew a hard stare.

Griffin glanced away, feeling guilty again.

"I'm sorry about earlier," he said, fiddling with his hands, "I'll make it up to you guys…I promise."

Jake smirked and shook his head.

"Poor kid…has no idea what's coming."

Matt and Norman laughed in agreement.

Griffin looked around, startled and a little fearful at the meaning behind Jake's words.



"What do you mean?" he asked, hesitantly.

"You haven't even been hazed yet!" exclaimed Matt, "And now you've already done a big no-no by walking away from your job. Sheesh…kid you got it all coming to you!"

Griffin's eyes widened in fear and he opened his mouth to speak, but stopped when his mother walked into the galley.

"Hey boys!" she said cheerfully as she made her way into the galley.

"How was your nap?" asked Norman.

"Oh, good except for when I heard my husband yelling," she replied, shooting a glare in Griffin's direction.

Griffin looked away, pretending he had not noticed.

"Anyway," said Baylee, "I'm going to get started on a big lunch for you guys. From what I can tell, Sig's already in a bad mood so I can't imagine what kind of work he's got in store for you."

The crew grumbled and shot looks at Griffin. Griffin held up his hands in mock surrender.

"Hey! I said sorry!"

Jake laughed and punched Griffin in the arm.

"Just don't do it again, alright? We got enough work on our hands…we don't need angry Sig giving us more!"

Baylee smirked as she began to prepare their lunch. They were only three hours away from the crab grounds and she wanted to make sure the crew was well-fed and energized before they dropped the first pots. Once she had the stove going, she turned to head up to the wheelhouse. She figured it may be a good idea to talk to Sig before he sent his poor, innocent crew out onto the deck.

"Permission to enter, Captain?" asked Baylee as she opened the door.

Sig sneered, "Yeah, get in here."

"You're ordering me around already?" asked Baylee with a smile.

Sig smiled back and held out his arm. Baylee walked over and gave her husband a hug. She was surprised when Sig grabbed her suddenly and put her on his lap. She gave a startled shout, but laughed after he sat her on his lap and wrapped his arms around her. He laid his head against her arm and sighed.

"Are you okay?" asked Baylee, suddenly concerned.

"Yeah…just worried, as always."

Sig was suddenly very grateful for his wife's company. They never got to spend much time together because he was gone so much. Perhaps it really was a good idea for them to be out her together?

"So how does all this work?" asked Baylee as she glanced at the screens and controls.

Sig smiled to himself as he began to point out different things and explain them to her. Baylee listened attentively, enjoying this moment of peace with her husband before the chaos of fishing began. She could tell he liked it too. She could only imagine the stress that he went through during his many trips, now she was about to experience it firsthand. She just hoped that it would not affect their relationship in anyway. 

They already did not see each other a lot. The last thing that they needed was a bad argument out in the middle of the Bering Sea.

She sighed and leaned back against him. Sig smiled and hugged his wife tightly to him, wishing that the entire trip could be this good…

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ICK! Crappy chapter ending…lol…I criticize my own work too much!!

Starting tomorrow I have to do some stuff online for college so I'll be busy. I'll try to update if I can tonight and MAYBE tomorrow, but it depends on how long this online stuff takes me. Just FYI…