The Captain's Daughter

Chapter 7

Lucy

I walk off feeling tears stinging my eyes. I hurried off down to the lower deck and entered the kitchen. I searched the cabinets for a drink... something strong.

I find a bottle of vodka. I open the bottle and bring it up to my lips. My hands his trembling as I hold the slim neck of the bottle with my clenched hand.

"Lucy?? I jump and my hand lets go of the bottle it crashed to the floor before I could stop it. Tiny shards of glass went everywhere. I turn around and see Chester leaning against the door frame.

"What?

"Are you alright? He moved in.

"I'm perfectly fine." I smile my pearly whites at him. Fake as can be.

"You don't have to put up a front with me."

"It's not a front." I push past him and walk out to find a broom. I come back and he's kneeling down wiping up the glass with a cloth.

"Don't do that." I step in and swept my mess.

"You can go back to Tucker and tell him I'm fine," I say as I knelt down and swept the glass onto the pan.

I dump the shards into the garbage.

"Lucy, just be careful, drinking isn't the answer." He says before he walks off.

I wipe up my mess then head back up to the deck. My dad calls me up. I head up to his perch.

"What??

"Are you okay??

"I'm fine."

"Lucy." He gives me his warning tone.

"Why are you being so hostile towards Tucker?

"He pisses me off."

"Lucy I need you to take this seriously. This is dangerous out here. You can't put your ego on the line or be stubborn trying to act all tough. You could have died."

"I was worried about you being pissed at me for not paying attention."

"A cage I can replace. You are irreplaceable." His words hit me hard.

"I'm sorry dad, I'll be more careful."

"Thank you. Maybe work with one of the other guys if you can't get along with Tucker."

"Fine."

"Want to steer?? My dad smiles at me.

"Yeah. Can I use the intercom too?"

"Sure." Just don't go too crazy. I'll be back in a few, please watch what you're doing."

"Really dad. Do you think I'm going to crash into nothing? I laugh as I point to the very open water. There wasn't another boat in sight. Just the deep blue sea for miles and miles.

"Just humour me and be careful." He arched his brows at me.

"Aye aye, Captain," I smirk as I take a seat.

"You little shit." He shook his head smirking.

"Hahaha...you know it." I hear the sound of his shoes clunking down the wooden steps. I turn my focus to the front of the boat. I pull down the mouthpiece of the intercom. I click the side button and speak.

"Hustle you, slowpokes." I see the guys all look up in my direction. They all teasingly hold onto the sides of the boat like they were scared for there lives.

"That's right, who's in charge now suckers!! Get back to work. And hurry!

"Tucker get your no-good keister to the rear." He shook his head laughing.

We got to the next drop off.

"Alright, you fuckers let's do this!!!

"And go! I command and they actually listened to me and got the next 10 cages hooked and into the deep blue sea.

Seeing them work hard felt good like I had control. I can see why my dad enjoys this. There was something thrilling about being in charge. Overseeing everything, and watching the crew hustle.

I didn't hear my dad come back as I was so into this.

"Lucy? I jump clear off the captain's chair and fall to the floor.

"Geeze, dad you gave me a heart attack.

I place my hand over my racing heart.

"Seems, someone is making herself comfortable."

"They listened to me," I squealed proudly like I was stunned that they would do as I said.

"They are to do as instructed by anyone in charge."

"Thanks for letting me give it a try, I had fun."

"Good, now get lost."

I stand up and walk out. I head down to the lower deck and walk past Tommy and Jasper.

"Feel good bossing us around?

"Yes actually." I step up to them.

"Thanks for listening to me."

"You may just make it like one of us."

"Oh, I'm already better than all of you." I giggle.

"Really? Jasper brought me in for a side hug then suddenly has me in ahead lock. I try and escape his tight grip but I was failing miserably.

"Dude, leave her alone." Tommy attempts to help.

I use my elbow and knock it back and hit Jasper in the nose. Blood was dripping out like a faucet.

"s**t, I'm sorry." I quickly grab his arm and drag him along behind me. He's holding his nose but there is a path of blood trailing behind us.

I guide him down to the lower quarters. I get him a cloth and wet it. He was lying down on the bench seat. I came over and knelt down. I place the cloth under his nose and clean him up.

"Jasper, I"m sorry."

"It's all good, I shouldn't have messed, with you." He pets my face. I move away.

"Sorry, you're just so beautiful."

I roll my eyes. "Jasper."

"I know you have a thing for Tucker but I could make you happy."

"I do not have a thing for Tucker."

"So then you're a free woman??

He sits upholding the cloth to his nose.

"Yes, but I don't want anyone. I am not looking for someone to complete me or be my saviour. I just need time."

"Who hurt you."

"I am not talking about this." The boat shift and I lost my balance and fall forward and topple over on Jasper. Laying on top of Jasper I felt his hardness pressing against me.

"Ahem! I shot up and see Tucker with a pissed off look.

"What's going on here? He says skeptically. His eyes bore into Jasper like he was in trouble.

"Nothing." I scamper off, but he reached out and grabs my arm pulling me back.

"Seems there is." His eyes grew dark in anger . . . jealousy?

"It's not what you think and even if it was its none of your damn business."

I try and pull my arm out of his tight grip. But it didn't budge.

"It's my business when your all over some guy like its Mardi Gras...He spoke deep and low.

"I didn't do anything." I huffed out. "The boat tipped I lost my balance," I say softly, his grip loosened.

"Okay, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to act all barbarian."

"Hahaha, yeah you were."

"So we're good? I say as I pull my arm away and he let's go.

"Yes."

"Jasper," Tucker says Jaspers's name in a primal protective possessiveness as if giving him a warning.

"It's all good man." He gets up and walks out.

"Why are you acting all possessive??

"Cause you're causing me to act crazy. I've never felt like this before." He rubs his hand over the back of his neck.

"Like what?? I place my hands on my hips curious about his reason.

"Wanted someone so badly. You do something to me."

"You mean besides making your d**k hard? I smirk as my eyes linger on his obvious hardening that was going on in his pants.

"Yes."

His answer seemed to surprise both of us.

"Well Tucker, I can't give you what you want I am sorry. s*x okay but more I can't go there." His eyes float up to mine after his eyes skimmed over my body.

"So you have thought about me like that? His smile reached his eyes.

"Mmm, yes," I say below a whisper.

"But you want nothing more?

"I don't know, I just can't open up right now."

"I can wait." He swept my hair off my face.

"I'm broken, Tucker."

"Then let me fix you." He steps into my space and placed his hands on my face.

"Don't." I shake my head as tears well up and spill away like a stream.

"He's irreplaceable."

"Jacob?

"How do you know? I question him.

"You said Jacob liked to cuddle."

"Oh."

"Do you still see him."

Tears are building fast now and I can't stop them.

"No." I turn away covering my face as I sob. I felt his hands come around me in a sweet gesture.

"I've lost someone I can't replace." His arms tighten around me his thumb gently brushes my sad tears away.

"I will try to fix you." His words caused me to feel more pain. I move out of his arms and walk out, I enter my room and fall to the bed and lay down. I bring my knees up, holding them to my chest as I cry.