CH36

Nelson continued to gaze out to sea before deciding he had given the two companions enough time alone. If they were going to talk it out or do whatever it was people did in those sorts of situations, then they would have done so by now. And if not? Well, he would awkwardly pretend he saw and heard nothing.

As he made his way slowly back to the cabin, Nelson cautiously listened out for the two still in conversation. Thankfully, he couldn’t hear them whispering or being anything more than their usual selves. Though there was no mistaking the change in their tones of voices. They were certainly closer to one another.

Perfect. He wouldn’t need to give either of them a pep talk now, nor would he need to feel awkward from walking in on them being all lovey-dovey. Their journey on the open seas wouldn’t last all that much longer now, but there was a lot more to do before he could finally rest and be done with those two. Of course, he might be dead and not alive, but either way, this was thei