I will
in spite of the ache
A part of him had hoped the woman would just walk away. He knew it was a woman by the light way her feet touched the dock. No man walked like that...unless they were more feminine. Most men clunked there way down the doc in an annoy manner. This person was delicate and decisive. The boots didn't stop until they were just a pace or two away. His hope that they would walk on was quickly shattered.
He heard the words and he recognized the voice. There was a twang to her voice, distinct and original. He'd met her before, spoken to her. Although, he couldn't remember a single conversation that had any meaning. Perhaps that was because she had met him during the darkest time of his life. That was never a great time to meet someone new and make a new friend.
Slowly, he adjusted his position so he could turn to look up at her. "...like shit." He supposed he could have been a little less crude in how he answered her innocent question, and yet, he couldn't help the way the words fell from his lips. "...and it's boring as hell." Already deciding that he would not be fishing again, he quickly reeled in the line, pulling off the worm and tossing it into the ocean. Some poor fish could snag the handout as it sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
He began to stand, figuring it was probably not proper for his line of sight to be settled directly on her vag. After all, he was supposed to not scare people away, as he was instructed to do. So at least if he was standing, then he would be eye-level with her. "You're here early." He knew she worked on the Ark, but he couldn't' remember her coming in this early on a routine basis. Then again, he didn't bother himself with most of the comings and goings of the Ark.
Henry Tudor
I will rise a thousands times again