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With some effort, Jhonny had staggered to his feet.
And with hands-on-hips, said.
"This is going to be some feat."
"What are you talking about, is this more of that gibberish you were mumbling earlier?"
"No not really, then I was talking with Missy and the girls."
"What, maybe in your dreams, is that meant to be funny?"
"No, and I don't have time to explain, please trust me and I'll explain later."
Josie gave him a wry smile before replying.
"That's rich, you gibber like a monkey, try to kiss me and then expect me to trust you."
"I guess you have a point, but I'm in good company, stuck in the hold with a know-it-all stowaway."
"Be careful or I'll smack you in the chops again."
"Be worth for another kiss."
He was trying not to laugh because the pain was hard to bear.
"We have to block those doors before Dad starts his attack on the ship."
"How do you know he's going to attack, oh don't tell me the mythical Denver ladies told you."
"You got it in one, so are you just gonna stand there all day, poking fun?
"I might, but it would soon get boring, just like you."
"We'll come on help me roll these barrels against the door, if we move enough, they'll weigh a few tons, and they'll never move them without a bomb."
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Once she'd got the hang of it, she was pushing the battered Jhonny to his limits, at this rate it wouldn't be long before he was flat out on the deck, but somehow between them, they got the job done if nothing else her constant teasing drove him on.
"Right Josie, it's time to rescue the crew and to do this we have to make our way through the bilges, and I warn you, you are not going to like it."
"Why's that, do you think I'm a wee girl, and can't handle the things you can."
"Jesus Christ Josie, you women constantly moan about men and their egos, yours is so big I'm not sure it will fit through the hatch, let alone through the bilges, I was referring to the smell it's pungent."
"Look here Jhonny this wee girl has been cleaning out the stables today, and the bilges can't be any worse than a few days old, horses pee and poop."
Jhonny shook his head in despair and thought. The stubborn little madam is going to learn it the hard way.
"OK, first we have to remove the bilge hatch, it'll be a bit tricky as it is sealed, with tar and sacking, to prevent leakage into the hold."
She watched as Jhonny fumbled with the seal, it wasn't long before her frustration got the better of her, and it didn't make her any politer.
"Jhonny, move your scrawny butt out of the way and let a Circus Lady, show this cowboy pup, how it's done."
Jhonny wouldn't ask for help, but even with her sharp remarks, he was happy to stand aside, as he knew full well what delights awaited them on the other side.
But he had to admire the way she worked, in a matter of a few minutes, he could see she'd achieved more than he had in ten or fifteen.
He advised her to hold her breath, a suggestion she ignored considering it to be just another man thing.
When the seal final broke there was an audible hiss and Jhonny held his breath, as the pungent bilge gasses burst into the hold, the stench was vile, it was suffocating, she couldn't breathe and began to faint, but Jhonny caught her as she fell and dragged her away from the hatch.
Fortunately, it didn't take her long to recover, and she was soon blaming him for not warning her, he shrugged his shoulders realising to argue was futile, he couldn't do right for doing wrong.
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