Page 23 of Love Overboard
He snipped the words at me before sliding his hand across the cutting board, ushering the diced onions into a bowl in such a haphazard manner that a quarter of them flung to the ground.
“Feck’s sake. I’m just trying to figure out what the hell to cook these people and don’t appreciate the galley being used as the goddamn water cooler for gossip.”
He slammed the metal bowl down, making me flinch, before angrily washing his hands with water so hot I could see it steaming from here.
I tongued my cheek, standing up straight. “Okay, Gordon Ramsay, dial it down a notch. You don’t get to take whatever has your briefs in a knot out on me. I was just coming to see you about meal plans.”
“And to be a pain in my arse, it seems.”
“Well, now that I know speaking to you is an offense punishable by my hand being bitten off, trust me — won’t happen again.” I rolled my eyes, turning to write on the little white board we used for crew notes. I may have yanked the cap off the marker with more force than necessary. I was getting whiplash from this man not even forty-eight hours into the season. One second he’s all cheeky and joking around, and the next, he’s snapping at me like my mere existence offends him?
Well, I wouldn’t be the one to turn the other cheek.
If he wanted a rematch from the last time we were in the ring together, I was more than happy to strap on my gloves and fight.
“They want lunch at three and dinner at nine. Work for you?”
“Yep,” Finn clipped, still slinging dishes around like a cowboy with a lasso.
“Great. I’ll stop by when you’re finished with your impression of Mount Vesuvius and we can talk about what dishes you want used for each course.”
Then I gave him a big thumbs up before leaving him to his fight with the vegetables.
CHARTER CONFESSIONAL
CLOSE QUARTERS
SEASON 4, EPISODE 1
CHARTER 1
FINN PEARSON: HEAD CHEF
PRODUCER
Congratulations. Charter one in the books. How are you feeling?
FINN
Considering the restrictions I had to work with? Grand.
PRODUCER
Yeah, let’s talk about the preference sheet meeting. What was going through your mind when you saw all of Theodora’s dietary needs? Remember, this is talking head footage, so it’ll be playing alongside the footage we captured of this charter.
FINN
This preference sheet is a feckin’ disaster. High vibrational food? Jaysus. I’m going to have to really think outside of the box to give these guests the level of food they’re expecting with so many restrictions.
PRODUCER
Great answer. How’s the galley so far?
FINN
I’ve worked in better galleys, but this one isn’t the worst. There’s enough space for me to do what I need to do. It does get a little crowded in there during dinner service, though. I don’t love all the chatter or feeling like I’m stuck in a can of sardines when I’m trying to focus.
PRODUCER
