This was very cute. It's an arch-typical old-fashioned love story, but it had an ever so sight twist in that the "wonder" that occurred was indeed no wonder, but clever machination ^^ If not, I'm afraid it would have been terribly cliché. It's not though, and you've got to admit that the Captain is a sly bastard. NICE MOVE. Extra points for being very easy to read. That's something I appreciate these days.
Also, it contains occasional stuff like this:
"Том, как ты женился?"
"Я поймал её за юбку, когда она хотела выскочить от меня в окно", - сказал Том и гордо закрутил ус.
