Once the first charter guests exited the boat on the second episode of Season 9 (aka "Boat Daddy"), Heather finally had a few minutes of free time to catch up with her beau.

The two chatted on the phone briefly before Captain Lee pulled Heather away for a one-on-one discussion via her walkie talkie. In a confessional, Heather opened up about her long-distance romance — and she confirmed that she met her boyfriend when he was a charter guest on a boat she was working on.

"I am in a relationship," Heather said. "He was a charter guest. It's kind of taboo, but it's also one of the hottest relationships that I've ever had."

She noted that her beau had been very encouraging of her career, but that it could be tough to date in the yachting industry.

"It's not easy for anyone when you don't hear from someone you're dating for days on end but, for the time being, he's very supportive," she added in her confessional.