THE CRUISE

Katrina went to the bathroom to check her makeup and walked back out to find everyone with their perspective men. Mindy was sitting by Jordan, Suzi was drooling by Donnie, Celly by Joe, and Chrissy was busy chatting it up with Danny. She smiled as she saw the empty seat next to Jon. And Kasey was holding on to Miguel. "Have him, I see my mission" she thought to herself.

"I leave for a second and the whole seating arrangement just shifts." Katrina said as she came back. She sat and smiled at Jonathan who smiled back at her.

"I hope you don't mind." He whispered.

"Mind? No not at all." As dinner came, they all got to know each other.

Dinner went well and soon the group broke up and roamed the ship.

"Wow I can't believe you've been a fan for so long" Jonathan took a sidelong glance at Kat. She was very pretty and sweet. During dinner they'd a small conversation and he thought it would be nice just to hang out and get to know her better.

"Me neither, but I miss those old days. I'm sure you don't with all the chaos, but to me, those were happier simpler, oh and more expensive times for me." They were quiet for a second and then she suddenly turned to him. "By the way, you owe me about $15,000.00 sir, payable in cash, check, IRA, CD or savings bond, take your pick.." She stood at the bar by the pool taking in the view and the fact that she was on a cruise talking to none other than Jonathan Knight. For so long she knew what she'd say if she ever got the chance to have a conversation with him, but now all those thoughts had fled her mind.

"You've obviously got a funny bone. Ahh the old days, the chasings, the stalkings...Yeah I miss them too."

He looked at her and they shared a laugh. "Drink?" He asked.

"I'll take a Sex on the Beach."

"Would you now?" He smiled.

"Don't even go there Jon." She took her drink and slowly sipped it. They grabbed two chairs by the pool, sat and continued on with their conversation.

Jordan, Mindy, Donnie and Suzi walked into the club. It was still early so the club was just about empty but the dj had invited them in. "Advertising purposes. People see two couples like you in here and they'll know this is the place to be." Mindy and Suzi looked at each other behind the guys "Couples?" They wished.

Jordan politely pulled Mindy's chair out for her and she sat, Donnie doing the same for Suzi. "So what plans do you ladies have for this trip?" Jordan asked staring straight into Mindy's eyes.

"Fun...what else is there?" Suzi piped up.

"What kind of fun?" Donnie asked.

"Well if you have to ask...?" Suzi gave him an emploring look. She was not about to get into detail of all the plans she had for him. Donnie smiled understanding. This girl was, in his own word, dope. He'd liked her personality as soon as she sat down.

"Tonight is all about relaxing for me. This is the first time I've been on a ship and I have 6 whole days to see all the sites here." Mindy said. She didn't want to give Jordan the wrong idea for tonight. Even though he WAS Jordan, she still had her principles. Jordan ordered drinks all around and the dj queued up the music. People started flowing in. Among them Joe and Celly who walked right past the table and onto the dance floor where they immediately started freaking.

"They don't waste any time, do they?" Jordan asked checking out the dirty dancing going on.

"Oh, you don't know Celly." Mindy said.

"Oh, you don't know Joe." They all laughed.

The song ended and the two walked over.

"My girl can jam, can't she." He had his hand around her waist and was laughing. They obviously had had a few drinks together.

Celly laughed and plopped down next to Suzi. "Did you bring on the motor oil" She whispered in Suzi's ear.

"No, and I doubt that they'll sell it on the ship. You two are getting rather cozy?" Suzi inquired.

"It's all pure fun, hey I'm not going to miss my chance on a Joe flirt session."

"Excuse me ladies, no whispering, we all get to hear." Jordan was watching the girls with interest.

"Sorry, I was just asking Suzi if she remembered to bring her handcuffs on this trip. It's an essential, can't leave home without them." Celly was drunk, obviously. Suzi turned bright red as Donnie laughed.

"Handcuffs huh? Bad Bad girl...you looking for a bad boy?"

"Yeah, know any?" They all got a laugh out of that one.

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"Miguel stood next to the railing as Kasey sat on it. "Be careful now girl, I don't want you falling on me, again."

"No that was a one time act." Kasey said telling the truth.

"So you mean to tell me that you came all the way from Australia for this cruise" Her accent drove him wild and she was a great gal.

"Yeah, this was for my chicas. I was glad to do it. Now I'm even more thankful." She added coyly. Her flirt mode had gone into overtime since the dinner. She was hesitant because of the feelings her and Katrina had for Miguel, but once she saw that Katrina only had eyes for Jon, and vice versa she decided to go for it. And Katrina had given her the go anywayz.

"Aussie girl, huh?" Miguel said, unaware that he was using Kaseys favorite nickname.

"That be me." She leaned back a bit and startled him. He pulled her forward. "Now stop, I'm not going in there after you. I don't care what the guy said in the movie."

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Danny and Chrissy walked along the shops and clubs of the ship. They were having a great conversation. Chrissy thought Danny was sweet, even though she wasn't attracted to him. He talked about his two children just the way a father should. He had shown her the pictures he kept on him.

"Am I boring you with all my kid talk?" Danny asked her.

"No, not in the least, I was just thinking how more fathers should be like this Danny. Anyone can tell how you feel about your kids. So what made you move to Florida?"

"Privacy. I wanted to live free of fans on my lawn, now it's just down to like 2 or 3 in the summertime." Danny was glad he was out of Boston even though he missed his family, but now he felt as though he were living a normal life, now all he needed to do was to find that special someone.

"I'm glad you found it" Chrissy looked around noticing that they'd passed the same shop 4 times now. "Can we get outside, I think there's more to this ship than shops." She pulled him up on deck and they found Jon and Katrina sitting outside sipping drinks.

"Well aren't we the tropical fans, all you need are the men and women fanning you with palms." Chrissy said plopping down besides Katrina.

"Well I volunteered, but she wouldn't let me." Jon said laughing.

One by one the 'dates' ended and everyone returned to their respective rooms. Everyone, that is, except for Celly.

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