THE CRUISE

Ch 8

Day 3

Celly woke up the next morning, with no headache and in the comfort of her own bed. This time there was no fleeting feeling of dispair, no wrenching in her gut. The night had went great. She was the first out of bed and into the shower. By 9:00 all the girls were up and bouncing between rooms wanting details. The guys were slowing waking up too. Jonathan had actually been up for a couple of hours but stayed in his bed thinking, mostly about Kat. Donnie was up yet again before the sunrise. This time he'd decided to do a little jogging around the ship and he couldn't believe the feeling it gave him. "Feels pretty good huh?" Danny said to him as they ran around the pool area, past the women doing aerobics.

"Actually it does, which you should be documenting I'm admitting."

"Yes we know your exercise Donnie. One hand on the phone and one on the dialer." Halfway through the run they had to stop. Donnie wheezed over the side of the railing.

"You want to get in shape for your woman don't you?" Danny asked him.

"I'd hope she'd like me the way I am, but you can never have to much exercise."

Danny gave him a knowing glance.

"Don't worry man, I'm being good, a real gentlemen with her." Donnie knew exactly what Danny was thinking, didn't they understand that those womanizing days were all but gone with him. He was man now, a gentleman.

"I hear you. I just hope she isn't expecting, um, you know 'Donnie?'"

"And what is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing. It's just, well, you have a reputation and, I doubt hardly anyone knows that you've changed from how you used to be and�"

"Enough, I don't want to hear anymore Danny, I'd think it wouldn't matter if I jumped her today or a week from today. So what? In your mind, now I have to live up to my old standards?"

"Forget it Donnie, I was just stating a point."

"A moot point, but whatever, let's just drop it before feelings get hurt here." Donnie took off jogging again while Danny slowly followed.

"So this time, there was no alcohol in our systems. It was so sweet. We went to the jacuzzi for awhile and�" Celly was relaying her night to the girls that were in the room.

"Joe in skin tight Speedo's? Wait, let me get a visual." Suzi laughed out loud.

"Hey, no visualizing my man in anything but a parka and jeans woman. Besides, swim trunks, not Speedos. And no, I didn't try to sneak a peek. I'm a lady."

"Says who?" Suzi ducked as a pillow came flying by her head.

"Can I finish now, Mrs. Priss?" Celly continued. "So like I was saying, we hung out at the jacuzzi and these two women come up and see that it's Joe so of course, they pull off the cover-ups wearing these barely there, nothing but cooch, bikini's and dive right on in. I was like 'get the hell out you over age sluts.' Joe was so embarrassed. They were all hanging on him like he was Joe McIntyre or something." She grinned. "So finally he gets up and takes my hand and is like 'me and my fianc�e have to go get ready for our engagement party.'" And we head on out of there. I bet those women did a quick change and were looking to crash a party last night.

"Go Joe, Go Joe! I love him, that would have been classic, I wish I could have seen it." Kasey rocked back and forth on the bed with laughter. "So then what?"

"We went back to his room, and WATCHED a couple of movies, then we (she covered her mouth as she talked) and then I came back here and slept.

"Oh excused me I sort of missed the after movie entertainment? What did you say?" Katrina said.

"Huh? Oh you mean?" she covered her mouth again.

"Don't make us call Joe." Katrina warned

"We made out, but nothing too serious, geez. We are taking it slow, left all the play toys in the drawers. But let me tell you, Mr. Mac, can kiss like�damn."

"She got tongue, she got tongue!" The girls all erupted into laughter which could be heard down the hall.

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Chrissy was enjoying her early morning breakfast with Brian, the guy she'd met on the beach. After hanging out with Danny she'd caught up with him and they went to the onboard theater to watch a movie.

"I'm still amazed. A theater on a ship? Who would have thought?" Chrissy mused.

"Well, at least it was convenient, and it wasn't like they were playing Titanic or anything like that."

"I know of at least one person on this ship who probably wished they had." She laughed to herself.

"So what's going on with all your friends today. You guys hanging together."

"I would have no idea. See they met all these guys they are crazy about and we see each other in passing. Everyone's more like a blur these days."

"And you?"

"I'm hanging."

"No I mean did you find anyone you're crazy about on the ship?" He winked at her.

"I'm still undecided, but you are definitely in the running." She smiled at him and Brian smiled back. He was definitely getting in on her good side. Maybe this wouldn't be such an uneventful trip after all.

"Anybody seen Chrissy, Mindy or Kasey?"

"I think Chrissy floated out of here earlier. Must be a hot date?"

"With Danny?" Celly managed a frown. "How hot can that be?"

"You are so mean to the man. Danny's got so many good points." Katrina pulled her head through the top of her dress and pulled it down. It slid right down her body.

"Name two."

"Pecs and, his personality." She said triumphantly.

"Like you know! Anyway, I'm sorry but I don't see one thing other than those beautiful muscles that would turn me on to him."

"I think Danny's cute." Katrina said while pulling her hair in a ponytail.

"You what?" Celly turned around mid dressed.

"I mean he's definitely no Jonathan, but he's pretty handsome. You have to really look."

"No thanks." Celly stuck her tongue out and Katrina rolled her eyes at her friend.

Suzi came out of the bathroom letting out a roomfull of steam behind her.

"Dang girl, what did you do, turn our bathroom into a saunar?" Kat and Celly waved the steam away from them.

"Hey it takes a lot to look this damn good."

"Yeah, yeah whatever. Now I feel like I just took a hot shower. I'm all�steamy."

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