Cruises are often taken for special occasions, and in this case, Lane and Roger are celebrating their divorce. Actually, they just didn't want to lose the deposit made in happier times. They agree not to get in each other's way if presented with any romantic or sexual opportunity.<br><br>Roger goes right out looking for sex, but Lane isn't in a rush. With the unasked for help of a loose cat and an overly-precocious young lad, Lane bumps into Steve. After a few shared meals, shore tours, and a life-threatening storm that leaves the ship stranded in darkness, bumping turns to humping, and their relationship grows.<br><br>Shipboard romances are iffy, though. Can theirs survive a pirate invasion, a disabled ship, and a slam-the-door argument?

Romance on the Sea

“That tickles,” Steve said, trying to sound like Elmo.


I loved his sense of humor, and, well, everything else about him, too.


There should be an easier word for New Year’s Eve day, something simple. We slept late and only got up when our steward knocked and came in bearing a huge tray of food. Not cooked food, but snacks of all different kinds. It looked like they’d started to raid the shops. “Tomorrow we go hungry,” he said, bustling around, ignoring our entwined bodies. “But tonight is celebration and we feast all day! Maybe many people fly home today. Hoping so, plane can only fly in so much food for us and ship parts to fix everything. I hope you stay, thank you for tip. Means much to me to be noticed. You nice guys. You get married now, yes?”


He never failed to amaze me. Steve smiled and stretched which made the steward take notice. “We get married tonight at the celebration, yes?”


Chapter 19