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

“I’m going to drink poison!” I shouted, hoping he could still hear me.


“Good,” said Moshi, grabbing a washcloth and wiping my tears with it. “The fighting has started already. It will be a good marriage. Is it like this in your country, Jagar?”


The other steward replied, “Oh yes, plus the beatings. You can always tell it will be a long marriage if the beatings start right away.”


“Does he beat you yet?” Moshi asked, all concerned. “Did he hurt your foot? That’s not the usual place to start.”


“In my country,” Jagar said, trying to make the bed up fresh, “It depends on which foot it is that is injured. And how far up the ass it has been crammed!” With this he broke into a fit of giggles, complete with snorts.


These two guys were cracking me up and making me feel better at the same time. “I shouldn’t have reacted to him like I did. Maybe he was right.”


Chapter 21