Page 4 of Sailor's Delight

Jenn turned to look at Trey, who looked at her expectantly, clearly waiting to follow her lead. “Believe it or not, he actually just rescued me from some lunkhead named Casey.”

Trey laughed. “Or, looked at differently, she just saved me from the embarrassment of being beaten to a bloody pulp by said lunkhead.”

Desire and Chloe exchanged a look, then both smiled again.

“Where are you both from?” Chloe asked.

“Actually,” Jenn spoke up, just as Trey opened his mouth to speak. “I have sort of an odd request to make.”

The other three diners at the table went quiet, waiting for her to finish.

Jenn laughed. “I don’t know about you, but I did not come on this cruise to talk or think about life outside of it. Is that weird?”

Desire and Chloe looked at each other and smiled nervously, but Desire turned quickly back. “Sure. I get it.”

Trey just looked at Jenn, a smile on his lips.

“Are you alright with that?” Jenn asked him.

“Sure. Live purely in the moment. I like it. Yeah, I’m good with that.”

Jenn sighed. “Thank you all so much. I just want to be able to focus on nothing but the next seven days!”

“I’ll drink to that!” Chloe raised her glass of water.

“Oh, no,” Jenn said. “This is an adults-only cruise! Unless any of you choose not to drink—“ she paused to check. Chloe, Desire, and Trey each shook their heads. “—we’re not toasting with anything but alcohol!” She flagged down a passing server to request a bottle.

When their glasses were filled, Jenn smiled pleasantly at Chloe. “You were saying?”

Chloe raised her glass, her eyes dancing between her partner and her new friends. “To the next seven days of bliss!”

The other three raised their glasses. As Chloe and Desire grinned into each others’ faces and exchanged a quick kiss, Jenn turned to look at Trey.

“To bliss,” she echoed.

“To the coming absolute bliss,” Trey said, staring into her eyes.

As they drank, Jenn knew bliss wouldn’t be the only thing coming. She’d make absolutely certain of it.

The meal passed quickly. Chloe and Desire were a couple up for a challenge, and they leaned into Jenn’s request to stay grounded in the moment. Their excited conversation covered everything from which onboard shows they were looking forward to, to which outings and activities they’d signed up for. When the last dessert had been finished and the table was cleared, Chloe and Desire stood up.

“We’re going to head up to the deck,” Chloe said. She turned to smile at Desire. “This is my first time at sea; I don’t want to miss the sunset.” She looked at both Trey and Jenn. “Would you like to come?”

Jenn, a little tipsy, heard the potential for the pun and smiled. She very much would like to come, but not on the deck. Not tonight, anyway.

“No, thank you.” She turned to look at Trey. “What about you, Trey?”

Trey smiled at Chloe and Desire. “Your first sunset at sea? That’s something you’ll never forget, and one of the most romantic things in existence. You don’t want a third wheel like me crowding and making things awkward for you. You go right ahead. I’m gonna keep an eye on Ms. Jenn, I think.”

Jenn waved him off playfully, but she winked at Chloe and Desire when Trey turned back to them.

The couple smiled in unspoken understanding of Jenn’s intentand bid the other two good night, walking hand in hand out of the ballroom.

Jenn leaned over onto the table, cupping her chin in one hand, the other crossed under her breasts. She was keenly aware of the effect that the position had on the girls. She was planning on it.

Trey looked into her eyes and smiled warmly. “Now, what am I going to do with you?”

She giggled. “How am I going to do you?” she mimicked back.

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