The flight to Miami was long and boring; yet necessary for the trip I am embarking upon. My luggage was, of course, the last ones to come out at the baggage claim area. ‘Why the hell did I book this cruise anyhow,’ I ponder to myself. I have to wait an hour for the bus from the hotel to pick me up. ‘Could this day get any worse,’ I wonder. I am about to have my answer. All the non-smoking rooms are gone and the room I do get smells like a bowling alley. As the door closes behind me, I just stand there, not really thinking of anything specific, just disgusted at the moment. I decide to put a merciful end to this day and go to bed early, ever hopeful tomorrow will be better, not at all convinced it will be.
I sleep ok, but wake up early, so I decide to hang out at the cruise line terminal. I take a quick shower, shave and brush my teeth. After getting my luggage together, I walk to the back of the room and pull open the curtains covering the glass windows to the balcony. The sun is just rising above the Atlantic Ocean, with a cloudless blue sky above. “Incredible!” escapes my lips and I open the door and walk out into the day. The Morning is crisp and cool; the air is fresh and clean, unlike the stale smoky air in the room. For the first time since leaving for the airport yesterday a smile creeps across my face.
I walk back into the room leaving the balcony door open to help ventilate the area and grab my luggage. I open the door to the hall and set my gear down to take one last look around the room to make sure I have all my belongings. Grabbing my suitcases I head to the elevator, ride downstairs and then walk to the front desk. As I check out I inform the desk clerk that I need the shuttle to take me to the Carnival Cruise Line terminal. He motions at the lobby and tells me to have a seat; the shuttle will be back in 15 minutes. Picking up my luggage I move over and set them down next to a chair and then have a seat.
Without really realizing it my mind slips into a sort of mindless daydream while waiting on the shuttle bus. The ding of the bell for the elevator pulls me out of my daze. My awareness of the surroundings being slightly raised I glance uninterested in that direction. As the doors to the elevator open my interest increases dramatically as out steps an exceedingly beautiful woman. She is absolutely stunning, her hair is long and flowing, the light just shimmers off of it like moon light off the water and the room seems brighter instantly. She is wearing a light blue linen sundress that hugs her gorgeous body in all the right places. High and firm perky breasts that slightly bounce with each step, her ass sways seductively side to side as she walks on a pair of remarkably long sexy legs. ‘Wow!’ I think to myself, ‘I sure would like to meet her!’ As she walks up to the front desk I eavesdrop on their conversation.
“Good Morning. May I help you?” ask the clerk.
“Yes,” you reply, “I need to check out and I will need to take the shuttle over to the Carnival Cruise Line terminal.” My heart jumps in my chest, ‘Yes!’ I think to myself, at least I will get to feast my eyes on this awesome creature for a bit longer.
The desk clerk points at me and informs her, “So is he, have a seat over there and the shuttle will be here in a few minutes.”
You turn and see me looking in your direction so you flash me a smile, I smile back and get up out of my seat and walk over to the desk.
“May I help you with your bags?” I inquire.
You smile and answer, “Yes, thank you.” I take your two large suitcases and move them over next to mine. You reach down and pick up your small travel bag and start to reach for your hanging clothes bag.
“Leave it,” I say, “I’ll get it for you.”
“Thank you, your too sweet,” is your response and you take the seat across from where I was sitting. I get your hanging clothes bag and put it with your other belongings, sitting back down in the chair across from you.
“So, is this your first cruise?” I question.
“Yes,” you respond, “I am a little nervous about it, I have never been on a long trip before.”
“Relax,” I comment, “You are about to experience the best vacation you’ve have ever had!”
“I can tell by the smile on your face, you have done this before,” you tell me.
“Yes, once before,” is my reply.
We then spend the next few minutes talking about dos and don’ts on the cruise until the shuttle bus arrives. I take your suitcases to the shuttle bus and have the driver bring mine. We continue our discussion on the way to the cruise terminal. Lucky me, there is no one else on the shuttle. I am totally mesmerized by you; you are stunningly beautiful, incredibly friendly and have the most captivating personality of any person I have ever met. The ride to the terminal is nowhere near long enough for my liking; I could sit here talking and look intently into your sparkling eyes for days and days. When we get to the terminal, employees of the cruise line take our luggage and unfortunately we are separated.
“See you on the ship,” you tell me.
“Will make sure of it!” I promise. I keep glancing your direction and moving to make sure I keep track of where you are going after you check in your luggage.
“Sir, sir,” says the luggage handler trying to get my attention.
“Oh, sorry,” I tell him glancing at him so that he is acknowledged; yet watching to see where you go.
“Your luggage is checked all the way to your room, but you cannot board the ship until 12:30, there is a waiting area in the terminal,” he informs me.
Now having been distracted by him for several minutes I turn and see that you are no longer checking in your luggage. ‘Damn!’ I think to myself. I hurry to the terminal and hope that you are there. I walk in the door and take a quick look around, but I don’t see you. I walk in a little farther and over to my right, there you are!
“Crap!” I say under my breath. There is some guy all over you like ugly on an ape.
You look up, smile broadly and interrupt him and say “Nice meeting you.” You walk over and take me by the arm and direct me to the chairs on the opposite side of the room from that guy.
“God, I was praying you would come in here, that guy was all over me from the minute I walked in the door,” you lament.
“I am glad I could rescue you, but I don’t blame him, you are a very beautiful woman,” I state.
“Thank you, you’re sweet,” you retort, totally ignoring the comment about the guy.
I look over at the guy and he is giving me a dirty look. I flash him a very big fuck you smile and say “It is a beautiful day, let’s go up on the observation deck.”
Your eyes light up, “They have an observation deck!”
I smile, stand up and extend my hand for yours. Looking up we make eye contact, you flash me a smile and reach up and take my hand. I support your hand as you stand up then I lead you to an opening in the wall and around the corner. There are some glass doors that lead to a stairway. I hold the door open for you and follow you up the steps.
As you turn the corner to head up the second set of steps I hear you gasp, “Wow!” All that can be seen is the top part of the cruise ship. You hurry up the stairs and over to the edge of the observation deck.
I walk over and stand next to you, “Very impressive,” I note.
“Yes it is,” you reply, absorbing the view.
“No, I meant you,” I whisper looking at you.
You are so busy looking at the ship that it takes a second for you to catch my comments. You turn to look at me, smile and put your hand on mine. I take your hand and start walking for a bench to sit on. We sit down on the bench and take in the view. We talk about the ship; I point out some features and try to give you all the information that I can.
“Thank you,” I hear you say.
Turning to look into you eyes I respond, “For what?”
“For being so nice and taking the time to help me feel better about going on this big ship,” you say.
“You know what, Thank you for allowing me to be here with you, I am really enjoying myself,” I reply.
We just sit there for a few seconds not saying anything, just gazing into each other’s eyes. Your lips make a slight embarrassed smile, then you momentarily dip your eyes from mine then glance back up at me, and then you lean forward and give me a little kiss. I am totally blown away as you lean back and smile at me again.
I get a little devilish smile on my face and say “Wow, that was very nice, I think I would like to try some more of that.”
You smile and lean forward again, but this time you are met half way. Our kiss is soft and caring, it lingers with the development of our feelings, getting to know each other’s touch. As we end the kiss, we both slowly open our eyes, and smile as we gaze at each other. I move closer to you and put my left arm around you and take your left hand in my right and intertwine our fingers. I move your hand to my lips and kiss it softly, then hold it to my chest then lean forward and kiss you again. Softly at first, just nibbling on your lips, but then adding a little pressure and passion. I hear you respond with a light moan and you return the pressure, and I feel your right hand touch my chest, just below the shoulder. We continue to kiss and become more comfortable with each other. We break our kiss at the sound of an announcement in the terminal; we can prepare to board the ship now. We look each other in the eyes and smile; I give you another little kiss and then stand up. You slightly close your eyes and take a deep breath of the moment and then stand up and we walk hand in hand down to the counter to check in. We are talking in line, laughing and just having a great time.
We finally make our way to the front of the line and the lady at the counter says, “Next, please.”
I tell you “Go ahead,” but you say “No, I want you to wait for me when I am done.”
I smile at you and walk up to the lady at the counter and she says to me, “Your not with the young lady?”
“No, we just met,” I tell her.