It was the following evening, at about seven o'clock.
As the cruise ship "SS Oceanwave" glided through the deep blue waters of the Sargasso Sea between Florida and the Bahamas, Edward made his way downstairs to the lowest deck, to meet Lucia at the appointed hour.
He knocked on the door and was invited into a busy scene inside her cabin. Three other Latinas, Marcia, Carmen and Estella, of similar but slightly lesser beauty were talking excitedly on the bed opposite. The Social Hostess was wearing a short skirt and denim jacket, under which she had on a white blouse, unbuttoned but with the ends casually tied in a lazy knot at her waist, which allowed a peekaboo glimpse of black bra, revealing a moderate cleavage and the bronzed outline of her breasts. Her long, brown hair was tied up in a bun and her oval face was made up with just a hint of mascara and a dark shade of pink lipstick. She was evidently in the middle of a conversation with the other girls because she immediately said, "So where did you go after I saw you with that other guy?"
"Oh, well, we were talking for a while and he took me off to the Lido, where we made out."
"Was he any good?" asked Estella.
"Average -- nothing special. Who did you meet?"
"Just some boring older guy. He had no chance. I did see this dark, tall guy in the lounge who looked OK."
"Oh, me, too", said Carmen. "He was HAWT. I don't know why you didn't take a chance."
Lucia sniffed. "HUH! Because the Captain called me up to go and talk with this old, rich couple upstairs!" The girls laughed. She turned to Edward. "Edward, sit down on the bed. Are you ready?"
Edward answered, "Er, yeah, sure. Whenever you are."
"OK, let's do it. Don't worry about these girls. They're just here to have fun and hang out." She laid down on her bed face-down.
