The first time I saw her, I was sitting at my assigned table in the ship's dining room. As she walked in the door, it struck me that she was perfect airline stewardess material. A small, slim body with heart-shaped hips, built to saunter down the aisle in a tight, blue Pan-Am skirt while she asked, "Would you like a drink, sir?" And breasts just large enough to rest your eyes comfortably upon, but without getting in the way as she bent down to delicately place a martini in front of you.
"Now I want you all to get to know your tablemates," the captain said from the stage as the girl sat down next to me. "You'll be eating with them every day for the next week as we cruise the Caribbean. Many good friendships have been forged around these tables. In fact, a few of our passengers have even fallen in love."
"Aww, that's sweet," said the girl. "Of course, I've already fallen in love." She leaned over to the boy sitting next to her (whom I had not noticed walking in with her, such was the splendor of her entrance) and gave him a big kiss on the lips. The expression on the boy's face looked like he had just won the lottery.
"I guess I'll start!" said the girl, standing up. "I'm Faye. And Ted and I just got married!"
Everyone at the table smiled and clapped.
"And I mean JUST GOT MARRIED!" she squealed. "How long's it been, Teddy?"
Ted looked at his watch. "Two hours and thirty-seven minutes."
My eyebrows went up. They looked so young. Did people really marry so early these days? I mean, it's the 1950s. There's so much more to do in life. But here they were, stamped and approved by the state.
Then another thought crossed my mind. If they'd only been married two hours, and they had managed to get from the city to the ship and then to this table, they had in all likelihood not consummated their union yet. Unless, of course, they had jumped the matrimonial gun. I looked them over. No, they didn't seem like the type. Both looked as if they came from small-town America--she in her cotton dress and he in his white shirt and black slacks, like he was heading for a job as a soda jerk. The girl looked as innocent as the morning, and, as I have already pointed out, delicious. I wondered how much of one of those perfect tits Ted would suck into his mouth that night as his hard cock slid--
"Ted! You want to go next?"
I jolted out of my reverie to see Faye beaming down at her new husband. I was startled at the thoughts I'd been having about her. I mean, at many points in my life, I have certainly thought as a man and... acted as a man. But not for the past few years. I had been so focused on my studies. Perhaps this cruise was already starting to affect me.
I looked at Ted and squelched a laugh. His thoughts must have been going along the same track mine had been because there was a pole in his pants. He slid a napkin off the table and pressed it to his lap. Then he grabbed a glass of water and chugged it until some went down the wrong pipe. Coughing, he waved his hand and pointed at me. Smooth, Ted.
So, I stood up. "My name is actually... Ted." I said. "Ted Argus." I saw Faye's face turn up at me with a look of astonishment. She kept staring at me as I spoke. "I'm on this cruise as a celebration for finishing my doctorate." Everyone clapped politely and I bowed. I really was pleased. I had devoted so many years to it, and here I was, finally graduated.
"So, you're a doctor?" Faye asked.
"Of psychiatry," I clarified.
"Wow!" she breathed. "Lucky us!"
I sat down, and the next person stood up and began to talk. Faye leaned over to me. As I turned to face her, I caught my breath. She had such lovely features, such an open, trusting face. Her eyes invited me in as if we had known each other for years, and her lips were a perfect cupid's bow. I'll bet every boy in her high school wanted to kiss them.
"Since you're a doctor. I should tell you about my weird condition, just in case," she whispered. "When I fall asleep, it's impossible for someone to wake me up. I just wake up whenever I wake up. And," she continued, "I sleepwalk. So, if you see me roaming the ship at night, I'll trust you to get me back to where I'm supposed to be." She giggled, but I could see that she was half serious.
"And you know what else?" she said. "Listen to Teddy when he talks. He sounds just like you!"
Soon, Ted stood up. I closed my eyes, and, sure enough, he sounded familiar, though he talked more quickly and used slang that wasn't in my personal vocabulary. How odd, to share both a name and voice with this fellow.
That afternoon, just an hour or so after the opening lunch, I was sunning myself on the deck, feeling slightly self-conscious about my pasty white, hospital-tanned body, but loving the way the sun felt on my skin. It had been too long. I opened my eyes, and there was Faye, carrying a bottle of suntan oil and walking toward me in--my heart leapt--a bikini. It was obviously new, and she looked as if she didn't quite know how to wear it, as if she had put it on using a swimsuit ad in Vanity Fair for reference. But it nonetheless displayed her charms. Dark sunglasses hiding my eyes, I drank her in. Those strong, lean legs. Those girlish, swaying hips. That small space, like the round top of a keyhole, between her thighs where they reached her vulva. And yes, those young breasts, so unaware of the ecstasy they caused just by existing. What would happen if you could touch them? Hold them? Lick them? For just a moment, I allowed myself to imagine she was mine. That she was walking to me. That I could sit up and take her hand. That I could reach out and--
Ted trotted up behind her and grabbed her around the waist.
"Hey, Baby," he said, nuzzling her neck. "We're just hitting the first island now. Wanna come walk around with me?"
I could see her eyes and realized that she actually didn't want to go with him. After a small hesitation, she spoke. "Oh, Baby," she said. "You go on without me. I wanna..." she turned around and looked deeply into his eyes, "you know, rest... for later." A shy smile flitted across her face. I could see Ted's lightbulb turn on. In fact, it exploded. Just like Ted's cock wanted to. Inside that girl.
"OK, Babe," he said. "See you in a few hours." He backed away, stumbling a little, amazed at the grand prize the universe had bestowed upon him, and then turned and walked toward the gangplank, adjusting his pants as he went.
Then, to my astonishment, Faye turned, walked up, and sat down on the cabana chair next to mine. She looked at me for a moment, tilting her head as if she were trying to figure something out. Finally, she said, "Um. Dr. Argus?" I turned to her, and she jumped a little. "Oh, you ARE awake.... Hi!"
"How are you?" I asked, a little bewildered.
"Oh, you know," she said, stretching and giving me a nice view of her smooth midriff as it tapered down to her hips. "Happiest day of my life."
"Indeed," I replied. "May you have a long and satisfying marriage."
"Yeah," she said. "I'd like that."
She leaned back on her chair and seemed to be thinking. She kept taking in breaths as if about to speak, but never quite got any words out. I used the time to take a leisurely look at the profile of her breasts. I realized how long it had been since I had noticed such a thing.
"Got something on your chest?" I finally asked. I mentally kicked myself for committing such a blatant Freudian slip, but she didn't seem to notice.
"You're a doctor?"
"Yes."
"Can you... look at something for me?"
"Well, I'm not--"
"I know. You're just a new doctor. But I really... really..."
I suddenly realized that she was holding back tears. I sat up and turned toward her. "What's the matter?" I asked.
"Can we go somewhere private? Like to my cabin? -- Oh, wait. It's like a cupboard in there. How big is your cabin?"
As it happened, I had splurged. My cabin had a double bed, a desk and chair, and even a private bathroom.
"Can we use that instead?" she asked.
I blinked a few times. Going into my cabin with this beautiful young thing seemed like a breach of social etiquette. Ted, at least, would frown on it.
She saw my hesitation. "Please?" she said. "This is really important."
"Alright," I said, standing up. "But keep this just between us." She nodded her head vigorously as we got up and walked to my cabin.
I closed the door after we entered, and we stood there awkwardly as our eyes adjusted to the dimness. I won't lie, it was quite erotic to have such a lovely creature standing in a state of semi-undress next to my bed. I was standing a few feet away from her, and, still with my sunglasses on, I let my eyes drift down to her breasts. I imagined reaching out and slipping a shoulder strap off. But the sunglasses did make things awfully dark, and, being so close, I wanted to see details. So I removed them.
"I know you're new," she said, "but you're still a doctor. And I..." She looked up into my eyes, searching. "I trust you."
She put the bottle of suntan oil on the nightstand and then hesitantly grabbed her bikini bottom with both hands. "You're a doctor," she repeated, seemingly to herself. Then she pulled down and let the bit of clothing drop to the floor.
The bikini is one of God's greatest gifts to men. It meets the minimum cultural requirement for coverage but allows the eye to travel languorously up the leg until it meets the tie. But as I found out in that moment, the bikini's removal is an even greater gift. For the eye suddenly knows the glory of traversing the swell of a woman's hips uninterrupted. That gorgeous curve of flesh that surrounds the valley of her--it took every ounce of the discipline I had forged over the past years to keep my eyes on hers. What I would not have given to fall to my knees, take her hips in my hands, and press my face into her softness.
Then, the unthinkable happened. She stepped over to my bed and faced me as she sat down on it. Then she scooted back a little, laid down, and spread her legs. I stood frozen, staring. The Pan-Am stewardess had removed her skirt and panties and had laid herself in front of me. "Would you like a snack, sir?"
"There's something on my..." she started. "Could you look at it?"
I had to take a few breaths before I could answer. "You haven't had your doctor look at it?" I asked, a little shakily.