"These are the scuppers. They let out any water that may accumulate on deck. Sometimes – during the rush – you'll have to come over here and kick fish out of the way so that the water can drain properly." For the past two hours, Brent had been introducing Claire to the ins-and-outs of sea life. He would be senior deckhand on the fishing vessel Carrie Anne: this meant that Claire not only had to answer to his father but be responsible to any order that he gave. At the same time, he would be working closely with her and able to answer any questions she may have. "We'll go down into the cabin now and ready that for the next opening."
Claire followed Brent closely, admiring the grace with which he shifted his weight in response to the slightest rocking of the boat. In time, she too would develop sea legs, she'd been assured; personally Claire was not so confident. The way he stood on the balls of his feet made her picture how he must be flexing his knees in order to carry most of his weight with his thigh muscles. This made her, in turn, picture the strength of said thigh muscles, then what these must feel like wrapped around her waist…
With a gasp, Claire ran directly into Brent where he'd stopped and turned to address her. She'd been so involved in her fantasies of his body that she'd stopped paying attention by the time his actual body ceased to lead her. His strong, seasoned hands caught her forearms as he steadied her still-clumsy recovery. The firm touch sent a thrill through her body although she tried to repress her instinctive reaction. For a moment, when she was caught within the net of his arms, Claire felt his breath and thought he might kiss her, but he soon released her with a smile.
He turned away, and she was confused by this sudden rejection. It had seemed as though he too had felt some jolt when they'd touched, and he now did not meet her eyes. An instinctive and hurried glance at his jeans revealed a slight swell, the sight of which caused a warm tingle to begin within Claire's panties. His self-assured voice began, "I don't know about you, but I wouldn't mind a rum and Coke. You game?"
"Uh, yeah, sure. I'd love one."
Brent turned from the cooler that functioned as their refrigerator. "I forgot, you're just eighteen, aren't you?" He shook his head, seemingly amused. He muttered to himself, loud enough for Claire to barely hear, "Robbin' the cradle…"
When he handed her the drink, they slid into the benches at the small, attached table. He asked her about her life; she asked him about his. Although it appeared that they shared similar outlooks on many things, they both seemed to be taking part in a charade. The questions asked and the answers given were not those that needed to be asked, and the heaviness of unspoken conversation triggered pheromones. When Brent asked if Claire wanted a refill, she did not waffle.
Soon her cheeks felt as flushed as his looked and their glasses were empty.
"Hell, you haven't even seen the rest of the cabin, have you? Here, I'll show you our little 'home away from home.'"
He stepped smoothly down into the dark cavern that (she assumed) held the remainder of their amenities. He held out his hand to stabilize her as she followed him into the darkness, and continued flesh-on-flesh contact for a moment longer than necessary. Once the brief tour of the head and storage was completed, all that was left was their bunks. The space was cramped; as such she could smell his alcohol-sweet breath in her hair and feel the heat that radiated from his body.
"You'll bunk up here. I know it seems way too small, but you'll get used to sleeping curled up. My dad's bunk is down here, and mine is underneath yours."
Brent seemed quite amused by her reactions, and his playfulness was contagious. Claire teased him, "Oh, I see. Yours is a lot bigger than mine. You need that space for entertaining ladies at sea?"
She was rewarded with a chuckle. "Well, rank doth have its privileges. Here, do you want to feel what it's like?" There was a moment of charged silence before he added, "To sleep on the big bunk, I mean."
In an answer, Claire climbed into his bunk. She could stretch her legs out to nearly their full length and there was enough room for one other person to curl beside her. He'd spread his sleeping bag out and the fabric made a silky rustle when she moved.
Brent stood for a moment and Claire's angle provided her a perfect vantage point to see the outline of a slight bulge in his jeans. He seemed to consider for a moment before slipping into the bunk alongside her. "You see," he murmured, "I have a little light for reading, and a cupboard where I can keep my necessities."
He flicked on the light to demonstrate, and Claire was surprised at the intensity of his gaze upon hers. Until now he'd been relaxed, but his breathing was now short and she could feel the tension in his body as it touched hers on the shoulder, stomach, and thigh. She too could not seem to find enough air to breathe and licked her suddenly too dry lips. Brent reached over her to unlatch the cupboard then rested his heavy hand upon the curve between her ribs and hips. Claire glanced into the cupboard which was empty save for an unopened box of condoms. Brent flicked off the light.
The words that had gone unsaid since they'd met were now spoken with their forced breaths and their bodies. She leaned forward and met his urgent mouth; it tasted like sugar, rum, and something else, more intoxicating than the liquor. Her tongue lapped his furiously, finding excitement in the exploration of his cavities. She slid her knee between his and he leaned into her. His erection rubbed her eager mound beneath the fabric of their jeans. Brent's hand began to slide in circles on her side, lifting her shirt slightly more with each lap. Soon his fingers traveled from atop the fabric to her bare skin, and then his palm followed. Claire lifted her upper body slightly, both to allow his better access to her breasts and to press her shaking body more firmly against his hard one.
"Are you sure? I don't want you to –"
Claire cut him off by thrusting her tongue violently into his mouth and snaking her hand under his shirt. She'd never been so sure in her life, and her body told her that she would regret not taking this opportunity. He responded with a moan and pulled her on top of him, rocking his hips into her sweetness with the motion of the boat. Claire broke off their kiss to pull off her shirt then again attacked his mouth with hers, sinuously rubbing her against his entirety. Brent pushed her away firmly, then crushed his mouth against her chin and down her neck. His darting tongue licked her collarbone and chest as his lust-clumsy hands fumbled with the clasp of her bra. She began to hum and moan as he suckled at her right nipple though the fabric, running her hand though his hair to hold him against that sensitive spot. In one deft motion, he released the clasp then moved his hands to her hips to hold them to his as he rocked into her. She wound her clad legs around his as his tongue furiously circled one erect nipple then the other. She'd never gone any further than this with a boyfriend, but she now tore at his shirt until he allowed her to rip it over his head.