First Night on the Ocean

The group had gathered back at the cabins. Specifically they were in Manny's cabin. It seems everyone had gotten some liquid lubrication while they were out exploring. The cabin had a couch and a few chairs, as well as a bar with a couple of stools. There was space enough for everyone except one, Leena, who sat the floor between Manny's legs.

"The Spa is incredible." Melissa was gushing. "They have masseuses, a sauna, pedicure and manicure, full hair salon and more. I can't believe it. I'm in heaven." She threw back her wine glass and the other older women did the same. They poured themselves a fresh one of course.

"And did you see some of those guys in there!" Aiko added in. Her and Steve were comfortable talking about other people, but the other women weren't so lucky.

"WHOA WHOA WHOA!" Jeff yelled in their direction. "Don't you ladies get any ideas now. The three of us can take these spa men and teach 'em a lesson." He was a brute, but no one took this seriously.

"Right, I'll believe it when I see it" Shira threw back at him, "Those guys have more muscles in their arms then you do in your whole body". The group laughed and Jeff looked red in the face. He didn't dare push any further.

"Pass me another shot" Jeff said, giving up, to Steve.

In another circle of conversation Josh and Naomi were talking about the night club. They couldn't believe their luck, getting invited to this trip. The two of them would never have been able to afford this, or their families. Josh loved to party, and hearing that there was a live DJ at the club made him giddy when he learned.

"Seeing what they have set up in there. Holy shit guys. I'm gonna party every single night. I might die by the end of this cruise" Jeff said, hopefully kidding. "There are some Karaoke rooms on the side, there's bottles you can buy and pop, there are a couple of back rooms you can rent for your friends. They have everything!"

"And their cocktails are really, really good." Naomi added. "We had a Sex on the Beach and a Fuzzy Navel and they were out of this world."

"So, everyone, there is a big show in the main event hall tonight for the opening night celebration" Randy announced. "Does that sound like something everyone would like to attend?" The group nodded and mumbled in agreement. The plan was set.

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They went out to the Event Hall where a crowd was gathered. There was to be a dancing show and a live band. The seats were lined up in rows facing the stage. Out of the crowd of people, a man emerged and walked up to the group.

"Hey!" Mark greeted them. "Didn't think we'd be seeing each other again so fast. Is this your family?"

He was then introduced to everyone and invited to sit with them. At the end of the line of people sat Manny, Leena, then Mark. Before the show started they were given the option to grab a drink, which they obviously said yes too. Not being used to this much liquor in a day, Leena and Manny were pretty loose.

The performance started, a line of dancers doing a synchronized piece. Instrumentalists on both sides of the stage were playing along. Everyone was entranced. It felt like a movie. Here they found themselves, in the middle of the ocean, with their best family and friends, boozed up to the nines and enjoying a show together. What could be better than this they thought. Manny was feeling it as much as the rest when he looked down and noticed something.

It was Marks hand. He had it on Leena's thigh.

_That's weird, _Manny thought. He looked at Leena's face. She either didn't notice or didn't care. He knew it wouldn't make sense that she didn't notice. He was slightly moving his hand, rubbing her. She started to bite her lip just a little. He didn't feel comfortable watching this anymore. Just then he looked across and caught the eye of Mark, who retracted his hand to his lap. He pretended as though nothing was happening. Manny knew different, though, but he played along for now.

The performers were moving through songs, one after the next. It was like a college group of theater kids. It was fun but not mind blowing like Cirque du Soleil or something. The location and the atmosphere really helped lend to the audience enjoyment. It didn't seem anyone else had noticed what Manny had, so when the show wrapped up he decided not make a public issue out of it.

"Hey guys, that was fun. I think we should hang out more often" Mark said, as they again parted ways. Manny agreed and said they should. Leena seemed a little too excited about the prospect. Manny knew they were going to have to talk about this later. The group gathered up and went home.

When they got back, they did talk but only about the cruise and how amazing their lives were right now. Manny decided he would bring it up tonight over text messages while they were in bed. He really wanted to know what she was thinking.

He also wanted to sext. He wanted to try to set up some action now that they were living on this boat together. It didn't seem like getting together would be as easy as he hoped, due to the thin walls of their bedrooms and the number of people along on the cruise. He thought it would be obvious if they were in their rooms while everyone else was home at night, and he also didn't want to risk it during the day when people were out in case somebody suddenly came home and walked in on them. They would have to come up with some way to satisfy their needs.

The night came to an end, everyone found themselves to their rooms. This had been a whirlwind of an amazing day but Manny couldn't escape the thought of what had happened. He pulled out his phone and opened his chat to Leena.