Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 15:30:40 EST
From: RickC31@aol.com
Subject: Y2K Cruise

The horn let out a mighty yell signaling the start of our eight day new years
cruise.  It was the last Sunday of the millennium and I had just set out on a
New Years adventure. I stood at the railing of the big cruise ship and waived
goodbye to my husband of eight years.  He was supposed to be on the ship with
me, but he had to fly back to Boston. Long after we were committed to the
week long vacation his company informed him he would have to work right
through January first.  I was disappointed to say the least especially since
the final date to get a refund had passed.  Jim was disappointed as well but
rather than just throw away three thousand dollars he told me I should go
anyway.  Just because he couldn't go on the cruise did not mean I could not
enjoy myself.  He told me to bring one of my friends in his place and to have
a good time.  I wondered who I should invite to go along with me.  My choices
were relatively slim considering the late date, and the limited number of my
friends who were still single.  I went down the list one by one, and each
person I asked had already made plans.  I was starting to think that maybe I
should just place an advertisement in the local news paper and sell the trip,
but Jim insisted that I keep trying.

I looked over at the person standing next to me and smiled.  Short blonde
hair framed a flawless face.  The deep blue eyes looked like two Caribbean
tidal pools.  Broad muscular shoulders led to a narrow waist and then down to
powerful legs.  This was my guest and roommate for the next eight days and
seven nights.

We had not know one another for a long period of time, only about six months,
but in that time we had become friends.  We met at the health club in the
aerobics class and quickly struck up a conversation.  After that first
meeting we got together every Tuesday and Thursday after class at the juice
bar to talk before heading our separate ways.  When I brought up the subject
of my cruise, and the predicament I was in, the response was..."Well I am
free." followed by nervous laughter.  One week later we were standing on the
deck of the ship together.

The big ship slowly pulled away from the dock and we headed down to our cabin
to check out the accommodations and get situated.  We walked into the cabin
and our luggage was waiting for us.  With service like this we were bound to
have a good time.  I grabbed one of my suitcases and began to put items away
in the dresser while my roommate did the same on the other side of the queen
sized bed.

"So what do you want to do today?" I asked

"I figured we could go up on deck and lay out by the pool.  We can catch some
sun, have a few drinks and just relax until dinner.  Then after dinner we can
go to the jazz club and get drunk."

"Sounds like a plan." I replied grabbing a nice yellow two piece bathing suit
and heading into the bathroom to change.  I walked out of the bathroom and I
was greeted with a cat call whistle. I put my hands over my head and spun
around to complete the show as my roommate squeezed past me and headed into
the bathroom to change. I checked myself in the mirror and tied my long brown
hair back making me look much younger than my actual age of 35.  My roommate
slipped out of the bathroom and I returned the cat call whistle as I thought
"My god what a fabulous body."

The rest of the day was spent just as we planned, and we had a great time at
the Jazz club that night.  I drank much more than I should have and we
staggered back to our room laughing the entire way.  Inside the room we both
brushed our teeth and washed our faces before slipping on our sleeping
attire.  We then climbed into bed said good night and drifted off into a deep
alcohol induced slumber.

Some time in the middle of the night I awoke in a daze wondering where I was.
 I still felt the effects of the alcohol as I pressed back against the warm
body spooning up behind me and held the hand hanging just below my breasts.
In my semi-intoxicated state it took me a while to realize that the hand that
had been gently stroking my  bare hip was not my husbands.  Suddenly  I
realized that the body pressed against mine was not my husbands, and it was
not a man.  It was my friend Tammy and the most shocking part of all was that
I was not repulsed.  In fact I was intrigued and excited.  I felt my nipples
stiffen in excitement.  I closed my eyes, smiled and drifted back to sleep.

I awoke the next morning at ten o'clock to find Tammy gone.  A note on the
dresser told me she had gone to breakfast and would be back shortly so  I
climbed slowly out of bed.  My head was pounding as I stumbled to the shower
grabbing two aspirin from the dresser on the way.  The hot water running over
me felt soothing and slowly my head began to clear.  I thought back to the
night before and in spite of the temperature my nipples again stiffened at
the thought of Tammy's body pressed deliciously against mine. Thirty minutes
later I shut off the water and toweled myself off.  I walked out of the
bathroom naked and when I saw Tammy sitting on the bed reading a book I
instinctively put my arms up to cover my chest.

Tammy smiled at my modesty and averted her eyes in an attempt to make me more
comfortable.

"I'm sorry I thought you would still be at breakfast." I explained.

"Don't worry about it, it's nothing I haven't seen before, and beside you
have nothing to be embarrassed about."

I smiled nervously and began to dress, reaching into the drawer and grabbing
the first thing I saw.  What I grabbed was a sexy black one piece bathing
suit cut high on the legs and low on the chest. I also grabbed a tee-shirt to
wear over the suit in case the sun got too strong up on deck.

Tammy was wearing an adorable two piece bathing suit with short like bottoms
and a vest like top in a deep green. Together we were a stunning couple and
every man we passed watched intently with their mouths agape.

Our second day at sea was similar to the first.  We spent the majority of the
day by the pool reading and drinking margaritas but said nothing of the
previous nights events.  We  talked through out the day mostly about our
chilhoods and our relationships with our family. In no time at all it was
time to go down and change into our formal dinner clothes.

Tammy's outfit was a long blue strapless Dress with a plunging neckline that
left her cleavage exposed for all to see.  I chose a black sequin dress with
a high neck line that clung to my hips and ended midway down my thigh. Once
again every man stared as we walked into the dining room and took our seats
at the cozy table for two.  The conversation flowed easily and in no time at
all dinner was over.  We decided to go dancing at one of the three dance
clubs onboard the ship.

It was well after midnight when we walked through the door to our cabin.  So
much for making it an early night so we would be rested for out first day in
port.  I slipped on a silk night shirt and climbed into bed.  Tammy was much
more brazen than me, and slipped out of her dress and slid under the covers
in just her panties.  We said good night and rolled over to go to sleep, but
it did not come as easily as it had the night before.  In spite of all of the
alcohol I had drank that night I could not fall asleep.  My mind was spinning
and it kept stopping on the same thing.  The nearly naked woman lying next to
me in the big queen sized bed. I finally rolled over and snuggled up behind
Tammy.  My arm draped over her hip as I kissed the back of her head.  Then I
managed to slip off to sleep while erotic images played out in my dreams.

Our first day in port was wonderful.  We shopped in the store in Nassau and
had a nice lunch in a quaint restaurant overlooking the water.  We finished
lunch and Tammy led us to a jewelry story and insisted on buying me a
beautiful emerald ring to pay me back for the trip.  I told her it was not
necessary but she persisted and in the end I could not refuse her.

That night when we returned to the ship we skipped the formal dinner and
instead had a light meal before heading back to our cabin.  We were exhausted
after the long day of shopping and we shed our clothes and climbed into bed
wearing just our panties.  We quickly fell asleep while she spooned up behind
me and lightly ran her soft hands over bare skin.

I woke up on the morning of our fourth day at sea in Tammy's arms.  She was
facing me and her hair hung forward covering her pretty face.  Her arm rested
on the curve of my hip and mine was slightly higher up, lying just below her
chest.  My eyes opened and I leaned forward and kissed her lightly on her
forehead causing her to stir.  She opened her eyes and I reached up to brush
the hair from her eyes.  "Good morning sleepy." I said contentedly.

"Hi," she said while picking her head up and lightly kissing me on the lips.
It was the first time we had kissed and it seemed so natural.  We both slowly
sat up in the bed and as I did I let out a groan  while complaining that my
back hurt.  She climbed across the bed hanging her legs on it either side of
me and began to rub my back.  It felt wonderful
as she rubbed the knots from my muscles.  When she finished I offered to
return the favor but she said she was hungry and would take a rain check.

After showering we put our bathing suits on and headed up on deck to sit in
the hot tub before grabbing a quick lunch.  Then we decided to get changed
and go to the casino for a little while.

Tammy turned out to be one of those lucky people who wins every time she
gambles and in just a few hours she was up five hundred dollars.  She cashed
in her chips and told me she would meet me at the cabin.  She also told me to
dress to kill, because we would be arriving in port just after dinner and she
was taking me out club hopping with her winnings.

In the cabin I showered and picked out a  long tight blue dress cut low in
front with a slit up both sides that almost reached the tops of my thighs.
The dress was so tight I opted  not to wear panties(something I rarely do) to
avoid panty lines.

Tammy hurried in to the cabin and stripped in front of me before quickly
jumping in the shower.  It was the first time I have seen her completely
naked and I found my eyes drawn to the small patch of hair between her legs.
She finished up her shower and went to the closet to pick out her outfit.
She chose a black silk dress that reached the floor with a single slit up the
back.  The top was cut very low and the back was completely open showing her
taught muscles. She dressed quickly, dried her hair and we scampered to the
dinning room for dinner.

A taxi was waiting for us when we left the ship.  Tammy had mad all of the
arrangements, but she wouldn't tell me where we were going or what she had
planned.  Our first stop was a casino but we were only there about an hour
before Tammy grabbed my hand and led me out to a limousine.  The limousine
brought us to a dance club where we stayed until almost two in the morning
when the limousine took us to our final stop.  It was a quiet little club
called the Raw Oyster located on a cliff overlooking the ocean.  We walked in
and Tammy took my hand in hers.  She led me to a quiet table in the back
which had a sign on it which read "reserved".  We sat down and ordered some
drinks and desert and as I looked around I noticed that all of the couples in
the room were the same sex.  Tammy noticed my expression and reached across
the table and lightly rubbed my  left hand.  I smiled over at her and placed
my right hand on top of hers and gave it a gentle squeeze.  We sat in silence
for a few minutes looking into each others eyes.  Tammy spoke first, telling
me that she was very happy that I invited her on the trip.  "So am I" I
replied giving her hand another squeeze.  We left the Raw Oyster at five A.M.
and the limousine drove us to a beach  just as the sun was rising.  We took
off our shoes and walked hand in hand down the white sandy beach.  The orange
and purple sky over the bright blue ocean was the perfect backdrop as I
stopped walking and pulled Tammy close to me.  Our mouths met in a soft wet
kiss while my hands explored her smooth skin. We kissed on the beach until
the sun was up and then we walked back to the car arm in arm.

The car ride back to the ship was quiet and I put my head on Tammy's shoulder
and drifted off into a light sleep.  I heard Tammy's soft melodic voice
calling my name and I picked up my head and kissed her shoulder and neck
before climbing out of the car.

Back at our cabin we stripped off our clothes and climbed beneath the covers.
 We cuddled up to each other and kissed before falling asleep.  We didn't
wake up that day until dinner time so we dressed and headed to another formal
dinner.  I ordered the lazyman's lobster and when butter ran down my chin as
I ate Tammy reached across the table with her napkin and dabbed it away.  The
desert arrived and while we eat a wonderful chocolate souffle Tammy slipped
off her shoe and rubbed her foot against mine.  Our eyes were locked together
for the entire meal, and I couldn't wait to be alone with her again.

We strolled up on deck after dinned and looked at the stars while holding
hands.  Tammy gave me a soft kiss while listened to the gentle crashing of
the ships wake.  My eyes were closed and her hand softly stroked my cheek
down to my neck and back up to my ear.  I let out a soft moan letting her
know she was pushing all of the right buttons. We stayed up on deck until
early Friday morning talking, kissing and caressing one another.  Tammy then
led me back to the room where we slept naked together enjoying the feel of
our warm bodies pressing against one another.

We awoke at eleven A.M. on new years eve.  This was the moment everyone on
the ship was waiting for.  The change of the Millennium was upon us.  We
showered and dressed in our bathing suits.  I wore my black one piece again,
while Tammy chose a blue two piece that made her eyes look the darkest shade
of blue I had ever seen.

Our day was spent between the pool and the hot tub and we stole as many
secret kisses as we could.  We walked down to the cabin when we had gotten
enough sun for the day and as we walked down an empty corridor I pulled her
to me and kissed her.  A young  couple walked around the corner and saw our
embrace, but by that time I didn't care who saw us together.  We reluctantly
broke our embrace and walked slowly to our cabin with our fingers entwined.

For the new years celebration I chose to wear a long black strapless gown
with slits up both side and a narrow waistline.  To complement the outfit I
wore a pearl necklace, pearl earrings, and of course my new emerald ring.
Tammy wore an emerald green silk gown.  Her gown was sleeveless with a high
neck line and cutouts just above her cleavage in front and in back between
her shoulder blades.  It was contoured to her body perfectly and it also has
two high slits up either side.

The ships new years festivities were spread out through out all of the clubs
and bars as well as on deck.  We decided to go to a quiet club at the front
of the ship after dinner.  We took a seat at the back of the room and ordered
some drinks.  We stayed at the club for an hour and then decided to join the
crowds of people up on deck.  I left Tammy alone up on the deck when I went
up to the bar to freshen our drinks and when I returned she was standing
against the railing looking off into the night.  I seized the opportunity and
stepped behind her wrapping my arms around her waist from behind.  She
pressed her body into mine while I planted soft kisses on the back of her
neck.  She let out a low moan when I started to kiss her ears and then I
whispered into her ear "I want to make love to you."  Her head turned and our
lips met.  I could taste her lipstick as our lips parted and our tongues
touched for the first time.  She turned around  so our breasts pressed
together and put her hands on my hips.  My arms wrapped around her waist and
I pulled her tightly against me. Her body felt delicious covered with soft
silk and pressed against me.  My lips left hers and moved to her neck and
ears kissing and sucking her soft alabaster skin.  My hands ran up and down
the smooth thin fabric of her dress.  I wanted to envelope her, to wrap her
in my cocoon and never let her go.  Our drinks were forgotten as we kissed
and slowly moved our way through the crowd.  We walked quickly down to our
cabin unable to restrain our desires any longer.

 I opened the cabin door and we tumbled in side kissing and caressing as we
made our way to the bed.  I pulled her dress up over her head and looked in
pure lust at her luscious body.  She slipped my dress off and began to kiss
the newly exposed skin causing me to moan with desire.  My hands caressed her
hair while her mouth pleasured my face and neck.  Her fingers moved to my
breasts and quickly found my nipples.  I moaned loudly while she pinched and
squeezed the hard brown caps.  Slowly she kissed her way down to my sensitive
breasts.  Her tongue was like magic giving me sensations I never knew of.  I
felt the beginning of a small tremor begin in my nipples and spreading
through my body.  Tammy kissed her way down stopping at my navel to kiss and
nibble.  I could feel the juices begin to over flow my honey pot while her
mouth worked it's magic.  She knelt between my legs and parted my lips.  Her
eyes locked on mine as she lowered he mouth to my waiting peach. One lick,
two licks"Oh yes right there" I whispered when her tongue touched the spot.
"Oh god yes, right there don't stop." I said getting louder.  My hands
cradled her and my fingers twisted her hair.  I held her tightly and I
exploded as the first of many violent tremors shook my body.  My legs
quivered as she inserted her fingers in my warm, wet hole.  My climax
subsided and she kissed her way up my body sensing the hyper-sensitivity of
my erect clitoris.  She pressed her naked body against mine and kissed me
deeply.  I could taste my juices on her lips, and I began to lick her lips
and face.

I wanted more.  I began to do to her what she had done to me.  Kissing her
firm breast and nibbling on her swollen nipples.  Moving down between her
legs I looked intently at her furry mound.  I wanted this more than anything.
I lowered my mouth to her waiting sex and began to lick.  She moaned loudly
calling my name. "Oh god yes Cheryl...oh my...ohhhh" She gasped.  My fingers
spread her lips wide and I licked as deeply as my tongue would go trying to
devour every luscious drop.  I quickened my assault on her wet honey pot
trying desperately to bring her to orgasm.  I began to concentrate on her
hard clitoris while two fingers pumped rhythmically into her soaking wet
hole.  Her legs began to quiver and her breath came in short gasps.  I knew
it wouldn't be long.  With my left hand I reached up and began to pinch and
squeeze her nipples.  That put her over the edge.  Her whole body began to
shake and she let out a piercing scream.  Her hands pulled my face hard
against her wet lips as her hips bucked grinding against me.  Se yelled
"yes" over and over until she stopped and lay motionless for a few moments.
Then she reached down and pulled me up along side of her on the bed.  We
kissed deeply sharing the juices
that covered my face.  "Are you sure you have never done that before, because
you were fantastic."

"No never, and at this moment the only reason I can think of is that I never
had someone as wonderful as you to lead me down this path."

We continued to make love until the wee hours of the until we fell asleep in
each others arms completely exhausted, but thoroughly satisfied.

I woke up on Saturday morning feeling more content than I had been in years.
The sound of water running reassured me that Tammy had not gone far. I
climbed out of bed and slipped quietly into the bathroom.  I slowly peeled
the shower curtain back and looked in at my beautiful lover.  I wanted to get
in the shower with her, but it was too small for both of us to fit so I had
to satisfy myself by leaning in and giving her a tender good morning kiss.

It was our final day at sea, and our final day alone together.  On Sunday we
would be back in port and then we would fly home to Boston.  The thought of
being apart from Tammy made me sad so I decided to make our last day special.
 I left Tammy in the shower and threw on some shorts and a tee-shirt.  I
walked to a clothes store in the middle of the ship and bought us each a new
outfit  For myself I bought a short  cotton summer dress with a lovely print,
and for Tammy I chose a blue cotton summer dress that ended well above mid
thigh.  I also bought some lingerie for us both.  A blue pair of thong
panties and a matching bra was my choice for Tammy, while I picked out a pair
of white lace panties and a matching bra.

I returned to the cabin to find Tammy sitting on the bed with just a towel
covering her.  I tossed the bag of clothes to her and asked her to try them
on.  A big smile spread across her face as she stood and let the towel drop
to the floor.  She then walked over to me and let her arm drift sensually
across my stomach and hips as she circled me.  I reached out and pulled her
to me.  We kissed softly at first our lips lightly touching.  Then our lips
parted and out tongues entwined.  My hands lightly rubbed her soft bare skin,
reveling in her warmth.  She broke the kiss, undressed me, and we made slow
tender love.

I took a shower and we dressed in our new outfits so we could enjoy our final
hours alone together.  We ate lunch and then went to a matinee at the movie
theater and watched a Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan movie.  After the movie we went up
on deck and sat at the outside bar to have a few drinks.  Sitting at the bar
in the sun with Tammy I felt like I didn't have a care in the world, but I
was avoiding the question of what would happen on Monday when we were back in
the real world.  Tammy must have been thinking the same thing because she put
her hand on mine and asked "So what happens next?"
"I don't know, all I am sure about right now is that I am as happy as I have
ever been.  You make me feel so loved, and so beautiful.  I am falling in
love with you you know?"

"I know, I feel the same way but you are married so where do we go from here?"

"I really have no idea.  I don't want to loose you.  I will have to leave
Jim, there is no other way, but I don't want to hurt him.  I do love him, but
we have drifted apart.  We don't have the same interests or desires any more.
 There hasn't been any spark in our marriage for such a long time and  I
never thought I would feel this was again, the way I feel with you.  The fact
that you are a woman doesn't even matter I just know I want to be with you."

"I feel the same way.  I want you to come live with me.  Jim doesn't have to
know about us for now. You can get separated and he will not suspect that we
are lovers.  He will just think that I am a friend who is taking you in."

"OK," I said with a loud sigh.  "I will leave him, but I have to prepare for
this, I can't just come back from a vacation and say honey I am leaving you.
I have to give it time, two weeks after we get back I will tell him."

"All right, two weeks." She said as she leaned across and kissed me.  "Two
weeks and we will be together for ever."

"Yes forever, " I smiled.

That night after dinner we went dancing in the 70's dance club.  We walked in
holding hands and danced together the entire night.  The DJ played several
slow songs, and each time we held each other tighter.  I am sure we were the
talk of the club, but I didn't care I was in love.

We made love several times in our cabin, knowing that it would be our last
night of passion for a while.  I never got tired of touching her lovely body,
or of kissing her lips and in the end we slept the night away in satisfied
bliss.

Sunday was departure day, and we spent the entire morning packing out things.
 We dressed casually in jeans and tee-shirts to prepare for the cold Boston
winter we were heading back to.  We held hands the entire way to the airport
and I snuggled up against her in the plane.  When the pilot announced that we
were beginning our descent into Logan Airport I felt sad knowing that we
would not be together for two long weeks.  I leaned over and kissed Tammy.
First on her forehead and then softly on the lips and whispered "I love you."

"I know I love you to," she said before kissing me again.

We held hands and kissed once more before we walked off the plane onto the
jetway and  I heard one of the flight attendants say "that is so sweet."

I turned and smiled at her letting her know I had heard her and I said "I
found my soalmate."

Jim was not at the airport when w arrived so we had to take a taxi to my
house and when we got there he wasn't home either. I put my luggage in my
bedroom and then drove Tammy to her condo.  At a red light she leaned across
and gave me a light kiss and I reached down and held her hand.

When we got to her place I called home and Jim still wasn't home so I left
him a message telling him I was going to have dinner with Tammy.  We went to
a nice quiet restaurant around the corner from her condo and sat at a table
in the back. I called Jim again at 11:00 when we got back to Tammy's ad he
still wasn't home.  I was starting to worry so I drove home.

The red lights on the answering matching told me there were three messages,
but I knew two of them were from me.  The third message as from Jim telling
me something had come up at work and he had to fly to Chicago but he would be
back on Monday night.

Sleep didn't come easily that night.  I tossed and turned wishing Tammy was
there in my bed. My dreams were filled with thoughts of her and the love we
shared and I awoke refreshed but nervous.  I had this strange feeling of
impending doom but I didn't know why.

I was still off work for another week but Tammy was not so I hung around the
house cleaning the mess Jim had left for me.  I sat down for lunch at 11:30
and watched the end of a talk show with the fitting topic "I have a secret".
I called Tammy and we shared a laugh over the one lesbian woman who was just
telling her boyfriend about her lover.  Her lover was a big blonde woman with
enormous breasts and when the boyfriend came out they started shouting at
each other and by the end of the show they had to be separated by the
security person.

Jim got home at 6:00 and he walked over to me and gave me a cold emotionless
kiss on the lips.  I could sense something as bothering him and rather than
wait I came right out and asked him what was wrong.  He paused for a moment
and then said that he wanted a divorce.  At that moment I felt like a
tremendous weight had been lifted off my chest.  We talked long into the
night and I learned that he had been thinking about separating for over a
month but he didn't want to hurt me. I told Jim he could stay in the house
during the divorce and I spent the night in the guest room.

The next  day I packed some of my things and began moving in with Tammy.
Since I had the whole week off I was able to move all of my things into her
two bedroom condo.