The Cruise

"The Cruise"—by Sureshot

"Take a cruise," they said. "Get out of this funk," they said. "A cruise will help clear your mind," they said. "Go see a different part of the world," they said. "Start living again," they said.

It had been exactly a year since my wife Karen died of ovarian cancer. After she died, I simply wrapped myself in a cocoon of work. I am a CPA by trade. Marc Davis is my name. I live in Dacula, GA and I have a medium-sized practice, offering services to corporations and individuals for accounting. I am a Catholic by faith and am an avid runner, swimmer, and cyclist, keeping in tip top shape. I am 41 years old and I stand 6'2" and weigh 195 pounds. Since Karen died I've let myself slip a bit, falling into a pity party and staying there. It's no fun being alone.

My friends all said that I should take a 7-day 6-night cruise. I agreed that a change of scenery might be helpful. So, my neighbors and I went online to Carnival and booked a cruise out of Port Canaveral on the Magic. We made parking arrangements at a lot where I'd be shuttled to the ship. My suitcase would be handled for a few bucks. So, the time came and I drove down a day early to find it, get a night's rest, and get my mind set to enjoy a week away.

Saturday arrived and I drove to the lot, showed my confirmation number and went to park. Right ahead of me was a Georgia tag on a Camry. We parked side-by-side. We both exited our cars. Mary, as I was later to get her name, struggled with her large suitcase, so I offered to help and took it from her trunk. I asked where in Georgia she was from and she said "Dacula!" I told her I was from there too!

We walked to the covered place to get the shuttle and stood there making small talk. She was stunningly beautiful. While standing there I asked where her husband was or was this a woman's retreat trip.

"Widow," she said. "He died a year ago in a hunting accident in Wyoming."

"How about you?" She inquired.

"Widower," I replied. "My wife died a year ago as well of cancer. We had her funeral mass at St. Francis of Assisi parish in June of last year."

"My husband's funeral mass was from St. Francis of Assisi in June of last year." (We found out they were a day apart)

We got on the shuttle and again made small talk over the 5-minute ride to the ship. Our luggage was cared for so we went to security and on to the registration kiosks. People thought we were together. One lady at registration said that we "looked good together!" I guess we both blushed at that. Our number was called to board so we followed the long procession of people onboard.

We looked on each other's ship card and our rooms were right across the hallway from each other. Since our luggage would be delivered, I suggested we get some lunch, which was being served. We made our way to the cafeteria, went by the large pool, got our food, and began to eat. I found out her last name was Boyer. I asked if her husband was Richard by chance and she smiled and said "Yes."

"He was a real estate attorney, wasn't he?" I inquired.

"Yes he was. Did you know him?" She asked.

"Yes, I did," I said. "We had some mutual clients."

Before we sailed we had to go to emergency muster stations. We found ours since our rooms were so close to each other. After the emergency briefing she asked if we could walk the ship and I agreed, since I'd be doing it alone anyway. We walked aft and stood at the rail as we departed. She picked up my ship card and looked at it (I had it in a lanyard)

"Marc, look at this!" She exclaimed. "We're sitting at the same table!"

Now I couldn't have orchestrated this even if I tried! I smiled and suggested we get a drink. We found the bar near the pool in the back part of the ship and ordered a beer.

"One for the missus and one for you!" the bartender said. "Here for a second honeymoon?"

We really blushed and said that although we lived in the same town, we just met. "Right!!!" was his response.

We took our beers and went to the rail and we asked each other a hundred questions—both had no children—we both volunteered at our parish food kitchen—we loved the Braves (a lost cause)—we loved the water and the woods—and we both had careers (she was a surgical nurse) We had a lot of information to digest about one another. Since it was getting near the early dining time of 6pm, we finished our beer and found our dining room. Once they opened the doors we were ushered to our table, and purely by coincidence, it was only for two!!!

Something happened while we were eating. We both looked at each other and the look went deep into our souls. She smiled and I asked her what was so funny.

"Marc, I was just dreaming that we were really a couple and that you'd sweep me off my feet, that's all." She said bluntly.

"Mary, I was thinking just the same thing!" I replied. I reached over and squeezed her hand as we looked directly at one another. Something was happening that we both couldn't deny! And it was happening fast!

After another beer with dinner, a shrimp cocktail, medium rare steak, baked potato, broccoli, bread, and pudding, we made our way back to our rooms to stow away our luggage. I had a balcony room and I invited her to go out on the balcony with me. We watched the night approaching and the sparkling water.

"I know this is very sudden, but can I kiss you Mary?" I asked. "Strange feelings are inside of me all of a sudden. I feel like we've known each other for years."

"I feel the same, Marc, and yes, you can kiss me!" Mary said.

I took her in my arms and gave her a sweet kiss. Hungry lips sought each other and our kissing lasted quite a long time. I held her close and could feel the beating of her heart against my chest. It was like a bass drum it was so loud. Things were escalating at a pace rapidly approaching ‘out of control.'

"Oh, Marc, I haven't felt this way in a long time. Richard wasn't the romantic type. He thought tenderness was a quickie and a kiss good night," she said. "He was a good man, but certainly left me behind emotionally."

As we were kissing, I began to get a very noticeable erection, since it had been nearly three years since I'd had sex. Mary stood back, looked down at my growing cock, and said, "Did I do that?"

"You bet you did and I blame you!" I replied. "Thank you! It has been over three years since I've been with a woman, what with all the chemo and radiation Karen endured."

Mary put her arms around my neck and said, "Let it grow! I will take good care of it!"

It seems that Richard never liked oral sex and my Karen would never perform oral sex on me. To my astonishment, Mary wanted to do oral sex and I always wanted it done to me. At this, I said that we needed to get her luggage and bring it over here to my room. There was no way I was going to let her go and sleep in her room on this trip. We went across the hall and retrieved her things and brought them to my large room. Things were getting out of control!

"How about you get out of those clothes Marc and I'll do the same," she said curtly. We quickly undressed and I was at full staff and then some. Mary reached out and stroked my cock a moment, then got a pillow from the bed, and knelt on it in front of my cock.

"I've never done this before," she said.

"And I've never had it done before," I replied. "So it will be a first for both of us."

"When you cum will there be a lot?" she asked.

"Well, after three years I'd bet there will be," I replied.

"Do I swallow it, let it shoot on my face and tits, or take it and spit it out?" Mary asked.

"Do what you want!" I exclaimed

"OK," was all she said! She took my cock in her hot, wet mouth and sucked on it and drove her head back and forth, letting it slip in and out of her mouth. It felt exquisite! About five minutes in I was ready to cum and told her. She put my cock as deep as she could and I came in gushes. She swallowed and swallowed and swallowed, not missing a drop!! After I went limp she stood and we kissed.

"How did I do?" she asked coyly.

"The best I ever had!!" I said with a huge smile. "Now it's your turn. Lay down on the bed. It was my turn to take the pillow and try to make her cum. Karen never liked this at all. Only on one or two occasions in our 15-year marriage did she ever let me go down on her.

"Richard never liked to do this," Mary said. "Do me right Marc! Make me feel like a real woman again!"

Within minutes I had Mary squirming and writhing beneath my head. I gently sucked her clit into my mouth and my tongue was doing a dance all over. Mary exploded and came all over my mouth and face. I didn't let up until she went limp on me! I went to the bathroom to clean up a bit and when I returned I lay down next to Mary.

"That was a REAL orgasm, Marc!" she said. "I didn't have to fake this one! Oh my God, I've never felt like this ever! My body is on fire like never before!"

We laid there for about half an hour and then got dressed to see one of the shows. We walked hand in hand and it was apparent something was growing between us. After the musical show we walked the ship, found out that we only lived three blocks from each other, and a lot of other similarities between us. I was beginning to think that there might just be love after cancer!

We went back to the bar, got a drink, and walked a bit more and learning about each other. We were at UGA together and even had some of the same classes! The deck by the pool was nearly deserted, so we finished our Grand Marnier and went back to the room. We went to the balcony and in the darkness I held her close and we kissed with a searing kiss!

"I want you to make love to me Marc!" Mary said pointedly.

"Gladly!" I responded. "Just remember that I am really rusty and may mess up."

"Then we'll mess up together!" Mary said.

After we got out of our clothes, which didn't take long, we got on the bed. Mary retrieved some KY Astroglide she had planned for her dildo. She put some on the tip of my rigid cock and some at her pussy's edge. I entered her easily and the feeling after three years was heavenly. I kissed Mary and we began a slow journey of sex. Mary was SO responsive!

"Oh, Marc, this is so wonderful!" she cried. "I think I am going to cum! You'd better step it up!"

About that time she stiffened and I let go a torrent of cum inside of her. She trapped my cock until she was so spent that she went totally limp. Me too! It was a moment we would both remember to this very day! We pulled back the covers and we slept in one another's arms till the morning light peeked in to our room! We cleaned up. I shaved, and we readied for the day. We were in Cozumel and the day looked good. We dressed, kissed a lot, and went upstairs one flight to have breakfast. We didn't do a lot of talking, just looking at one another and smiling!

"What are you thinking, Mary?" I asked

"What a lucky woman I am right now, Marc!" She said as she squeezed my hand. "I wasn't going to come on this cruise. Now I am really glad I did!"

"The same for me!" I responded. "So, what are we going to do today?"

"Let's just walk and see, OK?"

"OK!" I replied. "I heard from people that Jimmy Buffett has a Margaretville restaurant here at this port. We need to have a "Cheeseburger in Paradise!"

So, off the ship we went. We found one of those T-Shirt places that sell most everything. We got a T-Shirt and Mary got a few other trinkets. We went into the jewelry stores and Mary got some pierced earrings to remember the place. Being the skin flint I am I chose not to buy anything.

We found our way to the restaurant, ordered beers and lunch and even had a waiter make guacamole right at our table—for a tip, of course. It was heavenly. The Cheeseburgers were HUGE, but we managed to finish them and the beer. I paid the tab and we sauntered back towards the ship. We were hand in hand and Mary stopped abruptly and asked me, "Have you ever had sex doggy style, Marc?"

"I can't say that I have," I replied.

"When we get back to the ship that's what I want!" she ordered.

"Sounds good to me!" I said with a shit-eating grin!

When we got aboard and back to the room, we found it had already been cleaned. So, we got undressed and were into one another's arms kissing and hugging. Mary retrieved the KY and said, "I've seen this only in porn movies, so this ought to be fun!"

She assumed the position at the edge of the bed and guided my KY-tipped cock into her waiting pussy. Again, there was no resistance. I just grabbed hold of her hips and started to grind in and out.

"Oh, Marc, this position is heavenly!" she said. "I wish I could have done this before!"

I reached under her and rubbed her boobs and tweaked her large nipples, sending shock waves through her body. We only lasted about eight or nine minutes when we had a mutual explosion of cum. I was so energized that I didn't really want to stop, but I did for Mary's sake. She fell on the bed like a wet dish rag, but she had a huge smile on her face. I fell down beside her and put my arm over her and kissed her breasts.

"Marc, can it get any better than this?" Mary asked quietly.

"We'll have to see Mary. We'll have to see!" I said.

After a rest, we got our swimsuits on and headed for the adult pool. It was a salt water pool and had bar service. The waiter took many orders from us as we met many people from all over, Florida, Kentucky, Alaska, and even Europe! We kept the sunscreen lotion coming since we were so close to the equator. After a while we got some lounge chairs in the shade and had a couple more drinks (we both bought the unlimited package) While on our chairs, Mary reached out her hand and squeezed mine and smiled. We both were beginning to see this might be a match made in heaven!

Another meal for kings and queens was in the dining room. Our waiters and waitresses were all foreign, from Europe, and were really good! After dinner we went to the Casino, but it was all smoky and stale smoke smells shitty. Mary played a slot machine and on her third pull, won $2400!! It would turn out to be the third highest payout on the ship! After that we went to a 70's music show, which was very good!

The ship was on its way to Belize overnight. We walked the decks and talked and talked and talked. It was so refreshing to actually speak with a woman again. I guess I had really retreated into what bordered on depression. Mary certainly changed all of that. We retired to our room, had wonderful sex (on the balcony this time since we didn't have neighbors on either side of us) and went to bed! During the night we had a huge rainstorm but the two of us cuddled together like nothing was happening.

The next morning we anchored about three miles offshore, since the harbor was so shallow. We took a tender to the dock, a 30-minute trip both ways. Belize was two hours behind ship time—Eastern time zone. So we patiently waited for the shops and bars to open. Bob Marley music was all over and soon we were able to order a Belikan beer—the home brew of the country, which was quite good. We sat at the Wet Lizard and sipped a couple of brews, made the shop thing, got our T-Shirts, and returned to the ship. Belize can be a dangerous place away from the docks!

On the ship we ate pizza and had a few beers, got our suits on and went to the pool where we met some new friends, shared a few laughs, more beer, and back to the room to ‘rest.' We pulled a 69 with me on the bottom and Mary on top. We licked and sucked each other into oblivion, cuming in gushes! We took showers, as this night was the formal night. We had pictures taken and we really did look good together!!

After a sumptuous meal, we retired to the bar where we order two Grand Marnier and went to our favorite spot at the rail. We sipped our drinks and remarked how things were to this point. Neither of us wanted this to end, on that we agreed. We just walked, arm in arm, looking at one another and smiling, stopping every so often for a kiss! Right then and there I made the decision not to let Mary get away!

The next Morning we were in Roaten, Honduras at Mahogany Bay. We got our pictures, made the shops again, got our T-Shirts, and went to Fat Tuesday restaurant, an open-air place that serves GREAT homemade salsa and has some good beer—Salva Vida to be exact. Some of the best I've ever had. We had a sumptuous lunch and walked back the 200 yards to the ship. We decided to go get our swim suits on and head for the pool again, for more sun and beer. But the sight of Mary undressed got me hard again and we just had to make love again!! After a steamy session, the pool was going to be great, which it was.

While we were there we talked about what was going to happen after the cruise.

"Mary, I don't want this to end!" I said boldly. "I cannot let you go. You came into my life and I am thankful. There was a reason for all of this. I want to stay together and let our relationship deepen!!"

"I was hoping you'd say that, Marc!" Mary said with a tear in her eye. "All of this has happened so fast, but it is all so good that I don't want it to end either!!"

We toasted one another with our Modelo beer, gave a kiss and a smile, and a huge hug! After talking with new friends, we decided to go to the Serenity Deck—just for adults, which was at the top of the ship. We found a shaded spot at the rail, got another beer, and just looked out at the vast ocean and landscape. It was so romantic. I put my arm around Mary and drew her close. Everything else just stopped in those moments—the world was ours!

We departed Roaten for Costa Maya, Mexico and found our way back to the dining room for our formal night #2. Mary looked to elegant and is a true beauty. Our waiter brought a bottle of champagne which he said was a gift from some friends to us for a new beginning. I saw the price list for it and it was $125. We sipped it slowly!! After dinner we went to the final show we wanted to see and then just walked the deck arm in arm! It was so very romantic and I found emotions I never knew I had!

I told Mary that we'd get a hitch for her car and pull it back behind my truck to GA on the way home. That way we could be together without both having to drive. If we had to stay a night we'd do just that.

In Costa Maya we just got a T-shirt and back to the ship to swim. We'd seen enough jewelry and trinkets to last a lifetime! Most people went ashore so the ship was nearly deserted. For nearly an hour we had the pool all to ourselves—complete with a bartender! It was so relaxing holding Mary. I was head-over-heels over Mary and I think it was the same for her. After a few hours wet and shriveled, we got out for a chair in the shade. After pizza and beer we decided to go take a nap, which would be preceded by a sweaty round of sex! We slept in each other's arms for nearly two hours. We got dressed and watched the ship depart for home and our last two days at sea.

We never let the other out of our sights for long! We were smitten!!! And I loved it. Mary was everything a man could ever want: beauty, intelligence, sense of humor, a lover of intimacy, and one who knew her beer!! We learned a lot about each other in a very short time! I could live with her forever! We ended the cruise like it began—with oral sex on the balcony at night. It was good.

The trip home went as planned. We got the hitch, U-Haul readied it, and we set out, and stopped in Tifton for the night. We got home in the afternoon of a Monday. We dropped her off at home and I went home. She was soon over washing my clothes. We ate out at a Bar-B-Q place in Winder, GA. Since then we have been living together, have made the decision to get married, sell both homes, and find one that is ours together! "Take a cruise!" they said. Glad I did!