Deepika had been in love with Raj for few years now, ever since she met him in her first year of college. They have been together since then and when she finished her studies, they decided to take the step in their relationship. She was determined to finish her studying and so decided to give it all and once done, she looked to a better life. He proposed her 3 months before she actually graduated and their big fat Indian wedding was planned over the summer that followed. There was no way she could forget that day ever. It was her dream wedding but thinking back to the summer of 2010, it seemed like a distant memory. The marriage albums had been nicely tucked away in some closet along with the DVDs of their marriage.
Her husband had a career in medicine while she graduated with a Business degree. Smart and sexy...rarely goes together but here god blessed her with everything, even a tall stature and long slender legs. Her boyfriend was smart and was able to woo her when she was new and naive to the whole world of dating. Her Indian parents were like any parents…strict and with cultural values that they had instilled in their daughter. She wasn’t allowed to date and that’s what she exactly did when she went to college away from home. Fortunately, she met him and fell for him. He was her first and last…so much for experience and exploration.
Something about her beauty was so exotic and way different, unique than the girls that you typically see day to day basis. One can easily spot her in the crowd as all the eyes sooner or later would draw towards her magnificent beauty. Her pitch black hair nicely tucked into style of ‘French braids’ that exposed left side of her supple neck and tail of her hair nicely displayed over her right front. She had a white tank top and red and white print jeans on. Something so simple and yet elegant. Standing tall at 5'8” with a slender figure, she was having a casual conversation with a 65 year old lady, standing ahead of her in the line to board the cruise ship. She was a sight that everyone would want to take a close look at and would continue to find their gaze drawn towards her even after finding her standing with some man who might be her partner.
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It was then, she pulled out her phone and patted the shoulder of the guy behind her, Indian by his looks, her husband, “Come on. Let’s take a picture!” She said and nudged him when he made a face after putting away the phone he was glued to, talking to some of his clients at the hospital. They posed for a snap with the cruise in the background and before she knew, it was their turn to enter the cruise. They were given an access key that would serve as identification as well as their room key and when done, she and her husband disappeared making an entry into the cruise. First few years of their marriage was fun and exciting. It felt like they never left college since they continued to live as if they were in college, she working part time at some firm and him working part time and setting up his clinic. While it made him tiresome, he had it in him to come home to her and spend some quality time together.
It was just like college except their parents knew and they get to live together. But with marriage, came other responsibilities. She managed to work and do house chores while he managed to work at the hospital and also run his clinic. In short time, he’d earned enough so they moved to a nicer neighborhood and made her quit her work. For past two years, she’s been home and while it has its perks, boredom it its biggest downfall. Since then, she’d tried different hobbies and tries to keep herself entertained. While she had more than enough time to kill, he had no spare time and that had created some invisible rift between the two. She loved him but she complained that he didn’t give her enough time. Not having gone anywhere since over a year and half, she complained and bugged him until he came up with a plan that they go on a cruise to the Carribean, a vacation overall consisting of three weeks in total. It would sail on for two first days and then stopping at few ports along the ride as they'd visit the most famous places there is to see. She couldn’t believe it but was pretty excited and besides, she’d never been on a cruise so this ought to be fun. One small concern of his was that he had to be on call for his clinic as well as hospital since he was on the committee. Since that wasn’t her concern, she only shrugged her shoulders when he told her how it was going to be.
James Hartel 35/m
6'2".... 175 lbs
Light brown hair......blue eyes......athletic build
James had been looking forward to this trip for a long time. He had originally planned this with Crystal, who he had been dating at the time. He really thought that it would be a good time for both of them, but it didn't end up working out that way.
They had been dating for 4 years, but things had changed between them over time. They had grown apart. The cruis had been Crystal's idea. She thought that they would be able to rekindle what they had before if they got away from everything and spent some time alone together. He had been scepticall at first, but had finally relented and agreed to go on the cruise. That was until he found out that she had cheated on him. Yes, it had been a year before he found out, but it had happened. He found out from a friend of hers. She told James, because she had a blow up with Crystal, and that was her way of getting back at her. When James confronted Crystal, she did not deny it. That was it. They were done. He decided that, since he had paid for thcruise, he was going to go on it. Maybe he would meet someone to have some fun with.
He arrived at the pier for embarkation and checked his bag with the porter. After going through the check-in process, he headed for the ship. He was standing in line when he got his first glance of her. He wasn't sure if it was the jeans she was wearing that caught her attention, or if it was the fine view of her figure that he got while standing behind her. Whichever it was, he couldn't take her eyes off of her while they waited in line to go up the ramp. He saw her taking a picture with a guy who James assumed was her husband. That didn't stop him from thinking about her. When they boarded the ship, they went in different directions. When he got to his cabin, he went inside and checked it out. He was happy that he chose one with a balcony. James heard the announcement about the muster drill, and followed the directions and went up onto the deck.
Her dark eyes roamed over the height and the width of the cruiseshe was about to board on. It was going to be hell of a vacation and she knew it. She was very much excited and part of the reason being was that this was her first time ever on a cruise and other half the reason was that it’d been while since they went on a vacation. Her husband wasn’t as much excited and that was because this would be his third time on a cruise like this, prior ones being with his parents and his friends during his bachelor life.
Her husband's indeed a lucky man and he does get that a lot. All of his colleagues always tells him that when she’s accompanying him at some function that she's attend often. He's also an important person where he works and has to keep up with appearances. There was a time in their life when they didn’t have to share their time with anyone but themselves, but now, it seemed that they actually spent time doing other things rather than with each other.
She wasn’t too receptive of people around her, how they looked at her and what they might be thinking. She was in her own little bubbly world that had become a little lonely with her husband spending most of his time in his work. She wasn’t the one to complain because she knew he was doing it for them, for the family…speaking of which, none of the two wanted any kids at the time, not until they were ready. Certainly not now or for few years.
She noticed a brochures in many passenger’s hands and she grew curious. Upon looking, she found a stack of it on a table nearby. Once it was in her possession, she looked through it, a childish smile sprung on her face as she read through it. Turning around occasionally towards her husband to show him what they should attend. Many of the adult comedies and shows happened during night hours, shortly after 10 pm or so and kept it that way so kids activities were finished earlier in the night. She usually had a bubbly nature about her, easy to be pleased with an inviting smile about her face. Not the one to get mad over little stuff and that’s why she didn’t get offended when her husband expressed irritation when she snapped their picture.
She took her key card and shoved it in the back pockets of her jeans, walking towards their quarters, disappearing from people’s prying eyes, not that she was aware of it. Once in the room, she took some time to freshen up and was eager to go up on the top deck, to see the cruise pull away into the sea. Of course, there was a drill where everyone had to be on the deck so after spending about 20 minutes, she and her husband made their way out of their cabin to head up to the decks. She smiled as they were waiting for elevators and once it’d arrive, they’d go up like everyone else was. She carried that same brochure in her hand, thinking when time permits, she'll go over today's activities list to see what she might be interested in. Once upstairs, they followed the crowd onto the deck.
James chatted with some of the people from the cabins around him during the muster drill. They waited until the cruise ship worker checked off that they attended the drill before moving around a little. When the announcement was made that the muster drill was complete, James went up to the top deck to look around.
He leaned over the rail and watched as they exited the harbor.it was a pretty nice day, but he was hoping for some fantastic weather on this trip. The cruise took them through both the Eastern and Western Caribbean. They had a couple of stops in Mexico. There was a stop in St. Thomas, St. Maarten, and also in the Bahamas. He had been looking forward to this trip from the beginning. Now, that he was on the cruise by himself, he saw it as a new beginning. He was excited.
There was an activities booth set up a few feet from where he was standing. James walked over and began to talk with the young woman who was working the booth. She was young, very attractive and, he would learn, was from Brazil. He talked to her about the activities for that evening. "What activities would you choose if you were a passenger on this cruise?" He asked her. She mentioned the stand-up comedian, the white out party that started at midnight, and she also said she would love to go to the spa for a massage.
James stood there talking with her for a few more minutes. She told him that the late night parties were always a good time. She said that most of the single people were there, and some of the married people who wished they were single were also there. They laughed about it and she convinced him to buy the drink package. Several other people came to talk to her about activities, so, he thanked her and excused himself. He decided to explore the ship a little.
She was in her own little world to notice anyone in the elevator so after entering it, she snuggled a little towards her husband, keeping enough space between them and others. She did run her hand through her hair, flicking few strands of hair out of her sight as she opened the brochure in her hand, circling activities that she might be interested in checking out. A whiff of her perfume would soon fill the small spaced elevator, letting others enjoy the scent and wonder who smelled so great.
She kept her voice soft and low as she pointed few things out to her husband and nudged him when he made an odd face when she told him that they should check out the activities desk to find out on which excursions they might be interested in. It was obvious he didn’t like the idea so she let it be. Letting an elderly couple exit first, she placed her hand over her husband’s back while holding the pamphlet in her hand which slipped right as they made a turn to walk the other way. It wasn’t a big deal, she told herself when she realized she had lost it. Figured, she’ll just get another one and circle the activities again that she was interested in. She remembered them for the most part.
Once on the deck, she made sure that she snapped a picture or two with her husband by asking someone, which was always better than taking a selfie. She wasn’t the one to cause chaos like everyone else as the cruise disembarked from the port. Initially, the vibration from the engine was felt but soon after, you couldn’t even feel the cruise moving as it sailed away. Soon the port seemed tinier to her gaze as she enjoyed the view and the breeze, standing by the rail as she looked at the water. The water seemed like a silver bedsheet with the sun shining bright over it, that’s what it felt like to her.
She knew it then that she was going to enjoy this trip for sure and whether her husband accompanied on them activities or not. Speaking of which, when it had been almost 45 minutes or so, the husband suggested that they go back down to the room and unpack so it’s once task out of the way. She smiled at him, agreeing but also told him that she will catch up to him in the room because she wanted to run by the desk to get information on excursions. What a better way to start her vacation…plan things out.
It was obvious he was glad that she didn’t drag him along with her and soon they split up. Once she got to the booth, there were few people in the line and when it was her time, she went to a guy who was standing behind the desk. She started out asking him about the next place where they’d stop and all the excursions there’s there to enjoy. She spent another few minutes, writing on the pamphlet that he gave her and the prices were on the bottom as well so it made things easier to see which one to consider. Once she was done, she stepped into an elevator and somehow missed her floor, ending up on the top deck. She figured she can take a walk since she was here, not worrying about going down just yet. They had all day long to put their clothes away.
James walked over to the bar and ordered a drink....what the hell, he had the drink package, so, he might as well use it. After getting his drink, he walked around the pool checking out the women. He stopped by the hot tub and noticed several young women in there. It was a shame that he wasnt dressed appropriately to join them.
He continued to walk around the deck. He noticed the woman in the red and white jeans again. He stopped to check her out. She looked even better than when he saw her before: probably because he was closer to her. He didnt see the guy she was with earlier, so, he decided to move closer and get an even better look.
Yes, she was gorgeous. He moved around her to get a good look from all angles. He was being very discreet . He did not want her to think that he was some kind of pervert. He headed out to explore other parts of the ship. He looked for the different clubs and for the auditorium where the comedian was going to perform. He walked through the casino, which was not open yet since they were still in United States territorial waters.
After spending some time exploring, he decided to head to the spa. The woman at the activities booth had told him that he should get a massage, so, he decided to stop there and see if there were any times available for him to schedule a massage. He worked his way toward the elevator and tried to figure out where the spa was.
Deepika went around the top deck, checking out a view of an open sky and the sea ahead of them, catching the shimmering view of the sea water, it was an amazing view she thought. She stood there for quite a while before continuing to explore the deck and then moved one deck down where there was a big dining area. It’s where they served breakfast and lunch, moving out from there, she walked past a bar and then two large swimming pools, above which was a clear sky. She saw people swimming about and few people getting some sun, enjoying the atmosphere in their comfy beach chairs.
It was then she caught someone’s eye, who then casually checked her out without her knowing it. He’d obviously get a closer look at her since there were whole bunch of other people walking around. He must have been real discreet, checking her out from all angle and even if she’d see him, she’d have no idea what he was doing.
Moving further down on the very same deck, she moved to the elevators and then down to a few floors down where there was a gift shop and jewelry shops. She spent good few minutes, taking notice of fine things they had and she may want to buy for herself. Though, if her husband surprised her with some present, she’d totally love him. She walked past the signs pointing towards a casino. She remembered she was on two floors down and on the side where the casino was.
Thinking it would be easily to take an elevator, if not stairs. She did notice a spa sign and instead of walking towards casino, she turned to go in spa’s direction. She had walked past a set of elevators and a same man twice before finding a spa in a corner, after asking one of the crew member she came across. She walked in the direction he pointed her to go, finding a glassed door with SPA written in large letters. She pulled on the handle and found it was locked. She pulled it a few more times in frustration, debating if she should wait or come back later. She hadn’t noticed a notice with information on hours for the first day, turning her head to find someone walking towards the corner, wondering if it’s someone who worked there.