The silence of the night was broken by thunder storms, lightning crashed into the sea, missing the luxury cruiser by inches, sometimes even less. The sea churned and threw the boat around wildly. To their credit, Jane and Maura managed to sleep through a large portion of the storm but as it worsened, and a vase was smashed, Maura sat bolt upright in her bed just in time to be tossed violently to the floor.

Jane, who had awoken only a few minutes before, was sitting on a sofa, clinging onto its arms and looking more than a little green.

“I don’t think I like cruising!” Maura whined as she struggled to her feet and wobbled towards Jane.

“Me neither!” Jane replied, catching hold of the blonde as she half fell, half sat next to her.

Together they huddle on the couch and, unbeknown to the other, vowed to make this relationship work. Jane surmised that the roughness of the ocean was really only a reflection of their relationship, they’d have the rough, and by morning, the sea would’ve caught up with them and would have smoothed down.

She was right, by 8am, the sea had indeed calmed, not completely but they could finally sleep again without risk of being thrown from bed or having something fall on them.

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Chip glared at his equipment, the readouts all told him that it was about time he landed. A storm had thrashed Madagascar and was heading in their direction. The small plane would never be able to cope with the forces that such a storm would inflict and so, he aimed for land, he didn’t much care which bit.

They would have to make the rest of the journey in the morning.

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Thanks to the storm, everything aboard the Galaxy had been delayed. When Jane and Maura reached the decadent dining area, they were delighted to discover that a full breakfast was still available.

Jane, having had her PB & J snack the previous evening wasn’t feeling as hungry as she imagined she would so opted for a couple of slices of toast and some cereal.
Maura on the other hand was famished. She loaded a plate with sausages, bacon, hash browns, baked beans, a couple of runny fried eggs, a fried tomato and some mushrooms.