Bette
Although I couldn’t understand Shane’s sudden change of planes when she was the one coming to my suite to talk about something…. I’ve decided not to worry about it…. so I unpacked a couple of things and began the difficult selection of what to wear to make a good first impression on Tina…..
I was having an internal war in my mind….. and then I remembered that the invitation card of the cruise specifically asked to dress up in our best clothes for the opening ceremony and the welcome dinner after that….. so I knew just the perfect outfit to wear for this special ocation……
After I took a shower I put on my light silver thin striped double-breasted black Armani suit with a white shirt which was loose but no too loose… if you know what I mean and my not too big dark silver cufflinks…… then a light make up…. a pair of also dark silver earrings and let my hair fall free over my shoulders…..
And up to the main deck I went to meet Shane…. the only one who could help me out with my fucked up world…..

 

Tina
I told Shane to meet me on the main deck in an hour…. so after that we’d have another hour until this opening ceremony so I thought about going already dressed up…. otherwise we wouldn’t have time to talk and get ready for this thing at the same time….. I took a relaxing bath and got dressed with my trailor-made deep blue ocean evening dress…. I couldn’t believe how tight it was…. the dress had this low neckline which didn’t show too much but also invited to search for the rest….. and also had an open back which I partially covered with an almost transparent sky blue shawl…. make up was light and jewlery was small and silver….. and with fifteen minutes of spare I headed to the main deck…. hoping that Shane could give me all the answers I needed…..

 

Bette
When I walked up the stairs to the main deck and then began walking around looking for Shane I saw to my relief I wasn’t the only one already dressed for the ceremony….
The sun was already hiding and the sky was colored by orange, red and pink tones…. the sea was covered with billions of gold sparks…. and a sea breeze was softly blowing in the air….
It was so beatiful and peaceful…..
As I kept looking around my eyes laid on the back of a woman and it took a few seconds to my brain to process the absolute beauty of this gorgeous creature standing fifteen feet away from me…. and all I could think about was "turn around….. turn around…. turn around……" as if I was trying to telepathically send this message to her…. "Please turn around….. I need to see your face….." And she did….. and our gazes met….. and I swear that time and motion frozed…… Oh…….. My…. God……. I was stunned….. speechless….. my head began spinning and fast….. my lungs had suddenly decided on their own to stop moving air whether it’d be in or out…… she’s the most beautiful woman in the whole damn universe….. all I could feel was the heavy and now erratic beating of my own heart….. I thought I had died because I’m sure her eyes and the sweetiest tenderness I’ve ever seen in a pair of eyes…. just couldn’t possibly be human…. she was the most beautiful and breath taking angel from heaven who was standing there to welcome me in…. after what seemed hours but were only minutes I undestood that I hadn’t died and I felt the urge to do something…..

 

Tina
I was ten minutes earlier so I wasn’t looking for Shane…. I knew she’d find me….
I just was contemplating the beautiful sunset and how peaceful for the first time in five days I was…..
And suddenly I felt an electric shiver ran all over my body…. I thought it should be the sea breeze that was coming from the ocean so I turn around to go in a different direction and that was when I realized that the most stunning and beautiful brunette I’ve ever seen in my entire life was looking right at me….. WOW!! I swear my heart skept a beat…. Oh….. My….. I couldn’t breath….. I couldn’t move….. I couldn’t think….. hell I couldn’t do much of anything….. and my hands began shaking as my breath increased as well as my heart beating…. and the frantic rush of adrenalin that ran through my veins when I felt her soulful dark eyes penetrate mine’s….. and then it hit me….. I needed to know who this breath taking woman was…. but what do I do now?