Fanfic: Subtropical surprise

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I am starting my first fanfic, who was original written in Dutch, now posting in English. Hope you like it as much my Dutch readers did.
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Subtropical surprise

Prolog
Paris, five o’clock in the morning. The sound of an alarm clock, disturbs the silence from this early morning. A hand reaches out under the duvet and hit the alarm clock, back to silence. Sebastian has problems to open his eyes. For a moment he did not know why the alarm clock, rings so early. He looks at the display, and knows within a few minutes that terrible sound will be back again.
“Terrible that sound” he grumps. For a moment he didn’t know why he has to get up so early. A smile gets over his face when he remembers. Only a half day to work and after that vacation. His humor is back again and he hurries to the shower. After dressed up in his working clothes, he goes downstairs to have a quick breakfast. He grabs his suitcase and goes to his car to get to Claudette. Claudette is his girlfriend for almost a year and she is a stewardess. His job since six years is pilot with Royal France. Now the two lovebirds have the same scheduler today, because after that they are going on vacation. They have to do two flights. The first one to London and after that from London to Marseille. In Marseille they go on board at the cruise ship “D’amour” and stay there for four weeks.


When Claudette’s alarm clock rings, she jumps out of her bed and rushes to the shower. When she is done she looked at the two pictures at her nightstand. At one picture is her boyfriend Sebastien and at the other photo the great musical star David Miller. She is a huge fan of him and he is very successful at Broadway at the moment. Sometime when Sebastien is in a joking mood he says: “What does that man has that I haven’t?” Her answer is always the same. “Because he has a wonderful voice and I think he is looking so good.” She sighted and have another look at the photos. Then she decided to take David’s picture with her. Sebastien she is going to see every day the upcoming four weeks.
She hurries to get dressed in her stewardess suite. Hopefully I can get in to this, when I am back from my vacation” she things. Then she hears a car toot. That must be Sebastien and he hates it to wait. So she grabs her bag and suitcase, locks her front door and hurries downstairs to him. Sebastien is always a little impatient.

“Bonjour Seb.”
“Bonjour ma chérie.” A big hug and kisses follows. After a drive from ten minutes they arrive at the airport ‘Charles de Gaulle’. Seb parks his car and together they go to the shelter to check in. After that they have gone their own way. “See you in London, honey” she said. “Ok Cherie, I am going to find Pierre, he is my copilot for today.”

The flight to London expires without problems. After Claudette says goodbye to the last passengers, she went to the other stewardesses to say goodbye and went to the cockpit to Sebastien.
“He Seb, did we have time for a sandwich and coffee?”she asks.
“That is alright by me darling. Let go to that new sandwich-corner. Claudette I am really happy that we can go on vacation when we are in Marseille.”
He lays his arm around her waist and presses her more to him. She steals quickly a kiss before answering him. “Yes it is really fantastic, four weeks together. No work only us and a romantic cruise ship.” After the coffee and sandwich Seb has to go to the cockpit were he found Henri his copilot to Marseille. “Hi Seb, nice that we can work together again.” Seb smiles, he like Henri, he is an old friend of him. He blows a hand kiss to Claudette who is leaving to meet up with the other stewardesses.
“See you in Marseille” is the last he hear from her.


Chapter 1

In the mean while in London, Hilton hotel. David Miller just finishes his breakfast and waits now for a taxi he has ordered. Hopefully he is in time at the airport. A big smile appears on his face. Well David, that is a really marvelous plan of you to book a vacation on a cruise ship for four weeks, he thinks. Far away from Broadway. No yelling female fans, no complaining from his manager. Totally nothing, just relaxing and having fun. That is exactly what he needs right now.

Claudette has checked the passengers list from flight 7190 to Marseille. The business class is almost full. Her eyes find a name that make her hear beat a little bit faster. Mr. David Miller? There a lots of David Millers at this world. But what when this is the David Miller? It could be. She goes to her colleague stewardess Antoinette and suggests doing the business class today. Antoinette looks at the list and said: “It is pretty busy in there. Are you sure? You are exhausted before your vacation.”
”No, problem let me do it” she replies. Claudette went back to business class to check if everything is alright and to welcome the people on board. Only the seat from Mr. Miller is empty. She looks at her watch and decided to close the door. When de the door is half closed she hears something yelling: “Hello miss, please hold that door for me.” Claudette reopens the door and sees a man with baseball cap climbing the stairs. She waits and smiles when he came on board.
“Excuse me miss that I am so late.” Claudette looked up to him and meets the most beautiful blue eyes she ever has seen.
“Well let me guess, you are Mr. Miller? Right?” He gives her a warm smile and confirms he is Mr. Miller. She shows him his seat with week knees. After that she goes further with her work. Explaining the security rules on board and after that serve cold and warm drinks for the passengers. When she comes to David and asks what he wants to drinks she almost melting when he looks up to her. Back in the little kitchen she cannot remember what he had ordered. She thinks for a while and put some coffee in a cup and brings that to him.
David look puzzled up to her. “Did I order coffee?” he asks. Claudette head turn red. Oh this is so embarrassed.
“Sorry, sir, did you not order this?” “No as a matter a fact I ordered champagne. But it doesn’t matter I will drink the coffee.” She is relieved and her mind dreams further. What is he going to do in Marseille? She haven’t the courage to ask him.
“Maybe you are wondering why I order champagne on this early hour” he said.
“Excuse me? No I don’t know, but you may tell me if you want to.”
“Could you keep a secret?”He whispers.
“Always” she said quickly. “We have professional secrecy.”
“Come a little closer please.” She bows forward to hear what he has to say. “I am going to cruise Mediterranean Sea.” Claudette is speechless for a moment. “With the ship ‘MS D‘amour’ and that name says enough.” David grins.
“Well sire I wish you very much pleasure” she whispers’ back before she is going back to work.

On arrival in Marseille she stood on top off the stairs and says goodbye to her passengers. David she gave a wink and wishes him again a great vacation. When all passengers gone she takes seat on the first chair she sees. My got, four weeks on one ship with David Miller. Seb is not going to like this. But she can’t help it. She is such a great fan of David and now she has met him in person……… Someone is tapping her on her shoulder.
“Darling, are you ready?” She turns around and looks in Sebastian’s face and decided not to tell him about David Miller.
“Shall we collect our suitcases, than change clothes and take a taxi to the harbor?”
“Sure Seb, I am ready, we can go.”
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Chapter 2

In the harbor of Marseille lies the cruise ship “MS D’amour” ready for their guests. Captain Carlos Marin welcomes his guests personally. The Spanish captain has a great predilection for beautiful ladies. He is really charming. His pretty look and his chocolate Brown eyes make many women get week knees. But when he is at work, he forgot the ladies and does just his duty. He is a perfectionist and has his own rules. His crew knows that and they know when they have to work and when they can make pleasure. There is always a cozy atmosphere on board. Now the crew is busy to make sure that the guests will find their cabins, check them in and show them around. They all aware that the captain is always punctually and wants to leave in time. He is very strictly with the rules on board.

A deck below in the cabins for the staff, Urs Bühler stretches his body and makes himself comfortable. He enjoys the rest that he has for the moment. He works for several years on board of this ship. He is a masseur and he enjoys his work very much. Sometimes he helps out the entertainment team on board. They arrange several things for the guests. He likes to meet people. He was lucky that his friend Carlos did a good word for him at the shipping company.
So many variations, he has here, he had been able to find anywhere else. Each trip there are one or more ladies who felt in love with him. He smiles and thinks: Not bad, not bad at all.

In the meanwhile Sebastien and Claudette arrived on board as well. She sees a handsome man in a white costume. Oh Lord, what a man.
“Seb, what do think, the man in white is, over there?”She asks. Sebs looks at Carlos and answers: “I think this must be the captain. But come on we ask him were we have to go for checking in.
When Carlos sees the couple he turns around. “Welcome on board, are you on honeymoon?”
“No, we are not” answers Seb quickly.
“Excuse me but we expect a couple for their honeymoon on board and when I saw you two I thought for a moment you are the married couple. May I introduce myself to you? I am Carlos Marin, your captain. And I hope you enjoy your stay at my ship.”
“Thanks captain, so for us no honeymoon suite?” Seb asks with a big smile on his face.
“No, sorry that one is already occupied. But when you go in that direction, to your right, there is a front desk where you can check in.” Seb and Claudette thanks him and going to the front desk.

David has been installed in his carbine. The holiday may begin. He decided to go on deck, to see how the ship is leaving the harbor. The wharf is full with people who wave goodbye to their friends and family. David waves back even when he knows that no familiar face is on the wharf. When he looks down to the below deck he sees a swimming pool. There are some people already swimming. He thinks a bit and decided to go to the swimming pool either. He goes to collect his swimming trunk and rushes to the swimming pool to see if there beautiful ladies there.


Seb and Claudette are unpacking their suitcases. There is not much Cabinet space but that doesn’t matter to them. Claudette drops the photo of David on her nightstand. Seb sees it and reacts.
“My goodness Claudette, why did you bring that lady killer with you. I didn’t want to see that guy for the upcoming four weeks” he growls. She turns around and puts her hands into her waist.
“I don’t think so Seb, he stays there. I see you every day the upcoming four weeks. Him not.” She blushes remembering that the gorgeous David Miller is on board. Seb shakes his head. Will he ever understand women? But he doesn’t begin his vacation with an argue with Claudette so he said: Ok, we do it your way, let the lady killer stay. Are you coming with me? I want to explorer the ship?”
“Off course Cherie” she answers.

Isabelle is also on board of the ship. She travels alone. She is just divorced and her parents gave her this trip to empty her mind and forget the terrible time she had. She dressed up in her bikini and decided to go to the pool. When she opens her cabin-door she bumped into a man. After a first little shock, she looks into a pair of hazel-brown eyes. She looks further. Long dark curly hair and a beautiful smile. He still holds her.
“Hi, my name is Urs and I am the masseur on board. Did I hurt you?” She could only stare at him. He let her go and reaching his hand toward. “Your name is……..? There is another smile.
“Isabelle” she can only whisper softly.
“Hi Isabelle, nice to meet you. Where would you like to go?” Now she smiles and looks at him.
“I would like to go to the swimming pool, can you show me the way?”
“Of course I can. Just come with me.” Urs offers her his arm.

David arrives at the pool. Sitting on the edge of the pool he puts his sunglasses on. Now he can look at all those people without they know that he is looking. Then he sees a red hair lady. She is wearing sunglasses too. He bet she has green eyes. The lady puts her towel on a chair and drops her glasses at the table. David follows the movements of the red hair lady. She is a dream. The next moment she dives into the pool. David is totally wet.
“He” he yells and jumps into the pool. Gerda came up and didn’t notice what is going on around her. She is lifted out of the pool by a man with sunglasses.
“What do you think you are doing?” She asks. She looks at David. His sunglasses are slips down to the point of his nose. She looks into a pair of heavenly blue eyes.
“I knew it, green eyes” interrupt David her thoughts.
“So what?” she replies.
“Sorry for my action but I has to know what the colors of your eyes was.”
“Well, you know it right now so let me go” says the lady angry. David let her go but want to know her better. For a moment he does not know what to say. Then he decides to introduce himself.
“Hi I am David may I invite you for a drink at the bar?” She looks skeptical but accepts the invitation.
“Alright, by the way my name is Gerda.” She is shaking her head. What a crazy man but maybe he is very interesting.
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Chapter 3

Sebastien and Claudette are discovering systematically the ship. “First to the lifeboats. If is to hot in our cabins we going to sleep here and look at the stars in the sky” suggest Sebastien. “You French romanticist” she replies. In the meanwhile Carlos has seen the two lovebirds near the lifeboats. He comes closer to them, greets them and ask if they are interested in a little tour to the cockpit. Seb rejoices and says: “Yes please, I would love that.”Carlos looks over to Claudette. “No, thanks captain, not for me. And I must warn you when you give Sebastien a wheel in his hands, he don’t given it back” she answers. Carlos laughs but is now very curious why. “Did you have a boat for yourself?”he guesses. “No, but I am a pilot and mostly flying in a Boeing 737.” “Now I understand your girlfriends warning. But I am sure you going to like it. And I promise to be not boring.” He grins.


“Well Isabelle, here is the pool”
“Thank you so much Urs. It is really nice of you to bring me here. Are you going to swim to?” she asks. “No, I am really sorry bit I have to start my work in five minutes. She is wondered. “Are they already massages appointments? The people are on board for such a short time. ”
“No, but I also keep an eye in the physical fitness room. I tell people how to use the several things there. Have fun and see you around one of these days.” Urs leaves and goes to the physical.

Carlos went to his cabin and take a seat. He sighted. The cruise is totally booked. The crew is going to be very busy the upcoming month. At first sight it looks there no difficult people on board. But he knows that van be change very quickly. What is that? He listen carefully. It seems like there is someone in his bedroom. Very quiet he sneaks into the bedroom. He sees a lady in the back with a massage table. He sneaks further into the room and puts his hand on the hips off the lady and says dangerous: “What are you think you are doing? And who are you?”
Annika jumps up to nearly a meter. She turns around and looks very angry up to the man behind her.
“That is none of your business” she answers him. She puts her hands in her side and looks pugnacious up to him. Her eyes drift from his eyes down to his feet. In that moment she is going to be very nervous. “Oh my god, who is this man?” she thinks. “Hopefully is this not the captain.”
Carlos can’t laugh about this. If this lady belongs to the crew he has to know. “This is my cabin and I didn’t permit you to come here. What are you doing with that table? Planning having lunch here?” Annika was speechless for a moment. She is angry with the man in front of her no matter if he is the captain or not. He is rude and didn’t know how to treat a lady. “My boss asked me to bring this table over here because the captain has a massage appointment for this afternoon” she said. Carlos raises his eyebrows. “Yes, I have an appointment but I am always coming to the massage-room. So who told you to do this? And more important who is your boss?” he asks.
“Urs Bühler, sir” she whispers. Carlos is surprised. So it was Urs, who did this. “So would you please tell me who you are and what you are doing on board of my ship?” he ask looking at her. “As a matter a fact I have to know that because I am the captain. But I didn’t so please explain it to me.” Annika did a step forward and gives him a handshake. “I am Annika Bjornson and I am the second masseuse.” “Who hired you” Carlos wants to know.
“Urs Bühler, sir.”That’s it. Urs is his friend but doing this without letting him know is not correct. It is obviously that he had done this to embarrass his new colleague. “Did, Urs asked you to bring this table over here?” Annika is nodding only. “Okay, you can go and get the thinks you need. I am agreeing for this time. But for the next Annika, keep it in mind. I never have a massage appointment in the captain’s cabin. Understood?” Annika nods again. “By het way, your last name is Bjornson?” “Yes, sir.” “Are you from Scandinavia?” She is glad he isn’t angry with her anymore. “Yes, captain. I am from Sweden.” Then she rushes of to get her things for the massage.

Two decks below David are sitting on the bar with Gerda. He can’t take his eyes of her. She is a gorgeous woman. “Where are you from Gerda” he asks. She smiles. “I am from the cold north of Europe.” David gives it a try. “May I guess? You are coming from Great Britain. There it’s raining mostly cats and dogs and it is situated in the north.” Gerda laughs loud. “No you are totally wrong.”
“Then you must be from Scandinavia?” “No, David I am from the Netherlands.” David thinks for a moment. “The Netherlands? Never heard of.”
“It is next to Germany and Belgium” she answers. “Now I know. You live in Amsterdam, right?” She laughs again. “No I am from Groningen.” “Never heard of” he said. David’s minds take him on a flow. What a beautiful lady. Be careful not interrupt anything. Move slowly, give he some advice to himself. “May I invite you for dinner tonight?” She looks at him and sees that he means what he just said. “Well I guess I could use some company, because there is nobody on the ship I know, except you.”
“Can I pick you up you at 19.00 hours?” “Yes, please my cabin number is 756. See you later David and thanks for the invitation. I am going to my cabin to have a little nap.” “See you tonight. And Gerda? I am really looking forward to that.”

Isabelle is enjoying the sun on deck. Her mind drifts away to the handsome masseur on board. He is really good looking. Must be great to have men near who can give you a nice massage when you need it. Those strong hands kneading her body. She smiles and intent to make an appointment for a massage. She waves at the waitress and orders a white wine. “Did you know how I can make an appointment for a massage?”She asks. “If you give me your cabin-number I can arrange that for you. When would you like to have the massage?” “I think tomorrow afternoon, will be fine and my cabin-number is 621.” The waitress leaves and came back within a few minutes. “Tomorrow at 14.00 hours. You can find the massage rooms on deck 4” she explains. Isabelle thanks her and lies back in her chair. She already looks forward to that appointment.

Sebastien and Claudette are back in their cabin to dress up for the diner that evening. Claudette shows her new dress to Sebastien. “What do you think Seb? Will this dress do it for tonight?” Seb looks critical and says: “Is this a new dress, Cherie?” “Yes I bought it last week in Paris” she answers. “Do you like it?” Sebastien whistles between his teeth. “To sexy when you ask me. Maybe I have to tie you at the chair other while other men will take you away from me.” She laughs loud. “Don’t worry dear, as long David Miller is not one of those men.” Seb looks grumpy. “That is the last man I would like to see you dress up like that.” “Come on Seb get that shower I am hungry.” Seb hurries into the shower when Claudette threatens to come after him.
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Chapter 4

In the dining room is everything prepared for dinner. It is seven o’clock when the first guests arrive. Carlos walks from table to table to make sure that the guests no wishes have left. When he arrives at the captains-table he introduces himself to the guests, including David and Gerda. “May I ask which profession you have? He asked David. David hesitates for a moment and decided to tell his real profession. “That must be an interesting job. In a couple days we have a little contest on board. Nothing serious, just for fun. There always guests who can sing or do other entertainment. Maybe you would like to participate” Carlos explains. David smirks. “Yes, maybe I do.” Gerda who follows the whole conversation is really exciting. “I think I would like to hear when you are singing, you may sing for me when you like” she whispers in his ear. David smiles at her. The orchestra is starting to play and Carlos announces that there is a possibility to dance. When nobody went to the dance floor, Carlos stood up and asks David if it is okay when he has a dance with Gerda. “Sure, no problem” he answers and looks how the two dances. Gerda enjoys it very much. The man next to her is an excellent dancer. He leads perfect, the only thing she has to do is to move her feet. Much to fast the dance is over. When they walk back to their table, Gerda really hope that David is an excellent dancer to. It seems David had read her mind. “Do you want to dance with me? Or you to tired?””No, no, I love to dance with you David.” During the dance David recognize a lady at the other end of the dance floor. There is the stewardess from his flight to Marseille. He didn’t notice that he stopped dancing and looks with his mouth open in her direction. “David, why you stop dancing?” Gerda asks next to him. “Sorry” he said and continues dancing. But his mind is still with the stewardess. She impressed him already at the airplane. The Music stops and Gerda ask him if they can do another one. “No, Gerda. I need a drink first.” His heart beats in his throat and there are butterflies in his stomach. My god what a women. He knows that is not polite against Gerda but he have to look at her. Did she have a friend, maybe she is married. His brain makes lots of plans at this time.

At the other side Sebastien and Claudette have an argue. Sebastien has seen David and recognized him as well. “Well here we go. Now you’re off to Mister Lady-killer I guess” he starts. Claudette thinks he is overreacting. What did he think of her? She is on holiday with him and not with David. The other guests at the table try to calm down the two lovebirds. Sebastien is jealous and sees David as a threat. Claudette tries to calm down him but David want listen. “Shall we dance Sebby and forgot that he is on this ship either?” “No, way” weeps Seb. At that moment the orchestra leader announces ladies dance. Claudette tried again. “Sebastien, may I please this dance from you?” He don’t react which Claudette make also angry. She puts her napkin down and puts her chair behind and stood up. She looks at Seb for the last time before walking across the dance floor straight away to David’s table. She asks David to dance. David is surprised and looked at her with his mouth open. “Yes, please” he finally says. What a lovely coincident is this. He escorts the lady to the dance Floor and takes her in his arms. In this moment he totally forgot his table lady Gerda. He looks at Claudette and says: “What a nice surprise to see you again lovely lady.” She smiles and gave him a mysterious look. “What is your name?”He asks. “I am Claudette, David.” “You know me?”
“Yes, from the passengers list in the airplane.” “Shall we do another dance?” David asks when this one is over. “I would love that David.” She looks for a short moment to Seb and found only an empty chair. Is Seb dancing too? She looks over the dance floor but didn’t see Seb. Her eyes search and found a pair of blue eyes in front of her. She has only eyes for this man at this moment.

Urs ate in the kitchen. He hates it to dress up for dinner. He prefers to eat here in the kitchen, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. After finishing his dinner he takes a walk on the upper-deck. It is so quiet here now the passengers are in the dining room. A man leads to the regime. A guest who is lost, Urs thinks for a moment and says: “Good evening.” Seb looks at him and growls. “A good evening? I don’t think so.” Urs smiles but hopes not the man saw it. “Well I am a good listener, but only when you want to talk” he suggests. “Are you a guest on this ship” Sebs wants to know. “No, I am the masseur.” Sebastien thinks for a while and comes to the solution that it not matters who he tells the story. So the next half hours he is talking to Urs about him and Claudette. Urs is carefully listening. “I think, your girlfriend is right. She asked you First for the ladies dance. Right? And you said twice no.” Sebastien nodded and feels terrible about the whole argue. “When you want I can have a little talk with your girlfriend” he suggests. “No, thanks. I will go to my cabin and wait for her. Thanks for listening.” “No, problem. You’re welcome.”

Urs stays behind. He sat down on a bench. He hears a sound and for a moment he thought that Sebastien is coming back. But he sees that his colleague Annika is coming in his direction. It seems she is angry but why? “You terrible man” she said, when she stood in front of him. Urs rise up from the bench and gives her his most charming smile. He grins when he sees how angry the lady is. She is gorgeous when she is angry, he thinks. “Why did I have to dreg that massage table into the captain cabin?” she starts. “That was for you’re………………rag” he answers still laughing. This makes her even angrier. “Well mister wise guy I hope you can swim, because I am going to throw you over board right know.” She grabs Urs at his shirt and had seriously the intention to get him into the seawater. Urs stops laughing and take her in his arms. “Just a moment darling, this was a joke, nothing serious.” “Nothing serious? Are you out of your mind? I was totally embarrassing in the captain cabin before. I have almost lost my job even before I start it.” She still tries to move Urs to the regime. She is so angry with this man. Finally, Urs has grip on her and held her tight. “I love women with guts. I like women like you” he said softly. For a moment she didn’t know what to say. “How do you mean? You love me?” she asks. “Are you always that straight?” She nods again. “Yes Annika I did from the First moment I saw you.” She pushes him away and a stamp with her feet’s on the ground, turns around and leaves. Urs laughs loudly. “Darling this is not finished yet.” She didn’t answer and continue her way.
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Chapter 5
David and Claudette danced several dances with each other. “Shall we sit down and have a drink?” David suggests. He looks surprised when he saw that Gerda is not at her seat. Maybe she was tired and went to bed. Claudette looks at Sebs chair which is also empty. “Yes, David I would love that” she answers. “Shall we take the drinks with us and go on deck?” David’s eyes light up. “That is a wonderful idea.” On deck they sit down on a bench.
“I hope that your fiancée is not angry about this dance” David restart the conversation. “No, David. You didn’t because he is not my fiancé. He is my boyfriend but I have to say that he is a bit jealous. And when he recognized you he was furious.” “Recognized me? I don’t understand“ David looks puzzled. “Furious about me? Why?” Claudette took a deep breath and starts explaining. “David, to be honest, I have to tell you that I know that you are a musical star from the musical Grease. I am a big fan of you for several years.”She smiles. “Well, your picture is always on my nightstand, that’s why Sebastien recognized you as well. I think he is very angry with me right now.” David has to grins his picture on her nightstand? “Did you also have a picture of Sebastien on your nightstand?”He asks carefully. “Normally at home yes but here on the ship I took only your picture with me because I would see Seb every day and you not. But that was before I recognized you on board of the plane.”She blushes. David looks deeply in her eyes and is almost tempted to kiss her. It seems that Claudette feels this and she went of her eyes. His finger goes under her chin and forces her to look up to him. David is desperate; he has to kiss her, even when this is the only kiss he ever gets from her. Claudette shakes a bit but can’t take his eyes of him. He comes closer and closer and finds finally her warm lips. First he kisses her very soft and gently, but soon he increase his kiss. Thousands of thoughts crosses his mind right now. But at the end his sense wins. He let Claudette go and whispers an apology. Claudette stares at him. “Sorry David, this is not right. I have to go. I have to go and look for Sebastien.” “Wait Claudette. I will come with you. I explain it to him. You are in trouble because of me” he says. “No David, I am in trouble because I came to you for a dance. But we had an argue and I did this to hurt him. Not very fair of me.”
“Listen Claudette, I think you are a marvelous woman and I really want to know you better. But I don’t want to interfere in you relation with Sebastien. It is not fair. The kiss was wrong.” She looks up to him. He is right. Her relationship with Sebastien is worth to fight for. “Thanks David, you are a great guy.”
“Well let’s hunt for Sebby.” David has to laugh about his own yell. She laughs and said: Okay let’s go and find him. There is a lot to explain and make up.

Later that evening Carlos is on his way to his cabin. When he came around the corner he bumped into a lady. Automatically his arms go around her waist. “Well hello.” His warm voice goes a bit down when he looks into the lady’s face. The lady looks up and said: “Oh no, you again.” Carlos gives her his most charming smile. “Good evening Annika, you were on your way to my cabin for that massage?” “Of course not. Did you really think I give a massage dressed up like this?” He held her a little bit back and gave his eyes a decent look. He likes what he sees. “Well lady, the massage table is still in my cabin and we had an appointment this afternoon. Why did you came back for the massage?” he ask. “Sorry but I was so furious about Urs and then I forgot the massage.” Carlos laughs loudly. “Let me guess and you’ve told Urs that?” “Of course.” She smiles back and realizes she is still in his strong arms. “Alright, now? Or first thing tomorrow morning?”She asks. “Now” decided Carlos quickly. “I have to get up early tomorrow morning.” She went to her cabin to collect her massage stuff and take a quick dress change into something more comfortable. Carlos hurries to his cabin and is already undressed and on the table when Annika arrives. “Please turn around I’ll do your back first.” He turns around and she start with putting some oil on her hands. She massages his neck, shoulder sheets and his back. They are talking about everything and nothing. When she finished she puts everything in her bag and washes her hands. “I will send Urs tomorrow to collect the table.” Carlos has to smile about her suggestion. She is a very good masseuse with a very pleasant technique. He always thought the Scandinavian ladies were different.

David and Claudette searched on the whole ship but no sign of Sebastien. “I will bring your cabin” David says. “That is the only place we didn’t look. Maybe he is there?” “Maybe you are right David, thanks for everything.”She waits till he leaves and opens the cabin door. One view is enough to see that Sebastien is there. Lying on his bed with his clothes still on. Next to the bed an empty bottle of French cognac. “Sebby, Sebby” she whispers. “This is not the solution, we have to talk. And we have to talk soon.” She starts to undress him and after that go to sleep for herself.

Urs is very early up the next morning. He has to work in the physical fitness. But first breakfast. He enters the kitchen and asks for bacon and eggs and a glass of milk.
In the fitness room already some guests working on the several machines. David is one of them. The whole night he couldn’t sleep. He blames the lady who couldn’t get out his mind. He is ashamed because he totally forgot Gerda. She owes an apology, that’s for sure. Urs come toward to him and start explaining the several machines. David is working hard to get Claudette out of his mind. She belongs to someone else.
Isabelle is looking at David and wondering why he looks so familiar. After thinking for a while she decided that Urs is more important. After her divorce there was no other man in her life. She thought she did not want ever have another man. But seeing Urs makes her doubt. Men are all the same, she thinks. Why would be this one better?”

Sebastien wakes up. His eyes hurt and what is happened to his head? Did somebody hit him? He looks around. Where is he? He looked next to him and sees Claudette. She is lying next to him, her body is rolled up. It looks she is cold. He tries to get up. Good heavens what is going on? Why did he have any clothes on? He can’t remember undress himself. He shakes softly on Claudette’s shoulder. “Cherie, it is almost ten o’clock.” Claudette’s eyes flashing when she looks up to Seb. “Are you alright?” she asks. “No I think somebody hit me with a hammer” he answers. “You can only blame yourself Sebastien. But darling we have to talk.” Sebastien nodded but is not in the mood for a conversation right now. “Do we have to do this now?” “Well before or after breakfast. Whatever you like.” “Breakfast?” Sebs stomach turns around. “Please no breakfast, Claudette.” “Why did you left yesterday evening without telling me?”She starts asking. Claudette looks at him. “Well I hear.” Sebastien looks a bit shy, not knowing what to say. “I thought I was going mad when I see that Lady Killer here on board. Did you know he was on board of this ship?” he asks. For a moment she doesn’t know what to say. “Yes and no, Seb. I saw him on the passengers list at our flight to Marseille. He was one of the passengers.” Seb stood up and walked around in the small cabin. “And you thought, you don't have to tell about it?”
“I thought this is a big boat so maybe we didn’t see him.” “That was a little bit naïve my dear Claudette. But what now? What are we going to do with mister David Miller?”
“Well nothing Seb. I have just danced with the man. That’s all.” “All? I am not blind. The man devours you with his eyes. And you were wearing that sexy dress. I thought I would be explode seeing the two of you together.” Claudette is getting angry as well. “You had a good solution for that. Grab a big bottle of cognac and empty it by yourself. That is the right thing to do but a solution? In the meanwhile we were searching about the whole ship for you.”
“Excuse me? We?” he shouts. “Yes David……” Seb don’t let her end that line. “And how was he?”Good?” “Sebastien Izambard you are a rude person. When you want to talk to me like this I am of. See that you cool down first and maybe after that I will try again.” Sebastien is angry to and decides to go to the sauna. “I am in the sauna. Goodbye.” He grabs a towel and slams the door when he leaves.
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Urs enjoys his cup of coffee during his break. Annika has the same idea and enters the room with a cup of tea in her hand.
“Are you still mad at me Annika?” He asks. Annika looks surprised. “Mad at you? Of course Urs but I have an idea how you can make it up. There is still a massage table in the captains’ cabin. Maybe you can collect it for me?” Urs don’t understand it.
“Does that mean that you gave the captain that massage?” “Of course I did.” Urs sighted. “Okay, as soon I have finished my coffee I will go.”

A couple minutes later he knocks on Carlos’ door. “Yes come in” Carlos reply. “Good morning Urs, what brings you here at such an early time?”
“When I am right, there is still a massage table over here” start Urs to explain. “The table can wait Urs. I want to talk with you. Why didn't you mention to me that you’ve hired a second masseuse?”
“Sorry Carlos, it slipped of my mind. And yesterday you were so busy with the new guest. I don’t want to disturb you. You know it was so busy at our last cruise. That why I hired Annika.” Urs is feeling uncomfortable.
“I want to know who is on my crew, Urs. You had to discuss this matter before you hired her.”
“You are right Carlos but I have to decide quickly. But what do you think of her? She is a good masseuse right?” Urs is really enthusiastic about her.
“Yes Urs she is.”Urs grins. Carlos sees that and makes his own conclusion.
“And you are totally in love with the Swedish lady” he answers.
“Is that so clear to you?” he asks.
“Yes, Urs. It is that clear. How is working with her? Did you two get along?”
“Well at this moment the lady is angry with about this issue with the massage table.” Carlos could not stop laughing. Urs wanted to have a little fun and now the lady is angry with him.
“That was a stupid thing to do, Urs. But you can relax, she can drink my blood as well. But why don’t you make it up to her. Invite her for a dinner this evening at the captains table. You could know her better. I guess the both of you have the evening off?” Urs jumps up and down.
“That is a great idea Carlos. Thanks for helping. See you later.” Urs went to the door and opens it.
“Didn’t forgot you anything?” Carlos asks.
“Forgotten?” “Yes, the massage-table?”
“Aye captain” he answers and catches the table with him.



When Seb arrives in the sauna, there is one lady in it. He asks polite if he may come in.
“Of course” answers Gerda. “Go ahead.”
“Thanks. Is this your first cruise?” he asks, looking up to her. She smiles.
“Yes it is. It is not easy get to know people. Yesterday I’ve met a very nice guy at the pool. He invited me for dinner last night and danced with another lady the whole evening. So I left and go to bed.”
“What a coincident. Yesterday I have an argue with my girlfriend. She asks me to dance and when I am refused she went straight to the famous Lady killer David Miller and asks him to dance.”
“Wait a minute” interrupt Gerda him. “David Miller, tall blue eyes, American musical star?”
“Yes that is him” Seb answers. “Welcome to the club of victims. May I introduce myself? I ‘am Sebastien.”
“Glad to meet you Sebastien I am Gerda.” She smiles at him. Poor guy she thinks. They shake hands.
“I have to discuss this matter with my girlfriend but I guess I can forget it.”
“Is you girlfriend a fan of him?” Gerda ask.
“Unfortunately she is.”
“But this is not meaning that she is in love with him.” Gerda is thinking loudly. “You had to see how he has undressed her with his eyes.” Sebastien is getting angry again. “You are jealous, Sebastien.”
“Yeah, you are right. But what shall I do? Can we make some plans to get them separate from each other? You can have David” he suggests. “No, Sebastien but we can make them a little jealous. I know it is a bit mean but I am in the mood for revenge.”
“Maybe we two can do some nice things to make them a bit jealous” replies Sebastien.
“Okay what do you suggest?”
“Breakfast in about fifth teen minutes, for start?” She nodded. Seb hurries to his cabin and take a cold shower.

David is already showered and walks to the lounge for breakfast. The first thing he sees is the gorgeous lady from last night. She has long dark hair and when she smiles there are sparkling in her eyes. “Good morning, beautiful lady. How are you this morning?”
“I am fine David. Didn’t you have breakfast already?” He shakes his head.
“I’m always starting the day with sporting. Kan we have breakfast together?”
“I don’t know David. I was waiting for Sebastien” she starts her explanation. “But there is enough place here. He can sit here as well.”
“Okay then, lets order coffee.”

When Seb returns to his cabin he finds a note from Claudette on the bed. I am already gone upstairs for breakfast, see you soon. Seb hurries to get dressed and follows her upstairs. He hopes that Gerda keeps her promise and that she is in time. Gerda just came to the dining room when Seb also arrives. He offers her his arm and both enter the room. Seb looks around to see if he sees Claudette. Then he sees her in company of ……………. Mister Lady Killer himself. He growls. Gerda sees it and advice him to do so normal as possible.
“Come on, we sit with then at one table and see what happens” she suggests.
“Good Morning, everybody.” Seb have said it very loudly. Claudette looks surprise over and sees then another lady at Sebs arm. What is this? Is Seb planning a revenge? In the meanwhile David feels uncomfortable about the situation. He didn't know what to say or to do.
“I’ve just ordered coffee. Sit down and eat” Claudette finally said.
Sebastien is so polite and helps Gerda at her chair. Then he takes a seat and when he looks up he looks in Claudette puzzled face. The waiter brings the coffee and mention that there is a buffet with English breakfast, boiled eggs and cereals. When the waiter has left, nobody knows what to say. David looks to Gerda and ask her plans for today. Gerda looks to Claudette and suggest: “Are you in the mood for discovering the shops on board?” Claudette looks for moment over to Seb and answers: I would love to, but what are the guys doing?” Seb gives her an angry look.
“You know that I hate it when I have to come along when you are shopping.” David sees the problem and decided to scarified himself.
“Well I would love to escort those lovely two ladies to the stores.” It slipped out of his mouth before thinking about it.
Seb almost losing his temper. The guy is nuts. Love to shop? Which man loves to shop? Unbelievable, he thinks.
“Sebastien what are you going to do?” Claudette asks. “I’m going further where I stopped yesterday evening” grumbles Seb. Claudette sighted.
“Shall we do something else? Gerda and David can shop by themselves” she said.
“No, Claudette go ahead. I will entertain myself and no worries I stay away from the cognac.” Claudette grabs his hand.
“What are your plans for today?” Seb sights.
“The captain promise me an extensive tour in the machinery so I hope he have some time for that today.” Claudette is reassured and nod. She is thinking, she has to talk to Seb and it must be quickly. This is not going well. After breakfast David escorts the ladies to the shopping deck. He has a lady at each of his arms and enjoys it. Seb looks at the three when they leaving the room. He also leaves and goes to the captain or other crewmember, which can help him.
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Carlos is busy with the schedules for the crew. Is wants to have a nice cup of coffee and went to the kitchen to get one. When he is coming back he sees Sebastien.
“Good morning mister pilot. How are you?”
“Morning captain, did you have a moment for me?”Sebastien asks. Carlos looks behind him and laughs.
“Well I don’t see a captain. Would you please call me Carlos? And yes I have moment. Do you want to have a nice cup of coffee?”
“I would love to, but only when I don’t disturb you right now” Sebastien explains.
“No worries. We can go to my lounge.”
They take seats when they arrived in the lounge.
“So, Sebastien what can I do for you?”Carlos starts. Sebastien is surprised that Carlos remember his name. Carlos laughs.
“It is my job to remember people on my ship he answers the question before Sebastien could ask.
Sebastien think it over what he will ask first and he decided to ask for the easiest thing.
“I was wondering if your offer to have a tour in the machinery still available?”
“Of course it is. No problem, you are lucky that I have some hours off now. Want to go when we finish our coffee?” Carlos replies. “I guess you want to pick up your girlfriend first. Right?”
Sebastien feels uncomfortable with the whole situation.
“That would be not necessary” Sebastien answers. Carlos looks puzzled.
“Is there something wrong?” he asks straight away.
Sebastien sights and considers if he shall tell Carlos the whole story. He is a bit embarrassed about the situation. But finally he starts talking to Carlos, who is a good listener. He tells the man everything about Claudette but also about David en Gerda. Carlos doesn’t interrupt him but is thinking how he can help this man.
“Sorry to bother you with my problems, Carlos.”
“It doesn’t matter Sebastien. I think that your girlfriend is between two fires. She loves you but is also attracted to the musical star. With not mean that she didn’t love you. But at the other hand you drive her right into his arms.”
“No, I didn’t. She was asking him to dance” grumbles Sebastien angry.
“Well you did. When you refuse to dance with her, and you did it twice, she runs over to David right?” Carlos looks at him and waits till he answers. Sebastien only nods.
“Go to her and do something nice with her” suggest Carlos. “Be romantic, do things she enjoys to do.”
“What, like shopping perhaps?” Sebastien has to laugh about his own joke.
“Yes, when she likes shopping why not. But I have another idea.”In the next ten minutes Carlos explains what he has in mind. The smile on Sebastian’s face is getting bigger and bigger.
“Carlos what a great idea. I really love it, but am you’re that this is going to work?”
“Of course this works” Carlos answers. “The day after tomorrow is the day. Till then please be nice to your girlfriend and try to get friends again.”
“How can I thank you Carlos. I will do my very best. I promise. Sebastien is so exciting about the whole idea.
“You don’t have to thank me Sebastien. It is my pleasure to do. But now first to the machinery. Are you coming?”

Annika is at work in the massage room. It seems that today only grumbling people on the ship. I guess it is the weather, she thinks. Probably is storm on his way.
In the room next to her Urs let Isabelle in.
“How are you?” he asks polite.
“Well I am fine but only my neck is hurting. Maybe you can help me?” she answers.
“Okay, pull your sweater off and then you may sit on this chair. Please put you head forwards on this pillow. Are you sitting comfortable?” he asks. “Yes” she answers. He took some massage oil and starts to give her shoulders and neck a pleasant massage. In the meanwhile they talk about everything and nothing. Isabel enjoys his powerful massing hands. She smiles. “It must be great when you have a partner who is a masseur” she suggests. “Well, yes and no” answers Urs. “No because I have nobody who will give me a massage and yes, because my partner has it then easy.” “Maybe you have to take a partner who is masseuse” she replies before thinking about it. Urs smiles and thinks of Annika which is next door at work. “That is a splendid idea, thanks for the tip. I am getting after it right away” he answers. Isabelle grumps, that was not her intention. She looks to the ground and is angry with herself. She changes the subject and left after the session.
Urs washes his hands and got a splendid idea. He walks to the room next door where Annika just let her client out. “Annika, did you have a moment?” “Yes, Urs. What’s up? Did the captain need a massage?” Urs laugh boyish. “No. Of course. And I know that was not very nice of me to do. Are you still angry with me?” he asks. “Of course not. I can handle a joke.” She laughs at him and he doesn’t know for a moment what to say. “Could you do me a favor?” he asks finally. “Yes, sure. Name it.” “You know my shoulder hurt, it seems some muscles are not good. Could you have a look?” Annika has to laugh about the way he is asking. “Take of your shirt and I have look” she says. Urs moves fast to get out of his shirt. “I think your shoulder is not that bad” Annika replies. “Why?” Urs is surprised. “Well that was a quick move for your shoulder.” “But it heard like hell” he haste to tell her. Her eyes go up to his eyes. “On the table with you” she orders. Urs lies down and Annika concentrates to his shoulder and neck. “Does this hurt?” “Yes, a lot” he whispers. She took some massage oil and massages his shoulder till she feels that the shoulder is relaxing. Urs enjoy her treatment. Carlos is right she is a great masseuse. After fifteen minutes she stops. “You are ready Urs. You may stand up.” “Thanks honey.” “Honey? But not yours honey, Urs” “Do you have a boyfriend?” Urs asks. “No, Urs but I’m not your honey, understood?” “May I thank as a Colleague?”She sighted. “Teenager, you are.” Urs walks out and yells: “When you ever need a massage, feel free to ask me. I love to do that for you.” Annika shakes her head. That man brings only problems.
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David feels like a king, with two gorgeous ladies at his side. They have visits many shops on the upper-deck. The ladies are trying on many clothes by know. And in every store David says what he thinks of the clothes. Both ladies have already bought a nice swim outfit for themselves. Now David is on his way to the restaurant to have a nice lunch with the both ladies. He has forgotten Sebastian completely. Gerda and Claudette go on well together. During lunch Gerda says: “David when you are going to swim with us, you have to buy a new swimming trunk. The one you wear yesterday was old fashion.” “Come on ladies. Don’t spoil my pleasure.” But the ladies are one opinion. David has to buy and fit a new one. After lunch the girls dreg him back to the stores and push him with some trunks in the fitting room. David groans when he slips into a very small trunk. He looks in the mirror and don’t dare to come out. He heard the girls laughing. “Hey, you two, can you please bring me something more descent? This is not more than e triangle with some ropes.” Gerda and Claudette are laughing loudly. They would love to see him in the triangle one. “Maybe we give him a wrong size” Gerda mention. She walks to the trunks and grab another, more decent one. “Bring me another because I don’t come out” David yells from behind the curtains. Gerda bring a red trunk with an eagle on it. “This one is perfect” Claudette says. Gerda throws the trunk over the curtain. David looks at the red trunk and thinks that the girls are crazy. He put it on and is very surprise that the trunk fits perfectly. Not bad. He opens the curtain and walks out to show the red trunk. “So ladies, what do you think?” Claudette has to swallow. Oh my god, what is he looking gorgeous she thinks. “Looks good on you” she finally says. “Good?” asks Gerda. He looks fantastic in it. Wow, you are looking at superman. Take this one David and I am going to swim with you every day” Gerda whispers.”Okay ladies, I’m going to change. I take this one.”

From the loud speakers on board comes an announcement.
“Ladies and gentlemen. The day after tomorrow we moor in the port of Naples. There are two possibilities for taking part of the programs. Option one is: You’ve been collect in the harbor by bus; have a tour throw the city and lunch. After that you can go your way the rest of the day. There is a possibility to go back to the ship at eight o’clock PM. Between two en six AM a bus will commute constantly to the ship and the centre. Option two. You’ve been collect in the harbor by bus to make a tour along the Almalfi coast. Included are lunch and there is a possibility to swim and to snorkel. After this you will be bring to the centre where you can out if you like. You can registrate for those options with your activity team on the second deck.

Sebastien also heard this announcement when is on his return from the machinery. He is curious what Claudette would like to do. When he opens his cabin door he fear a well know laugh. He looks into the directions where the sound came from. He sees David with Gerda and Claudette coming his direction. When he looks at all the bags David carries, the girls are succeed for their shopping. David thanks Claudette for the nice company and gives her some bags. Sebastien has to hold in and says nothing, remembering his conversation with Carlos. “Take it easy Seb” he thinks. “Well Gerda, now I bring you back to your cabin” David says and turns around to Gerda and leaves the hallway.
“Well, darling. How was your day?” Sebastien asks carefully. “It was really so great Sebastien. We girls have lots of fun together and we did fooling a little bit with David” she answers. Then she tells him the whole story with the swimming trunks. Sebastien has to laugh about it. He takes her in his arms and complains: “You didn’t give me any hugs and kisses today.” She kisses him deeply and let her hands caress his back. “So ma Cherie now you are staying with me. I didn’t let you go.” She laughs. “Are you afraid that I am run away?”She asks. He shake his head, “No but I want to have you for myself. No David or shopping friends. Only you and me.” He lifts her and put her on the bed and starts to undress her. When he takes off her shirt, his eye felt on the photo of David on her night stand. Quickly he kisses her in the meanwhile turning the photo with the front side, down. “Mwah, Sebastien, sorry for my behavior yesterday, I………….” she starts. “Not, now darling. Do you know what the best thing from arguing is?” she shakes her head. “Making it up.” She grins and kisses him passionate.

Urs has taken a shower. His working day is done. He takes his telephone and dials number 164. Annika’s number. “Annika Bjornson” she says. “Hello gorgeous, may I revanches myself for this afternoon?” Urs ask. “What did you had in mind, Urs?” “What do you think of diner with dancing? I have already hanged my dinner-jacket out” he answers.
“O, no Urs. I have nothing to wear.” “Nothing to wear? That is impossible. You can hire a nice dress on the fourth deck” he suggests. “Can I think about it?” “No, I want to know it right now. Shall I come with you to the store?” She sighted loudly. “Okay Urs, we do it you way, but you have to come with me to the store.” Urs has hoped she would say that. “I am with you within 5 minutes” he says and hangs up before Annika could change her mind. He rushes in his jeans, grab a t-shirt and put some slippers on his feet. Exactly four minutes later he knocks on her door.
“You are fast” she comments when she opens the door. When they arrive at the fourth deck at the store, Annika just needs one dress to try on. She is in love with it from the first moment she saw it. It is a wonderful dress in red with thousands of little beaded. It reaches till her ankles and leaves her shoulders free. When she comes out the fitting room, Urs could not say a word. He is speechless. “You don’t like it?” she asks careful. Urs shakes his head and find his voice back. He looks after her in the mirror and search for her eyes. When he found them he says: “This dress is made for you, Annika. You are so beautiful.” In his mind it goes further: and so sexy and tonight she is mine.” She smiles. “Okay, then it will be this one. She looks around and asks for Shoes to go along the dress. A few minutes later they on their way to prepare for the diner with dancing.

From the loudspeakers came a new announcement:
Ladies and gentlemen, next Saturday we have a talent contest. Can you sing, act, dance or do something else that can entertain us, feel free to apply with the entertainment team on deck three. There are nice prices to win. First price is an excursion to Cairo in Egypt for two persons.
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Carlos is busy to realize the surprise for Sebastien and Claudette. He makes some phone calls and arranges a limousine for tomorrow morning. Further some things to make a romantic day like candles, champagne, flowers and some food. He loves to help other people. After that he takes a quick shower and hurries to the dining room to see how Urs goes along with Annika. He sighs. “Annika.” What a beautiful lady only his best friend has an eye on her. He really hopes they make a connection but otherwise he would love to take his chances. He forces himself to go back to work.

David and Gerda enter the dining room. “Shall we take the same table as yesterday” he suggests. “Only when you promise me not to run away like yesterday” she answers.”Maybe Claudette and Seb will join us. It was a great afternoon. Wasn’t it David?” “Yes, it was. But see over there, they already arrived.” David waves at the other couple and invite them to joint hem on their table.
Claudette sees what David means and whispers something in Sebs ear. Seb is not happy with the idea but he thinks back at his conversation with Carlos earlier that day and answers: “Of course Darling. Sure we can take a seat at that table. Looking forward for the nice evening with that nice David and his girlfriend.” Gerda asks Claudette if they also do the trip to Naples. “Are you going for package one or two?” she asks. Claudette is surprised. She missed that part of the messages. She looks to Seb. “Do you want to go?” Sebastien smiles and answers: “Of course we going, but we do not take package one or two. I’ve arrange especially for you a surprise package.” Now is Claudette very curious. “Please, Seb tell me more. I want to know it.” “No way, lady. It is a surprise. You have to wait till tomorrow.” Claudette looks up to Seb. It seems he has change since this morning. He acts different. But a good conversation they didn’t have till now. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe that is Sebs surprise, to make it up. “Want to dance Claudette?” Seb asks. She looks astonishes to him and find his eyes. “I love to, honey.” In the meanwhile David and Gerda make arrangement to join Group two, snorkeling. Another couple on their table is going with them. “So I can show my new swim suite” David says. “Well, I can imagine how it fit on you. That picture is still in my head” mention Gerda. When Seb and Claudette are back at the table, David asks him if he wants to take part on the talent contest. “Can you sing?” Sebastien almost choke in this wine. “Yes, sure but only when I am under the shower. But do why you ask?” “Well, I thought maybe we could do a duet together” David explains. “Okay but you have to do the work I am only capable as background-singer.” David grins. “So we have deal?” “Yes we have, but David what are we going to do?” Following discussion bring several ideas. “Maybe de girls can dance during our act” David suggests. “No, way” yells Claudette and Gerda at the same time. “We want to see what you guys perform.” The rest of the evening they bring on thing they could do. Claudette plans to have a conversation with Sebastien tomorrow no matter what.

In the meanwhile Urs and Annika are sitting at the captains-table. In the middle of their conservations Annika ask Urs to dance. Urs is uncomfortable with this question. “I hope you don’t mind Annika but I am not in the mood for dancing.” Annika is surprised. “But you can dance? Can you?” she asks him. “Well yes, I mean no, I am a lousy dancer” he has to admit. Annika look to Carlos to get his attention. “Captain, did we have a dancing school on board?” Carlos eyebrows rise when he answers. “Why do you ask Annika? Do you need some dance lessons?” “No, I am not captain, but there are some crewmembers who didn’t.” Urs feel horrible and everybody is looking at him. His face turns red and he doesn’t know where to look at. Carlos sees it and wants to help his friend. He gave him a blink and asks Annika to dance. “Trust me” he whispers in Urs’ ear. A moment later Annika lies in Carlos arms for a tango. Carlos bows over to here and whispers in her ears: “Urs is a great dancer only he prefer more disco dancing and rock and roll. I will go to the bandleader after this dance and ask him for a more modern song.”Annika smiles at him. What a wonderful friend he is for Urs, she thinks. “That is very nice of you to do” she answers. Carlos smiles back. “Urs is my friend and of course I will do him this favor.” Annika’s mind came in a flow. What a great man is this. Would he have a girlfriend?
“Urs is a lucky man to have you, Annika.” Annika get back from daydreaming. “Lucky to have me?”She asks. “We are not a couple captain.” “Excuse me, I thought you known each other for a longer time.” “No, captain. I see Urs more than brothers then a man were I was going after” she says. “Are you like that Annika? Are you after men?” Carlos is really curious about her answer. She smiles mysterious. “Well captain, only if there is an interesting man to go after.” That was a tactic answer he thinks. “May I ask how old are you?” “Captain this not a very ladylike question. Okay my turn. How old are you?” Carlos gives her his biggest smile and said: “Just guess.” She thinks for a moment and guess that he is forty years old. He smiles, she is very close with that answer. “Thirty nine and then you are thirty four. Right?” She smiles again. “Maybe you shout turn the figures.” It took a while before Carlos noticed what she meant. The dance was finish and he brings her back to their table. After that he goes to the bandleader to ask for another number to play. Urs has to dance with that lady, no matter what.

Urs couldn’t take his eyes from his friend who was dancing with Annika. He has to admit that he was jealous. The way Carlos held her in his arms makes him a bit angry. He dislikes this sort of music. Tango, quickstep and English Walsh. Terrible dances. He likes to dance rock and roll, and more of those things. He considers taking some dance lessons, even when he didn’t like it. He would love to have Annika in his arms and dancing like Carlos just did.
When Annika returns to the table she had a conversation about the talent-competition.”Urs what a great idea that talent-competition. I really exciting about it. I would love to participate but I have nobody to go with, and I really like to sing” she said. “You like singing?” Urs is really surprised about it. “What would you like to do, if you had a partner?” he asks looking her very deeply in her eyes. “I think I would like to do an Italian song from Eros Rammazotti, you belong to me.” “Do you really meant that Annika.” Urs can hardly believe that she that line said to him. Annika sees what mistake she made and correct him. “No, Urs that’s the title of the song with Eros sings with Anastasia. I think it is really fun to do.” Urs didn’t know the song but is more than willing to learn that song. “Tomorrow I will search for it on the internet" he promised.”After that we could talk about how we going to act in this one.” She hugged him. “I am really looking forward to this Urs. You are such a nice guy.
He held her a bit too long. The expectancy to sing with this beautiful lady makes him more than happy.
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The band plays a rock and roll song. Urs is totally surprised and looks over to Carlos, who just grins. He asks Annika to dance. “May I ask for this dance, Annika? I hope you can do the rock and roll. It’s a heavy dance.” She laughs. “I think I can manage it.” Urs jumps up and asks hopefully. “Can I throw you in the air?” Annika laughs loudly. “When you can lift me.” Urs is so happy to see that Annika is a great rock and roll dancer. He can do everything with her on that dance floor.
Carlos is staring at the two. They look really great together. He sighs once deeply. It seems his friend will let her go provisional. He puts himself together and begins a talk with one of the other guest on his table.

Sebastien and Claudette are walking on deck. They enjoy the stars in the sky above them. “Claudette?”
“Yes, Sebastien.”
“It’s a lovely evening isn’t it?”
“Yea it is Sebastien and I am glad that we are on speaking terms again.”
“That is a subject we have to talk about, darling” Seb says. “I know that you are crazy about David Miller and there is nothing I can do about it.”
“But Seb” Claudette tries to interrupt him.
“Please Claudette let me first finish. I was a fool to react like that but I was so jealous. And I think that was the reason you floated his way. I am realizing that. I think we should make the best of this holiday and I hope you will see that you belong to me and not to David. After this cruise he is going back to New York and is unreachable for you. You know that I really love you and that is exactly what I going to show you. Tomorrow I have a big surprise for you. Trust me, you going to like it.” Claudette is confused, not knowing what Sebastien is up to.
“What do we do? Package one or two?” she asks.
“None of them. What would you say when I sad we going to have the Sebby package? There is only place for two people.” Sebastien looks into her eyes. For this woman he would get the stars from the sky when she asks him.
“Sebastien, please tell me” she laughs.
“Well we can start right away. We going to sleep at the upper-deck tonight, then we can count stars.” Claudette looks up to him.
“Sebastien you are so romantic, I think I fall in love with you again.” Seb grins when he kisses her softly. Thing look more bright now.


Very early the next morning the ship moors in the harbor off Naples. Carlos is on deck and gives instructions to the crew. Some of the guests are also on deck and looking how the ship is more to shore. Carlos is glad to see the land after a couple days on the sea. At 10 o clock the busses arrives for the guests. All guests are going off shore. Only the crew will be left. Carlos plans to do some business in the mean while. Urs is coming his way.
“Carlos is it okay when I go off shore to? I would love to take Annika with me” Urs starts.
“Off course not, Urs. Have a great day you and Annika. But could you do me a favor and take some olives for me?”
“No problem, Carlos and thanks a lot.” Urs hurries to Annika.
“I have ask the captain and we may go off shore. Come on I will show you Naples. Do you want a private guide?”
“Sure, Urs. I am on my way. Just have to go to the kitchen to grab a sandwich. I haven’t breakfast yet.” Within ten minutes she is ready and goes with Urs to the taxi, which Urs had ordered. The guests are going into the busses. One of them is going to the centre and the other is going snorkeling.
David and Gerda are ready for the trip.
“Did you have everything Gerda?” David asks.
“Yes, I have and the snorkeling equipments we can hire there” she answers.
“Look I have also a little underwater camera. So I can make picture of all the gorgeous fish in the water. Maybe I see also a mermaid.” Ger looks over her sunglasses.
“You are totally crazy David

When the busses are gone a big limousine is stopping in front of the ship. Sebastien and Claudette are just on their way. Carlos laughs to them.
“So you are ready for this trip? He asks the couple.
“We are captain” Seb answers.
“It seems that I have booked the Sebby package” mention Claudette.
“That is right and here is your transport stands.” Claudette looks at the place Carlos is pointed.
“O my god, what a beautiful car” she yells enthusiastic. “Were do we go, captain?” Carlos didn’t answers her question but gives Sebastien a key.
“Everything is arranged for you. Have fun and I see you tomorrow.” Carlos grins when he sees Claudette incensed face.
“Till tomorrow? Seb I want to know. Please tell me” she begs.
“No, way Claudette, this stays a surprise. You will see what this day will bring you.” Sebastien pushes her in the direction of the limousine. They didn’t saw that Carlos is waving at them.

In the centre of Naples Urs is very busy to tell Annika everything about Naples. With a little travel guide in his hand he tells her the whole history of this city. Annika feels almost at home. This reminds her of her home city Stockholm.
“When I walk here in this area I have almost the feeling to be home” she says.
“Do you miss home, Annika?” he asks.
“Yes Urs sometimes like know when I see the beautiful old town; it reminds me at “Gambla Stan” the old city from Stockholm.” Urs laughs and mention.
“I think you are in love with Stockholm. Did you grow up there?”
“Yes, I did but not in the centre. My parents live in ‘Söderalm”. An area where mostly artists and musicians lives. From there you have only crossed the bridge to get in the old town. Has you ever been there”, Urs?
“Never, but when I hear you talking I am getting very curious about Stockholm.”
“Maybe Urs, I will show you someday.”
“Do you have mountains over there? Urs asks.
“Mountains? Maybe even more than in Switzerland” she says.
“That’s impossible” Urs responds. “We make an arranged, I take you to Switzerland and you take me to Sweden and then we will who has the most mountains.”
“Excellent idea, Mr. Bühler. I keep you to that.” Urs looks surprised.
“Do you have to call me Mr, Bühler? I don’t like that Annika. But he cannot be angry with her. “Shall we take a drink over there?” he asks and put her arm around her waist.
“Okay, but it is my turn to pay” she answers.


Isabel is also in the snorkeling group. She wonders where Urs is. She thought that he would join the snorkeling group. She couldn’t find him and decided to ask someone from the entertainment group. But she is not happy with the answer she gets. It seems that Urs is sightseeing with his girlfriend in Naples. She grumbles: “All nice men are taken.” She drops on the beach and has no more sense to snorkel. A moment later Gerda sits next to her.
“I am so exciting to snorkel here” Gerda says.
“I am no longer” grumbles Isabel.
“Why not?”
“I thought that Urs, that nice masseur would join this Group and now he is sightseeing with his girlfriend. She sighs audible. Gerda has to laugh about her dramatic reaction.
“You could come with us, when you like. I am sure David can handle more than one woman.”
“Is David your boyfriend?” Isabel is a bit surprised.
“No, way. I met him on board of the ship. Well there he comes” David comes closer to the ladies.
“Good afternoon, lovely ladies. Are you ready for a whole new experience?” he asks.
“You bet I am” Gerda replies. “But David. Is it okay when Isabel comes with us? She is alone on this trip.”
“No, problem Gerda and we can go with the Group over there. They all very nice. I think we going to have lots of fun. Come on ladies, the underwater world is waiting for us
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Claudette lie enjoying in Sebastian’s arm. The limousine makes first a tour through Naples and the chauffeur is telling what there is to see.
“Sebastien?”
“Yes, honey?”
“This is a great idea. Just the two of us with a private chauffeur.” She sighted. “But I have to say that I am a bit hungry at the moment.” Seb smiles and give the chauffeur a sign. The changes directly his direction and after ten minutes the drove along the coastline.
“What a beautiful area. And so peaceful” Claudette says.
After another fifth teen minute drive the limousine took a sand path to the beach and stopped.
“We are arrived, sir” he mention.
“Thank you very much. I call you tomorrow when we want to go back” he says. He tips the chauffeur and gives Claudette a hand to get out of the car.
“Seb, what are we doing here? I thought we had something to eat.” Claudette is surprised and had no clue what Seb is up to.
“Claudette please doesn’t spoil mu surprise. Are you coming?” Seb pushes her in the direction he wants her to. Claudette looks around and tries again. The only thing she sees is a little beach house. She gave it a closer look and has to commit that the house is very comfortable. She follows Seb to the house and is surprise he had a key. Sebastien opens the door and invite her for dinner.
“Sebastien, did you hire this house? It is beautiful. And look over here you have a great view to the beach and the sea. And what do I smell? It seems we have someone cooking in the kitchen” she guesses.
“Almost right my dear. Some had cooked for us and put it in the over to be warm. Are you hungry? We can eat now.”
After a delicious dinner they went to swim. Claudette keeps surprised when she sees that Sebastien had smocked her and his swimsuit with him. The two love birds swim and have a lot of fun together. Claudette is forgotten David completely. They are the only people on the beach. At that moment Sebs cell phone is ringing.
“Seb here” he answers the phone.
“Hello Sebastien. Are there no wishes left?”
“Hi Carlos. Everything is really wonderful. Thanks for everything. The diner was delicious and the house great. And we are lucky we are the only one on the beach.” Seb has to laugh about it.
“Well I think there will no more people. Because the house and the beach are my private property.”
“Is this really all yours?” Seb asks.
“Yes, Seb so don’t worry you two are alone. So getting be romantic and see that you get the lady of your dreams back. By the way in the Frigidaire is a bottle of champagne for you. Have fun and Seb don’t spoil it.” Sebastien puts his cell phone away after thanking Carlos again. “That man is really a great help” he thinks.
“Sebastien, who was that on the phone?”
“That was the man who helped me to arrange this whole plan. Come let us go into the house, he also arranged champagne for us.” Claudette has to laugh loudly.
“You are kidding Sebastien. Two men can think out such romantic things? I don’t believe it.” She looks up to him and takes his face into her hands. She kisses him softly.
“Thank you so much Cherie. It is so great here. There is only one thing I want and that is you.” Sebastien kisses her back and lays her on the beach. The idea that nobody is coming here and kissing with this lovely woman makes him making love with her on the beach.
“Sebastien, what when somebody sees us here?” she whispers. Seb have ended up at her mouth and kisses her deeply. Then he looks deeply in her eyes and whispers: “Trust me, nobody is coming here and I want to make love with you here and now. Were you waiting for?” Claudette smiles and get to work.

In the centre of Naples Urs and Annika walks hand in hand. They look at old building, do some little shopping in the stores and enjoy each other’s company. Urs is in seventh heaven. What a lady next to him. He would love to kiss her right now but he didn’t know if she had the same feelings for him, as he had for her.
“Urs look over there a fountain” she says. She pulls Urs to the fountain and takes a bit of water in her hands and throws it to Urs.
“What Annika I get you back.”He runs around the fountain and tries to get Annika.
“Urs come and get me” she defies Urs. Urs thinks for a moment and ran straight through the fountain to Annika. In the moment she wants to escape he dreg her into the fountain. Both wet up to their knees. Annika looks first frightens but then she is laughing loud.
“Great Urs now we are both wet” she laughs. Urs looks down and start also laughing. In the meanwhile a lot of people standing around the fountain and looked at the two. One man is shouting in Italian at them. Annika don’t understand Italian and has no idea why the man is so angry. Urs who is from Schwitzerland understand what he says.
“Annika it seems this is a wish source and we better can come out and throw coins inhere. Otherwise it maybe brings misfortune.”
In no time the two are out and both throw a coin for happiness into the fountain.
“Let’s throw two coins” suggest Urs. Annika agreed and throw her first coin and wishes they had no misfortune after the fountain dive. The second she wishes to be healthy.
Urs wishes the same as Annika only with the second one he wishes that Annika is in love with him.


Carlos puts down the phone. He smiles. It is good to hear that Sebastien and Claudette are doing so fine. He is always happy when he can help people. His minds get into a flow. He always tries to help everybody. His guest, his crew and everybody things that is normal to do for a captain. But is there anyone who will take care of him? Someone who loves him? He is 39 years old and it seems to be time that there is a lady in his life. Not that he has to complain. Lots of woman wants his attention but always he gets the wrong woman.
“That’s you own fault Marin, you are married with your work: he speaks to himself.
His friend Urs is more dissolute. HE enjoys the attentions of the ladies. On every cruise he gets a lot of fan mail from women who travelled with their cruise ship. But Urs don’t answers the letters from the women and get again on women hunt when the new cruise is coming up. Except on this cruise. HE seems only have eyes for Annika. The beautiful blond lady from Sweden. His meetings with the lady where very heavy. The first time the massage table, then when he bumped in to her. He remembers how good she felt in his arms. A woman like Annika would suite him but he is gentleman enough to let Urs the lady of his life. He sighted and get back to work.
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Chapter 12
In the evening the snorkel group is arrives in a nice restaurant to have diner. The whole group enjoyed the snorkeling-adventure this afternoon. The underwater-world was so beautiful.
“Well I have so many pictures that my camera full is” said Davis laughing. “Did we see beautiful fish or what?” One of the other say: “David, I have seen so large fish” and makes a huge sign with his hands. David gives him a winky.
“Yeah pale, I know exactly what you mean. I saw them too. They look really gorgeous.” After that the two men laughs loudly.
“One was dressed up in red, white and blue” David yelled. This last comment reaches Gerda’s ears. She thinks loudly.
“Red, white and blue? The Dutch Flag?” Then she smiles and says: “Yes, I saw that to, but was there also a fish with a sort of eagle on it?”
David almost chokes himself in his beer. Helpfully, Gerda taps him on his back.
“Are you okay, David?”
“That was not what I meant” said David.
“I know, darling but when you up joking with me you have to get up earlier in the morning. And when you told me this, this afternoon, I would hold you under water till you begged for me letting you go.
“You……you are…….” David starts. Gerda looks very naughty at this moment and can’t hold her laugh.
“Well tell me.” David bows forward and looks deeply in her eyes. Then he kisses her very gentle. Gerda kisses him back and the other are clapping and yelling.
“Excuse me” David says.
“Excuse me? Are you really regretting this kiss?”
“No. of course not but with all the people here I feel uncomfortable. Maybe this is a bad timing” he whispers in her ear.
“Okay, maybe later then?” she whispers back. David is going to handle it immediately. He yells at Ben and mention that he and Gerda are grabbing a taxi and go back on board. He takes Gerda’s hand and went outside to call a taxi.


Urs and Annika have decided to go dancing in the discotheque. As long as Urs can dance apart, he enjoys dancing, that’s why he agreed by going in the disco. He can rock and roll and jump dance as the best.
Annika love dances like tango, quickstep and English Walsh. But also the Latin America dances like salsa, rumba and Paso doble. But in this disco there is no opportunity for dancing those dances. Here you can house and jump and more like that stuff. After five or six dances she is totally exhausted and dreg Urs with her to the bar.
“I like it here” yells Urs in her ear.
“Yes, typical some place for younger people” she answers. Urs looks puzzled.
“Do you think we are too old for this?” He asks.
“No of course not, Urs. But I meant that I haven’t the condition for jumping around for so long.” He laughs and had to confess that he is not in the same condition as the young people in here.
“On special request, Rumba” the DJ says at that moment.
Annika turns around and see some couple starting with rumba on the dance floor. She can’t believe it but they are very good dancers.
“Urs, can you dance that one to?”She asks.
“What did you say?”He asks to be sure what she meant.
“Can you do this dance? It ‘s a rumba.”
“No, sorry I can’t, Annika. Otherwise I would love to dance with you.”
“May I have this dance, lovely lady?” asks a friendly young man at this moment to Annika.
Annika is surprise and look quickly over to Urs who is just nicking. Annika left with the young man and starts dancing with him. Urs is seeing it and is a bit jealous. Why can he not dance like that? Hold Annika like that in his arms. The woman is gorgeous and heavenly. He doesn’t know what to do. Shall he tell her about his feelings? Tell her that he is desperate in love with her? He is pretty scary that she will no t reply his feelings and lose her. Even before he got her.

Urs and Annika went round three o’clock back to the ship. Urs escorted Annika to her cabin. She gives him a kiss on his cheek to thank him for the wonderful day.
“Is that all?” he asks.
“Of course not, Urs. Here you are.” And she gives him a kiss on the other cheek. “Good night Urs.” At the next moment the door was closed and Urs went frustrated back to his own cabin. He had hoped for more.
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In the meanwhile Carlos is checking if everybody is back on board. It is almost time to throw the mooring ropes, hoist the anchor and leave the harbor. He smells the sea air and enjoys it already to get course on the next destination. After he is assured that everybody is back on board he starts to command his crew. They following his instruction immediately because they know that their captain is very careful with getting out of the harbor. Carlos walks to the bridge and lays his hand on the shoulder of one of the young sailors. “You did well, young man” he says. “Aye captain” the boy responds. The guest are enjoyed their tour off shore. The upcoming days there is no way to get off the ship. The next stop is the Greek town Piraeus, the harbor near the capital city Athena. On board is plenty to do. The guests are able to swim, fitness and shopping. Urs and Annika are very busy because a lot of guest wants to have a massage. When Urs a guest escort outside he sees Carlos in the hallway, who is have a talk to someone. He waves and signs that he want to talk to him as well. He goes back in his massage room and grabs a coke from the fridge. A knock on his door is follows with Carlos entrée.
“He pall. How was yesterday going? Did you seduce Annika?” he asks.
Urs looks a bit angry.
“That is none of you business” he answers
“You blow it” concludes Carlos.
“No, I didn’t blow it but more than a friendly kiss on my cheek wasn’t there.”
“Urs, that is not normal for you. Normally you have a lot of ladies every cruise. And all those ladies are very delicate to flirt with you. What is going on with you? Just tell her what you feel for her. Are you afraid that she drops you?” Carlos didn’t understand Urs. This is not Urs.
“Yes, Carlos. I am afraid of that and I think she wants just friends not more.” Carlos sights. He wants to help him but didn’t know if it is wise to have a talk with Annika.
“Shall I talk to her?” Carlos suggests.
“Yes, please Carlos. Maybe you can find out if she has more than friendly feelings for me.” Urs is jumped up and looks begging at Carlos.
“Urs, slowly boy. I am not going to say that you love her but I can have a little chat with her about you.”
“Okay Carlos, I will tell her myself but when did you have that little chat with her?”
Carlos decided to do it right now. “Is she available right now?”
“I guess she is. Her last customer left a few minute ago” Urs answers.


Carlos walks to the hallway and knocks on Annika’s door. Annika opens and looks surprise at Carlos.
“Hi captain, what can I do for you?”
“Can I have a little talk to you?”
“I am busy Carlos. Didn’t you see that?” Carlos looks over to the empty massage table.
“Yes, I can see it. Can I change places with that invisible person there?” he grins. “We could talk and you could do your work.”
“Okay, Carlos. What do want to discuss with me?” she asks. She took some massage oil and wondering that Carlos is so quickly out of his shirt and on the massage table.
“I want to know if you like this job.”
“Of course I like it. I meet a lot of people and it is very varied.”
“How do you like working together with Urs?”Carlos continuing.
“Urs is a good boy and yes I like him” she answers honestly. Carlos turns around and looks at her.
“How much you like him?”
“He is just nice. Why did you ask”, captain? Are you playing for cupido?”
“No, but I feel a bit sorry for him. He is totally in love and the lady who he is falling in love, didn’t notice it.” Carlos lies back with his face down and waits for her answer.
“I haven’t notice that. Who is the lucky lady?” Carlos turns again.
“You really didn’t know?”
“No. Why should I?”
“” Well find out for you self” he grumps and turns back his face down. Annika pinches him in his neck.
“Are you crazy? You hurt me” yells Carlos.
“Well captain you just mention this so now give me the answer. Who is it?” She looks angry down to Carlos.
“You silly girl, didn’t you see that he loves you?” She let Carlos go and have to sit down. This is impossible. Now she understands a lot more. Holding her hand in Naples, fooling around in the fountain and the goodnight kiss yesterday. Someone takes her hand.
“Annika you really didn’t know?” Carlos asks. She shakes her head. Carlos goes throw his knees to get on one line with her face.
“What do you feel for him Annika?”
“I am afraid not much. We had a nice day in Naples and I like him. He is a nice person but in love with him? No I love him more like a sister loves her brother. I thought that we have a nice college friendship, nothing more. That poor guy.” She is getting tears in her eyes. She feels so sorry for Urs.
Carlos takes her face in his hands.
“Don’t cry Annika. You can’t help it.” Carlos gets suffocated. She didn’t want Urs. That sense keeps crossing his mind.
“I didn’t believe that I have given Urs false hope.”She looks to Carlos and stood up from the chair.
“Please lie down captain so I can finish the massage” she asks him.
“What do you think, captain. Shall I talk to Urs about it?”
“Maybe that is the best thing you can do. I would do it but I think he only believe it when you say it.”
“Okay, I will talk to him on a point of time that I choose.”
“Okay Annika and sorry that I tells you this.”
“It doesn’t matter captain. You are ready.”
Carlos jumps of the table and puts his shirt on. He went back to his cabin and keeps thinking about Urs. Annika is free and not in love with Urs. Can he take his changes? Can he do this to his friend? He really did not know what to do right now.
 
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Gerda and David are spending a lot of time with each other. It is clear that the two are in love. They always in each other company, holding hands, kiss each other every time when they thought nobody sees them and have a lot of fun with each other.
The evening that they return from Naples, they spent the night on deck, where nobody was at that time. They lie together in a king-size beach bed and enjoyed the starry night. They talked the whole night. David sighted when he thinks back at that night. A lovely lady in his arms, her head on his chest. She was even that naughty and unbuttoned his shirt. When he asked her why she did this she answered that she wants to lie on his naked chest and listen to his heartbeat. He couldn’t refuse. She felt asleep and he had looked at her. At one moment one of the crew came with a blanket so they didn’t getting cold.
He knows a lot about her. She has two sisters and had a coffee shop in the centre of Groningen. And her parents live around the corner. He smiles. Claudette is out of his mind for good. There is only place for this lady in his heart. He didn’t want the reason that Sebastien and Claudette are split up. Seb became a friend during this trip. He talked with Sebastien and knows that he still love his girlfriend very much. Then he remembers that he has to visit Sebastien. They have to rehearsal for Saturday. They are going to sing a song from the Tramps. Good soul music from old times. Seb has already warned him that he never get that high tone.
“I will do it Sebastien. I can when I want reach very high” he had answered. He took the phone and dials the number from Gerda.
“Hi, Gerda are you in the mood for bowling tonight?”
“Sounds like fun to me. What are you going to do during the day?”She asks.
“Well I have to go to Sebastien for rehearsal our song.”
“Shall I come with you? Maybe Claudette wants to go with me to the sauna.”
“That is a good idea, darling. I pick you up in fifteen minutes.”
“Bye, David. See you soon.”

Sebastien and Claudette are just finish with freshen up when somebody is knocking on their door.
“He, David and Gerda, come in” invites Sebastien the two.
“Sebastien we have to rehearsal. I have the music of the tramps with me. You know I want to win that competition.”
“You want to win? Impossible. By the way: What is the First prize?” Sebastien looks a bit puzzled.
“It is a trip for two people to Cairo next week.
“We will see, David. Don’t get to high expectations. My voice isn’t that spectacular. Otherwise you may be disappointed” he warns him.
“Well ladies. Are you in too?” David grins about his question because he knows that the ladies are not amused about it.
“Claudette, hurry up. Grab your towel; we are going to the sauna before those get wrong ideas.” Gerda pulls Claudette with her. In two seconds the ladies were gone.
“Can you understand that? I ask so nice and now the ladies are gone.” David didn’t understand. Such a great act and the girls didn’t want in failed?
The next hour the two were very busy. David crumples a piece of paper together and drops it in the paper basket. His wonders to see a picture of himself in it.
“What is this, Seb?” he asks, taking the picture out. Seb looks up and walks toward to David.
“That is picture of you and you were in that photo frame. And I took you of the frame and put a picture from me and Claudette in it, which was made in Naples.”
David remembers that Claudette once mentioned that she has a picture of him on her night-stand.
“You are back together, right?”He asks.
“Yes, David we are. But not thanks to you.” Sebastien feels anger coming up.
“Come on, Sebastien. You are still angry about the dance?” David is astonished.
“No, I am not angry about the dance David but it keeps difficult for me.”
“Don’t worry Sebastien. I am with Gerda. And I let nobody between us not even Claudette.”
Sebastien is relieved.

Isabel is searching for Urs. She wants to know him better. She looks in the massage room but no Urs.
“May I help you?”Annika ask.
“No, I don’t think so, I am looking for Urs. Do you know where he is?”
“Urs has an afternoon of and he mention that he was going to swim on the upper deck. Do you know to find that?”Annika ask helpful.
“Yes, thanks I know where that is. Thanks. May I ask you another question?” Isabelle is not sure if she can ask the next question, but she has to know.
“Sure.”
“Did you know if Urs has a girlfriend?” Isabelle’s face turns red.
“As far as I know he hasn’t a girlfriend, Isabelle. Are you serious interesting in him?” Isabelle's face turns redder and nicks. Annika smiles at her.
“Well where did you waiting for? See that you are getting at the swimming pool.” Isabel is in a hurry and yells Urs, here I come. Annika goes laughing back to work. She hopes that Urs likes the surprise which is coming on his way.


Urs enjoys the sun on the upper deck. He has his sunglasses on and from behind he can look in al direction with somebody sees where he looks at. What a pity that Annika has to work. Then he noticed Isabelle who is coming into his direction. He greets her and asks how her neck is now.
“Thanks, Urs. Very well since your last treatment.”
“Maybe we have to do it one more time. To be sure that it want come back” he sugguests.
Isabelle laughs at him.
“I will make an appointment for tomorrow.” She took the seat next to Urs and sit down.
“For how long do you this work?”She asks.
“A couple of years. My friend took me in to this. I am very grateful to him.”
“Shall we order a drink, Urs?” Isabel wants to keep him longer in her immediacy.
“No thank you” Urs answers. “I had promised my friend to play chest with him.”
“Okay, next time than?” Urs say goodbye and hurry away from the swimming pool. He didn’t have a chess appointment but he prefers to spend the rest of the afternoon with Annika. She is finishing her work at 15.30 hours. He hurries to the masssage room.

“Good afternoon Annika” he greets her after coming in without knocking.
“Hi, Urs. I thought you have an afternoon off. Didn’t you see Isabelle?”
“Yes, I saw her and no I prefer spending the afternoon with you.” Annika thinks for a while. Maybe she can talk with Urs about his feeling. She has to say him that she is not in love with him.
“Okay Urs, what are you suggesting?”
“Every place is right except the swimming pool. Because Isabelle is there and she thinks I am playing chess with Carlos.” Urs grins when he thinks about it. Annika has to laugh too.
“You are one of a kind, Urs.”
“I know something. Let’s go to the helicopter platform. Nobody is allowed to come there except the crew.”
“Okay, let’s go, Urs.”


In the sauna Gerda and Claudette are chatting with each other. About men off course.
“Claudette what is your relationship with David?”Gerda asks. Claudette starts laughing.
“Nothing serious, Gerda. I haven’t a relation with him. I am only his fan. I have to admit that he is my style of man. He is so different than Seb. It is a pity that Sebastien is so jealous. It is really a miracle that those two work together for the competition. I really think that Sebastien is changed. And after our night in Naples we are back again love birds. By the way Gerda. Did I ever tell you about my action with David’s picture?”
“No you haven’t. Please tell me” she begs.
Claudette tells her about the two pictures on her night-stand. And that the one of David is end in the paper-basket. Gerda laughs loudly about it. She can imagine that Sebastien is doing this.
“What a story Claudette. But shall we take a cold shower and go back to the guys? Seeing if they ready to get something to eat?”
“Okay, fine by me” Claudette answers.
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