First Class Voyage (First Class Novels – A Contemporary Romance Series) (6 page)

“Oh, thank you so much for helping me win this. This is a
wonderful thing. Thank you all.”

Katy and Mark’s shoulders were shaking violently as they
desperately tried to control their laughing. Andrew, once again, rolled his
eyes and Rory hugged Maureen. Peter muttered he was glad she had finally won
and now could let them all off the hook for another game, and Matt and Janie
looked at the other passengers, hoping none of them had overheard.

Maureen caressed the plastic and headed back to her suite.

DAY 4 – COZUMEL,
MEXICO

Mark and Katy had been to Cozumel a few times in the last
three years. It was one of the places Mark loved to scuba dive and the beaches
were beautiful for Katy to lay on while sipping a pina colada and that is what
they were planning on doing for their one day stop.

As she slipped her bikini on, Mark sat on the bed and
watched.

“Your body is amazing,” he grinned as he slid his hand up
her leg.

“Thank you,” she smiled. “I aim to please.”

“Yes you do,” Mark growled as he sat up on his knees and
pulled her to him. His lips found Katy’s and she immediately succumbed to his
tongue. Her belly did little flips as it darted in and out of her mouth.

“We can be a few minutes late,” she giggled.

Mark pulled her down to the bed and undid the tie at her
back and her bikini flipped off her body.

“Why can’t all your clothes be this easy,” he chuckled.

Katy ran her fingers through his hair and pulled him back to
her mouth. She kissed him until he was breathless and he rolled over onto his
back, pulling Katy over with him. She wriggled out of the bottoms to her swim
suit and pulled her knees up, straddling his hips.

“Are you ready for me?” she purred.

“Always,” Mark grinned as she slid down onto him.

Down and down she slid ‘til she was fully engulfed with his
length. Moving together, they slowly built their rhythm, up and down, around
and around, until Katy was desperate for relief.

“Come baby,” he whispered.

Mark grabbed her hips and thrusted into her hard and waited.
Katy ground her body into his and then threw her head back as her orgasm ripped
through her body. Her fingers dug into his arms as she cried out his name and
Mark pushed into her once more and released. With hearts racing and limbs limp,
they held each other until they could breathe.

After several minutes Mark swatted Katy’s ass and kissed her
forehead.

“Let’s go to the beach,” he grinned.

*****

Patty had kept both children with her for the night, giving
Matt and Janie a night without interruption. Janie awoke with her head on
Matt’s bicep and his hand on her hip. It was the way they seemed to always wake
up. She rolled back to Matt and saw him watching her.

“Morning,” she smiled.

“Morning,” he grinned and kissed her. “Do you remember the
last time we made love in the morning?”

Janie chuckled, “Probably before Ella was born.”

“Well maybe not
that
long ago, but it’s been a
while.”

Janie rolled over and snuggled into his side. They had made
love slowly before they fell asleep in each other’s arms, something that didn’t
happen very often now they were parents of young children. They had taken
advantage of Patty’s kind offer and cherished the moment.

“What time is it?” Janie yawned.

“It’s still early.” Matt played with Janie’s hair and kissed
her forehead.

“Mmmm,” she smiled. “Then we have a little time?”

Matt chuckled and rolled over on top of her.

“Yes, we do,” he grinned, and kissed her.

It didn’t take very long before their hands were all over
each other and passion had been ignited. Janie held him firmly in her hand and
squeezed.

“Need something?” she teased.

“You know it!” he growled.

“Come and get it then,” she purred.

Matt threw back the sheet and sat back on his knees.

“You are so beautiful,” he whispered as he worshipped his
gloriously naked wife.

Janie immediately covered her stomach with her hands and
dropped her eyelids.

“Oh, no you don’t,” Matt scolded. “You
ARE
beautiful.
There is nobody else I would rather think about, or look at, or kiss,” he said
as he bent and kissed her lips lovingly. “You are it, my sweet Janie. The one
and only and I love your stomach.”

Matt lifted each of her hands and bent and kissed her belly
button. Then he traced a faint stretch mark with his tongue and kissed her skin
again.

“These tell me how much you love me,” he whispered. “How
much you love Adam and Tyler and Ella and Christopher. These say you are a
woman…
my
woman.” He kissed her belly again.

Janie managed a weak smile as she ran her fingers through
his thick dark hair lying on her tummy.

“I love you,” she whispered.

Matt kissed his way back up her body, taking a moment to
worship her breasts with his lips. As he kissed her neck, he murmured how much
he loved her, how much he depended on her and how much he worshipped her.

“I love you with my heart, my mind, my body and my soul,” he
whispered.

He entered her slowly, Janie’s body accepting him willingly.
Their bodies melded perfectly into one, their hearts joined. He moved in and
out leisurely at first, then building as their bodies yearned for more. Matt
knew what would take his wife to climax and he moved with intent as he watched
her eyes close and her orgasm take over. He held still, pushing into her as he
felt her muscles contract around him and it sent him into bliss right along
with her. He kissed her as their bodies celebrated their union in unison and
then collapsed on her as she wrapped her arms tightly around his waist.

“Magnificent, as usual,” she panted.

“Only the best for my girl,” he grinned and rolled onto the
bed.

They laid there for a few seconds, breathless and satiated,
until a faint noise caught their attention. And then came a knock.

“Mama…Daddy!”

Another knock.

“Let L’Ella in…pease?”

Matt jumped from the bed after one more kiss and grabbed his
pajama bottoms. He threw Janie her robe and slipped his pants on and walked to
the door. L’Ella was waiting to say good morning.

*****

The family was headed in all different directions for their
day in Cozumel. Mark and Matt were taking their three boys, Adam, Tyler and
Derek, scuba diving. The boys had gone to ‘scuba school’ just so they could go
with their step-fathers. Janie and Katy were spending the day on the beach and
doing some shopping.

The ladies left their men on the pier with their boat and
guides and they headed off to the white sand and crystal blue water. Towels in
hand, they selected their chaises and spread out for the morning of relaxing. A
waiter immediately took their drink orders and Katy stripped down to her red
bikini. Janie watched with a twinge of envy.

“You make me look like a beached whale,” she muttered as
Katy began applying some suntan lotion on her legs.

“Nonsense!” Katy replied. “You just had a baby, for heaven’s
sake!”

“Eight weeks ago, and I haven’t lost
any
of the
fifteen pounds that didn’t come off when Christopher was born.”

Katy patted Janie’s hand and tilted her head, smiling at her
lifelong friend.

“Janie, give it time. You’ll lose it. But while you’re
thinking about those extra fifteen pounds, just remember your boobs. They are
fantastic right now!” she laughed.

“True,” Janie chuckled. “They’ve never looked better. And
Matt certainly enjoys them!”

The women laughed as the waiter brought their colorful
drinks with little umbrellas poking from the top.

*****

The unmarried brothers, Paul, David, Tim and Ben, were
spending the day together exploring the island on an ATV excursion with twelve
others from the ship. Paul was looking forward to spending time with his
brothers. It had been so long since they had just hung out for the day. During
his time off over the past ten years, he had spent the majority of it with his
parents because if he died on a mission he wanted them to know that they had
been the most important people in his life and that he loved them. Not that he
had excluded his brothers. Not at all. But a day like today was a welcome
change and he was very much looking forward to it.

They rode through the jungle, up hills and over sand dunes.
They played on the beach and went snorkeling in the clear warm water. They had
lunch and told jokes. He had missed his brothers, his friends. He didn’t want
to miss them anymore.

*****

Peter took Andrew and Rory golfing at the Cozumel Country
Club. It wasn’t a world-class course but it was good. Peter had brought his
clubs with him to golf at every chance he had. Andrew had been with his dad
many, many times over the years but this was Rory’s first time. He was an
attorney that had spent the last several years building his practice with his
partner, a good friend he had met in law school back in Washington. Now they
had several associates working for them and Rory felt that he could finally
scale back his work hours to take a vacation every now and then, and of course,
start their family.

“I think every child should have a mother,” Peter had said.
“But when you think about what some children are subjected to, two fathers
can’t be all bad.”

Andrew had said that was his dad’s way of giving his
approval of them adopting a baby. Rory needed that approval, as his own parents
had all but disowned him when he ‘came out’ after high school. He came from a
religious family that preached tolerance but didn’t actually practice it. So
when the Lathem’s had welcomed him to their family with open arms fourteen
years ago, their acceptance and approval became very important to him. He had
told Andrew how very lucky he was to have a family like that. Not every gay man
was that fortunate.

So golf with Peter was a highlight for Rory, even though he
wasn’t very good. A day with his husband and father-in-law golfing was going to
be a great day.

*****

Maureen and Patty walked down the pier to the port each
pushing a stroller. When Maureen had overheard Janie’s plans to leave the
children with their grandmother for the day, Maureen had immediately offered to
help. Patty graciously accepted and the two women decided just to stroll around
the port for a little while, stocking up on souvenirs and having lunch.

“This will be a nice way to spend a couple of hours,”
Maureen chatted as they headed down the massive concrete pier towards the
myriad of shops and restaurants.

“I thought the children, well, Ella, would like to go for a
ride,” smiled Patty.

Ella was indeed having a great time sitting in the stroller,
hat and sunglasses on, sitting up straight watching the multitudes of people
all around them and the waves rolling onto the beach. Christopher was sound
asleep, just having been fed, in an infant drunken state.

The two grandmothers strolled through the shops, purchasing
magnets and postcards. Patty bought t-shirts for her other grandchildren, her
daughter Elizabeth’s children, who lived in Atlanta.

“You’re very lucky,” Maureen smiled as Patty took her bag of
purchases and they left the small store.

“Why is that?”

“You are a grandmother with lots of grandchildren.”

“Eight,” Patty smiled. “Well, actually nine if you count
Derek. And four each for Janie and Elizabeth. Lilly isn’t married yet and I am
not sure she ever will be. She is married to her job and career.”

Maureen snorted. “I understand that. I didn’t think Matt
would ever settle down. But then Janie arrived and…well, we are just thrilled.”

Patty was glad that the Lathem’s had been so welcoming to
her daughter.

“And Mark has Katy too,” Patty added.

“Oh yes. But…”

Patty raised her eyebrows and looked at Maureen. “But?”

“Well,” began Maureen, “It would just be so nice if they
would just get married! I have tried giving hints, some not so subtle. But
according to Mark, Katy just won’t budge.”

“Katy is a head-strong girl and she has been through an
awful lot.”

“I know,” Maureen sighed. “I love her dearly. I just want
them to make it official.”

“In their time,” Patty smiled. “In their own time.”

*****

The plan was they would all meet up for dinner to share the
highlights of their day. So, once again, they all arrived at the dining room
and announced they needed a table for seventeen. Matt held the booster seat for
Ella and Christopher was asleep in his stroller. The staff ran around for
several minutes making accommodations for the group and they were seated at the
back of the restaurant, watching the sun set out of the windows.

Peter ordered the wine bottles and the food starting
arriving and the conversation was lively. The three younger men had lots to
share about their first scuba diving trip and Matt and Mark sat back looking
like the proud fathers that they were.

Rory was thrilled to announce that Peter had only trounced
him in their round of golf by thirty-seven points. The whole family laughed and
cheered, both for the winner and the loser.

The four brothers had an excellent day zipping around the
island on the ATV’s and Tim even had gotten a date out of it for later that
evening.

The two matriarchs sat back and watched their families with
such pride and love. How could they be any more blessed?

DAY 5 – GRAND CAYMAN,
CAYMAN ISLANDS

Dolphins and turtles were the theme of the day. Matt and
Janie were taking Ella to play with the dolphins and swim with the turtles.
After all, if you’re going to the Cayman Islands you have to swim with the
dolphins, right? And because it was a tight-knit family, the rest of them were
coming along too. Well, at least for the morning.