First Mates. Cecelia Dowdy

they entered the deck of the cruise ship, Rainy walked around, suddenly full of energy. “I guess I shouldn’t have had all that coffee during dinner. You know there’s no midnight buffet this evening.”

      “Did you want to spend the rest of the evening together? We could sit on deck and have something to drink.”

      “That sounds like a good idea.”

      “Why don’t we go back to our rooms and drop our stuff off,” he suggested. “I’ll walk you to your room first.” She nodded. They walked to her room, and she dropped her beach bag into her room and then she accompanied Winston to his room. She followed him into the cabin, anxious to see his private quarters. As soon as she entered she saw the empty bottle and she stopped, shocked.

      “Winston, what’s this?” His smile melted as she lifted the empty liquor bottle.