Free Sea Daze 3: Lay Day (Lesbian Erotic Romance Series) by Soichiro Irons

 
    Eve
tumbled off of me in an exhausted heap, and I giggled happily as I saw the look
of satisfied exhaustion on her face. Though her suite was blasting cold air as
low as the Excelsius maintenance team
allowed, I still felt like my skin was on fire. The lust surging through my
body had, if anything, intensified in the hours since
I’d damn near torn her evening gown off of her.
    “Jesus,
Amanda, let me rest,” Eve said, pawing my hands away from her breasts. Her skin
was covered in a thin layer of sweat, and she was as hot to the touch as I was.
Her green eyes, which were as vibrant as polished emeralds, narrowed into slits
as she playfully pushed me away.
    “We’ve
been going at it for hours now, hon. Normally I
wouldn’t complain, but if I have to be out of my cabin by seven tomorrow
morning…”
    I
swallowed involuntarily and felt my heart sink a little at her words. The week
I’d spent with Eve – the week that had changed my life – was going to be over
the next morning.
    She
was a guest onboard the Excelsius cruise
line and I was a contracted employee; she wasn’t able to stay, and I wasn’t
able to leave. In twenty-four hours, she’d be on her way home…and I’d be back
out to sea to start the whole song and dance over again without her.
    “You
really ought to go to the Toucan Isles for breakfast,” I said, forcing an
unconvincing smile onto my face. “They really have the best breakfast on the
ship, and breakfasts on the buffets really suck. You should go to breakfast
at…at…”
    “Amanda,”
Eve interrupted, cutting off my babbling mid-sentence. “Let’s stop changing the
subject. Tomorrow is disembarkation day. We need to talk about…”
    “No,”
I shot back. I shot her the most scathing look I could muster and hoped it
would mask the hole that gnawed at me from the inside. “I don’t want to think
about it. I don’t – I don’t want to think about life without you. I…”
    “I
have something I need to do back on the mainland,” Eve continued, acting as
though I hadn’t spoken at all. “After that, I’m going to get a hold of you. We’re
going to work something out – I don’t want to be away from you.”
    “Neither
do I . I don’t care about being here anymore if it
means being away from you. I’m going with you.”
    “No,
you’re not,” Eve replied coolly, her eyes narrowing again. She wasn’t teasing
this time. “This place is your job, and you’re a wonderful dancer. You’re on
the most amazing ship in the world, and most people only dream of being in your
position. I’m not going to be the one
to make you give up everything. I’m not worth that.”
    “Yes
you are!” I said, my voice escalating with each word. I knew that I was
probably shouting, but I couldn’t bring myself to care.
    “A
week ago, I didn’t know how happy I could be. You showed me that, Eve. I almost pushed you away completely before
you made me realize that what people thought wasn’t important; leaving you
would have been the worst thing I could have done. I’m not going to let you
leave me…not without taking me with you!”
    Eve
sighed and buried her face in her hands. Her brown curls fell over her slender
fingers like cascading ocean waves. “I need you to trust me, Amanda. Do you
trust me?”
    “I
do,” I said grudgingly. I was sure I wouldn’t like her follow-up question.
    “I
need to do something on the mainland,” Eve repeated, her voice sounding sad but
determined. “I have to get off of the
ship for business reasons. As soon as I’m able to fix things, though, I’m going
to make plans to see you again. Can you promise to stay on the ship until you
hear from me again?”
    “No,
I can’t,” I replied stubbornly. I knew I sounded like a petulant child, but I
didn’t care. “By the time you get done with your business, I’ll be gone for
another week-long trip through the Carribean . I don’t
want to be like my friends…anxiously waiting weeks or months to see