Love Cruise

When we surfaced we could hear all the mothers celebrating yet another victory. But the event had indeed served a purpose as a great icebreaker. I could see Mom sharing high fives with other mothers around her and Lucy. Alex and I swam across the pool to where Mom and Lucy joined us at the edge and were waiting with towels. We climbed out of the water and accepted the towels, and our defeat with grace.

"Told you, ten years in a row. We're unstoppable." Lucy gloated.

"Well, we'll get you next year." Alex replied. It seemed like he was about to say something more but suddenly he was flying backwards in to the pool, having been pushed by Lucy. I turned just in time to catch Mom with an evil smirk on her face as she was about to do the same. Instead I scooped her up in my arms and turned towards the pool. Mom twisted and squirmed to try and get away and that was when I had an idea.

"Alright, I won't throw you in. But you have to give me a kiss." The immediate change in Mom's temperament made me immediately regret what I had just said. She stopped squirming and pretending to put up a fight in my arms and her whole body had gone tense. I'd opened my mouth and inserted my foot cleanly and completely. I fully expected to get yelled at by Mom for breaking my promise in front of everyone on the ship.

"Put me down." She said with all seriousness. Putting her down at the side of the pool, I prayed I hadn't ruined what I'd just gotten back this morning. Mom wasn't saying anything, but she wasn't walking away either. Behind us I could hear Lucy chanting, getting everyone around us involved.

"Kiss him, kiss him, kiss him."

"You don't have to." I said.

Just as I was about to turn away, I suddenly found Mom with one hand under my chin and the other behind my head as she pulled me to her and kissed me in a way that we had never kissed before. This sent the crowd in to a frenzy, but I was so caught off guard that by the time I had realized what was going on the kiss was already over. That was when the evil smirk returned to Mom's face again and I suddenly found myself flying backwards in to the pool as she accomplished her original goal. When I surfaced, Mom was taking in the cheers from the crowd, before flying towards me with a shriek as Lucy shoved her in to the pool as well. After taking a bow, she too joined us in the water.

When we had all surfaced, we swam to the edge and pulled ourselves out. Alex and I went and grabbed us all towels and then we went and sat near the bar and ordered lunch. Afterwards we found four lounge chairs and stretched out in the sun.

"Mike, would you mind putting some tanning oil on my back? You wouldn't want me to burn would you?" Mom asked, turning in her chair to lay on her stomach.

"I would love to."

I was both excited and nervous as I took the bottle from Mom. This would be the first time since confessing my true feelings to her that I would be putting my hands on her body. Mom stretched out on her stomach, and when she untied the back of her bikini I could feel myself growing hard in my shorts from all this exposed skin. I was going to need to be very careful not to let it press against her nearly naked body. Squirting a generous amount of oil in to my hands, I began to rub it on to Mom's back, starting at her shoulders and working my way down. As I got to her sides, I was highly aware of the fact that my fingers were only a fraction of an inch away from her breasts.

"That looks like it feels really good Kim, can I get a share of that?" Lucy said, clearly watching the show.

"Mmm it does feels good, but I think I might just have to be greedy and keep him all to myself."

"Oh, that's too bad." Lucy said with an over exaggerated pout.

"Uh, you know I can hear you, right?" Alex replied.

"Don't worry Alex, I took a deep tissue massage course in high school. Just follow my lead."

I waited for a moment as Lucy and Alex got themselves positioned, then guided Alex step by step as I continued to massage Mom's body with the tanning oil. I hadn't thought of this in the first place, but the massage I was giving Mom was definitely going to help me achieve my goals. I could feel Mom's body practically melting beneath my fingers and the softest of purring sounds coming from her. As I got lower and lower on her body, I got closer and closer to the top of her bikini bottom and my next dilemma. I wasn't sure how close Mom was going to let me get, but I certainly wasn't hearing any complaints from her even as my fingers brushed underneath very top edge of it. To my surprise, Mom actually reached down and folded the top of her bikini bottom down giving me access to even more exposed skin. I could just barely make out the beginning of the curve of her body that hinted at the start of her beautiful ass.

When I moved to Mom's legs I started at her toes and worked my way up. Again as I approached the junction of her legs and a touch even more intimate then when I had come close to touching her breasts I began to wonder just how far I was going to be allowed to go. This had started as just a request to apply oil to her back to a full massage, but there was still the issue of how appropriate it would be for me to be touching Mom between her legs, so close to her pussy. Especially after the revelation of my feelings just yesterday. But as I got higher, Mom's legs seemed to spread wider and she was still making quiet almost imperceptible sounds of pleasure that only I seemed to be able to hear.

I allowed myself to get within a matter of inches before backing away. I glanced over towards Alex and Lucy to discover that they had clearly left the massage idea behind as Alex had his hand right between his mother's legs and was clearly getting her off manually. I continued to work on Mom's legs to keep her from looking up and noticing what was going on next to us. When they were finally done, I removed my hands from Mom's legs and the closest they had ever gotten to her pussy where I could swear that I could feel heat coming off of her. I would also swear that when I broke contact with her bare skin, I heard a sigh of disappointment coming from Mom.

After the impromptu massage, I felt like I could burst from all the sexual tension around me and I needed to cool off. I announced that I was going to go for a swim and thankfully Alex decided to join me because I could use the company and somebody to talk to. Apparently, I hadn't been the only one who noticed the sexual energy between Mom and I.

"Why'd you back off? Man I could see it, you had your Mom in the palm of your hand, she would have let you do anything you wanted." Alex asked.

"I don't know, it just didn't feel right. Like it wasn't the way I wanted this to happen."

"Fair enough."

After spending the rest of the day hanging around the pool, Mom and Lucy announced that they had had enough sun and we all agreed that we would go back to our cabins to change and then meet up for dinner and discuss our plans for tomorrow. It would be the first time that we'd be back on land since this all began and despite Mom's claim that she would stay on board I couldn't help but wonder and worry if Mom was still considering leaving.

An hour later, the four of us were seated at a table in one of the many restaurants on the ship waiting on our food. Mom was smiling and seeming to enjoy herself as her and Lucy chatted and Alex and I couldn't help but smile. I felt like I was on cloud nine however, despite everything it seemed like her and Lucy had really hit it off and become fast friends. Despite everything that had gone one, I was glad that Mom was able to make a friend on this trip and she didn't have to feel like she was entirely alone.

"So Kim, will you be coming ashore with us tomorrow?" Lucy asked once we'd finished eating.

"Of course. I don't want to spend this entire trip cooped up on this ship."

"That's great cause there are some wonderful shopping opportunities in town. Shall we meet up here early tomorrow for breakfast before heading for the shuttle buses in to town?"

"That sounds like lots of fun. I guess we will see you both early tomorrow morning."

"Oh my god! What have you let that boy do to you!" Lucy suddenly exclaimed, jumping up to embrace a very pregnant woman and then her son and causing us all to jump in surprise.

"Hey, Mom is just as responsible for this as I am."

"It's true, I'm just as guilty. I just can't help myself." After the two couples had finished greeting each other, Lucy turned to back to us to make the necessary introductions.

"Amber, Blake, I'd like you to meet our travel companions this year Mike and Kim."

"It's so nice to meet you both, how are you enjoying the trip?" Amber asked.

"It's been quite an experience so far, and this is only day two of the trip." I replied.

"Oh just wait, it only gets better from here."

"So your son is the father of your baby?" Mom asked. Causing me to look in her direction to see a genuine curiosity on her face. I was a little shocked, not just at the abruptness of the question, but the fact that it was Mom asking it.

"Yes he is, as well as our son William who is about to turn one and also the twins Terry and Stephanie whom he fathered with his twin sister Abigail."

"Wait, if William is about to turn one, then that would mean." Lucy said in surprise.

"Yes, that sea sickness I thought I was experiencing last year was actually morning sickness." Suddenly and without warning Amber doubled over, clutching her belly.

"Mom are you alright?" Blake responded with genuine concern in his voice, but he wasn't the only one who was concerned as we all moved to help just in case.

"I'm fine, its just our future football player practising kicking field goals with my bladder." Amber stood back up, but was still cradling her very pregnant belly.

"Here, take my seat." I said, standing up to gently help Amber in to the seat. A quick glance over at Mom showed me that the chivalrous act was not lost on her.

"That's very kind of you. Here, would you like to feel the baby?" Amber didn't really give me much of a choice as she grabbed my hand and placed it against her pregnant belly. Her bare skin felt warm and when I felt the kick it surprised me so much that I jumped back, pulling my hand away in the process and causing everyone around me to laugh. I kind of knew what to expect going in, but it still came as a surprise when their unborn child kicked at my hand.

"Don't worry dear. One day it will be your baby growing inside your mother's belly."

"Oh I don't know about that." I replied, glancing over at Mom in concern. We hadn't really discussed how to handle this situation.

"Why? You two haven't had the baby talk yet?"

"Actually Amber, Kim and Mike are virgins." Alex replied.

"But aren't you two the hot couple that we all saw kissing by the pool just after the tug of war?"

"It's complicated." I added, watching Mom to make sure this wasn't making her uncomfortable.

"Well, I won't try to convince you to give it a shot, but I will tell you this. I love this man and I know he loves me and the fact that we've taken our relationship to the physically intimate stage has only made it even more special." With Blake kneeling next to her, Amber turned and the two of them kissed lovingly. Mom seemed to be growing accustomed to this sort of display of affection as she didn't even blush.

"Yes, I'm beginning to see that my initial impressions about the chosen lifestyle of those around me were quite inaccurate."

"Are you all going ashore tomorrow?" Blake asked.

"Yes, we're going to go do some shopping and sightseeing." Lucy said.

"Well perhaps we will see you in town, the doctor says I need to get some exercise and since sex is what got us in to this in the first place, doctor Blake here has told me I need to find another form of exercise."

"I hope we do, but even if not I'm sure we'll see each other through out the trip."

After hugs and handshakes were exchanged by all and Blake and Amber left, Mom and I decided it was time to head back and said good night to Alex and Lucy. Back in our cabin I wasn't sure how things were supposed to go. I knew I was still sleeping on the couch but saying good night to Mom was uncomfortable and eventually I settled for an awkward hug before she disappeared behind the bedroom door for the night.

Finally left on my own, I was able to reflect on Mom kissing me in front of everyone by the pool earlier today. Had she really just kissed me in order to distract me so she could shove me in to the pool or was there another motivation behind it. I could close my eyes and recall the feeling of Mom's lips on my own and it certainly didn't feel like she was only doing it to distract me, and it certainly wasn't the kiss I had expected when I asked for on in exchange for not throwing her in to the pool. So why had she kissed me? I eventually fell asleep on the couch, but not without a lot of confusion.

Day Three

I awoke early in the morning to movement in the cabin and found Mom already up and getting ready. Getting up myself, I had a quick shower and changed my clothes and once Mom was ready we headed for the door.

"So, may I have the honour of escorting the most beautiful woman on the ship to breakfast this morning?" I asked, offering Mom my arm. The flattery may have been a bit much, but it was worth the risk. The smile I got from Mom told me I wasn't in any danger.

"You may." She said, delighting me as she took my arm.

Together we walked the halls on our way to breakfast, but in the corner of my eye I was watching Mom. I could feel the tension in her body as we passed couple after couple, but as there were only smiles on their faces, Mom slowly began to relax. By the time we made it to breakfast Mom was absolutely beaming and it didn't go unnoticed.

"Well now, you are positively glowing. Did something happen last night that we don't know about?" Lucy asked as I helped Mom in to her seat.

"I don't know what your talking about. It's a beautiful day and I'm on vacation, why wouldn't I be smiling?"

"Okay, if you say so."

After eating a quick breakfast, the four of us headed for the boarding platform and down to the dock. There the cruise line had shuttle buses parked to take people on a variety of different trips and experiences. Lucy steered us over to a group of couples standing by two of the smaller shuttle buses.

"Kim, you ride with the rest of us mothers in this bus, the boys can ride together in the other bus." Lucy said.

"You going to be okay on your own with them? I know we agreed to not discuss things but they don't know about our arrangement."

"I'm a grown woman Mike, I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."

"Alright, I just wanted to be sure."

I was about to turn away from Mom when suddenly I found myself kissing her once again. Once more, I was so in shock by what was happening that by the time I figured it out the kiss was over and Mom was walking over towards a group of hooting and cheering women while I stood dumbstruck where she had left me.

When I finally came to my senses, I walked over and joined Alex and he introduced me to Brian, Jamie and David. We then boarded the bus and set off. It turned out that Lucy had specifically arranged for us to travel like this for my benefit.

"Okay guys, so now that you've actually met Mike and you're aware of his situation, I thought that we could take this opportunity to help him with some advice when it comes to his Mom."

"Well I don't know what it is that you're already doing, but keep it up. That was no motherly kiss back there." Brian said.

"That's just it, I haven't done anything. I actually promised not to bring up the subject of us being anything more then mother and son and have stuck to that promise."

"Well then keep it up." Jamie said.

"Like I told you yesterday Mike, there's something there."

"That is certainly possible, and I'm certainly not stopping. You saw her this morning Alex when I escorted her to breakfast and how she was acting. I know I'm doing the right thing and I'm not going to stop."

"Just be careful, don't get overconfident. The last thing you want to do is misread her signals. One wrong move and you could reverse all the progress you've made." Alex replied in a serious tone.

"That is certainly true, but at the same time if he doesn't respond to her signals his mother might think he's not interested in seducing her anymore." Said David.

"Just what would you know about seduction David. Your mother seduced you and we all know that she was practically throwing herself at you before you finally realized what was going on." Brian said, mocking David but in a friendly way.

"Hey, I was just playing hard to get." He replied, causing us all to laugh.

When we arrived at the shopping district, we all got off the bus and joined our mothers at their sides. We then set off and simply followed along as our mothers pointed out and ventured in to different shops. The guys and I at that point became baggage carriers as we held on to our mother's purchases so that they could do more shopping. Part of the way through the day, one of the mothers suggested that we should pick up some baby gifts for Amber and Blake and all the other mother's agreed.

What the guys and I didn't realize was that this new plan meant that our mothers were going to share the most embarrassing baby stories they could think of about us. We ribbed each other as we heard the stories, which only caused our mother's to share even more stories as if they were trying to level the playing field. Once our arms were full and our mother's announced a desire to eat we started to look for somewhere to grab lunch. It was at this time that we ran in to Amber and Blake, but we kept our surprise a secret by hiding the gifts in our other shopping bags. We invited them to join us for lunch, but before we sat down one of the other mother's pointed out one more stop.

"Ladies I think we should send the boys to get us a couple tables as I see a shop we should visit without them."

All the mother's agreed, so after taking all their purchases, the guys and I walked over to the restaurant we had picked out and got a group of tables out on the patio where we could watch for our mothers.

"Did you guys see the shop they walked in to?" David asked.

"No, why?" Alex replied.

"It was a lingerie shop."

"So? My mother happens to have a very large collection of lingerie back at home and she wears it often because she knows what kind of affect it has on me." Blake replied.

"Yes, as does mine. But Mike's Mom went in with them."

"So? That doesn't mean she's going to be buying anything." I said, although I did wonder myself.

After that, the whole table went quiet as we all sat and watched. Soon enough we saw the door open and the first to walk out was Brandy, Jamie's mother carrying a small white bag. Next came Janet, then Amber who was followed by Lucy. Brian's mother Claire was next, and last but not least was Mom. Each lady was carrying a small white bag, and I couldn't help but noticed that Mom was carrying one as well. This only served to confuse me even more as I had no idea how to read this. Once they'd joined us we tried everything that we could think of to get our mothers, or each others mothers to reveal the contents of the white bags, but they refused to even give us a clue and eventually we gave up. All they ever said was that if we wanted to find out we would just have to be patient. Was there some sort of hidden message there for me to find?

After a very energetic and animated lunch, Amber announced that she was tired and would like to head back to the ship. We all agreed that we'd had enough shopping for one day and we boarded the buses again with the same travel arrangements as this morning as well as all the shopping, except of course for the white bags. Amber and Blake also joined the respective parties as we set off for the docks.