Love Cruise

At supper that evening, Alex and Lucy surprised us by announcing that they already had plans for tomorrow.

"So I know that this is going to be very last minute, but we will not be joining the two of you tomorrow. It is our anniversary and Mom and I like to spend the day in our cabin celebrating together."

"Oh well happy anniversary then and don't worry about us. I'm sure Mike and I can find something to keep ourselves occupied for the day on this ship."

"Thank you. We promise that if anything changes we will let you know, but expect to be on your own for the day and we will see you the day after." Lucy said.

"Mom we should take them to our snorkelling spot."

"Yes, that's a wonderful idea. We're back in port tomorrow, you'll love this place. More colourful fish and coral then you can even imagine."

"It sounds wonderful. We will see you then."

Back in the cabin, Mom surprised me by dropping another announcement on me regarding tomorrow.

"I hope you can take care of yourself tomorrow. Some of the other mothers are throwing Amber a surprise baby shower and have asked me to help set up so seeing as Lucy and Alex will be celebrating alone in their cabin I have decided that I'm going to go see if I can help out. I will be up early in the morning and will be gone till at least lunch."

"That's alright. I was considering going to the gym tomorrow any ways. You go and have fun."

"I plan on it." It was actually nice to hear excitement in Mom's voice again. Even if things didn't work out between us, I was glad to know that Mom would at least have some pleasant memories from our trip.

That night as we prepared for bed things went a little more smoothly. Our goodnight hug was much more comfortable and Mom didn't pull away as I kissed her on the cheek. I fell asleep that night feeling like I was on cloud nine and slept the most restful sleep I'd had since we'd come on board. I still felt a little confused, but I felt like if I was patient, everything would work itself out.

Day Four

In the morning, I awoke as Mom was just finishing getting ready. Before she left she kissed me on the cheek and then was out the door. In no rush, I decided to stretch out and relax for a little before starting my day. I took some time to contemplate where Mom and I were now in our relationship as compared to my original plan and my new one since we boarded. But as I thought about Mom and I my arousal began to take over and I had to put a stop to that line of thought. Some how masturbating in the cabin while Mom was gone felt inappropriate. It wasn't easy however to get myself back under control and it took a cold shower just to get my heart rate back down.

After a long workout, I returned to the cabin to change and was some what disappointed to find it empty. Mom had however explained that she might not be back till well after lunch, but my disappointment didn't last long as I spotted Mom eating a light lunch in the dining hall and joined her. The way she smiled at me as I sat down across from her made my heart swell knowing that my presence brought her joy once again.

"So, how was your morning?" I asked.

"Wonderful, those ladies are hilarious. We haven't quite finished yet though, so I'm heading back for an hour or so to help finish. Do you have any plans for this afternoon?"

"I do actually. Some of the guys are putting together a basketball game and asked me to join."

"Oh, okay." To my surprise, Mom actually seemed disappointed that I had plans. Then I realized what she was trying to imply and thinking back to the conversation from the bus with the other guys, I quickly acted on it.

"But my evening is free. If you wanted we could meet for supper and then maybe go walk the observation deck afterwards, maybe watch the sunset? I hear it's quite the sight out at sea."

"That would be nice actually."

"Great, it's a date then." Immediately as I said it I realized that I had just put my own foot in my mouth once again. But Mom didn't seem to mind and didn't say anything about my referring to us planning on spending time together as a date so I went with it. After a wonderful lunch, Mom and I parted ways once again, but knowing that we would be spending the evening together was a wonderful feeling. But it was also very risky territory that I was walking in to. One wrong move, a hand on the wrong spot, or a poorly timed reach for a kiss and I could ruin everything. I was going to have to be concious of how I acted on what I hoped would be only our first date.

When I joined the guys for the basketball game, I tried as hard as I could to focus on the game and not the clock. But that was easier said then done as I found myself constantly glancing up at the time and questioning whether the clock was even working properly. I was distracted and it showed in my play as I missed easy passes and even easier shots. When we stopped for a water break, one of the guys took the time to pull me aside and ask me if everything was okay.

"What's going on Mike, you seem rather distracted."

"I'm sorry, it's just that I've got a date with my Mom tonight, an actual date."

"Well then I've got just one question for you."

"What?"

"What the hell are you still doing here? Go and get her!"

"Right, thanks!"

Taking off like a shot, I heard someone else calling out to me asking where I was going, but I didn't turn to respond. I simply kept running as someone else yelled out that I had a hot date.

When I got back to the cabin, Mom was already there and I couldn't believe how amazing she looked. She was wearing a some what modest red bikini with a semi-transparent wrap around her hips. Her freshly tanned skin seemed to glow against the suit and gave her an glow that sent my heart racing. It also seemed that she had gone and gotten her hair done and had even applied a light bit of make-up. I couldn't understand this, but I also couldn't help but comment on it.

"Mom you look amazing!"

"Mike! What are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you till later." Mom shrieked in surprise as she turned to find me standing there. I didn't realize that she hadn't heard me come in.

"I was going to ask you the same thing. I came back early to get ready for our date."

"Oh, well I finished helping set up and I thought I would come back to get ready myself."

"I can see that. Well why don't you give me a little while to get ready myself and then we can get an early start on our evening."

"That would be nice."

Slipping in to the bathroom, I took extra care in showering and shaving and making myself look presentable. Mom had obviously gone to great lengths for tonight and I wanted to look at least half as good as she did. After brushing my hair and teeth, I put on a fresh pair of shorts and my best shirt and then stepped back out to present myself. Mom was sitting on the couch and when I stepped in to view I could see her smile.

"You look very handsome."

"Thank you. You look amazing of course. Shall we go?" I said as I offered Mom my arm which she happily took. I realized that I had repeated myself, but Mom didn't seem to care.

Walking to the dining hall, I felt like the luckiest guy on the ship. This could be as far as our relationship ever went and I would still be happy to have had this experience. Everyone around us smiled as we passed, and I truly believed we were the hottest couple on the ship.

Choosing one of the more formal dining halls for supper, I took the liberty of ordering for us and surprised Mom by ordering her favourite meal in the world. Over some of the best cooked food I'd ever had outside of Mom's cooking, we shared some wonderful conversation and you would almost swear that this was the most normal thing in the world for us. Afterwards, we made our way to the observation deck where we walked a few laps before finding a nice place along the rail to stand and watch the sun set over the water.

Standing there with Mom in my arms, I couldn't help but feel her press herself even closer to my body and I was only happy to pull her even tighter. But it was while we stood there, just as the sun began to drop below the horizon that I simply couldn't keep it inside me anymore and I had to ask a question that had been on my mind for days now. I knew what I was about to ask was risky, Mom could take this as me breaking my promise. But I needed to know and I couldn't contain it any longer.

"Mom, what happened?" I asked.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean what happened with us? I know I promised never to bring this up again but I have to know. You've gone from not speaking to me, to now going out on a date with me. Not to mention those two kisses that were definitely not kisses a normal mother and son would share." Mom was silent after this as she stared out over the water, but I could tell that she wasn't upset that I was asking because she never attempted to move away from me, even in the slightest. After a few long seconds, Mom finally turned to look me in the eyes again.

"I'm surprised you don't know, since you have Lucy to thank."

"What do you mean?" As Mom spoke, she turned in my arm so that we were facing each other completely, breasts pressing in to my chest as our faces mere inches apart and close enough that I could feel her warm breath on my skin. As I looked in to her eyes I could see a sparkle that I had never really noticed before and it wasn't simply the reflection of the setting sun in her eyes.

"Well she told me about how you responded to the invitation to join her and Alex. After hearing how you turned them down for me, even knowing that it was never going to happen, I realized that I was wrong and that you weren't just interested in sex. Lucy eventually convinced me to just let myself go, to just enjoy myself and maybe even allow you to court me for the duration of the trip."

"So what does that mean for us?"

"It means that I'm okay with us acting as a couple, but at the end of the night we will sleep in separate beds and when we leave this ship we will return to being just mother and son. Do you think you can handle that?"

"I believe I can." I replied. After a moment of silence I was feeling lucky and decided to take another chance. Slowly I leaned my head forward and kissed her. This time I knew exactly what was happening and as the sun finally dropped below the horizon Mom and I shared what I felt was our first official kiss.

Despite the fact that there were a few other couples around us watching the sun set, Mom and I continued to stand there kissing as if we were the only thing that existed in the world. Mom had her arms wrapped around the back of my neck now as I locked my arms around her hips, afraid to let go for fear that if I did the mother who had completely rejected my feelings would return. We didn't stop until the sun had fully set and I felt Mom shiver slightly from the cooling ocean air.

"Cold?" I asked her as I pulled away slightly.

"A little."

"Should we go back inside?"

"Not yet. I'm not ready for this moment to be over just yet" Mom replied before resuming our kiss. It was the most wonderful feeling in the world to be here, making out with the woman I loved so much, but when I felt her shiver once more, I insisted that it was time we go back inside.

Back in our cabin, Mom and I kissed a little longer as we said good night, and when she pulled away towards the bedroom I made no effort to follow. I knew what our new modified agreement meant, and I fully intended to follow it so that we could continue the way we were now. When I slept that night I could still feel the warmth of Mom's lips pressed against my own and I dreamt so vividly of us kissing that when I awoke in the morning I fully expected to find Mom there kissing me awake.

Day Five

"Well well well, a little birdie told me this morning that a certain set of virgins were spotted last night making out on the observation deck like a couple of horny teenagers."

Mom and I had come down for an early breakfast and were sitting together enjoying each other's company when we heard Lucy's sing song voice. Mom had been sitting in my lap as we fed each other pieces of tropical fruit and had lost all connection to our surroundings, so Mom quickly slid out of my lap and back in to her seat next to me when they arrived.

"Really? Who?" I said, causing Mom to giggle.

"Very funny. Don't think I don't see it written on both your faces." Lucy replied as her and Alex sat down across from us.

"So tell us about this snorkelling spot you're taking us to." Mom said, this time I was the one who laughed.

"We're not taking you anywhere until we get the details."

"Well then if you must know, Mom and I had our first date last night."

"And did you sleep with him Kim?"

"I'll have you know that my mother is a proper lady who doesn't take her date to bed on the first night." I said, standing up for Mom even though I knew Lucy was only kidding around.

"Fair enough. But seriously, how did it all happen?"

For the next few minutes, Mom and I took turns telling parts of our story about how our first date came to be. I was surprised by Mom when she embarrassingly admitted that she'd been nervous about wanting to look her best for me, but I alleviated some of that embarrassment when I admitted to being distracted the entire afternoon by the prospect of going out on a date with her.

"Well that's wonderful to hear. You two make an incredibly cute couple." Lucy said when we were done.

"Well thank you." We both replied

"But now I need you both to go back and grab your swimwear as we need to leave immediately. It's a bit of a drive to get to where we need to go and the sooner we leave the more time we can spend there. We'll meet you both on the dock."

Mom and I quickly stood and made our way back to our cabin. Mom slipped in to the bedroom, and seeing as I was already in my shorts I quickly put together a beach bag for the both of us. When Mom walked back out of the bedroom, it seemed like she hadn't changed at all.

"Aren't you going to change?" I asked.

"I already did, I'm wearing my suit under my clothes."

"Oh. Which one is it?" I asked.

"You'll just have to wait and see I suppose, maybe it's that red one I know you like so much." Mom was having way too much fun with this and seemed to actually enjoy torturing me with the possibility of her wearing her racy red string bikini.

Out on the dock, we found Lucy and Alex standing by a bright yellow convertible with the top down. They had apparently rented a car ahead of time to get us to where ever it was we were going. During the drive there they refused to tell us anything more about the spot other then the fact that we would love it. They weren't lying.

The spot they had brought us to was a small beach along the edge of a long cliff running out from the beach for a few hundred yards. There wasn't another person around except for a few people up on the pier where there was a small seafood restaurant with a few empty tables. The water itself was crystal clear and even from the road you could see hints of the colourful coral and fish awaiting us. Lucy and Alex suggested that we eat first before getting in to the water, but I tried to convince them otherwise. In the end I lost the argument and we went up to get something to eat.

"Don't worry about him, he's just eager to see which bikini I chose to wear today. He's hoping that its the very revealing red one he likes so much." Mom told Lucy as the two of them walked together.

"Well is it?" She asked and I began to believe I might just get my answer. Instead Mom leaned over and whispered the answer in Lucy's ear, which caused her to gasp and then smile back at me. She wasn't helping the situation either and I began to wonder if she was perhaps in on this.

After lunch we returned to the car where we retrieved our snorkelling gear from the trunk. I watched eagerly as Mom stripped down to her bikini and although she wasn't wearing the red one that Mom had been teasing me with, the purple bikini she was wearing still left very little to the imagination. With our flippers in our hands, the four of us walked out on to the beach and in to the water. Alex and I hung back slightly behind our mothers, taking in the view.

"I have to say Mike, have you ever seen a more beautiful sight?" Alex asked loudly enough for our mothers to hear. Lucy's bikini did little to cover her ass and I couldn't tell but it seemed like Mom might have pulled hers up a little more to show off some extra skin.

"I cannot say that I have Alex." I replied in kind.

"Well you two better hurry up and get your flippers on, or these beautiful sights are going to get away from you." Mom said as they finished pulling on their flippers, turned away from us, and dove in to the water giving us a perfect view of the bare flesh of their asses. Alex and I quickly pulled our flippers on and took off after them.

When I finally caught up to Mom, I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her against my body. Mom tried to squirm away at first, but I held her tightly and she quickly gave in, choosing instead to turn and kiss me. We floated in the water there for a few moments enjoying each others kisses before finally deciding to actually do some snorkelling.

Hand in hand Mom and I floated together taking in all the colourful coral. Because of our earlier thrashing most of the fish had gone in to hiding, but time and some bags of fish food supplied by the seafood shop coaxed them out and we both thrilled in pointing out all the different colourful fish that we spotted. In the end I was actually glad we had eaten first, as we might not have seen as many fish as we were without the food.

When we finally decided to surface again, I was surprised to see that we had drifted a little further out from shore then I had been expecting. Glancing around us, we spotted Lucy and Alex about fifty yards away from us, making out like a couple deeply in love.

"Apparently they didn't get enough of each other yesterday." Mom commented. I didn't know exactly how to reply to this, so instead I pulled her back to face me and kissed her once again.

After we made out for a while, Mom and I finally separated and found that we had now drifted closer to Lucy and Alex, who embraced just like us, but were watching us with huge grins on their faces. I couldn't help but smile back, as did Mom.

"Get a room you two." Alex said.

"We just might." Mom replied, shocking me. She certainly was having a lot of fun with our new relationship and I was glad for it.

Despite our apparent need for physical connection at the lips, Mom and I did manage to do a little bit more snorkelling before Lucy announced that it was time for us to head back. Reluctantly Mom and I left the water and I could only hope that one day we would be able to return to this place again.

Upon returning to the ship the four of us were completely exhausted so after a light supper we said goodnight and returned to our respective cabins. There, Mom and I said good night with a little light kissing before she disappeared in to the bedroom. I was asleep before my head even hit the pillow on the couch.

That night, for the first time I could recall since we'd come on board, I dreamed. I dreamed of the beach we'd just visited. In my dream it was just Mom and I. She was in her purple bikini and was walking out in to the water while looking back at me over her shoulder. I tried to follow, but I found myself slowly losing ground on her. By the time I made it in to the water she was already a few feet out. I could see her head float above the water for a moment as I tried to swim out to her, but once I got there she was already gone.

Diving under the water, I caught a glimpse of her swimming in to an opening in the cliff wall that I did not recall seeing in the real cliff. But despite this discrepancy I still swam after her, desperate to catch up to her. When I passed through the opening myself, I found myself surfacing in an underwater grotto. There, sitting on a rock shelf, was Mom. But now she was completely naked and her legs spread wide and invitingly.