by the_shires
You know the ending won't be "... they sailed off into the sunset and lived Happily ever after!", but you managed to keep the focus on the moment. A very well written, romantic and erotic story of clinging to love when you find it, no matter what difficulties life throws in your course. Since so few men got off I wondered how you'd end it - an unbelievable "…they both made it off & were reunited in America"; a really sad "...she gets on a lifeboat, to America with nothing but a baby on the way & her memories"; etc. What you chose was sad but romantic, tender, and believable. Bravo on a well written story!