Unexpected Happenings
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. Finally the gang will be in the Bahamas. Anything could happen. I appreciate all of your reviews and I'll try not to let you all down with this chapter. All right. Let's get to it.
Chapter 6: Arrival
Leon opened his eyes slowly, yawning as he stretched. He looked around the cabin a bit confused until he remembered he was on the ship. He then looked to his left to see Claire sleeping. Leon couldn't help but notice the hint of a smile on her face. He smiled. Sherry was still asleep on the next bed over. Her covers were thrown over her head. Leon got up from the bed and walked over to Sherry. He called her name out softly to wake her.
" Sherry. Sherry, it's time to get up. We should almost be to the Bahamas by now."
Sherry just mumbled irritably. " 5 more minutes Leon, 5 more minutes." She pulled the covers back over her head.
" Whatever you say Sherry. I'll go wake Claire then." He yawned once more and made his way back over to Claire.
" Claire, it's time to get up."
When no reply came, he shook her a little. She let out a small groan and opened her eyes. Claire couldn't make out the face because of her sleep so she wiped the sleep out of her eyes. Leon came into focus.
" Morning, beautiful." Leon said while standing over her. Claire looked up at Leon.
" Morning, Leon. How come you're up so early?" Leon let out a small laugh.
" Early! It's going on 12:30 in the afternoon, Claire. My guess is that the others are already up and ready to go."
Claire sat up and took a chance to stretch. " Yeah, we should get ready too. We should get our things together and have them ready to unload when we get there." Leon nodded in reply. Claire got up from the bed and went into go into the bathroom to get dressed.
Leon went back over to Sherry to wake her. " Sherry, time's up. We've got a lot to do today so please get up." Sherry grunted and sat up facing Leon.
" Okay, okay, okay, I'm up. Now get out my way so I can grab something to wear." She got out of bed and began searching through her luggage for something to put on.
Leon, Claire, and Sherry had gotten dressed fairly quickly and were now toting their baggage with them to the deck. Chris, Jill, Rebecca, and Carlos soon followed in a similar fashion. An attendant had just announced that the ship had reached the Bahamas and was preparing to dock. The passengers were in awe when they saw the resort on the horizon. There was what seemed like an endless stretch of hotels, shops, pubs, and clubs. And for Sherry each individual hotel had an indoor pool and an outdoor pool area. The beach also had a boardwalk along with a decent sized amusement park. Simply put, they were about to enter paradise.
Chris, Carlos, and Leon ended up toting the bags off the ship while the girls wondered around taking in the sights.
" Were all these damn bags necessary?" Carlos wondered out loud. Chris dropped the rest of the bags behind him. Jill's bags alone seem to weigh at least 200 pounds. He took in a deep breath.
" Carlos, look at who you're traveling with. I don't know about Rebecca but Claire and Jill are unrelenting when it comes to shopping. The two of them can bring a grown man down to his knees. I know because I was that man."
Leon burst out in laughter at Chris' over the top confession. " Chris, don't you think that's an exaggeration? I mean, come on, they brought you down to your knees." Chris shot a look at him. Leon was naïve but he'd find out soon enough.
" Laugh now Leon, but remember, you are with Claire now, she will not treat you any different. Matter of fact you may have it worse because of that. But hey what do I know, I'm just her brother." Chris sat down on one of the bags to catch his breath. Leon looked at Chris and figured he should give him a break.
" Hey, Chris I appreciate the warning. I'll remember to keep that in mind when I take Claire and Sherry shopping." Leon spoke as he grinned. Chris looked up at him with a surprised look on his face.
" Claire and Sherry. Leon I take it back, you're as good as dead." Chris said as he let out a chuckle. Carlos was enjoying the conversation when he noticed a shuttle to the hotel that they would all be staying at.
" Heads up men, we're saved." Leon let out a sigh of relief. "Thank God."
"Hey, you guys wait up." The men turned their heads to see the girls walking over to them. Each of them had two cups of lemonade in their hands, minus Sherry.
Chris was greeted by a kiss from Jill. He happily accepted. After parting, he took the lemonade from Jill and drank some. " Thanks a lot Jill, I needed that." Jill took a sip of her own drink. " Your welcome. I see you guys found a shuttle. Ready to leave?" Chris looked at his watch. 2:00. " Yeah, let everyone else know we're leaving now." Jill proceeded over to others.
" Chris says that we're going to the hotel now to get check in and everything. So finish loading the bags so we can get a move on." Jill made her announcement and got into the shuttle with Chris. The others followed suit.
The shuttle ride was pleasant enough for everyone. Sherry and Claire were captivated by the myriad of tourist attractions they passed. Both of them oohhing and awwing at every little thing. Rebecca and Jill we're engaged in a little conversation about how life was finally going right for them. And the men, who had toted hundreds of pounds of luggage, had taken the opportunity to catch some well deserved Z's. Rebecca took a second to regard the three guys thoughtfully.
" Aw Jill, look at them. They're all so cute when they're asleep. They look like little boys." Jill looked over to see Chris knocked out with his head resting on the window. Leon was next to him with his head down and was about to fall out. Carlos was next to Leon and he had his head on the window, mouth open and everything. All in all they were out cold. Jill couldn't help but laugh.
" I guess our luggage took a toll on our big strong men. We should let them take it easy. Besides, I don't plan on Chris getting that much sleep tonight anyway."
Rebecca shook her head knowingly and laughed. " I don't plan on letting Carlos get any sleep tonight either."
Claire and Sherry overheard this and turned to the two women in complete shock. Claire spoke.
" You two have some serious issues." Jill looked back at her and showed a small smile.
" Aw, quit your whining? I'm sure you love it just as much as we do." Claire stayed silent for a minute. She had no argument there. Rebecca chimed in.
" Believe me Claire, if you love Leon as much as I think you do and the time is right you'll feel just like us. You'll never get tired of it. And this trip makes it all better." Sherry felt like she had to comment on this.
" Okay, I may be young, but I think I understand you Rebecca. I hope I find a guy that can make me feel that way someday." Claire put her arm around Sherry to pull her into a sisterly hug.
" Don't worry, you will Sherry." Jill smiled throughout the whole conversation. Finally, the shuttle had reached it's destination. Tropical Paradise Resort.
Sherry went to slap Leon in the head and told him they had arrived. Leon grabbed Sherry's arm and pulled her to him to put her in a head lock.
" Hey, no fair. I thought you were sleeping." Sherry squealed. Leon let her go.
" I'd be more careful next time if I were you." He laughed and got out of the shuttle to meet the others. He and Sherry went inside.
Leon looked around the lobby to see Chris and Jill apparently checking them in. Carlos was giving the luggage carrier a tip at the door. Rebecca was next to him. But he couldn't see Claire.
" Where's Claire?" Leon wondered out loud. He didn't hear the footsteps behind him.
" Right behind you." Claire said as she went up to him and gave him a peck on the cheek. Leon blushed a bit.
" What was that for?" Claire smiled a bit.
" No reason. I just feel so good. Look at this place. It's wonderful." She motioned around at the first class lobby, an elevator with crystal like glass, and the magnificent water fountain in the center of the lobby. Just then Sherry came up to them informing them that their suite was on the 16th floor and the others had already left. Leon took Claire's hand.
" Let's go and check this place out." Claire nodded and they began to follow the others. Sherry smiled at the couple before following them herself.
The elevator open and the group began to file out. The luggage was already waiting for them. Chris took a look around the hall.
" Okay, suite 532, 533, and 534. Here we go." Jill came up to him.
" I think we're 532." She took the keycard and slid it in the slot. That was indeed their room.
Jill turned around to the others as Chris went inside. " Me and Chris are gonna stay here for a while. If we do something we'll tell you." The rest acknowledged and Jill shut the door.
Carlos and Rebecca took their baggage into their room and all that were left was Leon, Claire, and Sherry.
" So I guess we're 534." Leon took the keycard and opened the door. " Come on in."
Sherry stopped dead in her tracks when she saw how large and extravagant the suite actually was.
" Damn, this is nice!" Claire turned to Sherry shocked.
" Sherry!." Sherry blushed a little.
" Oops." Leon chuckled and continued to look around.
" This is the life, I can't believe the we have 5 days in this place." Claire nodded in agreement.
The trio decided that the would keep the same sleeping arrangements as last time. Sherry also made Leon and Claire promise not to act too lovey-dovey around her as she is reminded too much of Becca and Carlos. They agreed although keeping the promise was another matter. Leon had decided to continue the snooze he had on the shuttled and Sherry had found a Pay Per View movie on t.v. Claire took this chance to think about something to do while she was here in the Bahamas.
" We're finally here. What should we do first?' Claire wondered out loud. Sherry turned away from the t.v to look at Claire grinning. They both looked at a knocked out Leon on the bed then back at each other. Sherry nodded her head as if she agreed with Claire on something.
" Shopping!"
Author's Note: Shopping is the root of all evil. No I just playing. But trust me, men shopping with females is HELL! I know personally. Anyway, how was that chapter. The group finally made. What will happen over the course of these 5 days. A lot of intresting stuff, I can tell you that. So look to the bottom left hand corner. Click the go button and make my day. Alrighty then.
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. Finally the gang will be in the Bahamas. Anything could happen. I appreciate all of your reviews and I'll try not to let you all down with this chapter. All right. Let's get to it.
Chapter 6: Arrival
Leon opened his eyes slowly, yawning as he stretched. He looked around the cabin a bit confused until he remembered he was on the ship. He then looked to his left to see Claire sleeping. Leon couldn't help but notice the hint of a smile on her face. He smiled. Sherry was still asleep on the next bed over. Her covers were thrown over her head. Leon got up from the bed and walked over to Sherry. He called her name out softly to wake her.
" Sherry. Sherry, it's time to get up. We should almost be to the Bahamas by now."
Sherry just mumbled irritably. " 5 more minutes Leon, 5 more minutes." She pulled the covers back over her head.
" Whatever you say Sherry. I'll go wake Claire then." He yawned once more and made his way back over to Claire.
" Claire, it's time to get up."
When no reply came, he shook her a little. She let out a small groan and opened her eyes. Claire couldn't make out the face because of her sleep so she wiped the sleep out of her eyes. Leon came into focus.
" Morning, beautiful." Leon said while standing over her. Claire looked up at Leon.
" Morning, Leon. How come you're up so early?" Leon let out a small laugh.
" Early! It's going on 12:30 in the afternoon, Claire. My guess is that the others are already up and ready to go."
Claire sat up and took a chance to stretch. " Yeah, we should get ready too. We should get our things together and have them ready to unload when we get there." Leon nodded in reply. Claire got up from the bed and went into go into the bathroom to get dressed.
Leon went back over to Sherry to wake her. " Sherry, time's up. We've got a lot to do today so please get up." Sherry grunted and sat up facing Leon.
" Okay, okay, okay, I'm up. Now get out my way so I can grab something to wear." She got out of bed and began searching through her luggage for something to put on.
Leon, Claire, and Sherry had gotten dressed fairly quickly and were now toting their baggage with them to the deck. Chris, Jill, Rebecca, and Carlos soon followed in a similar fashion. An attendant had just announced that the ship had reached the Bahamas and was preparing to dock. The passengers were in awe when they saw the resort on the horizon. There was what seemed like an endless stretch of hotels, shops, pubs, and clubs. And for Sherry each individual hotel had an indoor pool and an outdoor pool area. The beach also had a boardwalk along with a decent sized amusement park. Simply put, they were about to enter paradise.
Chris, Carlos, and Leon ended up toting the bags off the ship while the girls wondered around taking in the sights.
" Were all these damn bags necessary?" Carlos wondered out loud. Chris dropped the rest of the bags behind him. Jill's bags alone seem to weigh at least 200 pounds. He took in a deep breath.
" Carlos, look at who you're traveling with. I don't know about Rebecca but Claire and Jill are unrelenting when it comes to shopping. The two of them can bring a grown man down to his knees. I know because I was that man."
Leon burst out in laughter at Chris' over the top confession. " Chris, don't you think that's an exaggeration? I mean, come on, they brought you down to your knees." Chris shot a look at him. Leon was naïve but he'd find out soon enough.
" Laugh now Leon, but remember, you are with Claire now, she will not treat you any different. Matter of fact you may have it worse because of that. But hey what do I know, I'm just her brother." Chris sat down on one of the bags to catch his breath. Leon looked at Chris and figured he should give him a break.
" Hey, Chris I appreciate the warning. I'll remember to keep that in mind when I take Claire and Sherry shopping." Leon spoke as he grinned. Chris looked up at him with a surprised look on his face.
" Claire and Sherry. Leon I take it back, you're as good as dead." Chris said as he let out a chuckle. Carlos was enjoying the conversation when he noticed a shuttle to the hotel that they would all be staying at.
" Heads up men, we're saved." Leon let out a sigh of relief. "Thank God."
"Hey, you guys wait up." The men turned their heads to see the girls walking over to them. Each of them had two cups of lemonade in their hands, minus Sherry.
Chris was greeted by a kiss from Jill. He happily accepted. After parting, he took the lemonade from Jill and drank some. " Thanks a lot Jill, I needed that." Jill took a sip of her own drink. " Your welcome. I see you guys found a shuttle. Ready to leave?" Chris looked at his watch. 2:00. " Yeah, let everyone else know we're leaving now." Jill proceeded over to others.
" Chris says that we're going to the hotel now to get check in and everything. So finish loading the bags so we can get a move on." Jill made her announcement and got into the shuttle with Chris. The others followed suit.
The shuttle ride was pleasant enough for everyone. Sherry and Claire were captivated by the myriad of tourist attractions they passed. Both of them oohhing and awwing at every little thing. Rebecca and Jill we're engaged in a little conversation about how life was finally going right for them. And the men, who had toted hundreds of pounds of luggage, had taken the opportunity to catch some well deserved Z's. Rebecca took a second to regard the three guys thoughtfully.
" Aw Jill, look at them. They're all so cute when they're asleep. They look like little boys." Jill looked over to see Chris knocked out with his head resting on the window. Leon was next to him with his head down and was about to fall out. Carlos was next to Leon and he had his head on the window, mouth open and everything. All in all they were out cold. Jill couldn't help but laugh.
" I guess our luggage took a toll on our big strong men. We should let them take it easy. Besides, I don't plan on Chris getting that much sleep tonight anyway."
Rebecca shook her head knowingly and laughed. " I don't plan on letting Carlos get any sleep tonight either."
Claire and Sherry overheard this and turned to the two women in complete shock. Claire spoke.
" You two have some serious issues." Jill looked back at her and showed a small smile.
" Aw, quit your whining? I'm sure you love it just as much as we do." Claire stayed silent for a minute. She had no argument there. Rebecca chimed in.
" Believe me Claire, if you love Leon as much as I think you do and the time is right you'll feel just like us. You'll never get tired of it. And this trip makes it all better." Sherry felt like she had to comment on this.
" Okay, I may be young, but I think I understand you Rebecca. I hope I find a guy that can make me feel that way someday." Claire put her arm around Sherry to pull her into a sisterly hug.
" Don't worry, you will Sherry." Jill smiled throughout the whole conversation. Finally, the shuttle had reached it's destination. Tropical Paradise Resort.
Sherry went to slap Leon in the head and told him they had arrived. Leon grabbed Sherry's arm and pulled her to him to put her in a head lock.
" Hey, no fair. I thought you were sleeping." Sherry squealed. Leon let her go.
" I'd be more careful next time if I were you." He laughed and got out of the shuttle to meet the others. He and Sherry went inside.
Leon looked around the lobby to see Chris and Jill apparently checking them in. Carlos was giving the luggage carrier a tip at the door. Rebecca was next to him. But he couldn't see Claire.
" Where's Claire?" Leon wondered out loud. He didn't hear the footsteps behind him.
" Right behind you." Claire said as she went up to him and gave him a peck on the cheek. Leon blushed a bit.
" What was that for?" Claire smiled a bit.
" No reason. I just feel so good. Look at this place. It's wonderful." She motioned around at the first class lobby, an elevator with crystal like glass, and the magnificent water fountain in the center of the lobby. Just then Sherry came up to them informing them that their suite was on the 16th floor and the others had already left. Leon took Claire's hand.
" Let's go and check this place out." Claire nodded and they began to follow the others. Sherry smiled at the couple before following them herself.
The elevator open and the group began to file out. The luggage was already waiting for them. Chris took a look around the hall.
" Okay, suite 532, 533, and 534. Here we go." Jill came up to him.
" I think we're 532." She took the keycard and slid it in the slot. That was indeed their room.
Jill turned around to the others as Chris went inside. " Me and Chris are gonna stay here for a while. If we do something we'll tell you." The rest acknowledged and Jill shut the door.
Carlos and Rebecca took their baggage into their room and all that were left was Leon, Claire, and Sherry.
" So I guess we're 534." Leon took the keycard and opened the door. " Come on in."
Sherry stopped dead in her tracks when she saw how large and extravagant the suite actually was.
" Damn, this is nice!" Claire turned to Sherry shocked.
" Sherry!." Sherry blushed a little.
" Oops." Leon chuckled and continued to look around.
" This is the life, I can't believe the we have 5 days in this place." Claire nodded in agreement.
The trio decided that the would keep the same sleeping arrangements as last time. Sherry also made Leon and Claire promise not to act too lovey-dovey around her as she is reminded too much of Becca and Carlos. They agreed although keeping the promise was another matter. Leon had decided to continue the snooze he had on the shuttled and Sherry had found a Pay Per View movie on t.v. Claire took this chance to think about something to do while she was here in the Bahamas.
" We're finally here. What should we do first?' Claire wondered out loud. Sherry turned away from the t.v to look at Claire grinning. They both looked at a knocked out Leon on the bed then back at each other. Sherry nodded her head as if she agreed with Claire on something.
" Shopping!"
Author's Note: Shopping is the root of all evil. No I just playing. But trust me, men shopping with females is HELL! I know personally. Anyway, how was that chapter. The group finally made. What will happen over the course of these 5 days. A lot of intresting stuff, I can tell you that. So look to the bottom left hand corner. Click the go button and make my day. Alrighty then.