A Cruise To Keep Secret
Max told Fran he was taking Fran and the children on a cruise for the summer 2 months later. Sarah said one night to Max, to go and have fun, she needed some time to herself anyway. So, Fran packed her bags for a whole month. Once, Max saw how excited the children and Fran was, he was certain to this a cruise to remember. The day came to leave, and Sarah to see them depart. Once, they left, she knew that Max was now not her's he was Fran's. and, she was not happy about it, but at least her children and, former husband will be happy. So, her summer mission was clear. To divorce Max, screw a random man, and flee the city with him. Once, Fran, Max, and the children were in the lobby Fran stopped breathing.
" Mom! Breath!", Steven said, patting her back.
She breathed heavily.
" Dang Fran!", Brighton said.
" Brighton!", Max said, sternly.
" Max! That OK. I only did that because, this place is...beautiful".
Max smiled.
" Pretty!", Gracie shouted.
" Yes, it is!", Maggie said, " It's kinda the prettiest thing I've ever seen".
" What's the preittest?", Steven asked.
" Your mom!", Brighton said.
" Yeah, she is", Maggie said.
" Thanks you guys", she laughed at the kids, then at Max she whishphered, " They aren't wrong!".
Max smiled again.
" Come on let's find our room".
Max, and Fran lead the children to where the rooms are. Steven, Brighton, and Maggie had a room and. Max, Fran, Gracie had a room. Once, they got there Fran took contral.
" Everyone, un-pack, and after we'll go to the lobby and see what there's to do on here".
So, everyone went into the rooms. Fran and Max made small talk while un-packing.
" So, everyone's excited! I'm overly excited, and I really would love to do a limbo contest like, on tv", she said, putting a folded shirt in a drawer.
" Yeah, I did good, I did!".
" You did".
" So, who's gonna watch Gracie?", Max asked, from across the room.
" I was thinking that we could mak the best of it, and hang out with this little one with us", Fransaid, smiling at Gacie who was laying on a bed.
" We could let the older ones have fun, and sign this one up for Cruise Care so, we can have soe alone time", Max said walking over to her, and wrap his arm arond her waist.
" I, atcually, like the way you think", she turned around to face him, " I love you, Maxwell, and thank you, for everything".
She kissed him, quickly on the lips.
" I love you too, Fran. Your very welcome".
He kissed her back, and GRacie laughs. They both look at her, and then laugh.
" OK? Ruined moment!", she said, lightly, " Come on, let's finish unpacking".
So, they did. 30 minutes later, they were in the lobby with their kids loooking at pamlets of things to do on the cruise.
" By this pamplet, they have tons of thing for small, teenage, and adult ppl", Fran said.
So, everyone looked at a pamplet. The teenagers found that they have a gameroom, so they went there, there was also, a Cruise care iike MAx said. So, Fran and Max took her there, and then, Max got dragged to the sky deck for shuffleboard.
" Why are we at shuffleboarding?", Max asked confused.
" I wanna try this, because I always see this on tv and, plus, it'll be fun!", she said, tugging Max's sleeve.
"OK!", Max said, giving in.
So, they played shuffleboad for 20-25minutes, and they were laughing like a couple of teenagers. Outta, Fran and Max's scores Max won by 5points. The left, and went back to there room, and changed into there bathing suits.
" She so perfect! She's caring, loving, she love everything, and most people. She is crazy to have tried to kill herself!", he thought as she came outta the bathroom in her bathing suit.
" Uh? Max? What's wrong?", Fran asked him.
" Oh, Fran. Nothing, everything's perfect!", he said.
" OK? So, go get changed. I wanna swim!", she playfully whinned.
He got changed quickly, and after that, they went to the pool. Every guys eyes were on Fran, she didn't mind, but Max did. Everyone, able to admire the woman he loved, half dressed at that! Fran noticed how Max was feeling, so she kissed him passionately, and then jumped in the pool. Maxwell smiled evilly, and, jumped in the pool right behind her. Fran swam away from him, and he easily caught her and, embraced her. She giggled. She splashed him with her free hand, and he was in total shock that she would do that. 2 seconds later, they both were laughing uncontrollably. they spent 1 hour at the pool, splashing each other, and laughing uncontrollably. When, they walked back to the room, Fran started a conversation.
" How about we go bowling with kids tonight?", she said, happily.
Max thought about it for 2 seconds, and thought it was a wonderful idea.
" Why not, it'll be a friendly competition, and it'll be fun!", Max said, holding her hand.
" Don't think the girls, won't murder the boys just because, you hold Frannie's hand", she tauted, " Because, we will destory!".
" OK, we'll see", he said, smirking.
" So, we went swimming, and we have to pick up Gracie at 6? Now, what?", Fran asked.
" Wanna go grab a nosh? There's bound to be a burger joint around here", Max said.
Fran smiled, and lay her head on his shoulder.
" You know me so well", she mumbled.
He kissed her head.
" Yeah, well, I have known you for a better part of a year", Max said.
She smiled, because he was right, it had been a year. So, they silently, and peacefully walked to there room. Fran, apparently, called dibs on the bathroom. She got all her makeup, hair products, and, proceeded to the shower. A good, hour and forty five minutes later, Fran came out in a towel around her body, and hair, she looked toward the bed and saw Maxwell asleep. she went over , and gently kissed him. His eyes fluttered open.
" Did I fall asleep?", he said, while streching and, yawning.
" Uh, yes", she said, walking to her suitcase, " I think that's a weird question, when you already now you did".
She laughed lightly, while holding up a blue summer dress. Max propped up, on his elbows and examined Fran and the dress.
" They both look good", Max said, cheekily.
She looked at him.
" What do you mean? I'm just holding up the one dress and, i'm the onl- you stupid! Go, take a shower!and, bring your suitcase!", she said, grabbing his suitcase, and handing it over.
He went into the bathroom with, his towel and suitcase. So, Fran let the towel fall off her body, and searched her suitcase for her delicates, she found them fast and, put them on. She put on her blue dress, then dug around her suitcase again for her deorderant, and strawberry scent lotion. Once, she was done all of this she still had to brush her teeth. So, she lay on the bed, in a ball, and waited for Maxwell to ccome out. 15-20 minutes later, Max came out of the bathroom, with his suitcase, wearing a purple polo shirt, kakaki shorts, and brown flip flops. He put his bag next to Fran's and, sighed.
" This is the life", he thought, standing straight up, looking to Fran curled in the middle of the bed sleeping.
" I guess, swiming is a very sleepy task", he said, to himself.
He walked over to her, and gently rubbed her arm untill her eyes fluttered open. she tturned over to the ide Max was standing and, smiled warmly at him.
" Hi", she whisphered.
" Hi. Are you ready?", he asked smiling at his angel.
" Yes, I just gotta brush my teeth, real quick", she said, jumping outta bed and running to the bathroom.
2 minutes later, she emerged refreshed and a very clean mouth. She got her flip flops from her bag, and walked to the door where Max happily waited for her. They linked arms, and head out. They went to the lobby, and asked where they could eat a burger. The guy at the front desk gernerally insited to show them where it was himself. So, the were led to the mall foodcourt.
" Thank you", they said in unison when he had to leave to go back to his desk.
So, they looked arong, in search of a place, with burgers. Fran, spotted Blue Moon deli. So, hand in hand, they went there and got sub with onions, banana peppers, black olives, bacon and, chedder cheese. so, they took there trays to a table , and started to conversate like, the other people in the food court.
" So, how's work?", Fran asked.
" Good, seems C.C. like the " The Notebook" idea, and said we should do it", Max said.
Fran mouth dropped open in a perfect "O".
" I know right!", Max said, taking a bite of his sub, " I was in total shock".
" But", she swallowed, " She hates me!".
" Oh, come on! She doesn't hate you!"
Fran took another bite of her sub.
" You don't know! She does, she told me! She's jealous of our friendship or relationship or, whatever this is! She wants you, and, she's even tried to form a plan to break Sarah and you up! I think she's very evil, very spectacle".
" So, big words, got it, is that gonna be a regular thing with you?", Max said, scarcastically.
Fran winced at, him.
" Well, you walked into my life and took care of the Sarah thing , she could never do that, and about the play it opens in October and I want you to be by my side on Opening night", Max took a bite of his sub, and contuined, " This is a friendship and relationship".
" That's really confusing, but even though we, can't be because, the kids, and your a married man, you know!".
" A cruise is a place to relax , then, relaxing thought how about for our first...time to be on a cruise", he said, casually.
" OK, you must be smoking to many cigar because, I don't think so. I hate Sarah, I know but, I love those kids and, I love you to much to do that to you right now", she said, sternly.
Max sighed butm threw his hands up as if to say he was done.
" OK but, know that I love you deeply and, that will never change. I'm not going anywhere!".
She looked at him. He was telling the truth, she could see it in his olive green eyes. She wanted to give herself to him but, she couldn't tear Sarah from their children.
"OK, maybe it would happen but, not tonight", she thought.
" So, guess what?", Fran said, excitedly.
" Yes? What?", he said, euthstaically.
" So, the writing short stories and poetry thing remember?".
" Well, yes we talked for 4 months ago on the terrace about it and 2 days through text about it. What about it?"
" OK, I've talk about it alot, I guess ago the boss said I could do it! He said sales went up 4% because of it!".
" Fran, that's, wonderful!", Maxwell exclaimed happily.
Fran ate a piece of her sub , and sounded, " uh un!", smiling mouth full and all. Max watched her do this and, laughed. So, they enjoyed the rest of the meal, talking, laughing, just having a great time. Once, they were done their food, they left hands interwined, happy. So, they first got Gracie from Cruise Care, and told her they were going bowling. she laughed, and then hugged them to show her happiness. They went to the gameroom, to grab the older kids , and tell them. They loved it, and left the gameroom talking and making, smart remarks , about crushing each other. They were all excited and, happy. the way it should be, on a cruise.
* OK? SamDianeFan10, I stopped abruntly because, I made you wait tooo long! :( sorry), and I didn't wanna go into detail about aa bowling competion. Hope all of my readers ( who I apreciate!, too much) like this chapter*
*BUBBLE GUM*