Shipping Sugg

Day 3

I woke up and got ready. That meant having a shower, getting dressed, doing my hair and makeup. It was 8:30 am and I walked out. Joe was outside and waiting for me. We were going to breakfast in the restaurant. The elevators were full so we raced each other down the stairs. He won. We walked in and got a table together. A random waiter came and gave us menus. Joe and I both had French toast and then a fruit salad. It was surprisingly good. We had decided to go iceskating at 10 so we went.

The ice skating rink was pretty small, but the size was quite impressive considering it was built on a boat. We skated around together for a bit with our dorky helmets that we were forced to wear. I have to admit, I fell over a few times mainly because I was out of practice but also because the rink was half melted and hard to skate on. I fell once and my knees split from falling on the ice. It didn't really hurt because it was so cold in there and they were numb. The half an hour session was over, so Joe and I headed up to our rooms to get into our swimmers. I was going to wear my white bikini. I was nervous about wearing it because I'm a little over weight. I put my playsuit over my bikini and headed out of my room. Joe was there waiting for me. Topless. I was trying not to stare but I just couldn't stop looking at his abs.
'Hi' I said
'Shall, we go?' He asked
'Sure' I said
We walked up 5 flights of stairs to get to the pool level. We were thinking of going on the surfing simulator thing but we decided to just relax in the hot tub together. There were a lot of annoying kids splashing at looking at us.
'I'll go get drinks' Joe said
'Okay' I said
He climbed out and went over to the bar. It was weird because he knew exactly what I liked. A pineapple and mango cocktail. It was served in a fancy glass with gold spots on it.
'Thanks' i Said 'I love this drink
'Same' he said, as he smiled
'To us' he said
We clinked glasses. The sign on the hot tub says to only stay in for 15 minutes but we stayed in for a good hour and a half. It only felt like 10 minutes, it was so much fun.
We went and tried the surfing simulator. There was a long line. It took like 20 minutes just to have one go. Just as expected i sucked, but it was still fun. It was a large plastic sloped tub that had high pressure water pushing back. I rode on my stomach, lying down. Joe was beside me. I stayed on for about half the time he did.

We headed down to our rooms. I had a shower. I kinda hated the shower. It was tiny. After my shower, I went and looked at the time on my phone. It was 4:30. I was starving. I didn't eat lunch. I looked down at the date and realised that it was my birthday the next day. I started to feel a bit sad. It would be the first time that I celebrate my birthday without my parents or close friends. Ellie probably didn't even know when my birthday is so that possibility was ruled out and I didn't know how to bring it up to Joe

I grabbed a can of coke from the minibar. It was $4 but I was dying of thirst so I drank it anyway. I watched TV until it was 10 to 6. I went out and met Joe at the restaurant. He pulled out my chair for me, and I sat down

'Thanks' I said
He sat down with a proud grin on his face.
We ordered and talked like we do every night but I could tell that something was different this time.
I had my entrée which was soup and then burgers for main. Very fancy. I was expecting my waiter to bring us the desert menu but he never did. 5 minutes later about 6 waiters came over with a small cake with a candle in it and started singing happy birthday. I was so happy. It was kind of embarrassing because everybody looked at me but I enjoyed the attention.
'Wow' I said 'this is amazing'
'It was all your boyfriend' my waiter said
Joe smiled
'We are just friends' I said
'Thank you so much, Joe' I said
'Happy Birthday for tomorrow !!!' He replied
'How did you know it was my birthday?' I asked
'Ellie told me' he replied 'and we are going to dock in Alaska tomorrow so I thought we should do it tonight'
'Thank you so much' I said
I got up and hugged him.
This was one of the best days of my life, I thought to my self.