The Cruise of Love

Danny's Heartfelt Date

Lana wakes me up with the smell of coffee brewing as it hits straight up my nostrils. My head pounds slightly, yikes! "Morning, Fanny. Your coffee is being brewed by the best coffee brewer!" She greets me with the biggest grin on her pretty face. "What time is it?" I ask her, groggily. She laughs. "It's about half eleven in the morning. We need to get you ready." What, I think to myself. "What are you talking about?" She turns round to face me. "You are going on a date with someone. So we need to make sure you're all ready and we haven't got long. I've let you sleep as long as possible." I rub my tired, hungover eyes. I drag myself out of my bed and stumble to the side table where my coffee is now waiting for me to drink. I take a sip and I feel myself sighing in bliss as the caffeine kicks in. I used to hate coffee and the smell would make me want to puke! Bleurgh!

"Are you sure I look okay and presentable?" I twirl right round in a circle in front of the mirror. "Considering you're hungover, you look really cute hun." I'm wearing a T-shirt that has Danny's face on it that we've tied up because it's so hot, and a skirt. Lana has made me put on a long jacket to hide the shirt so it'll be a surprise for when I get to the destination. She's done my makeup lightly and I'm quite impressed with how she's done me up.

The bright lights are not helping my headache though. She gives me some medicine for it with a glass of cold water. I hope it'll kick in soon.
I'm startled when there's a knock and Lana gets me to answer it. When I see Jordan and Jon standing there with smiles on their handsome faces, I'm curious to see what is happening. "Good day, Frankie. We are here to escort you to your date. Are you ready?" They say in unison. Lana comes up behind me and tells them that I'm definitely ready now. She locks the cabin door and walks behind me. The corridors aren't too wide so I'm walking alongside Jordan while Lana is next to Jon, I twist to notice they're holding hands which is cute. There I spot the security guys, one following us and one ahead. "They have to walk with us wherever we go on here in case we get mobbed by some crazy fans." Jordan reassures me.

"Where are we going?" I ask. Lana giggles behind me. "You need to wake up more before we get there. You sound half dead!" Now it's my turn to laugh until it hurts my head too much. Jon answers my original question. "You'll see when we get there, Frankie. How is this one not as hungover as you?" I glance over at Jordan and then over my shoulder. "She's not used to drinking so it all hit her harder. Plus I didn't drink as much as she did." I roll my eyes. "Hey Jordan, did she just roll her eyes at me?" Lana asks over my shoulder to Jordan. "Yeah she did. Sounds like you purposely let this one get hammered while you stayed fairly sober, that's cruel." He says, jokingly. He leans closer to me and says quietly. "I thought she was your best friend?" I nod and then shrug my shoulders. "I thought so too. Although I was stressed out after yesterday's events." I feel a pair of hands on my shoulders and then Jon perks up, "you can relax when we get there!" I'm guessing it's him whose hands are on me.
Jordan stops walking and turns to face a cabin door to my left. Okay, I'm a little confused. He knocks on the door. "We're here, Frankie. Have fun." Jon tells me from behind. The door opens and I'm stood face to face with Danny. I let my eyes roam from his head to his feet and he looks handsome even if he is wearing fairly casual clothing.

"You're breathtaking, Frankie. Please come in." He has a genuinely sweet smile on his face causing me to smile back. He thanks to the three behind me and steps back to let me into his cabin. I hear the door close and his footsteps slowly getting closer to me. I quickly glance around the cabin, it's actually a suite and it's much nicer than mine but I wouldn't expect anything less for him and the rest of the band. I'm stood facing him now. "Hi Danny." I watch as he lifts his hand to take hold of mine and I get butterflies in my stomach when he caresses my knuckles. "I wasn't sure if you would come after the way I treated you yesterday. I was wrong and out of line. When I say I'm wrong, I'll say it with my whole heart and soul. I just hope that I can show you how sorry I am and how much I really like you. This is not just a fling for me, as I can see a future with you in it. I'm sorry if I'm coming on too strong but I wanted to let you know where I stand with you and us." I step closer and I can see his heart beating like crazy so I place my spare hand up on to his chest. "I can see how sorry you are Danny and I'm not interested in just a fling but I am curious to see how we go though. I like you too much to give up on us or you."

I close my eyes as his hand lifts up to cup the side of my face where he gently caresses my cheek. He leans in but pauses... "may I kiss you sweetheart?" I nod and quietly say yes. The feel of his lips on mine feels heavenly. When he pulls away, I feel the loss immediately. "I hope you are hungry?" Danny asks as he points to the coffee table which has a lovely selection of food and drinks, and there are lots of cushions scattered. He gestures for us to sit down. I finally notice the scattered petals and little roses carefully placed around the suite. Music starts playing and it's the kinda of music that I mostly listen to which makes my heart swell with joy.

Something like our romantic room service.
As we eat, enjoy the music and getting to know each other. I learn that we have a lot in common and that we both love to cook. "My mum taught me some recipes and I love to cook them especially when I miss her. I live away from home." He holds my hand. "I miss my mum too. My mum wasn't the best of cooks but she was so good at baking." I smile softly. "I imagine she would be so proud of you." He leans over to kiss me. "Thank you baby. She would have loved to have met you, Frankie." I blush. We discuss about hanging out at either his or my place to follow some recipes together after the cruise has finished.
Danny stands up and holds out his hand which I kindly take. I stand up and follow his lead towards the bed. He's tender and deliberately slow as we kiss. He pauses as he checks for permission to take off my jacket which I nod. I wait to see how long it takes for him to notice my shirt. It's only when I go to lift my arms up when he notices his face on my chest and he laughs. "That's me. I thought you didn't have anything of New Kids stuff?" I smirk. "I didn't until one of the Knights give me this as a request from Lana and maybe I'm a fan now." Then he pulls it over my head and gasps when he sees my lacy bra. We continue to explore and enjoy being with each other.