Chasing The Impractical (Brian Quinn Story)

Cream - Apollonia

"There they are" Zoe called out as we arrived into the private bar for family and friends on the IJ cruise ship.

"Fucking flight was delayed out of LAX. I'm so sick of traveling for work at this point" I groaned and flopped down into one of the chairs as Zoe poured me a glass of white wine.

"Well your here now" she smiled passing me the glass.

Bella had already ran off with Bianca as I finally felt myself begin to decompress. " Your sure this isn't going to be weird" I groaned to Zoe.

"Only if you make it" she shot back and then moved her eyes look behind me. "Hey guys" she smiled.

I turned my head around and saw Sal, Murr, Q and two girls walk in. Brian's eyes quickly shot to me for a brief second before he looked away and continued his conversation with one of the girls I knew as his PA and long time friend. They all came and took a seat at our table as the bartender came over and took a drink order. The ship hadn't even left the dock yet, but I started as I meant to carry on and ordered a cocktail.

"How was LA?" Sal asked in the seat next to me.

"Long and boring. I'm a writer not a executive who sits around and chats about shit all day. It's really starting to grind on me" I moaned.

"That sucks" he sighed.

"Yeah, but we start shooting in a few weeks and then I'll have the scripts approved so, you know, it's not forever".

Brian was sat across the table from me with his arm around the back of the chair that the unknown girl was sat on. I knew he must of been hold that I was coming on this trip, Sal had reassured me that it was cool. So why the hell was he trying to make me jealous with some other girl, especially after what he said on Christmas eve and in that stupid card. I shook my head at the thought of it and tried my best to ignore them.

After I'd finished my cocktail I told Bella to stay with Bianca as I grabbed the bags and finally went in search of our room for the next four days.

"Fucking christ" I groaned as I turned a corner to only find another never ending corridor.

"Need a hand?" I heard a familiar voice speak out behind me.

"Not from you" I snapped as I turned around to see Q.

"What now?" He groaned.

"I should ask you the same fucking thing Brian. What have a done now to deserve that, to have to sit and watch you with some other girl. Are you trying to make me jealous or do you just not care about my feelings at all anymore" I hissed and threw the bags down onto the floor.

"We've been broken up for nearly 3 months Apple. You've moved on with Andy, why the fuck can I not"

"What the fuck are you on about. I'm not with andy"

"Oh" he mumbled.

"Yeah fucking oh. Let's just try and keep out of each other's way over the next four days okay. I've been looking forward to this break" I groaned and picked my bags back off the floor before storming down the corridor.

After another 10 minutes of walking in rage I finally found the room.

"Wow" I laughed as I dropped the bags to the floor and ran through the suite.

There was a separate seating room with a large TV, mini bar and access to the balcony. The bedroom was off to the left and had two double beds and a large window looking out at the ocean. There was also a large ensuite with a separate rainfall shower and super large tub. After I finished running around like a crazy woman, taking in all the room, I unpacked the bags and changed into my bikini and Jean shorts.

I met Zoe and the kids back at the bar. They had all just finished there lunch when the bell rang out to alert people that the ship was now leaving port. We all ran out onto the deck and watched as we slowly moved away from the port.

"I wanna go swim" Bella announced.

On the deck was the private pool as well with two dozen sun lounges scattered around it. "Go on then" I smiled as Bella pulled off her clothes, as she already had her swimsuit on underneath, and jumped into the water.

"You could of told me he was bringing another girl" I groaned to Zoe as we sat back in the sun loungers and watched the kids play in the water.

"I didn't know" she sighed as the waiter brought us over two cocktails.

After our second cocktail Sal, Q, Joe and his wife. Q went to sit with the two girls at the other side of the pool as Sal sat on the end of my sun lounger.

"You lost Murr?" I laughed

"I wish, he's chatting away with fans downstairs. We needed some food though, this is going to be a crazy four days" he sighed.

"Did you know that potatoe was bringing a girl with him" Zoe instantly questions her brother.

"No, as far as I know she's a friend of his PA, Stace. I would of said something if I thought it was..." Sal turned to look at me.

"It's okay" I shrugged and leant up in the chair. "Here make yourself useful" I added as passed him the bottle of sun cream and moved the hair off my back.

Sal looked a little taken back at first, but then shrugged and squirted the cream onto my back. His hands were really soft as he massaged the cream into my back, I even felt a light shiver when we moved further down my skin.

"Thanks" I coughed when he had finished and stood up as I started applying the cream to my legs and chest.

I could feel eyes on me and as I looked around the deck, Q and Sal were both staring as I rubbed the last bit of cream over my chest.