Fantasy Cruise Ch. 15

Chapter 15 - Back to the Game

The mirth left Alex quickly. That was the exact question he had been asking himself for days. Despite the wild sex, despite the romantic setting, despite Ally pulling out all the stops to make this vacation all about him, it still came down to that one question. Did Alex still want to be with Ally? She had cheated, she lied, she hid it from him. Was she only telling because her mom made her? Was she trying to use the current situation to buy his love, sexually?

"I honestly don't know, Ally." He said after a minute. "This whole experience has given me perspective. The stuff with Mel..."

The tears were freely falling down Ally's face, as Alex trailed off trying to find the right words.

"What about Mel?"

"The stuff with Mel helped me understand how easy it is to get lost in the moment. God help me, I understand a little. But it doesn't lessen the betrayal. Not so soon."

Ally sniffled and Alex grabbed a handful of bar napkins and shoved them towards her. She blew her nose and made a pile of used napkins, which Alex grabbed and took to the trash before returning to the booth.

Ally laughed through her tears, her nose bright red in the middle of her dimples.

"That's gross, Alex. You just grabbed my snot."

Alex grinned back at her. "I didn't even think about it. It's you, Ally."

"Thanks," she said simply, but the meaning behind the word was deep as the ocean they floated on. Thanks for taking care of her. Thanks for talking. Thanks for understanding, as much as he could. Thanks for not leaving. Thanks for being comfortable with her. Thanks for exploring with her. Thanks for their time together. These were all the things she wanted to say but didn't think they'd help right now, so she left them unsaid.

Alex sat back in his seat, missing most of the subtext. He took another sip from his drink pensively.

"Maybe tonight after dinner we should just stay in the cabin, the two of us. We can talk some more and work on us," Alex suggested.

Ally sniffled again and nodded.

"Can we go out for just a little bit, first? I don't want to waste the opportunity. If this is the last chance I get to be out with you, I don't want to miss it. Then we can go talk."

Alex's frown returned. He wasn't feeling up to going out, especially after the conversation they just had. He was in a bubble of his own making, and everything happening on the ship was going on around him. People were passing by in a world outside his own reality. Alex didn't want to step out of that bubble; he wanted Ally to join him inside of it. He wanted the world to keep passing them by for the moment. But Ally wanted this last moment together, and for all Alex knew, it may be just that.

So, he nodded to her.

Since Alex wasn't really feeling up to getting dressed up, they avoided the main dining room for dinner. Instead, the pair opted for a simpler meal from a small restaurant on board, and ate at a table in an open plaza. Alex was subdued through their dinner conversation, despite Ally's attempts to engage him and liven the mood. She could tell he was disengaging and was trying to find ways to bring Alex back into the moment. Throughout the meal he remained distant, and Ally's efforts slowly tapered off until they finished in silence. An expression of worry hung on Ally's face like a tarp covering her usual cheerfulness.

"Alex, if you don't want to go out, we don't have to," she conceded as they stood from their meal.

Frowning at her, Alex asked, "I thought you wanted to go out one more night?"

"I did, but you're not mentally here with me. We don't need to go. We can just go back to the cabin, okay?"

"No, let's just go. You want the night out, so we can go."

Ally sighed in exasperation. "I want to change anyway, so let's just go back to the cabin and decide there. Ok?"

Alex shrugged and silently held out his hand for Ally to join him on the walk back to the cabin.

When they got back, Alex flopped down onto bed and started staring at the ceiling of the cabin. Ally sat on the edge of the mattress next to him, and rested her hand on his leg.

"Talk to me, baby. What's going on?"

Alex lifted his eyes to look at Ally, and just stared for a minute, considering.

"I guess I'm just trying to process everything that's happened this week," he started. "I'm not sure if I'm okay with any of it, or if I'm even okay with myself right now. I can't help but feel like I've betrayed us the same way you have."

Ally grabbed Alex's hand and squeezed it tightly.

"No, babe! Everything you've done has been us together!"

"Not everything," Alex sighed.

Ally's face fell.

"Okay, but I asked you to do it, right? So that counts. If you don't want to anymore, you don't have to. Please don't feel like you've done anything wrong. I'm the only one that fucked up, Alex. Please?"

Alex squeezed her hand in return. "I know, and you keep saying that. But I'm not sure you saying it and me feeling it are the same thing."

Ally climbed up onto the bed and over Alex, sliding her body up against him in a tight form-fitting cuddle.

"We don't need to go out, babe. We can stay here tonight," she said softly, before closing her eyes and resting her head against his shoulder.

"Maybe for a bit," Alex agreed. "Give me a little bit and we can go out."

Between the warmth of Ally's body and her soft, steady breathing, Alex drifted off to sleep despite his worries.

Alex woke a couple of hours later because he had to pee. He slid out from under Ally without waking her and checked the clock on the night stand.

9:03 PM.

He made his way to the bathroom to relieve himself, and tried to wipe the sleep from his eyes. His brain seemed to have settled a lot during the nap, and Alex didn't feel so detached from reality anymore. After he finished, he'd wake Ally and they'd go have the night she wanted.

After splashing his face with water a few times, Alex returned to the bed and nudged Ally awake gently.

"Hey, hun. Did you still want to go out tonight?" He asked softly.

"Sure," Ally replied with a dreamy smile, still half asleep. "Can I get ready first?"

"Sure, take your time."

Ally climbed out of bed and headed into the bathroom to shower. She took less time than normal, then exited the bathroom to put on her makeup. She painted her face like she was going to a rave; she used bright colors and glitter to accent her cheekbones and jawline and applied a gradient of colors from neon pink to electric blue around her eyes. Alex watched with amusement while Ally slowly changed from housewife to party girl. She then strategically applied glitter paint to her body to emphasize her waistline and modest bust.

Once Ally was satisfied with her body glitter, she slipped on a sheer kaftan over her body. Glancing over herself once in the full-length mirror, Ally nodded and turned.

"Ready!" she grinned.

Alex's eyebrows rose and he felt a slight stirring in his shorts. "Is there... more to that outfit?"

"No!" Ally replied simply, beaming with joy.

Alex shrugged and stood, admiring his wife. He supposed it wasn't much less than they've been showing while on the pool deck, so why not enjoy the view?

The couple headed off to the club where they grabbed a couple of glasses of social lubricant, not that Ally needed much encouragement. Alex blazed through his first drink and ordered a second. After slamming it back he headed towards Ally who was already in the middle of the crowd dancing with reckless abandon.

Ally squealed with delight as Alex joined her, and she quickly moved up against his body grinding and writhing against him as she danced. Alex felt like a prop for her dancing, and frankly he didn't mind.

As she danced, a woman next to them started teasing and flirting with Ally. Nervous, Ally glanced back towards Alex to see how he was reacting. Alex was just grinning broadly, and nodded his assent to Ally, who immediately pulled the woman against herself.

Alex leaned in and raised his voice over the music, "I'm heading to the bar! Have fun!"

Before he could turn to leave, Ally pulled him into a deep kiss. Her tongue forced its way into his mouth and aggressively sought out his own for a moment and then she released Alex with a smoldering look on her face. Alex was left stunned for a minute while Ally turned back to the unknown woman and started dancing with her again.

Plodding his way to the bar, Alex grabbed himself another drink, then turned to watch Ally from afar.

A woman's voice right behind Alex spoke up.

"She really will just dance all night, won't she?"

Alex grinned at the recognized voice and turned to see Mel right behind him. She was wearing a knee length black skirt that looked like it was painted on her legs, and a matching top that was essentially a fancy bikini.

"Yeah," he replied, "Ally would stay out there all night if she could."

Mel rested her hand on Alex's arm affectionately and asked, "How are you doing?"

Alex shrugged with a half-smile on his face. "Eh. It's been an interesting day. My mind's been all over the place. How's your day been? Shouldn't you be blowing someone's mind right now?"

Mel slapped Alex' shoulder playfully. "Stop. I have the night off. I blew your mind, eh?"

"Not just my mind," he said, a dopey grin slipping onto his face.

Mel slid her hand down into Alex's and intertwined her fingers. She leaned into his chest and moved her mouth next to his ear to speak in a sultry voice.

"You were pretty good, too."

Alex noticed that the way Mel was leaning into him pressed her scantily clad chest against him, causing her breasts to nearly spill out of her top. He found himself caught up looking into Mel's eyes, returning her dazzling smile. His thoughts fled like a flock of seagulls scattering from the beach as he contemplated whether or not to kiss her.

Mel quirked one eyebrow questioningly, and in that moment Alex's hormone filled reverie ebbed enough for thoughts to seep back into his brain.

"Do you want to go grab a table, and I'll get us another round?" He asked.

Mel grinned at Alex. "How about I get the round since it'll be free, and you find the table?"

Alex agreed, gave Mel a half hug, then reluctantly let her go to find a booth where they could have a little more privacy. As he headed towards one of the bulkheads, his mind snapped into place and he thought of Ally.

"What am I doing?" he thought. "I should get Ally and go."

He glanced over to where he left her on the dance floor and didn't see her. He was still scanning through the crowded floor of semi-clad swingers to find her, when Mel grabbed his arm and pulled him.

"Come on! Guess I'm finding us a table, too," she said holding out his new drink.

Alex took the drink and let Mel pull him to a booth on the other side of the dance floor that had a sign on it that said, "Reserved". She tipped the sign down so it wasn't on display, then used her hip to prod Alex towards the bench. He let himself be herded as he continued searching for Ally. Once Mel had sat next to him, her hip touching his, she rested a hand on his thigh.

"Relax, Alex," Mel said nodding with her head. "She's there towards our right with that couple."

With Mel's guidance, Alex finally spotted Ally and felt his shoulders release a tension he didn't realize had built up. She was dancing between a man and a woman who looked like they were together. They were dancing sensually with Ally, but nothing near crossing any lines. Occasionally the woman Ally was dancing with would lean in and whisper into her ear, and Ally would nod or shake her head. The three of them took turns swapping who was the center of attention, and would each spend time sandwiched in the middle of two other grinding bodies.

Alex gasped as he suddenly felt Mel's finger trace along the length of his cock through his pants. He snapped his head towards her, eyes wide, but didn't stop her.

"A girl might get jealous seeing how intently you watch her. If she wasn't your wife, I might go looking for a different fish."

"Sorry," Alex said, slumping back. "Given the nature of this entire trip, it's hard to not be on edge."

Mel let the rest of her hand settle on Alex's crotch.

"Is there anything I can to do help you relax?"

Alex sighed, closing his eyes and said, "Honestly I should probably stop you until I can talk to Ally."

"Well, go ahead and ask her. She spotted us and is headed over."

Snapping his eyes open, Alex brushed Mel's hand away from his leg and sat up straight, giving an embarrassed smile to Ally. Ally returned his smile with mischief in her eyes.

"There you are, big boy," she grinned, glancing down at the obvious bulge in his pants.

"Ally," he started, but was interrupted.

"Hi Mel! I see you're keeping Alex entertained for me!"

Ally leaned down and pulled Mel into a tight hug and a lingering kiss. A very long, wet lingering kiss. Alex squirmed in his seat and felt his pulse thumping as he watched the two gorgeous women locking lips, occasionally flashing tongue as their kiss deepened into a sexually charged embrace.

Alex was breathing harder than either of the women when they finally pulled away from each other, staring into each other's eyes with sultry, satisfied smiles on their lips. He finally cleared his throat to regain some equilibrium.

"I see you found us," Alex said to Ally, who winked at Mel then turned towards him.

"When I couldn't see you at the bar, I figured I probably should see what kind of trouble you were finding for us."

"I ran into Mel here who has the night off, and we got to talking."

Ally smirked. "Talking? That looks like some intense talking."

Alex shifted uncomfortably. "Well, we were watching you with that couple and Mel was telling me I need to relax."

Ally started blushing and glanced back over her shoulder to where the couple were watching their table from the edge of the dance floor.

"Actually, that's why I came to find you."

Alex and Mel glanced over at the young couple, then back to Ally.

"That's Cindy and Phil. They uhm... well I just met them... and she's kinda cute... so uh... they are swingers..." Ally started.

Alex frowned at the direction of conversation and asked, "So are most the people on board. And?"

Ally glanced back at the couple again, then towards Alex. "Cindy wants to watch me play with Phil."

Alex deflated. This was exactly the sort of thing he was worried about happening. He didn't think he would be okay with sharing Ally with another man ever, and especially if he wasn't involved. It wasn't fair since she was willing to share him, but that's how he felt. Jealousy wasn't erotic or exciting to Alex. It was ugly, and sickening.

Ally saw Alex's face fall and immediately sat next to him grabbing his hands.

"Oh baby, you don't have to say yes. I even told Cindy no, but she insisted that I ask you just in case. I knew you'd say no, so don't feel bad. Now I can tell them I asked. It's okay, baby!"

Ally was squeezing Alex's hand, looking at him intently. She had been walking on eggshells since she hurt him, and was hoping she didn't reopen the wound that had just started to mend.

"Ally, I..." Alex's face was wounded and crestfallen. His breathing quickened as he started to spiral in his own head. "I don't think... It's not..."

Mel leaned in and rested her hand on Ally's where she was squeezing Alex.

"Can I talk to him for a minute?"

Ally glanced from Alex to Mel and back, worry in her eyes.

"I'm so sorry Alex. I'll tell them no right now. I promise, then we'll go back to the room."

Mel spoke up again, "Ally, before you do that let me talk to Alex, please?"

Ally pulled back a little and moved to the edge of the booth, ready to jump back in to grab Alex if he looked like he would bolt. Mel turned Alex's face to look at her, but Alex's eyes refused to meet hers.

"Alex, look at me, please."

The heaving in his shoulders was starting to slow as Alex raised his eyes and looked into Mel's. She smiled warmly and softly stroked his leg.

"Alex, tell me why you're upset."

Alex took a few breaths before saying, "She cheated on me Mel. She cheated on me and now she wants to hook up with another guy!"

"She asked, Alex. She asked and all you had to say was no. Why did that upset you?"

Alex opened his mouth to speak, then closed it. His brows furrowed as he tried to think. Why didn't he just say no and shut it down?

"I think," he said softly, "I feel guilty for how much she's let me do this week. I feel hypocritical for wanting to say no."

"It's okay to set your boundaries where you feel comfortable. Never set them out of guilt."

As she said that, Mel glanced up at Ally indicating the words were meant for her as well. Ally looked abashed, and silently nodded her head out of Alex's view.

"Yeah, but why does it make me feel bad?" Alex asked.

"Are you a selfish person, Alex?"

"No. I mean, I try not to be."

"And, do you care about Ally?"

He glanced over his shoulder at his wife, seeing small tears in her eyes.

"I do care about Ally. A lot," he said more to Ally than to Mel.

"Turn and look at her," Mel instructed, and Alex turned so Mel was behind him.

Mel leaned forward her head next to Alex, her chest pressing into his back. She slid a hand along his ribs and down towards his thigh, letting her fingers tickle the inside of his leg slightly. Ally watched the two of them expectantly.

"Have you told Ally your boundaries for this week?" Mel asked.

Alex frowned. "I don't think we ever talked about it in detail."

"Don't you think that's important? For instance, would Ally be upset if I did this?"

Mel slid her hand further inside Alex's leg and started trace her nails along his shaft. Alex took a shuddering breath but responded.

"Considering what we've done already, I think she'd be okay with it."

"You think?" Mel asked, continuing her teasing. Ally bit her lip and excitedly watched Mel teasing Alex.

Alex took the hint and finally asked Ally, "What are your boundaries, Ally?"

"As long as we're on this trip, you can do whatever you want, as long as I know about it," Ally said excitedly. "What are your boundaries?"

Alex closed his eyes and moaned softly, before answering.

"I'm not sure," he replied.

"Can she kiss another woman?" Mel asked.

"God, yes," Alex breathed out.

"Would you need to know?"

Alex's eyes snapped open and he replied clearly, "Yes. Above all else, I need to know everything before it happens or as it happens."

"Good," Mel purred in his ear. "Be firm."

She grasped Alex's cock and stroked it through the fabric of his pants.

"What else can Ally do?"

"Uhm, it'd be okay if she hooked up with another woman. Anything. Fingering, oral. I just have to be there."

"Even Cindy, over there?" Mel asked.

Alex took a few deep breaths before he answered. A small puddle of precum had started to seep through the front of his pants, and Mel ran the tip of a finger across it, teasing Alex's sensitive head.

"Yes, Cindy would be okay."

"What about Phil?"

"No sex with men," Alex replied immediately.

"Define sex," Mel said, nipping his ear.

"Penetration of any kind. Oral, vaginal, anal. Nothing inside."

"Nothing inside. What about outside?"

"I don't know," Alex confessed.

"Could she kiss him?" Mel asked as she unzipped Alex's pants and slid her hand inside.

Ally couldn't help herself and grabbed her own nipple and pinched lightly as she watched Mel work on Alex.

"I'm not sure. It might be too much."

"Grinding?"

"Like dancing?"

"Sure," Mel said as she wiped a finger across the tip of Alex's cock, collecting his precum then offering it to Ally. Ally leaned in and sucked on Mel's finger, cleaning it thoroughly as Alex watched.

"Sure," he said. "She's been doing it already."

"Even if he grinds until he has an orgasm?"

"I guess Ally wouldn't have much control over when he came. So, yes?"

"What if she used her hand?" Mel asked as she slid her hand back into Alex's pants and stroked him steadily.

"I guess," he said, accompanied by a deep involuntary moan, "That would be okay."

"And can Phil touch Ally?"

Alex opened his eyes and looked at Ally, an apologetic smile on his face. "Sorry, I know it's hypocritical of me, but nothing inside. That's mine."

"But Phil can touch Ally's tits?" Mel asked.

"Sure."

"What about her clit?"

Alex sucked in another shuddering breath, Mel's handjob getting to him.

"That might be too much," Alex said softly. "I don't like the idea of him getting Ally off."

Ally finally leaned forward and pressed a hand to the side of Alex's face and kissed him softly. Mel never stopped her movements in his pants, but she slowed them to let the couple have their moment.

Ally broke the kiss and said, "Alex, you can still say no, and I would understand. But if you do say yes, I promise I won't push any boundaries. And we'll stay right here where you can see."

Alex nodded and said, "Okay, Ally. For right now, it's a yes."

Ally leaned in and gave Alex another toe curling kiss, which ended with her hand briefly sliding around and pulling Mel into a kiss as well.

"Thank you, Alex, for trusting me. And Mel, for helping us. You're amazing!"

Mel grinned at Ally, "I was just out looking for some nice cock for the night, but I'm glad to help."

Ally's face turned lustful when she said, "Oh, you're definitely getting dicked thoroughly tonight."

Mel continued to lightly stroke Alex as Ally left them and headed back towards the expectant couple. They watched as Ally engaged the couple in conversation, her head nods and shakes clearly setting the boundaries.

"You probably should have done that days ago, you know," Mel mused.

"Days ago, I had no dream I'd be having anal sex with two gorgeous women in one night," Alex countered. "How could I possibly have thought I'd need to set sex boundaries?"

Mel snorted. "You had sex with at least a couple different women before you met me. Plenty of time to address it, but it wasn't until I brought it up that you actually did."

"I honestly never considered it," Alex said as the corners of his mouth pinched down. "It's not like I went looking for this lifestyle."

"Fair enough. So, do you want to continue our conversation, or should I just jerk you off and leave?"

Alex glanced at Mel's face next to him and let out a long sigh.

"As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, I'd rather we save sex for later. You're way too good at this."

Mel giggled and pulled her hand out of Alex's pants. With a groan of regret, he readjusted himself and zipped his pants closed before turning back to face Mel.

"Awww, you didn't have to put it away," she pouted.

"Trust me. I did. You had me right on the edge."

"Oh," she said with a twinkle in her eye. "I know."

Alex and Mel settled into conversation, as Alex asked about Mel's life and what led her to where she is now. Mel told him about her father leaving when she was still young, and how her mother spent the majority of her childhood trying to find a replacement. Her mother bounced from man to man, so Mel was exposed to a series of poor relationships, failed father figures, and bad decisions. That meant her mother mostly left Mel to her own devices. While she could have strayed into trouble easily, instead Mel decided to buckle down and focus on school as a way out. She graduated high school a year early and went to college on partial scholarship for a psychology degree. The partial scholarship wasn't enough to pay for all of her degree, and her mother was unable to help, having never found a career, so Mel started stripping on weekends to make ends meet. She found her time working in the club to be exhilarating and freeing.

When she graduated, Mel decided she wanted to combine her experiences from college and started training as a surrogate partner for therapy. She had finished her training, when a friend that worked for the cruise line told her about an opportunity on "specialty" cruises that would cater to her field, but would pay insanely well. The cruise company required surrogate training to keep themselves clear of prostitution laws from their country of origin, which means they paid a premium for their employees. Now, Mel held small sessions to help couples through sex hangups, often by participating with them. She explained that she is tested for STDs and pregnancy regularly, and since the guests are as well, there's almost no worry about poor outcomes.

As Mel started telling her story to Alex, he would regularly glance towards Ally, but as time went on he became more enthralled in Mel's life, and watched Ally less. When Mel wound down Alex realized he hadn't even thought about what Ally was doing for a while. He reached for a sip of his forgotten drink and spluttered as he started to swallow as he finally turned to see how his wife was doing.

Ally was still sandwiched between Cindy and Phil, but their dancing had progressed well beyond simply dancing. Ally had Phil's cock in her hand and was stroking it while rubbing the tip against her mound. From behind, Cindy had two fingers buried in Ally's pussy and was sliding them in and out of her slit while kissing Ally's neck and shoulders.

Mel laughed softly, "Are you okay?"

Gesturing at the trio on the floor, Alex replied, "That escalated quickly."

"I should be flattered," she replied. "They've been like that for almost 10 minutes, but you weren't even watching."

"Honestly, I didn't even think about them. You're fascinating, Mel."

Mel rested her hand on top of Alex's gently and smiled.

"Thanks, Alex. I appreciate your interest."

Alex felt a slight sting from the unsaid second half of that thought.

"Maybe in another life?" he asked with a sad smile.

"Maybe," Mel confirmed. "Or maybe we never met in that life. Or maybe we hate each other."

"I'm sorry, Mel, there is no world where I hate you. You're gorgeous, fascinating, and amazing with... what you do."

Mel leaned in close and said in a low voice loud enough to be heard over the music, "And what do you want me to do tonight?"

Pausing for a moment, Alex realized what he craved from Mel. "Intimacy. I don't want to just fuck you, Mel. I want to experience you."

Sitting back, she flashed Alex another of her dazzling smiles and responded, "Good answer."

Mel leaned in and softly pressed her lips against Alex's, barely touching his with hers. Alex tried to lean in and kiss back, but Mel stopped him with a finger to his lips and shook her head. She repeated the motion again and pressed her lips lightly to his, brushing against the surface. Alex quivered with excitement, but restrained himself to avoid Mel's admonishment. Ever so slowly, Mel pressed further towards Alex until they were in a full kiss. She parted her lips slightly, letting her tongue brush across his lower lip. Mel felt when Alex started to push again and pulled back, shaking her head again in amusement.

Alex took a deep breath to calm himself and slow his heartbeat, before nodding back to Mel. She leaned in and resumed the soft, gentle kiss. Instead of trying to push it further ahead, this time Alex gently raised a hand to the side of Mel's neck, and lightly traced his fingers behind her jawline. Mel hummed into the kiss appreciatively, finally using her own lips to part Alex's mouth and encourage him to move on. Alex instead held himself back, only lightly brushing Mel's lips with his own, their tongues briefly meeting, lightly touching and teasing in the moment. Mel pressed forward into Alex again, to slide her tongue into his mouth, and Alex gently pushed her back with a grin and silently shook his head.

"Asshole!" Mel exclaimed with a laugh.

Alex grinned and said, "I had to get even. Besides, it's way too loud for the kind of intimacy I want."

It was Mel's turn to take a deep breath and get her hormones under control. She glanced briefly towards the dance floor then snorted.

"Looks like we may be leaving soon, anyway."

Alex followed her gaze and looked towards where he had last saw Ally. She was now facing Cindy, but Cindy was on the floor with her face buried in Ally's pussy. Behind Ally, Phil was thrusting into Ally's ass. His hands were wrapped around her shoulders, pinching Ally's nipples and pulling on them as he thrusted.

Alex's stomach sank.

"Is he fucking her!?" He said angrily.

Mel rested a hand on Alex's leg and said, "Relax, Alex. He's not inside Ally. Look closely."

Despite his growing anger, Alex tried to watch more objectively and realized Phil was thrusting his cock between Ally's butt cheeks. He could see the tip peeking out the top of Ally's crack every time Phil thrust forward.

"Oh," Alex said a bit calmer. "That's still pretty close."

"You're going to need to learn to trust her again, Alex. If you want to stay with her."

Alex shrugged sullenly. "The wound is still fresh."

"And what is it you want to do tonight?"

Alex glanced back at Mel, his face reddening slightly. "Point taken."

He couldn't tell exactly when it started, but Alex saw when Phil's movements became jerky and disjointed. He knew the man was releasing all over Ally's back and ass. Alex tried not to think of the man's cum dripping down her crack towards the places that were supposed to be his.

As Phil stepped back, Ally pulled back from Cindy and turned around, bending over to expose her cum covered ass. Cindy immediately went to work, licking it clean. She finished by spending an extra couple minutes tonguing Ally's ass. During that time, Phil tried to push his cock towards Ally's mouth, but she pushed his thigh gently back to keep him away. With a small shudder, Ally stood and pulled Cindy into a brief kiss, before taking a step towards Alex and Mel's table. Cindy caught Ally's hand and said something, to which Ally shook her head. Phil said something as well, and Ally shook her head again. Finally, Cindy put her hand gently on Phil's chest and he backed away, heading towards the men's room. Cindy said something to Ally, which Ally nodded to, but then immediately shook her head again. Cindy wrapped Ally in a hug, then gave her another brief kiss before turning to follow her partner.

Ally turned and walked back to the table and slid into the booth next to Alex.

"What was that at the end there?" Alex asked.

"They wanted me to go back to their cabin to play. I told them no, and Phil insisted. I told them no again, and then Cindy sent him away so he'd stop asking. She said sorry for him, but then asked for my number."

Ally shrugged.

Alex smirked and asked teasingly, "You didn't want to go back to their cabin with them?"

Wrinkling her nose, Ally replied, "Honestly, he's not my type. It was fun, but not what I want."

"And what is your type?" Mel asked from the other side of Alex.

Ally looked up into Alex's eyes and smiled expectantly. "Alex is."

The moment lingered as Alex looked back into Ally's eyes and smiled uncertainly. He was conflicted between Ally's assertion of desire for him, and the fact that he had just been intimately kissing Mel while Ally had another man unloading on her back. The entire situation was confusing.

Mel rested her hand lightly on Alex's arm. "Alex, can you give us a few minutes?"

"Uh, sure," he replied. "I guess I need to use the restroom anyway."

Mel slid out of the booth to let Alex out, and she slid back in close to Ally to talk. Alex made his way to the restroom. When he finished and returned to the table, Mel was gone.

"Where's Mel?"

"She thought we should probably talk for a bit. Can we go?"

Alex felt his heart sink a little. He had been excited at the thought of another night with Mel and, selfishly, was hoping he'd have more time with her since Ally was allowed to go play with the other couple. He hardly wanted to hurt Ally, though, so he tried to keep his disappointment out of his expression. Instead, Alex just nodded and backed out to let Ally lead him out.

Ally unconsciously reached behind her to unstick her kaftan from her back where cum had dried and Alex wrinkled his nose at the sight. Ally blushed slightly and mouthed, "Sorry!"

The couple made their way out of the club and towards the bow of the ship, feeling the humidity and heat of the club relent to the cooler ocean breeze flowing across the deck. The scents of stale alcohol, sweat, and sex were swept away into the ether, as the lines of sweat that clung to their skin instantly chilled. Ally leaned into Alex with a shudder, and Alex instinctively wrapped his arm around her shoulders. They walked in silence, Alex unsure what to talk about, and Ally unsure where to start.

When they had moved to a secluded area of the deck, Alex finally threw in the towel and asked, "What's going on, Ally?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't give me that," he snapped. "You run off and play with another couple, you come back and Mel asks to talk to you, then I leave for a bit and when I get back she's gone and you want to leave. What happened?"

Ally looked down at the deck in silence, trying to find the words.

"Well?" Alex demanded.

"Mel asked if she could spend the night with you tonight," Ally said softly.

"Oh," Alex grunted. He squeezed his arms tighter around Ally's shoulders, then asked hesitantly, "What did you say?"

After another short pause, Ally raised her head to look out towards the ocean.

"I saw you two, you know."

"Saw us?" Alex asked confused.

Ally spun on Alex and pushed him back, anger starting to show on her face.

"I saw you two laughing and talking! The way she rested her hand on your arm. The way she leaned in and teased you. I saw how close you both were!"

Alex frowned at Ally's outburst, a mirroring anger starting to boil up in his stomach.

"I'm sorry, Ally. I guess I missed the part of our boundaries conversation where having a fun discussion with someone was more serious than rubbing another guy's cock on your pussy until he came all over you while his wife ate you out!"

"That was just sexual!" Ally snapped. "What you were doing was emotional!"

Alex took a deep breath to calm himself and glanced around to make sure their burgeoning shouting match wasn't bothering anyone else. Fortunately, nobody was close enough to overhear them.

"Look Ally, I don't see 'it was just sexual' as a valid excuse, and neither do you. That's how we started this week and your 'just sexual' actions led us to this trip. So, I was talking to Mel. So what? We weren't going on a date! I'm never going to see her again after we leave, so what's the problem here? If being 'just sexual' is okay with you, then what the hell are you worried about? There's no time for it to be more than 'just sexual' with Mel! Meanwhile, you are standing there with another man's cum drying all over you after fucking his wife's mouth and you're trying to tell me you were uncomfortable with what I was doing? Do you have any idea what a big step tonight was for me? How uncomfortable I am? And what happened to 'you can do whatever you want'? Huh? So that was a lie too?"

Alex's voice slowly rose in volume as he tried to reason with Ally, and by the end of his diatribe had caused Ally to step back. Tears had started to form in her eyes as she listened in silence.

With a sigh, Alex softened his voice again. "If it bothered you so much, why didn't you just stop what you were doing and come over and tell me?"

Ally started to shake, and she sniffled as she fought back tears. She whispered, "I wanted to make you jealous, so you'd realize you still love me."

Alex's brow tightened as he processed Ally's words. He pinched his mouth shut tightly. Slowly, the corners of his mouth started to twitch upwards as a small laugh involuntarily bubbled up out of his throat.

"What?" Ally asked, confused.

The small chittering laugh was followed by another, and another, and then developed into a full belly laugh as Alex grappled with the ridiculousness of Ally's statement.

"What?" Ally asked again, emphatically but an involuntary smile creeping onto her own face in response.

Between peals of laughter, Alex struggled to get out his incredulous response. "You... you wanted to... remind me... I love you... by fucking others... and mad... I wasn't watching!"

A giggle slipped out of Ally.

"Well, if you put it that way it sounds stupid!"

Alex struggled to get control of his response and wheezed, "It was stupid, Ally! A monumentally stupid way to get my attention."

"I know!" she said flustered, then almost muttered, "And Mel saw right through it."

"She did?" Alex's surprise cut into his sardonic mirth.

"She saw me looking over at you repeatedly," Ally said with a blush. "That's why she wanted to talk. She asked me why I did it."

With a frown, Alex replied, "So why did she help you convince me to let you go in the first place?"

"At first she thought I really wanted to go play."

"Which you didn't," he surmised.

"No."

Alex ran his fingers through his hair with a sigh. "This whole thing..."

Hanging her head, Ally responded. "I know. I handled it poorly."

"Ally, we can't keep this up. I can't keep having my emotions getting pulled back and forth."

Looking up at Alex, Ally held out her hand for his. Alex's face scrunched up when he looked at her outstretched hand.

"Maybe wash your hands first?" he suggested.

Ally quickly pulled her hand back and tucked it behind her, abashed.

"Sorry," she said softly. "I keep fucking everything up. I don't want to but I'm making it worse."

Alex rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Let's just go back to the room and get you cleaned up. We'll call it a night."

"Can I make it up to you in the room?" Ally asked softly.

"We'll see. Let's just go."

The couple started back towards the room, a slight distance between them both physically and emotionally. Alex's lips were drawn tight as if sewn shut, a slight frown sealing the edges. Ally kept glancing at him, trying to see if he would look back, but he kept his eyes on the floor in front of them.

As they approached the cabin, Alex reached into his back pocket to grab the room key but found nothing. He started patting his other pockets. Irritation crept onto his face as he realized what happened.

"Damnit! I left the key in the club. I need to go back."

Ally grabbed his arm, then let go just as quickly and wiped her hands on her kaftan.

"Wait! Uhm... You didn't leave it," she said.

Alex frowned, "What? What do you mean?"

"Okay, promise you won't get mad?"

"What did you do?"

Ally blushed slightly but pressed on. "Promise me!"

"I'm not going to promise anything," Alex said with a slight growl. "What did you do?"

Ally looked up into his eyes pleadingly, but resolution stiffened her spine.

"I know you said you want to participate in the decisions, and I acted stupidly in the club, but I'm going to make it up to you. I made a decision, but I know you'll be okay with it. Please don't be mad and just trust me?"

Alex closed his eyes and raised his face towards the ceiling. After a few deep breaths, he looked back down at Ally.

"We are on a very thin tightrope," he said in a measured, even tone. He noticed distinctly that she'd done it again. Another decision made for him. Alex filed it away to the back of the mind, as Ally leaped forward and knocked on their cabin door.

"You'll like it, I promise!"

Alex watched as the door opened to reveal Mel, leaning against it with one arm raised to brace herself, completely nude. Alex's stomach lurched as adrenaline shot through him, speeding his heart quickening his breath. He started to scan down from her dazzling smile, to see Mel's pert breasts standing out on her chest, nipples hard. His eyes continued down across her toned stomach to her neatly trimmed pussy. Alex's arousal was back in full force, but his mouth dried up faced with another night with Mel. He looked back to her eyes, which were crinkled in mirth at his response.

"I take it you like what you see?" Mel asked coyly.

From beside him, Ally giggled as she reached down to massage his cock through his shorts.

"From the feel of it, I'd say he does."

Alex swallowed hard and nodded, his eyes glued to Mel's.

"Are we going to do this in the hall, or should we go to bed?" Mel asked wryly.

Alex strode two steps into the room and grabbed Mel around the waist, lifting her laughing form off the ground then stopped and held the door for Ally behind him. As soon as Ally slipped past, Alex let the door close and he carried Mel to the edge of the bed before setting her down on her feet. He clasped her face between his hands and pressed his lips against hers in a long kiss that left Mel breathless.

Alex turned to Ally with a grin and asked, "How much of that out there was a setup?"

Shaking her head, Ally replied soberly, "It wasn't. That was real. But I did ask Mel to meet us here to make up for being dumb in the club."

"Is this okay, Alex?" Mel asked.

Alex snorted. "It's very much okay."

* * * * *

Ally slipped the sheer cloth off her shoulders and stepped into her husband, her eyes locked on his mouth, and leaned up to brush his lips lightly with her own.

"You're a little overdressed, babe. How about I get Mel ready, and you get naked?" she asked.

Alex's body very much liked that suggestion.

"Okay!"

In the seconds it took Alex to strip his shirt and shorts, Ally had already tackled Mel to the bed and was laying on top of her locked in a passionate kiss, her hips grinding her mound down against Mel. Mel's hands slid along the length of Ally's back, massaging and pulling the other woman into her. Alex couldn't help but start to slowly stroke the length of his shaft as he watched the women together.

Ally broke the kiss and hungrily licked and sucked her way down Mel's jawline to her neck. As Ally ran her tongue along Mel's collarbone, she lets her hands explore to Mel's chest, lightly massaging her tits. Ally kissed her way back to Mel's mouth and slid her tongue between Mel's lips, enticing Mel to follow with her own tongue back into Ally's mouth.

Ally pulled back with a grin and whispered, "God I love your tits, Mel. I want some just like them."

As Ally started to kiss her way down towards Mel's chest, she slid one hand between Mel's legs and started to lightly rub. Mel gasped and glanced over at Alex with a grin.

"You only have to convince Alex," she told Ally, then gasped as Ally trailed a finger through her lower lips.

Ally lightly flicked Mel's nipples with her tongue, then bit them lightly when they hardened. She licked slowly around Mel's areola with a wide, flat tongue, before flicking Mel's nipples again softly. Mel let out a moan and writhed her hips under Ally's teasing, bucking her hips up into Ally's fingers.

Ally kissed her way back to Mel's lips and started to lick them again, kissing Mel deeply and making the woman moan with pleasure. Alex groaned because he wanted it to go further, faster, and he wanted to join in. After kissing Mel for a few more seconds, Ally pulled her mouth back, but kept rubbing Mel.

"I think he's getting antsy," she said with a grin.

Her mouth open with lust, Mel replied, "Then give him what he wants."

Ally leaned back in and kissed her way down Mel's body, past her ample bosom, along the lines of her toned abs, and started to sofly caress Mel's pussy with her lips. She softly caught the edges of Mel's pussy between her lips and tugged, before running her tongue through them up to Mel's clit. As she softly teased and flicked Mel with her tongue, Ally waggled her ass at Alex in invitation.

He was so wrapped up in watching Ally, he missed the hint until Ally looked over her shoulder at him.

"Put your dick in me, already!"

Alex sighed in relief and climbed up onto the bed behind Ally, letting the tip of his cock slide along her lips and capture her moisture. Ally lowered her head back towards Mel and continued to lick and suck on her clitoris. Alex pushed his cock slowly into the tight sheath of Ally's pussy until he had sunk all the way in. He could see the dried cum from earlier on Ally's back, but tried to ignore it as he felt her pussy tighten around him. Not wanting to disturb the women in front of them, he moved slowly but steadily, sliding his cock completely into and almost out of Ally's pussy.

Ally turned back over her shoulder again, and said, "Don't cum in me, Alex. I want you to save it for Mel, okay?"

She turned towards Mel and asked, "Is that okay?"

Mel grinned, "God yes," then pushed Ally's head back down towards her splayed legs.

Alex tortured himself as he slow fucked into Ally, watching his wife lick Mel towards an inevitable orgasm. Mel spent most the time staring lustily into Alex's eyes, a slight smirk on her face, except for the occasional moments when Ally hit a sensitive spot and Mel closed her eyes and gasped in lust.

Mel quickly whispered, "Oh god, I'm gonna cum, Ally!"

Immediately, Ally pulled back away from Mel and left her right on the edge of an orgasm. Mel's chest was heaving as she glared daggers at Ally.

"You evil bitch!"

Ally smiled sweetly, as she reached behind her to push against Alex's hips.

"I said I was going to get you ready for Alex, not finish you off," Ally giggled. "Your turn Alex!"

Ally rolled off Mel and laid down next to her, spreading her legs and slid her fingers into her own pussy, replacing Alex's cock. Alex was left kneeling between Mel's legs staring at her open pussy in front of him. Mel held out her arms to him, inviting him forward. As Alex leaned forward, easing himself down onto Mel, he used one hand to guide his cock towards her opening. As he settled the head just inside Mel's pussy, Alex lowered himself gently against her body. He rested his forehead against hers, eyes closed, and gently pushed his hips forward until his cock sunk completely into Mel. He stayed still, savoring the feeling of her pussy wrapped around him for the first time.

"Alex," she whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Kiss me."

Alex leaned forward and kissed Mel. Not the frenzied lustful grind of mouths, but a soft, gentle, intimate caress of his lips against hers. As they kissed softly, Alex slowly thrust in and out Mel. He was moving slowly, extending the moment, drawing it out to find the tenderness between them. They remained like that for minutes, gently teasing and caressing each other, forming a connection that the frenzied lust-filled fuck of the previous night couldn't develop.

As Alex pulled away from her lips finally, he smiled down at Mel who smiled back a bit sadly.

"Thank you," she said wistfully. "I haven't felt like that in a long time."

Alex leaned back forward and whispered into her ear on the opposite side of Ally, "Anything for you, Mel. Just tell me what you want."

Mel grinned as she ran her fingers through his hair. "I want you to fuck me into oblivion tonight, and fill me so full of cum I'm leaking for a week."

Alex snorted out a laugh. "I don't think that's how it works."

He glanced over at Ally who was staring back at him, her eyes sparkling with delight. With a lustful smile, she said, "Give the woman what she wants."

Lifting himself over her for leverage, Alex started to thrust his cock into Mel decisively. He let his hips slap against her thighs as he firmly thrust into her again and again. Having been on the edge for minutes, Mel's orgasm hit her almost immediately. She locked her legs around Alex and held him inside her as she ground her clit against his pelvic bone. Mel let out a full-throated moan as her pussy clamped down on Alex's dick.

As her legs relaxed around him, Alex grunted and lifted them onto his shoulders. He started pounding steadily into Mel's pussy again, pushing deeper with the wider access.

"My turn," he growled.

"Yes," Mel hissed. "Fuck me! Fuck your girlfriend in front of your wife."

Alex had no clue where that came from, but it hit his animal brain like a sledgehammer hitting a ceramic piggybank. His cock started throbbing as he exploded into Mel's pussy, pumping out the cum that had built up over hours of teasing. He continued to thrust, causing his cum to ooze out of her pussy around his cock as he pounded her, letting it pool beneath them. As he spent his last drop, and the orgasm slipped away, Alex let go of Mel's legs and lowered himself back towards her body. He lay on top of her, trying to catch his breath for a minute.

"Girlfriend?" He asked softly.

"At least for tonight," Mel responded. "Don't you agree, Ally?"

"Yesssssssss," hissed Ally emphatically. "Girlfriend! Fuck your girlfriend!"

She was pounding her fingers into her pussy frantically with one hand, while the other rubbed at her clit furiously. Ally had her eyes shut tight and wasn't even watching the other two at this point. Three fingers became four, and Ally started to thrash on the bed, rolling back and forth until she suddenly pulled her hand out of her pussy, the other hand still working her clit. Alex watched as the walls of her pink opening convulsed through her orgasm, throbbing against the emptiness as Ally's hip thrust up against the air. Liquid gushed out of Ally's empty pussy and fell along her slit towards her asshole, and dripped onto the bed beneath her.

Spent, Ally's body went limp and she flopped to the bed. Alex looked down at Mel with an incredulous smile, and Mel giggled back up at him.

"Are you okay Ally?" He asked.

Ally lifted on hand in a thumbs up, then let it drop limply back to the bed with a thump.

Snorting in amusement, Alex leaned back down and started to kiss Mel again. His cock had not softened, and he was still deeply embedded in her pussy. Mel kissed back, using her muscles so slowly massage his shaft inside her. Unable to resist, Alex started to thrust slowly into Mel again. Their kiss broke and he pushed himself up with his arms for a better angle.

"God, I'm not going to be able to walk after this," Alex groaned in faux misery.

"Are you complaining? We could stop," Mel offered, squeezing her walls tightly around his shaft.

"No," he laughed. "I think I'll suffer through and take one for the team."

"Here," Mel replied, and gently pushed Alex back so she could flip over onto her hands and knees. "Maybe a different position will help."

Guiding his cock back into her hole, Alex grinned. "I will always take the expert's advice."

Mel swatted at him behind her. "None of that. Tonight I'm just your girlfriend."

With a groan at the thought, Alex started to pound Mel from behind, letting his balls slap against her pussy on each thrust. He closed his eyes, savoring the feeling of tightness around him, even though they'd been having sex for a while. When he opened them again, he glanced down at Ally who was staring at him intently.

Not wanting to break stride, he mouthed at her, "Are you okay?"

Ally shrugged slightly and soundlessly nodded.

Alex couldn't help but feel a little odd about the fact he was talking to his wife while balls deep in a woman roleplaying as his girlfriend for the night. It was extremely erotic and euphoria was messing with his head. He was enjoying the thought of a girlfriend more than a married man should. He hated himself for it, but he wanted this. Pushing the thoughts away, he focused on Mel.

Mel had dropped to her elbows, which had the wonderful effect of spreading her ass wide open for Alex to see. Holding her hips with one hand to pull himself into Mel, he used the thumb of the other hand to tease her back door. Beneath him, Mel moaned approvingly as she thrust her hips back into Alex.

"Yessss!" She hissed. "Tease my ass, baby! Fuck me!"

Even though it had only been a few minutes, Alex already felt the familiar tingling grow between his legs. He let his thumb slip just inside Mel's ass, but with her backwards thrust it ended up all the way in. Mel shuddered and gasped as her orgasm hit. Alex was barely able to hold back his own orgasm, until Mel breathlessly gasped at him.

"I want you to cum in me, baby. Please fill me again. I need your cum so badly!"

With a groan, Alex lost his rhythm and buried his cock all the way in Mel, holding it inside her as his orgasm hit. He grunted as each pulse of bliss slid through his body like electricity. He shuddered at each pulse of cum he shot into Mel, until his body started to give out.

Catching his breath slowly, Alex pulled his thumb free, then slid his cock out of Mel, flopping to the bed between the two women. Mel crawled over to him, and immediately started kissing Alex deeply, not wanting the connection to end. Ally grabbed Alex's other arm and snuggled into the crook of his shoulder, watching Mel and Alex contentedly.

When Mel finally pulled back from the kiss, a long string of saliva hung from her lips to Alex's. She looked down at him intently, her breath still heaving. Alex looked back, trying to pierce the wall behind Mel's eyes to understand what she was thinking.

Mel shut her eyes and collapsed face down against Alex with a muttered, "Fuck."

Alex looked down at Mel, and softly stroked her back with an arm that he wrapped around her. On his other side, Ally giggled softly.

"I think you broke her."

Alex snorted in response.

Next to him, Mel muttered into the bed, "I should probably go."

Alex looked to Ally quickly, panic in his eyes and she nodded slightly back with a small smile.

"You don't have to," he said softly. "You could stay tonight."

Mel lifted her head to glance over at Ally, who nodded a bit more emphatically to Mel. Mel turned to Alex and kissed his cheek before softly responding, "Okay."

With a woman on each side of him breathing slowly, and having orgasmed twice in such a short time, sleep found Alex almost immediately. For the first time that week, his mind was shut off.