Ten Day Cruise Ch. 01 - Sex Stories

Ten Day Cruise Ch. 01

... Mom said.

"Are you going to do it, Dad?" Glen asked.

"I haven't decided yet. I might try it tomorrow. The thing you have to remember is there's no pressure. We can do whatever we feel comfortable with. It's the same as most things in life. You do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do."

"We have to do what the teachers tell us," I said.

"Yes, you do, but it isn't what I'm talking about. I have to do what my boss tells me, too, but I don't have to if I feel it's wrong. You can talk to your principal, counselor, or us if your teacher tells you to do something you feel is wrong. I can change jobs. In life, we have to make choices all the time."

"Like what Mom told me about sex," I said.

"What did she tell you?"

"She said only I could decide when and with whom. Mom said it was up to me, but I had to live with my decision," I said.

"Dad told me no means no," Glen said.

"You're both right," Mom said, and then she chuckled. "However, it's the same in reverse. If a boy tells a girl no, she should stop, just like he should if she says no. There shouldn't be a double standard."

"Like going topless?" Glen said.

Mom and Dad laughed. I gave my brother a dirty look. "Yes, Glen, like going topless. If a woman wants to, she should be able to do the same things as a man. How would you like it if they said swimming was a man's sport, Meg?" Mom said. "That's different."

"No, it isn't. There's no difference at all. Years ago, women couldn't wear ...

... long pants in public. Women couldn't vote either. Some things are still unjust, but it's getting better. If women want to be equal, they have to fight for their rights no matter what it is," Mom said.

"Let's go before it's too late," Dad said. "We're on vacation and should be having fun, not trying to resolve the world's problems."

We left the ship and went to the shopping area. Mom and I found cute outfits at one of the straw markets. We bought matching bra tops and wrap-around skirts. Dad and Glen found tee shirts with the port's name on them.

In one of the shops, Dad picked up a bottle of rum. He showed it to Mom. She nodded and told him to get two so they could take one home with them.

"How about us? Can we have a bottle of rum, too?" Glen said as he laughed.

Dad grabbed a bottle and took it to the counter with the two bottles he selected.

"Don't get drunk and sick," Dad said, surprising my brother and me.

"You don't care if we drink?" I said.

"No, not as long as you take it easy and don't drink too much. I would suggest mixing it with cola," Dad said.

I couldn't understand the changes in my parents, but I didn't question them. I decided they must be going through one of those mid-life things I'd read about in my novels. I began to wonder if they were having affairs. In some of the stories I read, husbands and wives cheated on each other because they felt their lives became stale.

We went back to the ship for dinner. Mom and Dad saw Jenny's ...