Chapter 6

Adonis entered his cabin room. “Wow! I’m impressed. I see my boy Beenie has taste. He’s not completely wretched. I must be rubbing off on him.” 

He opened the balcony door to his cabin suite and sat in the first chair he could find. Adonis sat there looking at the beautiful scene of the blue ocean, still blown away by the female beauty, which made him feel strange. "Or could this be motion sickness? I've never experienced motion sickness before. That's probably why the inside of my chest is feeling all crazy. It couldn't possibly be a girl making me feel this way."  The more he thought about it, his heart pounded, beating unusually fast. Adonis went to stand up and grabbed his knees. They felt like they were going to buckle for a second. He headed back inside the cabin, thinking.

“I’m a grown man, not some teenage boy. So what's happening to me? Ooh, I even felt flustered. I've never let anything or  anyone in my adult life affect me that way.” It was all very unfamiliar emotional territory for Adonis Weston.

"Wow!" He grabbed hold of his chest, leaning on the dresser, resting just a bit, thinking. 

"She’s good-looking, but so are half the girls on this ship. But even with most of them scantily clad, none of them pulled his attention like the beauty in the elevator. She wasn’t too tall, not too short. She moved with effortless grace, hips swinging from side to side, making his loins heavy and his mouth water. He had seen beautiful black women before, but admittedly, not too many ran within his ranks and circle of colleagues and friends. But he’s come across a few at a distance and has seen them in music videos. The fact that he’s having these sudden, crazy urges is leaving him baffled and unsettled. How can this beautiful girl who looks this hot with all her clothes on have him tripping? Adonis had no idea that he was attracted to chocolate. 

"But wait a minute! Maybe I have been all alone! "I like my coffee black with only sugar. I love German chocolate cake, and Oreo cookies are my favorite! This is crazy! Where are the drinks in this place?" He got up and started searching for some alcohol. 

“Maybe I need a shot of Jose.” 

What is wrong with me? I always see beautiful women, and I never react this way. I got to get a grip. The cruise ship hasn't even left the dock yet, and here it is. I'm having this weird reaction."

Adonis looked at his hands and chuckled. ‘Now I’m being more than ridiculous. Someone tell me, Why are my hands trembling?' He recalled how his body ignited, and that spark traveled down his spine when their hands touched in the elevator. Adonis took a swig of the drink he poured from the credenza and held his head in his hand.

“I can’t be alone in all this. I know she must have felt it, too; she had too.” Adonis shook his head in disbelief at this new awakening of emotions.  

"Seriously! What's going on here? He kept asking himself, standing suddenly pacing back and forth.

A host of questions flooded his mind. "How do I get over this? Do I just talk to her and get her out of my system? But how do I approach this girl? The taxi was a good first start, but that was easy, and it got me nowhere.  What should I say to her?"

Adonis walked back and forth, thinking. 'What am I doing? She's a female. So I'll tell her what I would say to any other woman, right? '

He stated confidently, but then he recalled he rarely held conversations with females; he usually let his manager deal with them. "Why didn’t I bring Roy with me on this cruise? I can text him and get some advice!” He sighed. when he realized his phone was of no use until they made it to land. I’m on my own, but I don’t want my introduction to be average or weak; it has to be cool. I—have swag.

"I've just been so focused on work and making money until I guess I'm a little rusty in this arena. Besides, in the past, when he did date around, he learned and observed that girls were only looking to see what they could get out of him. Many had already researched who he was, and when they found out he was wealthy, nothing else mattered. I could have been bald with a pop belly, but if I had money, they were willing to do whatever.  I've seen it with my own eyes. It was amazing at first, but then it became a turn-off.  Some of my male acquaintances have beautiful young women in their arms and showpieces, and the girls know that's all they are. But I was determined not to be that way. But are all women like that? I don't know, but it stands to reason they wouldn't all be that way."

Many times in his travels to other places, he's dated Canadian caucasian females in the business arena. He’s gone out on several dates with these beautiful ladies from Venzawella as well. But usually, he’s there in those countries on business, and his interaction with whomever he’s seeing is for a short while. But this is very different. This is not a business trip. Adonis knows he's here for relaxation at sea for seven days and on land for four days. Adonis has never interacted with her nationality before; honestly, he doesn’t know what to do.

"How should I handle this?" He stops pacing. "Oh my goodness! I don't want to blow it!" he says, sighing. These questions made him nervous because he felt it was ridiculous that an accomplished man like himself always successfully handled huge business transactions. Adonis should know what to do, and he's bombing out right now, feeling latent.

On the contrary, in his early twenties, he had a pretty impressive dating track record. So what's the big deal? What's the problem? He asked himself. She was different, and he'd never dealt with a young woman of this nationality.

Though his handsome face and charming smile have been in many business magazines, he's internationally known in the Fortune 500 and above world. Adonis is charismatic, a smooth talker, and, at times, could be ruthless in business. But when it comes to being social, he's very chilled. When he's not at board meetings, Adonis is a little shy, and it takes a minute for him to warm up to people, especially females. But because he’s so good-looking, he usually doesn't have to do much. Females approach him. But he doesn’t know if this young lady will do that or even look at him again.

He fell back on the bed. "Why! Why! Am I exhausting myself this way? I don't even know if she's available. Maybe she’s meeting someone else here on this cruise—maybe a boyfriend, fiance, or husband." She does not think about me if that's the case, and besides, she doesn't look like the type to approach a man.

On the contrary, from what he sees, men are approaching her. So he's not relying on her to introduce herself to him. Instead, Adonis knew he had to muster up his manly courage. First, he will observe her to see her marital status, and if she's single, he'll think of a way to meet this young lady.

'Is it a sin, for once in my life, to go with my feelings? No! When do I ever get to do what I really want to do? Never. I have to find a way to approach her if I want to examine further what these strange feelings are all about and why she is the one causing them to occur." He told himself.

Adonis tried to calm down a little and focus on unpacking his clothes. “Wait a minute! Is this love at first sight? Nah, I don’t believe in that stuff.”

He said, putting everything away. Granted, he didn't expect to be attracted this soon to someone. Who has stirred his heart and piqued his interest by sight. They barely exchanged any words with one another. 

"There truly are beautiful girls all over the world." He thought, chuckling.

Adonis sat down on the bed for a minute. He couldn't get this one off his mind.