Chapter 5

"If it's about renting your boat and services today for a few days then yes." I said.

"Ohh okay. And this woman must be your wife Dahlia." She smiled at my wife.

    She was still silent but at this point it was because she was shy. I could tell she really liked her. As far as I knew my wife never found other women attractive in a intimate way. But something about this Captain had my wife's attention. I've grown use to speaking for my shy wife in other situations but this definitely was different.

"Yes. This is my wonderful wife, Dahlia." I replied after a moment of awkward silence.

    They shake hands. My wife starts looking around the room more trying to act like she was so out of place in her own mind. I knew her. She didn't understand why she liked this captain so much. Maybe it was admiration for a female captain. She had to be strong and persistent like my wife to accomplish so much at her age. Either way my wife was intrigued.

" So we are supposed to have decent weather. Nothing drastic. Should be smooth sailing. What do you think?" She looks directly at Dahlia.

   She looked so caught off guard. Like she'd been pulled from a completely different place and is now randomly here. Eyes wide with a straight face. Almost turning pale with anxiety.

"Yes" She said as she coughed.

   It was a reflex of hers when she's super shy. I thought it was so cute. I didn't expect it myself. And at the time.... I had no idea to how much she would surprise me on the surprise I made for her. Hahaha.  Ironic these things make me smile.

"We were hoping to have two nights out. Return Sunday afternoon. Just not too late so we have time to get home and unwind before we both need to sleep for work the next day." I said trying to draw attention away from my wife to save her from her being so shy.

"Yes. I remember from the call. I have the boat ready. When did you want to go?" She asked.

   She was still looking at my wife. My attemp to save her failed. I think she liked my wife too. I have no idea Amelia's sexual preferences.  Maybe she was just picking up on my Dahlia's vibe. She then suddenly looked at me but in the same way she was looking at me the same way. I shrunk very quickly. Just as my wife did. How was this woman so intimidating? Not in a fearful way but in a emotional feeling that has surrounded her. It felt similar when I met my Dahlia the first time.

"Soon as you're ready to go." I squeeze out the words.

"Well I just need to make sure I have everything. Go though my check list so I know everything we'll need is on the boat." She said looking back and forth between my wife and I.

"How big was the boat again?" I asked.

"It's 24 meters long with 4 bedrooms and a hot tub." She said proudly.

"What?" Dahlia finally broke silence again.

"Yes, yes. It's big. I love it. Still making payments." She smiled.

    I could tell she was happy Dahlia finally was getting comfortable with the idea. That made me super happy. She started getting excited at that moment. I saw it on her face. She has a very expressive face. I can always tell what she's thinking just by how she's looking at me or something else. Amellia grabbed her list off of her counter top.

"I'll get the check list done so we can get out of here." Amellia said as she turned away. "For now, make yourself at home. I will only be maybe ten minutes."

"Okay thank you." We both said simultaneously.

  I loved when we spoke the same words at the same time. So so cute.

"Babe, what do you think about our captain?" I ask my wife.

"Ummmmm. She's nice. I'm excited for this trip. It was a good idea." She said shyly.

   I knew she wasn't ready to say anything. She didn't even know exactly what she felt. She walks over to me and I hug her tightly and kiss her forehead. We stand there in the peaceful scene.  The ocean waves and Amellia wind chimes are the only thing we hear. So quite. So blissful. Suddenly we hear the sound of an air horn. So we both look in the direction of the sliding glass door and start walking towards it. I open it for you and we step outside. I close the door behind me. As I look at the boat it's marvelous. White with a yellow stripe down the side and a name on a plaque Jane.

"Wow babe. I love this. Are those to jet skis on the back? " Dahlia asked excitedly.

"It looks like it. And she said there's a hot tub too. This will be a good weekend." I replied.

"All aboard!" Amellia yells from the boat.

   We walk on the sand towards the deck leading to the boat. I hold the Dahlia's hand as she steps on the boat. She's looking around as I jump on myself.

"Are you two ready for some fun?" Amellia asks as she unties the boat from the dock.

"Yes. I'm super excited now. Honestly when my hubby told me his plans I was skeptical. But I love this. And I can tell I have a good captain." My wife giggled.

"I'm excited too. This should be the best vacation we've had in a while. We both work too much. Hahaha." I say as we all chuckle.

"Well. Let's get started. There are islands that I know just around the coast where we can anchor offshore and it'll be nice and private for you guys to enjoy your vacation in peace. You can ask anything of me. If you need something to eat or drink the kitchen is always open. Meals are something that I will cook each day. If you have any issues please let me know."  Amellia explains.

    She started the engine and it was surprisingly quiet and subtle.  We slowly see the shore shrinking as we grow distance away from land. Our wonderful weekend is about to begin. I'm glad that my wife is excited. She really deserves this with how hard she works. I hope we can have a great time.