ROCK THE BOAT [PREVIEW] - BURT/AMY & LYNN SERIES: BOOK 1

ROCK THE BOAT

Crossdressing Guy Meets Girl on a Cruise

Clover Cox

CHAPTER 1

I stepped out of my room, excited for yet another day of bliss on the cruise. We were crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Spain, so it was quite the trip. I loved being so disconnected from the world. I loved that I could just hang out in my room or swim in the pool. The food was delicious too. It was the first cruise I’d ever taken, but it certainly wouldn’t be the last. Not when it let me get away from the maddening law office where I worked.

The cruise also gave me the chance to wear all the pretty clothes that I’d packed. I hadn’t yet worn them out of my room, but lounging around on my bed in heels and dresses was more than enough to make me happy and relaxed. It was everything I needed to recharge my batteries from all those exhausting days at the office. I could finally relax now that I wasn’t receiving a barrage of e-mails and phone calls. Even if I were, they wouldn’t go through. I was out on the open ocean, miles and miles away from my work life.

If only I didn’t have to eat. If only I didn’t feel the need to get out and be with the others on the boat. I could spend all day and night locked away in my room swapping out different clothes, but I’d spent far too much money on this cruise to not enjoy the many amenities and free drinks that were included. I also didn’t mind the live music and pools and the view of the open ocean.

It hurt to take off my dress and wash the makeup off my face, but at least I could wear a thong wherever I went. I typically didn’t wear them to the office anymore.

Not after the scare.

I’d once spent all day without a belt, worried that my pants would fall at any second and reveal the fact that I was wearing lingerie to the entire world. I spent the entire day holding my pants and getting looked at like a freak. I hated wearing boxer briefs, but I couldn’t risk my entire office finding out the truth. I couldn’t risk any future promotions. People never talked about it, but law offices were savage. Everyone was just waiting for the next person to mess up to get the best cases to inch their way to the best offices and the most outstanding pay. It was the very definition of a rat race, and as exhausting as it was, I couldn’t help but participate.

That was all behind me for now, though. I was on vacation without a care in the world. All that drama could live silently in the back of my head. I was on this cruise to have some fun, and I was long overdue for a drink. I put on some jeans over my white, lacy thong after taking off my dress, wig, and heels. My face no longer had makeup, but I could always put on some later. I put on a button-up shirt that matched the jeans and my tennis shoes and left my room for the bar.

The restaurant I chose was filled with people, but I was able to find a quiet place at the end of the bar. I ordered a whiskey cocktail that sounded yummy and a couple appetizers to hold me over until I got some more food later in the evening before I retreated to my room for the night, where I would change back into something cute and comfy.

I was about halfway through my cocktail when a gorgeous blonde took the seat next to mine. I couldn’t help but notice the sweet aroma of her perfume and how the little black dress she was wearing showed more than a bit of cleavage. She smiled at me before picking up the menu in front of her.

My appetizers came out as she ordered her drink, and that was when she looked at me for a second time, letting her gaze linger much longer than the first time our eyes met. I noticed her glance at my food a couple times too.

“We can share if you’d like,” I offered.

“Oh, no! Don’t mind me,” she said and waved her hand in the air before grabbing her phone from her purse.

“Please, I would feel rude if you didn’t have any.”

“Well, if you insist,” she said and hit me with a smile that about made me fall from my stool. We asked the server for an extra plate. I didn’t dare touch my food before serving her a bit. “These steak bites look so delicious,” she said before popping one into her mouth.

I got one for myself and moaned as the meat melted against my tongue. “Mmm, these are good!”

My dinner date chuckled as she held a hand over her mouth, nodding in agreement at my statement. She picked up her drink when it arrived a second later, holding it in the air between us. “Cheers.”

“Cheers,” I echoed and clinked my glass against hers. We each took a sip without taking our eyes off each other, and I got a little uncomfortable as a heat crept across my body. I was so busy with my work life and feminine hobbies that I never made much time for dating, yet this gorgeous woman had been plopped down in front of me like a precious stone jutting out from a sea of rocks.

“So, what’s your name, stranger?”

“Burt, you?”

“I’m Lynn,” she said and held out her hand for me to shake it. “Are you here alone, or is there a woman hiding around here somewhere?”

“No,” I said with a laugh. “I’m here alone. What about you?”

“Single as can be,” she said with a wicked grin. “I was hoping to maybe change that while locked up on this boat.”

“I see.”

“Is that too forward?”

“No,” I said quickly. “I just don’t know what to say. Don’t know how to proceed.”

“Why don’t you ask me to dance?”

“Would you like to dance?”

“I’d love to,” she said with a light purr before holding out her hand for me to take it.

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