"Look how toned he is. He's really, really cut," Dana replied.

The lithe black man smiled down at Dana and Laura, his white teeth contrasting with his dark skin. He gave them both a wink as the previous large black man made his way out. He beamed down at them, as he flexed again. The lean black man hopped over the larger man, then landed in the pool.

"You think they might be interested in us?" Laura asked.

"What? No, they're just being good performers," Dana replied.

"Let's grab another drink, and stop by the room so we can switch out into something more comfortable," Laura suggested.

Dana nodded and the two made their way out from the stage seats. There room was on the top most floor, looking out at the sea, with a balcony. They were stunned as they walked in. Two twin sized beds took up the majority of the space. Two small bed stands stood on each side of the bed. Across was a small little drawer with a flat screen television hanging on the wall.

"Wow... the pictures made it look a little bigger," Laura said.

"Well, it's just for sleeping anyway," Dana replied.

Their bags were already in the room, placed right in front of each bed. Dana plopped down on the bed nearest her bag and stretched out. Laura pulled off her pants and tossed them to the side of her bed.

"Well, I'm ready," Laura said.

Dana squinted at her. Laura had a very tight fitting, black bottom half for her swim suit.

"Pink and black?" Dana asked.

"Well yeah, the colors help make things look big and small, all in the right places," Laura replied with a smile.

Dana pulled off her pants and sat back up. She put her flip flops on and grabbed her sunglasses. Laura did the same and the two headed right back out. The interior halls of the cruise ship were actually a bit chilly, causing Dana's nipples to grow hard and press against her bikini top.

"I've been meaning to ask, have you been working out?" Laura asked.

"What? Shut up," Dana replied.

Laura tapped Dana's side and giggled. "Look at that, you've been preparing for this trip haven't you?"

Dana returned the tap. "I'm sure I wasn't the only one."

The two laughed and made their way to the stairs. They made their way down, occasionally getting looked at by men on their way up. There were occasional awkward smiles with strangers as the two made their way back to the bar.

"We should go see that show whenever it's on. Those guys looked amazing," Laura commented.

"Don't tell me you're going to go masturbate while the show is on," Dana joked.

Laura winked. "I just might. Those guys were just the type of chocolate that I like."

"I'm sure they were," Dana laughed.

The two arrived at the bar and ordered their drinks, once again having their wrists scanned. Laura ordered a dark and stormy while Dana grabbed a white Russian.

***

"I know!" Laura slurred, nearly falling out of her seat.

A big, burly arm preventing her from falling off entirely, helping to stabilize her back.

"Whoa miss," a deep, bass voice bellowed out.

Dana and Laura had toured the ship several times now, wandering from the lowest decks, to the uppermost, lounging in the sun, drinking up several drinks and overall having a good time. They were back in the small floating bar now, finishing off another set of drinks.

"Oh gosh, thanks," Laura slurred back.

Dana's eyes widened as she noticed that the large man was the same black performer both she and Laura had seen practicing on the stage. Laura gripped onto the bar table as she was just as surprised.

"Oh hey! I know you!" Laura shouted.

The bartender glanced in their direction, and then shrugged. The large black man smiled and sat next to Laura. The lithe black man was behind, hidden by the larger black man's frame.

"You know me?" He asked.

"Yeah, my girlfriend here and I were watching you and the little guy practicing at that pool," Laura said.

"Little guy?" The lithe black man quipped in.

He hopped onto the seat next to Dana, his pearly whites beaming out at them.

"Look, if there's one thing I ain't, I ain't little," the smaller black man said.

Laura laughed. "Well, I'm Laura and this is Dana."

The large black man nodded and waved at the bartender, then looked back at Laura.

"I'm Tyrese and that there's little Larry," he introduced.

"Just Larry is fine," Larry interjected.

"So, you girls here with your husbands, boyfriends?" Tyrese asked.

"Nope, it's just us two, a little girl's week out," Laura replied as she took another swig of her drink.

"The usual?" The bartender asked as he pounded fists with Tyrese.

"The usual for me and Larry," he replied.

The bartender wandered off to make their drinks. Tyrese leaned in closer towards Laura, as did Larry towards Dana.

"So, where are you girls from?" Larry asked.

"Portland," Dana lied.

Laura and Dana had decided to use their real names but use Portland as their home instead of Seattle. It would allow them to enjoy their time, without trying too hard to focus on lying.

"Yeah? Tyrese and I am originally from Haiti, we now live in Ontario," Larry informed.

"Oh wow, Haiti? How did you end up in Ontario of all places?"

"This job, we started off as stage hands and slowly made our way up. Each year, our contracts renewed and we saved enough to get out of our hometown," Larry said.

"You're English is really... well, fluent," Dana complimented.

"We practice a lot, this ship has a lot of Americans," Larry answered.

"Dana! Tyrese mentioned some kind of staff party on the ship, are you interested?" Laura asked.

"What? Staff party? Are you sure we're allowed?"

"Of course you are! You'll be our special guests," Larry informed.

"Well, then... yeah," Dana replied, her own words slurring slightly.

Larry gulped down his shot of rum and Tyrese finished off his drink. The two popped out from their bar stools and helped the ladies out of theirs. The group headed out to the halls, then turned into a door with a sign reading STAFF ONLY.

"This is exciting!" Laura exclaimed as she leaned on Tyrese.

Tyrese laughed, and then hoisted her up into his arms, swooping her up from under her knees. Laura let out a small shriek in surprise. Dana pointed and laughed. Larry grabbed Dana and tossed her onto his shoulder, her naked tummy brushing against his powerful shoulder.

"Hey! Whoa!" Dana shouted with a laugh.

The two black men carried them through the winding halls of the ship's dark, unseen section. Dana was impressed that the ship had so many smaller hallways within the underside of the ship. It was almost as if she had fallen into a world within a world.

Dana and Laura could hear loud dance music echoing in the halls ahead. Dana tilted her head and to the side to try to see where they were headed. The hallways were dark but there bits of lights occasionally blasting out from doors in the hall.

"Where are we going?" Dana asked.

"To go party of course!" Larry replied.

"Where are we?"

"These are our dorms! This is where the crew hangs out and parties every night!" Larry responded.

The sounds of music grew louder, thundering through the halls as the two black men carried the smaller white women deeper into the depths. Larry smacked Dana's ass, and then placed her on the ground gently. Dana looked up to see Laura already on her feet next to Tyrese.

Dana smiled, and then looked around in amazement. There were several people in the small cramped hallway, all drinking, dancing and laughing. She was surprised at how beautiful some of the women were, most likely performers like Tyrese and Larry.

"Come on! Come with us!" Tyrese said, leading them down the hall towards a nearby door.

Dana followed along, but paused as something caught the corner of her eye. She peeked in, and her eyes grew, stunned at the sight.