Dan almosts falls over when the cabin door opens and Fefe steps out and speaks. "What?!? Fefe?? What are you doing here??" Stands up and looks at Fefe. "Done? I haven't done anything. I heard a noise and came out to see her lying here. Come, help me get her inside." Bends down and grabs Grace around the shoulders.

Fefe hadn't realized who was bending over Grace until he stood. Well, too late to worry now. Perhaps Grace would keep her until they reached America and she can find work in a bar again. "Yes, let's get her inside. Should we call the ship's Doctor?"

They carry her into the cabin and place her on the bed. "Yes, call the doctor." Dan says without looking at Fefe. He then goes into the bathroom and soaks a towel with water and places it around the head of Grace.

Realizing he is naked under the coat he says to Fefe. "I will get dressed and be back." Returns to his cabin. Olga is sitting up in bed. "What has happened Darlinkk?" She says in a half sleepy way. Dan looks at her and says. "You better get dressed. The woman in the next cabin has been hurt." He then starts looking around the room for some clothing to put on. "Hurt Darlinkk?" Says Olga as she gets out of bed. Dan gets some clothes on and says to Olga. "You better stay here while I find out what the hell is going on." He then goes back to cabin 10.

Fefe is gently cleaning her mistress' face when Dan just walks in. "Will you sit with her while I go and find Joey. He can help me locate the doctor and help keep all this quiet."

Nods to Fefe. "Ok, I will do that." Checks on Grace.

As Fefe is about to open the door to leave, she turns to Dan. "Look, Grace doesn't know everything about my past. She thinks I was just a barmaid. I know you don't owe me anything, but if you could just wait until she's better before you tell her. I don't know what's happened to her, but at least wait and let me tend her back to health before you tell her anything. At least she will have me to look after her for awhile yet. I'm sure she'll no longer need me once she learns of my past." Before Dan can answer, she leaves the cabin in search of Joey. She heads for the diningroom, the only place she knows to begin to look for him. She hurries along the hallways and makes another decision. Before things go any further with Joey, she has to tell him of her past. He was the first man to ever be a gentleman with her and she can't repay that with lies and secrets.

Dan Nods towards Fefe as she speaks and says nothing. He watches her as she goes off down the hallway. He then feels around his clothing for a smoke. "Fuck it! In the other jacket." He then pours himself a drink and goes and fixes up another towel for use on Grace till the doctor gets there.

Grace slowly opens her eyes, blinks several times to focus and stares at the cabin ceiling. She wonders where she is. The last thing she remembers is being in the stairwell with Jonathan. Is this his cabin? Has he brought her here for more "games". She hopes not. When Dan leans to put the towel on her forhead, she stares into his eyes.

Fefe rushes into the diningroom and quickly finds someone who knows where the steward's living quarters are and leads her to Joey's. He answers her knock on the door and listens to her fearful words about Grace. He tells her that it might be best to go get Grace and take her to the ship's doctor. Joey says that he knows the doc is busy stitching up some huge gash on a crew member's leg and it might be awhile before he could get to Grace's cabin. Fefe agrees. As Joey is about to head out the door, Fefe places her hand on his arm and tells him to wait.

"Look Joey, there's something I have to tell you. I feel like I owe it to you."
Joey looks confused. "I don't know any other way to say this. I didn't exactly tell you the whole truth about my past. And with this sudden turn of events, it's going to come out, I'm sure. I wasn't just a barmaid in Paris during the war. I.....well, I was...." She averts her eyes, unable to look him in the face and see his reaction. She takes a deep breath and blurts out "Joey, I was a part-time prostitute. Money was tight. I had to live. I was only a child when my parents were killed during the war. I was sent to this awful orphanage.It was terrible being there. When I was 16, I ran away and made my way the best I could. " Tears roll down her cheeks as she waits for his scathing onslaught. When she hears nothing, she finally looks at him.

"Is all that in the past?", he asks.

"Oh yes! For the past two years, I have been in Grace's employee." She looks down at the floor.

Joey steps close to Fefe. He lifts her chin with one finger and looks deep into her eyes. He leans close and gently kisses the spots where her tears cling to her face. "Then that settles the matter. The past is the past. Can't change it."

"What are you saying?" she asks leaning into him.

"That it doesn't mean a damn thing to me what you used to do. I know who I see standing before me and quite frankly, I like her. I like her alot" With that, he tenderly kisses her lips. "Now, we need to go see about Grace."

Dan is changing the towel on her head when he sees Grace open her eyes. Looking down at her face. "Hello, We meet again. Your back with us then? Your maid has gone to find some help and shouldn't be long. Would you like a drink of water or brandy?"

Sitting up, her torn clothes falling open, Grace takes the wet towel and wipes her face. "Some brandy would be just what I need, right now"

Dan nods and goes over to the drinks cabinet and pours Grace a brandy. "Here you go." Hands grace the drink.

Grace gratefully takes the brandy and takes a huge gulp. Her eyes water over as she starts to cough. "Oh my...*cough*.....I'm....*cough*....not much.....*cough cough* of a drinker."

Smiles at grace. "So I see." Gets a blanket and wraps it around Grace's shoulders. "So what happened?"

Grace pulls the blanket tightly around herself. The cold of the cabin seems to sink to her bones. She looks into the empty glass and thinks for a moment. She opens her mouth to speak but nothing comes out. Finally she looks up at Dan and gives what she hopes sounds like a nervous little giggle. "It's nothing really. I was just clumsy is all. A friend and I were in the stairwells. We were just playing. He was chasing me and I wasn't looking where I was going. I was about to fall and when he reached out to grab me, all he got ahold of was my dress. But, thank goodness he caught me before I fell down down the stairs. We were in the stairway between decks and it could have been much worse. I'm just such a clumsy oaf at times. He walked me back to the cabin and as I was about to come in after he and I said our good-nights, I guess the fright of what almost happened caught up to me and I passed out"
I'm just so sorry to have scared you and Fefe like that. Again she gives what she hopes sounds like a silly giggle, although she's never silly giggled in her life.

Dan listens to what grace has to say. He doesn't believe a word of it. Playing he thinks to himself. Hmm. "More brandy? I hope your maid will not be too long. This playing was with that guy from dinner?"

Grace holds her glass out to Dan. "Yes, just a bit more, please. I find that I quite like that pleasant burn as it goes down." After Dan pours more brandy in her glass, she takes just a small sip to keep from coughing with this drink. "Umm, why yes it was. His name is Jonathan and he is a diplomat from the states. He's finally going home now that the war is over. A very nice fellow, he is, and such a gentleman, too." She doesn't want to discuss Jonathan any longer, so to change the subject, she asks, "So how did your evening go. You seem to have been getting along quite well with...umm, I'm sorry I don't think I caught her name at dinner. Did you and she have a nice time after dinner?" She stares at the handsome man standing there and wants so much for him to sit next to her and put his arms around her but she knows that if Jonathan were to find out, she would be punished.

Dan smiles at Grace. "That was Olga, and yes we had a good night." Looks down at Grace as she sips her brandy. "You are feeling better now? I hope they are not long getting back."

Fefe and Joey hurry along the hallways back to cabin 10. At the door Fefe stops Joey and tells him that she's sure Grace knows by now. And for him to not say anything, no matter what he hears. She pleads with him to wait till later before asking any question. Joey assures her that nothing he hears will change how he feels. He wraps his arms around her, pulls her close and kisses her lips softly. After a long and tender kiss, they pull away from each other, and enter the cabin. They walk in to find Grace and Dan just staring at each other. "Grace!!!", Fefe squeals as she rushes to her mistress' side. "Are you ok? What happened? This is my friend Joey, and he will take you to see the ships's doctor." All the words tumble from her as she hugs Grace tightly.

"Ohhhh my dear Fefe, I'm quite fine. I assure you. We'll talk later and I'll explain it all. And no, I dont need a doctor." Grace smiles up at Joey as she hugs Fefe just as tightly.

When the others return Dan says to Grace. "Well if you think you will be ok I will see you later. I think a good long sleep will do the trick. I am next door if you need anything." Smiles to Grace and returns to his cabin to find Olga dressed but asleep on the bed.

Fefe realizes that Grace is hugging her and knows that Dan didn't say a word. Perhaps he is a gentleman,afterall. "But Grace, you look dreadful. Are you sure you don't want to at least let the doctor make sure you're ok?"

"No, absolutely not. I am fine. All I really need is a nice hot bath to relax in for awhile and I'll be good as new."

Joey helps Fefe get Grace into the bathroom and backs slowly out, closing the door, remembering the show Grace put on for him when he came to the door earlier that day. He sits on one of the bunks and waits for Fefe, now trying not to think of Grace standing nude in the tub earlier. He whistles awhile. He looks around the room. He gets up and straightens up the bed he presumes to be the one Grace must use, making it all comfy for when she gets out of her bath. He looks out a portal. He shifts the front of his pants. The images of Grace float through his mind. He winces and shifts again. Fefe steps from the bathroom just as he shifts for a third time. She breaks into a big grin as he turns red from embarassment.

Now trying to stifle her smile, she says "Well, I don't know what you were thinking but based on the look on your face when you backed out of the bathroom....I'd say it was Grace's performance this afternoon. And no, I'm not offended. I think she's just as beautiful as you do. I have a favor to ask you. Would you mind staying here tonight? I'm afraid of Grace having a relapse of whatever happened the first time. I tried to get her to talk to me in the bathroom but all she'd say was that she was fine."

Joey agrees to stay and he and Fefe snuggle up on her small bed to wait for Grace to come out.

The next morning there is a knock on the cabin door and Dan answers it to find a steward standing there. "Will you be having breakfast in your cabin Mr Slade?" Dan ponders. "Yes, I think for two." The steward nods and says. "Will you be going to the party in the ballroom tonight sir?" Dan smiles. "Yes, indeed." The steward nods and says. "Very good sir."

Grace opens her eyes and squints in the morning light. "Morning already?", she thinks. She hears Fefe stir and looks over at the other bed to see she and Joey still snuggled up. Smiling, because they are in the very same position she found them in when she came out of the bath last night. She had wrapped a blanket around them and then gotten into her own bed, not wanting to wake them. Grace closes her eyes and concentrates on trying to relax the sore muscles from her experience with Jonathan.

Fefe wakes, looks over and sees Grace asleep, she assumes. She snuggles backward, getting a little closer to Joey. She feels his cock begin to stir against her ass as he sleeps. She wiggles her ass against him. Then slides one hand back between them to give his cock a gentle squeeze. He moans in his sleep. She carefully unzips his pants, reaches in and pulls out his hard cock. He wakes. Fefe turns over and kisses him passionately. He pulls her close and his hands begin to roam over her body. He pushes the blanket back from them both and begins to unbutton her dress, exposing the creamy white skin beneath it. He sits and tugs her panties down and off and begins to kiss up her legs. Fefe tries to stifle a moan so as to not wake Grace. As Joey licks up the inside of Fefe's legs, his hands travel up over her stomach and begin to gently squeeze her tits. At that, she can no longer hide her passion and moans loudly. His mouth leaves a trail of kisses up her wet slit and his tongue presses in finding her clit hard and swollen. He sits back up on his knees, lowers his pants, and unbuttons his shirt. He begins to kiss back up Fefe's body as she spreads her legs wider. He leaves a trail of wet kisses up her stomach and over her breasts, stopping to lick and nibble on her hard nipples. He continues to nibble upward to her neck, licking and kissing around it. He finds her lips and kisses them softly. He looks in her eyes and tells her how much he wants her. She whispers that she wants him, too. Joey reaches between them to rub the head of his cock up and down the swollen lips of her wet pussy, causing them both to moan. He guides his cock to the entrace and waits. She grinds against him. Her hands rubbing on his chest and then encircling him, she pulls him close for a soft kiss. As they kiss, he pushes slowly in. She wraps her legs around him as they begin to rock in rhythm. Their tongues dancing as they slowly grind against each other. With every thrust of his cock, Fefe moans against his lips. Her hips moving up and down faster and faster as the tempo of his thrusts increase. She feels him begin to tighten and thrust harder. With one final hard thrust, he begins to cum hard inside her, causing her own orgasm to spill from her. They lay quivering and shaking, holding each other tight. After they both catch their breaths, they quietly slip to the bathroom to bathe and dress before Grace wakes.

As the bathroom door closes, Grace opens her eyes and smiles.

After breakfast Dan and Olga kiss and Olga says. "I will see you at the party later tonight Darlink." Dan smiles. "It will be a pleasure. I think I may sit outside and take in the sun for awhile. I'll see you later." They both leave the cabin and Dan goes out onto the deck. Dan finds the English couple sitting in deckchairs in the sun. The lady seems to be still covered in furs even there. "I say, pull up a chair and sit with us old boy." Dan nods and finds a chair and lights up a smoke.

Grace quickly dresses and pulls her hair back into a simple long braid. Just as she reaches for the door to leave, there is a knock. She opens the door to find a steward there asking if she'd like breakfast served in her room. Looking over her shoulder at the bathroom door and smiling, she tells the steward to please bring breakfast for two and make sure there's a bottle of champagne and two red roses included. "Very good, madam", he smiles and politely closes the door. The giggling from the bathroom is getting louder so Grace leaves the room and heads up on deck for a little fresh air and sunshine. She stops momentarily at Dan's door, raises her hand to knock but doesn't, only just stares at the door a moment longer before shaking her head and walking on down the hallway. Once up on deck, the hustle and bustle of the other passengers brighten her spirits. She laughs and joins in a group of kids playing tag. A little further down, she stops to watch a heated shuffleboard match and smiles as the two gentleman argue amongst themselves over whether the shot should count or not. Looking from side to side, making sure noone is paying attention to her, she nudges the playing piece just back inside the line, and wanders off down the deck giggling to herself. Turning a corner, she sees the English couple and Dan seated up ahead. Straightening her dress, running a hand over her head to smooth any windblown hairs and pulling the braid over her shoulder, she walks over to where they are all seated. "Well, good day everyone."

Everyone looks up at Grace. "I say! A joy good morning to you me dear." Says the old English gent. Dan smiles and says. "Good morning. Would you like to sit with us?" Stands up and looks for a deckchair.

"Yes, that would be lovely, thank you." Grace accepts the deckchair which Dan slid around for her. She compliments Joyce on her furs and chats with them, enjoying the feel of the warm sun on her sore body. Turning to the English gent, she asks what brings he and his wife on this trip.

{Hmm May have to bring this back as well!}