Mai Tai Murder Cruise: Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries (Cruising Through Midlife: Cruise Ship Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Addison Moore

Author:Addison Moore [Moore, Addison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hollis Thatcher Press, LTD.
Published: 2022-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Suddenly Single—What a Trip!

Sun, surf, sand, sun—what’s not to love about cruising the tropics? Cruising the tropics with my ex, that’s what.

Yes, he’s still here, but only because I haven’t bothered to throw him overboard as of yet. The ship just spent the last two days in Oahu. The first day was spent on Lanikai Beach with my besties. We ate, gossiped, gabbed, and napped, and we even caught a few inadvertent waves. The second day, we took a tour of the pineapple plantation and indulged in the most glorious pineapple whipped ice cream before retreating to Waikiki Beach where we indulged in shave ice, napped on the sand, enjoyed the intermittent warm rain, and then chased a rainbow all the way back to the ship.

Maui is up next on the itinerary, and I just love that sun-drenched isle. Here’s hoping things take a turn for the romantic—and definitely not with my ex. That’s about the only thing I can guarantee about this cruise.

Remember, life is a trip—enjoy it!

Talk soon!

XO Trixie

A part of me wishes I could tell my readers all about the fact Stanton is still suspect number one in an active homicide investigation, that I spent a few luscious nights in Ransom Baxter’s cabin, and that I’m in the captain’s suite right this very minute.

Wes has been nothing short of a gentleman. Perhaps too much of a gentleman. He wished me goodnight from afar last night, albeit it was close to one in the morning. We both happened to hit the midnight buffet and came back to the room together.

I will say I do miss chatting endlessly with Ransom on his balcony with a drink in hand. Those moonlit nights won’t soon be forgotten. If ever.

But for now, it’s evening. Bess, Nettie, and I enjoyed a stellar dinner of crab cakes, braised short ribs, and garlic mashed potatoes doused in gravy and butter. For dessert, we enjoyed a flaming baked Alaska. Is there anything better than dessert on fire? I think not. Which speaks volumes of what happened between Stanton and me behind closed doors. Those poor girls he’s luring to his cabin don’t realize they’re about to get duped.

But now that Stanton is no longer telling me what I can and can’t eat, I’ve thrown caution to the caloric wind and pretty much eaten whenever the clock strikes hungry. For so long Stanton wanted me to maintain a waifish figure because he believed that a portly wife would be a bad look for his business. But I’m betting once word gets out that the local plastic surgeon is a lowlife cheat, that will be a bad look for his business.

Bess went back to her room to freshen up before the show tonight. And Nettie ran to the lido deck to sneak in a few lava cakes before the curtains go up. She promised to bring one back to me, and I promised to save our seats.

But the doors haven’t opened yet, so I meander past the thicket of bodies pressing to get inside.

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