Chapter 16

When he woke from his drunken stupor he noticed he was in his room, Eddy was shaving in the bathroom and his head was pounding. As he rolled over he noticed a note had been placed on his chest, it read: Joy 555-0023 and there was a kiss mark left from purple lipstick. Another woman? Joe had had it with women aboard this cruise and besides he was going to meet the blonde, Victoria tonight. He remembered her name and their interaction. He quickly felt his pants for the V.I.P. pass which was no longer in his pocket. Damn!

Eddy noticed Joe had gotten up and was ravaging through his bed looking for something.

"Good morning sunshine," he said ironically, (it was 2 in the afternoon) "Did you lose something?" he asked. Joe looked to him hoping he had it, he didn't, the question was genuine.

"I had a pass, a VIP pass..." Joe said.

"how'd you get a VIP pass?