Chapter 5 : The Final Berth

Waking Friday morning, Lewis found himself on his side with Jayne tight up behind him. Her breasts were pressed against his back and her arm was over his waist. He lay there enjoying the feeling and thinking how lovely the trip had been. He had anticipated having sex with Jayne at some time on the journey, but it had far exceeded his expectations.

He felt so happy that he had given Jayne so much pleasure too, he hoped so much she would meet someone at the theatre group. He thought about the extra time they had made up the previous day. Working out in his mind the distance covered yesterday, he calculated what they had left. That plus the answer to his phone call looked hopeful, but he decided to wait until lunch time to make sure they were still making good progress before saying anything.

He felt Jayne start to stir, he waited a few moments then turned over to face her. Feeling him move she opened her eyes. Her face lit up to see him. As they kissed Lewis told her, ‘We’re going to get up now and have a light breakfast, then get moving. I want to be sure we’re not going to get held up anywhere. But I promise you we’ll come back to bed later in the day.’ Giving her a kiss, he went to the bathroom then started preparing breakfast.

Jayne got up and soon joined him. They had cereal and toast. Then as Jayne made them a coffee, Lewis cast off. As they sat side by side at the tiller with their coffees, Lewis said, ‘Although we only have two locks to go through, there can be long delays at locks sometimes. Also, now we are getting close to Birmingham the waterway will get much busier.’

An hour later they reached the first lock. The gates were closed but no one was coming through so although it took them thirty-five minutes, they were soon on their way again. The scenery was already changing, becoming built up and industrial.

An hour and a half later they reached their last lock. Again, the gates were closed. This was a lock going down to a lower level. There was a boat in the lock going down, so they had to wait until that had sailed out, then they had to refill the lock before they could open their gates and sail in.

By the time they sailed out it had taken them just over an hour. Even so, Lewis was happy that they were unlikely to experience any further delays.

It was two o’clock, so Lewis suggested that they used up the food they had on board for lunch. Jayne volunteered to go below and prepare whatever she could so Lewis sailed on. As they passed under a bridge, he checked the bridge number on his map. The boat yard was just one hours sail away. He checked his phone, making a mental note of the time.

Ten minutes later Jayne popped her head up from the galley to say lunch was ready. Lewis pulled into the side and tied up. Going below they sat around the table to eat. When they had finished Jayne said, ‘Shall I make a coffee?’ ‘Yes, please.’ Lewis told her, ‘But not until after we’ve finished.’

‘Finished what?’ Jayne asked puzzled. ‘Making love,’ Lewis told her with a grin. ‘We’ve passed everywhere likely to delay us now,’ he added, ‘So we can take a break.’ Jayne had a big beam on her face as they went through to the bedroom.

As they stripped off Lewis told her. ‘You choose how.’ Jayne thought back through all the different experiences she had had. She had loved them all, so it was hard to choose. Making her decision, she said, ‘Doggy Fashion.’

‘We’ll have to try not to cry out too loud,’ Lewis said, ‘There are lots of people passing now.’ Jayne got up on the bed on her hands and knees. Putting her head down, Lewis stood looking at her cheeks, her bum, her vagina just below and her hairs. His cock throbbing at the sight, he got up behind her. He put a Durex on, then leaned forward and kissed both of her cheeks, then he put his tongue between them and licked all around her bum.

Jayne couldn’t stop herself crying out, but she did manage to muffle it by pressing her face into the bed. Lewis then slid his finger into her vagina and stroked her lump briefly. Finding her moist and ready, he moved up behind her, guided his tip in place, then moved forward until his cock was inside as far as it would go.

Taking hold of Jaynes hips, he started thrusting in as hard and fast as he could go. The muffled noises coming from Jayne told him how much she was enjoying herself. Soon he felt himself getting near, he slowed down a little, but his feeling kept growing. Just as he was about to fire, Jayne’s vagina gripped his cock tight. He felt through his hands on her hips her body go rigid as she climaxed. Her cry even muffled by the bed echoed around the room. As she started to relax, he shot his load.

Jayne felt his cock swell then the pressure inside her as his sheath filled up. She heard his cry as he came, stifled but happy. He slowed down but kept thrusting in gently until his cock started to shrink.

He leaned over Jaynes back and caressed her breasts, then as his now soft cock slipped out, he lay down on the bed, pulling Jayne down beside him. They kissed and caressed for half an hour, both savouring the moment.

Getting up and getting dressed, Jayne made them a coffee as Lewis cast off. As they had their coffee, they sailed past lots of moored boats. They were now in a completely built-up area, bricks and concrete everywhere.

Lewis had noted the time as they cast off. From when he had calculated they had an hour to go, they had sailed for ten minutes before lunch. As soon as they had sailed for forty minutes, he pulled into the first mooring spot he could find. ‘Let’s stretch our legs and have a break,’ he said.

He moored the boat and locked up. They walked along in the direction they had been heading for ten minutes, arm in arm, looking at the different boats they passed. They came to a bridge that took the towpath over a branch in the canal which went into a boat yard. ‘See that boat yard,’ Lewis said, ‘That’s where we have to leave the boat.’

Jayne was puzzled why they had walked up rather than sailed. ‘We have two choices,’ Lewis said. ‘We can walk back to the boat, sail her into the yard and catch a train back today. Or we can leave it where it is and sail it round here in the morning.’

‘It took her a few moments for it to register.’ ‘You mean stay on the boat another night?’ she asked, her eyes lighting up. ‘Only if you want to,’ Lewis said trying to keep his face straight. Jayne threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. ‘It’s a dream come true,’ she said, ‘Of course I want to stay another night.’

As they strolled back, Lewis explained that he had discovered the boat yard was open until lunch time on Saturday. He hadn’t said anything until they had passed all possible delay spots. ‘I didn’t want to raise your hopes,’ he said, ‘Then have to say it’s off.’

Returning to the boat they had a coffee and sat in the bow. In between returning waves and hellos from people passing by, they planned their evening. Having decided that they would wait until six o’clock, they stayed in the bow. Jayne cuddled up to Lewis who had his arm around her. They planned on walking into the outskirts of the city a short distance to seek out an extra special restaurant for their last meal together.

Chatting about their week, as well as Jaynes forthcoming meeting with the theatre group, the time flew past. As Jayne sat there tucked under Lewis’s strong arm, she thought to herself, I wonder if I’ll ever feel so safe and contented again.

At six o’clock they walked away from the canal amongst shops of all sorts. Coming to a Chinese Restaurant, they decided to eat there. They were made very welcome as they went in. Shown to their table, they ordered a Chinese banquet between them, which had a big selection of different courses.

As it was a special occasion, they ordered a bottle of wine too. The meal seemed to go on for ever, course after course. All the food was lovely and the staff very friendly. By the time they had finished, it was nine o’clock. They had sunk the bottle of wine between them, three glasses each. Fortunately consuming it over a few hours with lots of food, it hadn’t had too great an effect on them.

They got the waiter to take a photo of them when the main course was served. When they left the staff made them feel like they were leaving old friends. They both felt quite sad that they would probably never return.

They walked back to the boat, arm in arm, happy to be together, content with their full stomachs but an element of sadness on their last night. Back at the boat, Jayne went on board to make them a coffee whilst Lewis checked the moorings. Locking up as he came on board, they sat in the dining area with their coffee.

‘I can’t believe how many things we have done in a week,’ Jayne said, ‘Quite apart from the sex,’ she added with a grin. ‘Well, when you have a permanent partner,’ Lewis told her, ‘You’ll be able to do things together all the time.’

‘I’ve just had an awful thought,’ Jayne said. ‘What if I find someone shy and retiring like me who has never been anywhere or met anyone.’ Lewis laughed out loud. ‘Shy and retiring you might have been,’ he said, ‘But not anymore. If you do find anyone like that, I’m sure you will be quite capable of educating him.’ Jayne didn’t look too sure. ‘Any problem you can send him to see me,’ Lewis told her, ‘I’ll soon train him for you.’