Rina twirled in front of the mirror laughing with pleasure at the split skirt. It was absolutely indecent, which meant that she bought a large supply to replace the layers of clinging pettiskirts. The market had been incredible and Jack had yet to complain at the large amount of baubles that had caught her eye, not to mention her full purse. Thankfully, there were sandalwood traveling trunks for sale and three were enough to hold her purchases. At least Jack had found some somewhere.

She put a record and wound the crank as exotic music filled the room. Next time, perhaps Bertie and Alix would send them to India next. There had to be a few jewels that royals coveted and wanted brought to London. China would be a welcomed place to visit as well. She had seen all of Europe and yet there was so much to see. She wanted the world.

Speaking of things to see, she put one slippered foot in front of another and grabbed a sheer veil. Moving towards her lover, she put the veil around his neck and took hold of the ends. Several kisses later, she felt quite merry. After all, their task had been completed, so there was nothing to worry about.

She giggled and headed to her trunk to pull out a suitable dress. For once, they could mingle among other passengers without fear. She briefly wondered what the other first class passengers had done with their week in Egypt. Had anyone spent as much time at the bazaar as she had ?

Impulsively, she hugged Jack and smiled.

“Let’s have lunch and then play shuffleboard. I think I’m getting cabin fever. No, I’m getting stateroom fever. Oh, do say we can have a pleasant day. There’s no more worries now that we’re not carrying a national treasure. We can eat in the salon and relax at night. Let’s not spoil any of the short time we have together by not having fun.”

Rina set out a blue dinner gown and a simple muslin dress. It was obvious that she was in a very playful mood. With luck, it might last until bedtime. She put a finger on her cheek and wondered how Jack would do in a pillow fight. She absolutely planned on having some romps for the rest of the trip. Perhaps Jack might even find out that Greek women also danced in coined outfits.