This story is set mainly on a cruise ship. I happened to be on a cruise when I read it. Luckily nothing untoward happened on mine! Sadly there was no towel art on my cruise – that seems to have gone by the by since covid.
This story involves some of the characters from Pivot – with the emphasis on Reaux and Catherine (Fitz) – the one who got away.
Paula and Nita are due to get married on the cruise and have invited their friends along to share the happy occasion with them. Reaux and Catherine have not seen each other since they were 18 and Catherine ended their relationship abruptly. Of course now we are told the reason – and it is another take on the old ‘I was threatened that something would happen to you if I didn’t stop seeing you’ idea. This time it is a slight age gap and the threat of Reaux being registered as a sex offender.
Generally speaking whenever anything is set on a cruise ship it sinks or takes on water and everyone is in peril. Here there is a storm, a lot of water and people are frightened.

Reaux and Catherine will of course end up together again. 3 months later Catherine takes a course to become a dominatrix – and is more assertive at work! She stands up to her mother at last.

Epilogue
This is a year later and the music school opens in new premises.