by R. R. Banks
“Unbelievable,” the man behind the bar says, a note of awe in his voice.
“Tell me about it,” I say.
The men at the bar raise their glasses, so I follow suit.
“To Steve,” says the bartender. “One of the craziest sons of bitches alive today.”
“To Steve,” we all echo and then drink.
A moment later, the music comes back on, conversations re-start, and life goes back to normal inside the bar.
“Great story,” says a leggy blonde as she slides onto the stool next to me. “It true?”
“Every word of it.”
I take a drink of my beer and look the woman up and down. She's good looking and probably in her early twenties, if I have to guess. Her blond hair falls to the middle of her back, she's got very nice, shapely legs that disappear under a short, tight skirt, and a midriff-baring shirt that clings to her in all the right places and highlights her ample cleavage. She sees me looking and smiles.
“Wow,” she says. “Pretty intense.”
“Yeah, it really was.”
“Buy me a drink?”
“Absolutely.”
I order us another round and over a couple of hours and many drinks, we get to know one another a bit. She tells me all about her life, including how she became the most sought-after hairdresser in Fort Collins. But honestly, I don't really hear much of what she's saying since I'm more focused on her legs and tits. The girl likes to talk about herself, there's no question about it. And she's very aware of the fact that she's a good-looking woman. She seems to be enjoying the fact that I'm checking her out as closely as I am. She's obviously a girl who thrives on the attention of men.
“Why don't we get out of here?” she asks, giving me a flirty little smile and runs the tip of her tongue along her lips.
“I was just thinking the same thing,” I reply.
I throw some cash down on the bar and they all wave and give me a knowing smile, as I head out with the girl – Aubrey – on my arm.
“My hotel is –”
Aubrey drags me over to a car and opens the back door, practically pushing me into the back seat. She climbs in after me and slams the door, turning to me with a look of absolute desire on her face.
“I don't think I can wait that long, baby,” she says.
“This is your car, isn't it?” I feel stupid for asking – but you just never know.
“Of course it is.”
She climbs into my lap, straddling me, and kisses me hard, forcing her tongue into my mouth. Our kissing becomes more urgent, frantic. She kisses my neck, nipping at it with her teeth as I slid my hands under her skirt, relishing the feel of the soft skin of her ass. She yelps when I give her a little smack on the ass and smiles at me salaciously.
“Bad boy,” she says.
“Sometimes.”
Aubrey grinds herself down on my lap, rubbing herself along my cock which is growing harder by the second. She moans softly as she grinds the hot, wet center of her down on me. I pull her shirt over her head and toss it aside. Her bra quickly follows and then I lean forward, kneading her breasts, sucking on her stiff nipples.
She slides a hand down and starts to rub my cock through my pants. I look into her glittering blue eyes, sparkling in the neon glow of the bar's sign, and she bites her bottom lip as she gives my hard cock a firm squeeze. Aubrey giggles as she draws a slow groan from me as she handles my cock.
“Do I need a prescription for this, doc?” she purrs.
I give her a small smile. “Not at all.”
“Mmm – good.”
She slides off my lap and lays down on the back seat. She unzips my pants and pulls my cock out. Smiling and looking me in the eye, she traces the tip of her tongue around the head before sliding her tongue up and down the shaft. Aubrey grips the base of my cock good and tight as she takes all of me into her mouth.
“Jesus,” I moan as she starts bobbing her head up and down hard and fast.
I tangle my fingers in her hair, giving it a nice hard yank as she tightens her lips around me, licking and sucking good and hard. She pulls my cock out of her mouth, looking at me with that sultry smile as she strokes me. I smile back and then pull her hair again before pushing my cock back into her mouth. She moans as I fill her up and push her head all the way down. I start to pump my hips, moving my cock in her mouth. I lean my head back on the seat, squeeze my eyes shut and moan as powerful sensations wash through me while I fuck her mouth.
Aubrey pushes herself up and looks me in the eyes, out of breath, but smiling.
“A take charge kind of man,” she gasps. “I like that.”
Without a word, I turn her around and put her down on her hands and knees. Pushing her skirt up around her waist, I smack her tight little ass and then pull her panties to the side. It's cramped, but it's not the worst place I've ever had sex, so I'll just have to make do. She looks back at me over her shoulder.
“Do you have protection?” she asks.
I nod and pull a condom from my wallet, slip it on and toss the wrapper on the floorboard. Pulling her back to me, I guide my cock to her wet little opening and thrust myself inside of her good and hard. She gasps as I plunge myself into her firmly, driving my cock as deep as I can go.
“Oh my God,” she says between breaths. “You feel amazing.”
I reach up and grab a handful of her hair, giving it a hard yank backward as I start to thrust my hips, moving my cock into her. I feel her pushing back on me, taking me deeper inside of her. Pulling her hair harder, I start to pump my hips harder, slamming myself into her again and again.
Though it's chilly outside, the inside of the car is getting hot. Humid. And the interior is filled with the sound of our bodies slapping against each other and our moans of pleasure. I feel the sweat rolling down my back, making my shirt cling to me uncomfortably, but I'll just deal with it.
“Fuck me, baby,” she calls out. “God, yes, fuck me.”
The windows are quickly steaming over, but I can see people milling about in the parking lot. I'm tempted to tell her that we should take this back to my hotel. She looks back at me over her shoulder and seems to intuit my thoughts.
“They don't matter,” she says. “Ignore them, baby. Just keep fucking me. I'm so close, baby.”
I do my best to put them out of my mind and focus on the sweet piece of ass in front of me. I drive myself into her hard and deep, making her moan and cry out. As I sheath myself deep inside of her, I feel her entire body tense, and a moment later, she screams and begins to shake as her orgasm comes crashing down over her.
Her pussy is pulsing and tightening around my cock as she comes, making her feel even tighter and more amazing. Slowly, her orgasm subsides and she looks back over her shoulder at me, her face flushed, a wide smile upon her lips.
“Your turn, doc,” she says. “Your turn to feel as good as you made me feel.”
I give her a devious smile and grab her hips, my fingers pressing into her soft flesh. I start to thrust my hips again, harder and faster than before, pounding myself into her from behind. She's moaning and crying out as I fuck her. Reaching up, I grab her hair and pull it firmly again. The pop of my hand slapping her ass fills the interior of the car quickly followed by a small yip of surprise.
I feel the pressure building up low inside of me and my balls begin to tighten. I know I'm getting close. I keep driving myself into Aubrey hard and fast, my own breathing becoming ragged with the exertion. I grit my teeth as waves of pleasure roll through me.
“Come for me, baby,” Aubrey says, looking back at me with pure hunger in her eyes. “Come for me, doc.”
I thrust myself hard one last time and feel myself explode. My cock is pulsing and throbbing as I fill the condom with my hot spunk. As I'm coming, I feel Aubrey start to tremble and shake. She cries out, in the grips of another orgasm herself. Together, with my cock still sheathed inside of her, we ride out the sensations coursing through us.
My cock begin
s to deflate and I sit back on the seat, trying to catch my breath. Aubrey maneuvers around and drops down next to me, resting her head on my shoulder.
“That was incredible,” she says, her voice breathy.
I nod. “Yeah,” I reply. “That was really good.”
“How long are you in town for?” she asks.
I shrug. “Probably just another day or so.”
“Pity,” she says. “I could go for another session like this.”
“Maybe we can make it happen.”
She looks up at me and smiles. Taking a pen from the middle console of her car, she grabs my hand and writes her number down on it.
“Call me,” she says.
I take that as my cue to go, so I button my pants back up and get out of the car. Aubrey jumps out and throws her arms around my neck, giving me a deep, passionate kiss. Smiling at me, she gives me a firm smack on the ass before walking back to the driver's side of the car and getting behind the wheel and driving away.
There are a couple of guys standing near the door to the bar who are looking at me, laughing and flashing me a thumbs up. I grin and shake my head as I walk back to my rental car.
Chapter Seventeen
I'm restless. Not even my little tryst with the most sought-after hairdresser in Fort Collins was enough to settle me down enough to catch some sleep. Which is why I'm sitting in a diner playing bad music from the eighties and serving even worse coffee in the middle of the night.
There's really not much else to do in lovely Fort Collins, Colorado – and I don't want to just lay in bed staring at the ceiling.
“Get ya anything, hon?”
I look up at the waitress and smile. I should probably order something if I'm going to be taking up one of her tables. Although, the place is virtually empty, so it's not like she's missing out on much in the way of potential tips.
“How about a piece of chocolate pie?” I ask.
“Good choice,” she says. “We got the best chocolate pie in all a Colorado.”
I nod. “Sold.”
I take a sip of the coffee and grimace at the cheap, burnt taste of it. I don't know how anybody can drink this garbage regularly. But then, maybe long-haul truckers – which seem to be the main clientele of this diner – don't really care as long as it's hot and has caffeine in it. Though, I will admit that I've always been a coffee snob.
I glance around the diner, looking at some of the people. There are a couple of truckers – no surprise – and a young woman sitting in a corner booth all by herself. I don't know what it is, but she looks so out of place that I'm intrigued by her.
As I look at her closer, I realize that her eyes are red and puffy, her cheeks are flushed, and she just has a terrified look about her. It's not difficult to see that she's been crying and looks incredibly upset. Looking around, I see that nobody's even paying attention to her. If they noticed her, they don't seem to care.
Or maybe they just don't want to get caught up in somebody else's shit. Which is probably the wise course of action – and the one I should probably follow. Which is what I normally do. I normally have no desire to get caught up in somebody else's drama. I've got enough crap on my own plate to deal with.
But something about the girl in the corner draws me. Compels me. She just looks so – lost.
“One piece of chocolate pie,” the waitress says as she sets the plate down in front of me.
I look down and have to admit, it looks pretty damn good. She's waiting for me to confirm her earlier statement that this is indeed the best pie in the state. I oblige and take a bite and smile as I chew, nodding my head in the affirmative. The coffee is for shit, but they can apparently do pies up right.
“Amazing,” I say.
“Told you,” she replies and gives me a wink.
I point my fork at the girl in the corner. “What's her story?”
The waitress shrugs. “I dunno. She came in about an hour and a half ago,” she says. “Only ordered a coffee.”
“She looks upset.”
The waitress looks over at her. “Oh yeah, I guess she does,” she says. “Probably had a fight with her boyfriend or something. Probably no big deal.”
“Yeah, probably,” I say. “Thanks for the tip on the pie.”
“Anytime, hon.”
The waitress refills my coffee and walks away and my eyes are drawn back to the woman in the corner. It very well might be that she had a fight with her boyfriend. But something is telling me it's more than that. A lot more. She just looks – scared.
I finish my pie and wipe my mouth with my napkin. Standing up, I drop some money on the table before picking up my coffee cup and walking over to the girl in the corner. And as I walk over, I keep asking myself why I'm going over to her. Why I'm bothering with somebody else's problems. This doesn't involve me and doesn't concern me – so why am I inserting myself into something that has nothing to do with me?
I ask the questions in my head but get no answers in return. About all I can come up with is that I feel drawn to the girl for some reason I don't understand. It's completely out of the norm for me, which I find intriguing enough to let it play out.
When I get to her table, she looks up at me with wide eyes. Her body tenses and she looks ready to bolt. I hold my hand up, trying to put her at ease and show her I'm not a threat.
“I'm sorry,” I say. “I just couldn't help but notice that you've been crying. Are you okay?”
“I – I'm fine,” she replies, looking down at the table. “Thanks for your concern, but it's not needed.”
I know I should go, but I can't seem to tear myself away. I just stand there looking at her. She finally raises her head and looks at me, narrowing her eyes and raising her chin defiantly.
“Did you need something else?” she asks, her tone ice cold.
“I – I just – are you sure you're okay?”
“I'm fine.”
I frown as I look at her. “Pardon me for saying so, but you don't look fine,” I say. “People who are fine don't usually sit in the corner of a diner crying their eyes out.”
“I appreciate your concern, but please go.”
I hear the bell above the diner's door ring, announcing the arrival of new customers. The girl's eyes grow wide and the tension in her body grows more pronounced as she looks at the door. I turn and look at the door where a couple of truckers are wandering in, probably looking for a late-night cup of coffee and a hot meal. The girl looks back up at me and I see her cheeks flush with color.
“Is somebody after you?” I ask.
She opens her mouth to speak and then closes it again. Uninvited, I sit down at her table, setting my cup of coffee down in front of me. The girl looks at me, her eyes simmering with anger, but she says nothing.
“Eric,” I say. “Eric Galloway.”
“What do you want?” she asks.
It's a simple question but one I'm not prepared for. What do I want? I honestly have no idea. I hadn't given it much thought before coming over to her table. But then, I never expected to encounter such hostility and resistance from her either.
“Honestly, I just wanted to help you.” I say.
“You don't even know me,” she says. “Why would you want to help me?”
I chuckle softly and shake my head. “I really don't know,” I admit. “I just saw you sitting here and you looked so upset, I just felt like I had to do something.”
She looks up at me and her eyes soften – slightly. She's obviously a girl who doesn't trust easily – which I can respect. Trust is earned. She's also not the type to vomit all of her problems onto somebody at the drop of a hat – something else I can respect.
But sitting there with her, I can tell that she's isolated herself. There's something in her demeanor that strikes me as a very “me against the world” mentality – as if she believes she really is all alone. That she has no allies to back her against whatever the challenge she's facing is.
“There's nothing you can do,�
�� she says softly.
I shrug. “You don't know that for sure.”
She looks up, her eyes locking onto mine. “Yeah, I do know that,” she says, her voice firmer. “And you're likely to get yourself killed if you do try to help me. So, do yourself a favor and walk away. Pretend you never even saw me.”
I fold my hands on top of the table and continue to hold her gaze. “When you say something like that, it piques my interest,” I say. “It makes me think that you're in even more trouble than I originally thought. Which makes me want to help you even more.”
“What? Are you bored?” she snaps. “Do you feel some overwhelming need to play Good Samaritan? Maybe rack up some karma points?”
There is heat and venom in her voice. She's angry. But I don't get the impression that the anger in her is directed at me. I just happen to be the most convenient person for her to lash out at. Which is fine. I can deal with that.
“Maybe,” I say. “Maybe I feel like I've got a lot to atone for. And maybe God directed me to you.”
Her eyes widen slightly and her face darkens with rage. I hold up both of my hands again, signaling surrender. It's an interesting reaction though – the outright rage when confronted with religion. Which deepens my curiosity about her even more.
“It was a joke,” I say. “Apparently a bad one. I'm not even religious.”
The girl sits back in her seat and sighs. At least some of the tension went out of her body. She looks tired. Exhausted. She looks like somebody who's been on the run and hasn't been able to relax for a long time and is getting worn down.
“Who are you running from?” I ask. “Who's chasing you?”
“Did I say I'm running from somebody?”
“No,” I reply calmly. “But from where I'm sitting, it looks like you are.”
“I need to go,” she says and starts to slide out of the booth.
I quickly jump out and block her path to the door. I know it's an asshole move and that I very well might be scaring her more than I'm helping – but I can't seem to help myself. I know something is wrong. I know she's on the run from somebody – somebody who obviously terrifies her. And knowing that, I can't sit back and not do something about it.
