Copyright (c) 2019 James Miehoff, All Rights Reserved.
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This is one of a series of stories set in what I call Universe-J. Universe-J is very much like this universe with a few exceptions.
First the people tend to be a little more sexual and less hung up on sex that they are in our universe. This does not mean that monogamy is the exception. James and Heather were monogamous for a significant amount of time before they "accidentally" swapped partners.
Second the repercussions of unprotected sex are less severe than our universe. Not to say that STDs and unexpected pregnancies don't occur, just that they occur less frequently and in the case of STDs, a good shot of antibiotic will put you right again. HIV has yet to be introduced so STDs aren't a death sentence there.
Lastly, pedophilia and incest (which I will not be writing about) are virtually unknown. Children are to be protected and loved not abused. When they reach the age of consent, they can join in the adult games if they so desire, but there is no pressure on them to do so.
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The sun had just set when he pulled into the truck stop. Glancing quickly around, he settled on parking on the side of the greasy spoon attached to the typical truck stop gas station/store.
As he put the car in park, he turned the key and let the car sleep. Yawning, he stretched and leaned the seat back a little. 'Twenty two hours of driving was enough for this day. Just a quick nap and I'll be ready to go on,' was his last thought.
He came awake instantly with the gentle but insistent knocking on his window. Looking out into the semi darkness the first thing he saw were her almond eyes. Then he saw the pouring rain. Waving at her and pointing to the passenger seat he thumbed the button unlocking the doors.
In the sudden stabbing light when the passenger door was opened, he saw a young woman climbing in. He guessed she was mid-twentyish but part of him recognized the difficulty in guessing the age of oriental women. Somewhere over twenty was a pretty sure bet, so no worries about jailbait.
Before the light broke off, he could see that she was dripping wet and dressed in a tight t-shirt and a short skirt. The t-shirt clung to her small breasts, outlining them with her nipples poking out like cherries on top.
"Thanks. It was turning into a wet t contest out there," she said giggling.
"No problem," he said. "What brings you out on an ugly night like this?"
She hesitated, and then said, "You know, the usual, looking for rich lonely truckers.
"By the way, I'm Chloe."
His eyes must have betrayed his thoughts about the first half of her statement because she quickly continued, "It's not like I'm going to be doing this forever. I am going to be a writer someday."
"I'm sorry," he said embarrassed. "I didn't mean to be judgmental."
The silence built until it was nearly unbearable.
Chloe cracked first. "Normally I would wait inside. Jimmy is pretty cool like that. I blow him once in a while and he ignores the rules against working girls hanging inside. But tonight Delores is working and she is a bitch.
"Hey would you mind if I took off my shirt and got a dry one out of my backpack?