I thought we'd planed everything. It started early that morning in Atlanta. . .or maybe not. When you've been on a bus for twelve hours, all the cities tend to run together. And when its one in the morning and you haven't slept all night, you're not really sure were you are. Anyway, I wasn't alone with my insomnia. Sensing that there was one more person awake, I peered into the darkness and saw Krista with her head laying against the glass. The headlights from a passing car illuminated her face and sparkled in her brown eyes.
I pulled my stiff frame from my seat, lumbered into the aisle, stepped over someone (Laura, maybe, or Susan) and made my way to Krista. She looked up as I glided through the darkness and smiled as I sat next to her.
"Hey," she said with a yawn. She laid her head on my shoulder and wrapped her arms around my right one, yawning. "I'm tired." she said.
"Me, too," I replied. "But I can't go to sleep."
"Me neither," she said. "I can't sleep on a bus. So now I'm tired and bored. Let's talk."
"Sure," I said, that being my intention from the start. Anything to pass the time. I could think of worse ways to pass the time than curled up with Krista and talking.
"What do you want to talk about?"
"I don't know. What's on your mind?" she inquired.
"Sex," I answered automatically. This was meant as a joke, but was not entirely untrue. I mean, hey, I'm a guy with more hormones than I know what to do with, so I ponder the subject quite often. And this was Krista we were talking about, and my fantasies had been occupied more than once by her short, curvy, slightly plump frame. I'd often imagined wrapping my fingers into her dirty-blond hair as she writhed and moaned beneath me. Yes, the words "sex" and "Krista" will always be linked in my mind. Especially after that trip.
Krista laughed her airy, girlish laugh and slapped my leg. "Ja-ames!" she exclaimed.
"Well, you asked. I'll told you. You'd have to do all the talking, though. I don't have much experience."
"Well, what do you want to know?" she asked.
"Let's see. . .you have had sex, haven't you? I mean, not to offend you. I'm not saying you're a whore or anything, I just assumed that you had."
"Yeah, I have," she replied, but didn't seem offended. "I'll tell you a little secret, too. I've said before that its not worth it, and it isn't, really. I mean, it can cause a lot of problems for just a few minutes of pleasure. But, God, those few minutes are great! I love it! And I'm getting a little desperate to be honest. I've not had any for weeks. That sounds really bad, I guess."
"No," I said. "I don't see anything wrong with liking sex. I mean, that's pretty obvious, but some people seems to have a problem with girls talking about it. They act as though it makes them a whore or something. I think its great. For one thing, it allows us to have conversations like this. I love sex and I haven't even had any experience with it. I know I'm a guy and that's pretty normal, but its still true. I'm desperate just to experience it once."
"Some people says your first time is disappointing, because you've built it up so much, but it isn't. Its great. Its one of the greatest experiences in the world. The heat and smell and sweat. . ." Krista trailed off. I could tell her breathing had become just slightly more rapid, and I could see the hunger seeping into her eyes.
I exhaled heavily. "God, Krista. You're killing me. That makes me want it that much more."
"I'll be honest with you," she said. "This might sound bad, but I'm tired of waiting. As soon as we get back, I'm going to jump Nick." Nick was her boyfriend. "That sounds horrible, but I'm dying for some."
We sat in the darkness (which was slowly becoming lighter as the sky reddened with the first light of dawn). Even as I said my next words, I kicked myself. I knew she would be offended, but I was working up a pretty good hard-on at that point and, considering what she had just said, I had to try my luck or explode.
"You don't have to wait for Nick, you know. I'm rooming by myself. I'm sure you could sneak in tonight."
Krista didn't say anything for awhile, and I assumed she was building up the strength to smack my teeth out. Instead, she surprised the hell out of me.
"You think we could pull it off?" she said.