Author's note: This is a true story.
Only the names have been changed.
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I was coming back from a business meeting up in Orange county, to which I had driven my own pick-up truck. It was a friday, so when my meeting was done, my work week was done, and I could do what ever I chose to do, without going back to my office. I was driving down Pacific Coast highway in Carlsbad, debating about going home, or going on down the coast to San Diego.
I looked up ahead, and here were two young ladies, with large backpacks, looking for a ride to somewhere. I really didn't care where they were going, as my schedule was open until Monday morning when I had to be back to work. You know, bills to pay.
I pulled my truck over, leaned across to the open window on the passenger side, and asked them, "Where are you going, and may I give you a lift?"
One of them answered, "We want to get to somewhere closer to San Diego, before we stop for the night."
I thought, "I have nothing else to do... and it might be fun."
So I got out and lifted their backpacks into the truck bed, and opened the door. They got in.
We started talking as I was driving along.
I asked, "What are you two lovely young ladies doing hitch-hiking?"
One spoke up, "I'm Ruth Ann and this is my best friend, Karen. We're from Kansas, and had never seen the ocean. We saved our money, bought plane tickets to San Fransisco, with a return flight from San Diego back to Kansas."
I asked, "How long have you been out here?"
Karen answered, "We flew out here two weeks ago, and have to catch our flight out of San Diego in the morning."
I continued my questioning, "How old are you girls?"
Ruth Ann answered, "We're both 18, if that's what you're asking."
I chuckled and said, "That's a good thing. I guess two of you at 18 is a match for me. I'm 36. My name is Bob."
Karen piped up, "You sure don't look like
you're that old."
I thanked her, "Thank you, compared to you girls, I'm an old man, But I've also done a lot more traveling and living than you have."
Ruth Ann said, "We've been hiking & hitch-hiking down the coast. California sure is a lot more expensive than Kansas, we're just about broke."
Being a nice guy, I offered, "How about I buy dinner for the three of us?"
Karen said, "You don't have to do that, but it sounds good."
I asked, "How about chicken dinner on the beach, and we can watch the sunset while we eat? I'll drive you on down to San Diego when we're done."
Both girls answered, "That sounds great!"
I stopped at a KFC to get three chicken dinners and three iced teas. I drove on down to Cardiff-by-the-Sea, to a secluded beach I knew about.
I got my always available blanket out of the truck, and we walked out on the beach to have dinner, and watch the sun, sink into the Pacific. It was gorgeous!
As we ate, I let them do most of the talking, telling me all about their two weeks in California, how heavy their backpacks were, and how sore their muscles were.
We were the only people on the little beach. I saw an opportunity, and when we were finished eating, I offered, "How about I give each of you a total body massage, one at a time, with no strings attached and no expectations. I'm pretty good."
To my pleasant surprise, they accepted!
Ruth Ann chose to let her friend go first, so she got up and walked a little ways down the beach, sat down, and enjoyed watching the surf in the moonlight. The moon was shining brightly.
I asked Karen, "Why don't you undress so