Author's Note:
All characters are over the age of 18.
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"Oh fuck, come on, baby, come on!"
Bruce Mills gritted his teeth as he heard the terrible whine of tires turning helplessly in the snow. Outside all he could see was pure white. Again and again he turned the ignition and gently pressed the gas. "Easy, easy," he muttered to himself.
"Yes!" He felt the left back tire finally grip the salt and stones he'd spread behind it. He gently fired the gas again.
"There we go . . . there we go, baby . . . come on!"
Suddenly the SUV lurched forward in a spray of dirt and a loud screech. It shot forward out of the snowbank and back onto the godforsaken dirt road where he'd gotten lost.
"Thank God!"
Bruce was on his way from Boston to pick up his 19-year old twin daughters from college, and somehow the GPS had taken him down the wrong path. He was late, and the snow was getting worse and worse. He checked the route, keeping his eyes on the road as he crept along at 15 miles per hour. At last, he saw the interstate. Damn it, he'd just missed it. But it was there, and he let out a huge sigh of relief as he took out his cell phone.
Ring, ring. Come on, Lisa, Jenna . . . pick up, pick up!
"Hello?" said a bright, chirpy voice.
"Lisa?"
"No, it's Jenna. Hey, Pops! What's up?"
"What's up?! I nearly ended up in a ditch frozen to death. Do you have any idea what's going on outside?"
"No, hang on. Lisa! What's going on outside?"
Bruce heard another voice in the background and rolled his eyes. How typical.
"Oh. Lisa says it looks pretty bad out there."
Bruce sighed. "Yes, it's bad. Listen, you girls, I'm going to be late, and from the looks of it, we're not going to be able to leave tonight."
"No problem, Daddy-O! We'll put you up."
"Jenna. Listen to me. Listen carefully. Do me a favor. Check the weather reports and keep in touch until I get there. I may need your help. The roads are really bad."
"No worries! Lis and I were just making some popcorn. You want some?"
"No I don't want popcorn! Now, do you have candles or flashlights there? We may need them."
"I don't know, hang on. Lisa!"
Oh God. Bruce groaned. "Forget it, forget it, I'll try to find some on the way. Stay warm. I'll be there soon."
"Ok, bye!"
Bruce couldn't help smiling as he clicked off his cell. His girls. You'd never know in a million years how smart they really were. They'd graduated at the top of the class, they'd both been accepted into a top Business Program and had fantastic grades at a very exclusive school. But in everyday life they were as weird and ditsy as could be. Those two were on their own planet. But God did he miss them.
He and his ex, Carol, had had an amicable divorce three years ago, when the twins were still in high school. He'd moved out and only saw them on weekends and vacations. He was close to them, he was even pretty good friends with Carol, but still it wasn't quite the same as living together as a real family. He treasured his time with the twins and was really looking forward to having them back for Christmas. His house was decorated, he had the tree and presents all set up, and now . . . this. There was no way they'd make it back tonight for Christmas Eve.
It was a shame, because he had nothing else going on. In the three years since the divorce, Bruce had dated a lot, but he was picky. He just hadn't met the right woman to settle down with, and there were too many gold-diggers out there. He was good-looking, single, a successful lawyer and he knew he was a good catch. It made him suspicious.
He'd had a few sexual encounters—"hook-ups"—since the divorce, but he'd quickly learned that really wasn't for him. Carol had been his high school sweetheart, and the only woman he'd ever been with. It didn't work out, in the end, but their relationship had always been very satisfying to him, and he knew he only wanted to be with one person. So in the meantime, he looked at porn and guiltily jerked off once in a while. What else was there to do?
He'd been delighted when Carol called and asked if he could take the twins for the whole two week Christmas vacation, since she was off skiing with her new boyfriend. He'd much prefer that to a lame New Year's date. Their laughter and chatter would fill the house and help ease his need for companionship.
And now—this. They'd miss Christmas Eve, the vacation would be cut short for God knows how many days. Damn.
As he neared the exit ramp, he saw a single lone convenience store and pulled in. He found some candles and picked up some batteries, just in case they actually did have a flashlight.
Behind the counter stood a very pretty red-headed girl—a co-ed, no doubt. She looked about 20. She had on a tight, fuzzy red sweater and reindeer antlers on her head. Her nametag said "Tara." Tara certainly was quite attractive—except for the numerous piercings and tattoos, he noticed.
She was looking him up and down as he wandered the meagre aisles, looking for water and snacks. If he knew his girls, they'd have nothing in the house.
He brought all his crap to the counter and Tara yawned, pushing out her huge tits, before slowly ringing him up.
"Stocking up?" she asked.
"Uh, yes . . . I don't think I'll be able to get back to Boston tonight, what do you think?"
"Not a chance."
"Is that so? What's the forecast?"
"Oh, they'll be shutting down the roads soon. Couple of feet expected. So, um. . . do you have a place to stay? It'll be hard to get a room in any hotels. Lots of people stuck here tonight."
Bruce looked at her. She really was gorgeous, and her green eyes were definitely checking him out. Wasn't he a little old for her?
"Why do you ask?"
"Oh well I've got spare room . . . my roommates have already left. It's just me." She made a little pout.
"Well thanks, uh . . . Tara, but I'm visiting my daughters."
"Oh. Well . . . if you change your mind . . ." Her eyes glittered as he left, following his ass out the door. "Damn . . ." she whispered under her breath. He was quite conservative-looking, but he was still the first hot guy she'd seen all night, somebody's Dad or not.
Bruce shook his head as he got back into the car. It'd been a year since he had sex, and you could tell. A vision of Tara naked with nothing but her antler ears on suddenly came into his head and he actually got a hard-on. A little fantasy unrolled in his head of coming back here, chatting her up, going back to her place . . . pathetic! But he was still hard as he pulled away, his mind full of red hair and big tits and that pale skin. . .
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"Oh!!!" Bruce heard a high-pitched squeal when he finally opened to the door to his daughters' apartment.
"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!!" And suddenly his eyes were blinded by long blond hair whipping in his face and Jenna squeezing him around the waist. "Lisa!!!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. "Pops is here!"