STRANGER ON A TRAIN
Missy Edwards stared out the window and marveled at
the Nevada scenery! "Unbelievable," she mumbled to herself, as the landscape of
rock, desert, and mountains flew by while she relaxed in comfort on the Amtrak
super liner. "It is beautiful, isn't it," commented her seat mate, a young man
who appeared to be college age? ""It's fantastic," Missy replied, "the mixture
of colors and landscape, well, it's just incredible!!!" "I think so too," he
responded, while extending his hand and introducing himself, "my name's Doug,
Doug Granger!" "Taking his hand and looking him in the eye, Missy replied, "Nice
to meet you Doug, I'm Missy Edwards." They continued to watch the scenery fly
by, occasionally commenting on something that caught their fantasy, but mostly
just riding along in silence. As the sun began to set, Doug checked his watch
and opined, "It's about dinner time, care to join me in the dining car, Missy?"
Missy gave him another quick once over, and replied, "Why not, let's go!"
The two dinner partners spent the next hour and a half telling each other about
their lives and in general enjoying each others company. Missy found out that
Doug was junior at a university in the Bay area, and that he was on his way home
for summer vacation in Ohio. Missy on the other hand, regaled Doug with stories
about her own children, one of which she had just visited in Sacramento. So here
she was, a middle aged woman with grown children, having a wonderful dinner with
a man less than half her age!!! To make matters even more interesting, Doug had
a habit of touching Missy's hand when he was making a point in conversation, and
even though she would never admit it, she couldn't help but feel electricity
sparking through her body at his mere touch!!! Receiving the undivided attention
of a handsome twenty year old was an unbelievable ego booster for a fifty
something married woman, and much to her chagrin, she began to flirt shamelessly
with her young seat mate! After a final glass of wine, the two of them returned
to their seats and settled down for the evening. Doug put on a pair of
headphones, reclined his seat, and proceeded to doze off, while Missy, still
high from the wine and company of the young man, tried to sleep, but instead
just stared out into the blackness of the night. A slight shiver went through
her, and she signaled the porter that she would like a blanket, and immediately
covered up and slipped off to sleep.
...CONTINUES
IN THE MEMBERS SECTION