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- "Fly By Night"
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- I wasn't looking forward to the flight. San Francisco to Boston, with a
- three-hour stop in Phoenix -- not the easiest way to make the flight, but I
- was flying on my own funds this time, so I had to keep it cheap. If you want
- cheap, and inconvenient, American West is the way to go. Worse, we were
- leaving San Francisco at midnight, and even if I could get to sleep on the
- plane, the Phoenix stop would eliminate any chance for real rest. Worse
- still, I was horny. It had been about two months since the woman I'd been
- seeing had unceremoniously scrapped the relationship, and my need for sex
- was starting to get to me.
-
- I had packed for the trip as I usually do -- walkman, assortment of tapes,
- a few apples, a package of cookies, and a couple of books. I don't generally
- sleep on flights, and being a night person anyway, I figured I'd be awake
- the whole way. Settling into my seat, I pulled out my book and started
- reading. The book was "Sundiver," by David Brin, an excellent piece of
- science fiction. I didn't have very many pages to go, so I was glad I'd
- packed a second book. With so many other passengers getting on the plane, I
- had a hard time paying attention to my reading, so I put it aside for a
- moment, and watched the moving crowd. I was quite pleased when I noticed a
- very attractive young woman sitting down across the aisle from me. Not that
- I expected anything to happen, of course, but having a nice looking woman
- nearby can often make a flight a little less tedious.
-
- A moment later, though, I realized that I'd gotten my hopes up for
- nothing. First, at a closer look, I realized that she couldn't be over
- sixteen, probably more like fifteen. Second, she was sitting all the way
- across at the window. And third, the two people seated between her and me
- were undoubtedly her parents. My dirty mind was going to have to look
- elsewhere for entertainment. Although, when it comes down to harmless
- fantasy, there's no reason why a sixteen-year-old can't be the subject,
- right? I stole another quick look at her, to confirm that she was as
- beautiful as I'd thought, and she definitely was. Dark skin, long black wavy
- hair, perfectly clear complexion, large dark eyes, delicate nose, slender
- body, and a surprisingly full bust. All of which, I suspected, would
- probably be destroyed by the time she was 21 or so.
-
- Now, this wasn't just random speculation on my part. As I said, her
- parents were there, too, and if she was heading for the same life they
- seemed to have, her best years might already be behind her. Her father
- looked like a low-rent drug dealer from an old episode of "Starsky & Hutch":
- hispanic, with a bushy mustache and long, black hair -- probably trying to
- compensate for the widening bald patch on top of his head. He wore half a
- dozen gold chains around his neck, and several rings on his fingers. And
- while he looked to be in his early forties, he looked like one of these guys
- who would never really leave adolescence. He also walked with a cane, and
- had a very bad limp. I could see when he walked that there was something
- seriously wrong with his right knee. The girl's mother, on the other hand,
- was white -- or closer to the truth, grey, with pale skin that had acquired
- that unhealthy tinge that comes from years of smoking. Her hair was also
- black, and while I could see faint echoes of her daughter's beauty, they
- were buried under at least 20 extra pounds, and further blurred by age
- lines. I could see her nervously clutching at a pack of cigarettes, and
- wondered how she would make it through the flight without lighting them.
-
- It seemed a shame for a lovely young girl like that to face such a
- disappointing future, but who ever said life was fair? Anyway, the plane had
- finally finished loading, and we were taxiing out to the runway. Figuring I
- wouldn't be disturbed any more, I plugged in David Bowie, pulled out my
- book, and forgot about the people across the aisle. Forgot about them for
- about half an hour, that is. That's when the stewardesses (or flight
- attendants, I suppose) came to serve drinks to us. I asked for a Diet Coke,
- as had the girl across the aisle. Her parents had both asked for beer.
- Unfortunately, the stewardess had just run out of Diet Coke, and had to go
- get a couple from another cart. While her parents sipped their beers and
- talked to each other in Spanish, I noticed the girl looking at me. Being in
- a mood for trouble, I looked straight back at her, threw my meanest eye-lock
- on her, and gave a slight smile as I looked away again. It's a technique
- I've used on unsuspecting high-school girls and cashiers all over the
- country. It's got nothing to do with my appearance -- it's all in the
- execution. The look has to tell the girl that you want her *badly*, but you
- know she wants you worse. None of it has to be true, but the right look
- will convince her of it.
-
- Well, this time it worked, because a moment later, when the stewardess
- came back with our sodas, I glanced over again, and the poor kid was staring
- at me and looking like she couldn't make up her mind whether she should have
- an orgasm or burst into tears. Her mother had to address her twice to get
- her attention and get her to take her drink. I caught her name then, by the
- way. It was Maria, just like in "West Side Story."
-
- I figured that I was in for a little bit of fun this flight, at the young
- lady's expense. I went back to my book and my music, and tried not to pay
- too much attention to her, since I didn't want to get either of us in
- trouble with her parents. But, from San Francisco to Phoenix, every time I
- glanced over her way, she was sitting there staring at me, with that
- gorgeous, wide-eyed innocent look. I would smile at my private joke, or
- raise one eyebrow slightly, or just shake my head and look away. Each time,
- the result was the same -- she'd give a little swallow, and then shiver
- slightly, as if somebody had just run their fingers up her spine. And of
- course, from the way I was looking at her, there was no telling what kind of
- touches she was imagining. Anyway, her parents didn't seem to notice, or
- mind, and I figured my fun would be over when I had to go to my connecting
- flight in Phoenix.
-
- The plane touched down, and the pilot came on announcing that we had
- landed, and that all passengers should leave the plane, and told us where to
- catch our connecting flights. Throwing one last smile at Maria, I grabbed my
- backpack and suitcase, and headed for the waiting area to wait out the three
- hours for my connecting flight. Needless to say, I was a little surprised
- when she and her parents came and sat down in the same area, just a few
- seats away from me.
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- To Be Continued in chapter 2: "Getting to Know You"
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