05

Tom was distracted. He still couldn’t believe he’d actually hijacked and kidnapped someone, let alone a young, attractive woman. He’d needed a car and he hadn’t had any luck hitchhiking. He’d seen her stopped at the light, the plate had caught his eye and he’d looked into the car. She’d been alone and there was no carseat that he could see. Something in him had snapped and he’d gone up to the car, tested the door and jumped in when it had opened.

He’d never hijacked anyone, had never held a gun to someone’s head and he’d never kidnapped anyone. He’d made a desperate choice, and even now he was second guessing himself.

He almost jumped out of his seat when he heard a siren start blaring. He looked behind him and saw a highway patrol car flashing its lights behind them and then leaned over to look at the gauges as she started to slow down. She wasn’t slowing down fast enough to cover the speed she’d been going at, and it didn’t take him long to realize what she’d done.

He just stared at her. She’d done it on purpose, and he’d never even thought of that. He continued to stare at her as she slowed down to a stop and pulled the car over to the side of the highway. She put the car in park and sat back. A glance behind him told him that the cop had pulled behind them, but was about fifty yards back.

« You did that on purpose, » he said as he watched the cop’s door open.

« What are you going to do, shoot me ? Kidnapping is bad enough, but murder will get you more time. »

« Please, don’t turn me in. » he pleaded as he turned to look at her. « Please. »

« You have ten seconds to convince me not to turn you in. » she said, looking right into his eyes. « Make them count. »

« I’m being set up, » he said in a rush. « Some money disappeared and I’m the suspect. If I don’t get to Midland and talk to a guy there who can sort this all out for me then I’m dead. »

« Are you wanted by the police ? »

« No, it’s not the police. » He glanced in the mirror. « Please, don’t turn me in. They’ll kill me. »

She looked at him and then at the mirror as he looked behind them again. The cop was close, only a few seconds away.

« Put your seatbelt on quick and hide that gun. Don’t say word. Let me do the talking. » She looked away from him and hit the button on the door to roll down her window. He slid his gun out of sight and pulled on the seatbelt, managing to do it up just as the cop came up to the window.

« Do you know how fast you were going, miss ? » the cop asked as he looked at Emily first and then at him. His head was spinning and he was sweating up a storm, but he tried to look casual

« I’m not sure, officer, » she said, and her voice sounded younger and sweeter than it had only a moment before. « But do you think you can help settle an argument I was having with my brother ? »

« I’d be happy to help. » he said with a nod, his voice deepening just a touch.

« I said that when you’re low on gas you should speed up so you can get to a gas station quicker while Benny here, » she motioned to him, « said that by going faster you burn the same, if not more gas. Which is true officer ? »

« Your brother has the right idea, miss, » the cop said with a smile. « The faster you go and the more you push a car like this the more gas it’ll burn. » He looked between the two of them. « Why ? »

« We’re getting really low on gas and I didn’t want to get stranded on the highway so I was going faster to get to a gas station. Benny was telling me to slow down, but I wouldn’t listen and now we’re going to get stranded and I’m going to get a ticket too. » She sniffed and when she glanced over at him he could see her eyes were filled with fake tears.

« There’s a service station less than a mile off the next turnoff, » the cop said with a kind smile. « It’s unmarked so you won’t see a sign. Just follow the road and it’ll be on your left. You can fill up there. From now on listen to your brother and keep an eye on your speed. »

« Thank you so much. I will, I promise, » she gushed as she broke into a wide and beaming smile and delicately wiped away the single tear that had fallen down her cheek.

« Have a good day. » The cop smiled and tipped the brim of his hat to them.

« Thank you officer, thank you so much ! You too, » she added with a girlish giggle and grinned as he stepped away from the car.

She started the car and pulled back onto the highway. He noticed that she took extra care to put on her blinker and check before she did. As soon as they were back on the road she looked over at him, the act was gone.

« Wow, » he complemented as he just shook his head. She’d been so believable that he’d almost fallen for it himself.

« Now that I just saved your ass do you think you could put the gun away ? » she asked. He saw the turnoff coming and the officer had been right, there was no sign to indicate a gas station anywhere in the vicinity.

« How did you do that ? » he asked, putting the gun in his pocket as she drove up a deserted and desolate side road, being very careful to slalom around the potholes the size of road craters.

« I took drama in school, did some acting in college. » She shrugged. « It’s gotten me out of a few tickets without me having to flash my tits, » she added with a grin.

He just laughed and shook his head. « I think I’d prefer to see the flashing. »

« I’m sure you would. » She chuckled as pulled into the small and rather sketchy looking gas station. « But not everyone gets to see the goods. »

« You offering ? » he asked as she pulled up in next to the pumps.

« You wish. » She looked at him as she turned the car off.

« I certainly do. » He looked her up and down.

It was the first time he really took his time looking at her, and he was surprised to see just how pretty she was. Her long brown hair was pulled back in a messy bun so he couldn’t tell just how long it was, and her eyes were a very dark shade of gray. Her features were attractive, and even though she was sitting he could tell she was on the taller side, and she was curvy. He could see her full breasts pushing against the material of her sweater, and she was voluptuous with a defined waist and nicely rounded hips.

He tore his eyes away from her and tried to calm his mind as it instantly went to a dirty place and he felt the beginnings of an erection.

« I guess this place is self-serve, » she said she held his gaze, blushing slightly as she did.

« I guess. »

« Fine, I’ll pump the gas. » she said, rolling her eyes. She jumped out of the car and popped the gas cover before slamming the door.

He watched as she filled the car, his eyes on her body as she did. He’d been right, she had a perfectly rounded ass and nice, full hips. He preferred women who were a little curvy and she was right in his ideal. He stopped trying to control his body as he wondered how her breasts would feel in his hands, how soft and wonderful she would feel pressed under him and how much he wanted to run his hands through her long hair.

He was jarred from his daydreams when she strolled over to his window and leaned down. He had to lean over to turn the power on in the car in order to lower it. She held out her hand and stuck it through the window right under his nose. He was glad he was wearing jeans so he could hide how hard his cock was.

He reached down and handed her purse over to her. She took it but then stuck her hand through the window again.

« What ? » he asked.

« Money, » she said sweetly.

« I don’t have any. »