They didn't get back on the road until mid day. Knowing they wouldn't have as much daylight for driving, they altered their loosely planned route and decided on a shorter drive that day to some place called Davenport, Iowa which would be their next stop. Thankfully the extra sleep followed by a huge greasy breakfast at a local diner all but cured them of any residual hangover effects. Even though the sky was a bit overcast, Bo still donned her sunglasses to keep the brightness to a minimum as she drove them through Iowa. There wasn't much to look at on this drive, but throughout the course of the day, Lauren would grab Bo's hand and hold it. Sometimes she would slide her thumb repeatedly over Bo's skin. Keeping this basic physical contact made the drive so much more enjoyable.
They stopped at a rest stop to use the restroom and grab some snacks midway through their drive. Bo had another missed call from Kenzi and decided a return call was probably in order since their last phone conversation. Lauren went to the restroom while Bo walked through the small gift shop to pick out some snacks.
"Kenz, sorry I missed your call. I was driving. How's it going?"
"Yeah yeah, is driving the new term for the horizontal mambo with your lady lover?! Never mind, don't tell me! Seriously though, I just wanted to give you the heads up that Tamsin took care of the big D-bag, otherwise known as Dyson, so that shouldn't be a problem moving forward."
Bo raised her eyebrows in surprise. "Really? How did she manage that?" Bo asked as she picked up a box of crackers and several chocolate bars.
"Um, well as you probably know, cops have a lot of informants and good ole' Tam Tam seems to have all kinds of connections, especially in the stripper world. Did you know that? I didn't know that?! Anyway, she convinced D-bag to go out with her to some strip joint where she had several of her girls throw themselves at him. It seemed to work. I saw him this morning and all he kept talking about was how he had a date with Charlie's Angels tonight thanks to his partner taking him out for a little T&A last night."
Bo let out a deep breath, "Well, that's a sign of relief. I just hope it sticks."
"Ditto that! So when you coming home? I need my Bobo time, and that tab at the Dal is getting a little big I'm just sayin'."
Bo rolled her eyes. Same old Kenzi. "Well, we were a bit delayed this morning, so maybe 3 more days?"
"Uh huh, delayed. First you call it driving, then you call it delayed. Bobo, just call it what it is – you've been getting some lady lurve, which I don't want to hear about anyway, so…just keep me posted on your travels, wherever you are!"
Bo saw Lauren exit the bathroom and walk towards her.
"I will Kenz. Thanks again for the update. Bye." Bo pocketed her phone, allowing her to shift the snacks into both hands. Lauren joined Bo in perusing the junk food available for purchase.
"How's Kenzi?" Lauren asked.
"She's good. She actually called to tell me that Tamsin may have solved our little problem of a certain asshole. Oh, and also I'm going to have to take out a small loan to pay for her bar tab."
Lauren grabbed a bag of chips for the road and Bo already had an armful of various other treats. "Oh that Kenzi, she sure can drink. I wonder if she'll let me run some tests on her liver when we get back."
Bo laughed. "I'd be surprised if she even had a liver anymore!"
Lauren paid the cashier for their rather large bag of snacks and beverages. They stepped out of the store and into the rest stop hallway. "I'll also have to thank Tamsin for taking care of, um, that other issue." She glanced at Bo and smiled. That was the first time Lauren had ever mentioned Dyson in any manner to Bo in recent time without reacting poorly. "Baby steps" Bo thought.
After Bo used the restroom, the ladies continued on their drive. The clouds had dissipated in some areas but looked darker in others. Bo took the driver's seat once again, insistent that Lauren relax and enjoy the scenery, or what little there was to look out anyway. Liking to keep order, Lauren busied herself getting all the snacks tucked away in the car so they weren't crowding her lap as Bo steered the car back onto the freeway. Twenty five minutes into the next leg of their drive, they came upon brake lights and slowed to a complete stop behind a line of other stopped cars on the road.
"What the hell?" Bo voiced out loud. There was no movement in either of the freeway lanes. All the vehicles were completed stopped.
Lauren grabbed her phone. "I'll see if it's construction or something else." Bo put the car in park, allowing her to move her foot off the brake. Lauren scrolled through the news and updates for highway 90 on her phone. She couldn't find anything indicating a work zone.
"Well it must be an accident. There is no information that this road is under any type of construction, and I don't remember seeing any orange barrels."
Bo noticed a few people out of their cars wandering about. She rolled down the window when two men were walking between her car and the big rig next to her.
"Hey there. Do you know what's going on to stop traffic?" she asked.
The older man replied, "My wife just called me - said there's a really bad accident. They closed the freeway. There's no other exit between us and the accident, so we're pretty much stuck here until they reopen it. If there's a fatality, it will be at least 3-4 hours. You may want to shut off the car to conserve your fuel, ma'am."
"Ugh. Ok, thank you" Bo replied as she turned off the ignition. The car went silent. Even though it was overcast, the sun was starting to set behind them, making the sky grow darker as time passed. The large tractor trailer in the lane next to her was blocking her view of anything to the left of the car but thankfully he turned off his engine so it wasn't roaring in her ears. Couple that with another large tractor trailer in front of her and all they had a view of was the vast grassy area to their right.
"Well I guess we should get comfortable. This could take a while." Lauren replied as she removed her seat belt. "Good thing we have a ton of snacks." Lauren said motioning to the bag shoved behind the seats. They both laughed.
"See, aren't you glad I couldn't make up my mind? Now we have plenty of food to sustain us if we're stuck here for a long time."
Lauren nodded her head. "Yes Bo, I'd have to say that your indecisiveness at this moment has come in handy. Now let's just hope we're not here all night."
Bo flashed a wicked grin at Lauren as she brushed her hair behind her ear. "Why not Dr. Lewis? Don't want to snuggle up with me in the car tonight? We could pretend we're at the drive in and make out in the back seat."
Lauren's cheeks turned red. "Am I picking up on a fantasy of yours, Bo?"
"Maybe," Bo said casually. "What? You don't have any fantasies?"
"No, I never said that. I'm merely stating an observation."
Bo leaned against Lauren's seat with her forearm, bringing her that much closer to Lauren. "Ah, ok. Well then, yes, I guess you could say it would be a fantasy. Me as the captain of the football team and you as the head cheerleader; in the back seat, hell, in the front seat even. We'd be like teenagers at a drive-in movie theater, and I'd be trying to convince you that tonight would be a great night to go all the way. You of course would play hard to get, but not for too long of course. Although I have to admit that my fantasy would involve you in a skimpy cheerleader outfit and us in some type of sports car, but you look ravishing no matter what you wear, and this car does have more room, so I'm certain it would exceed my expectations."
Lauren appeared to be thinking carefully of what to say next, but Bo continued. "So tell me, what's one of your fantasies Dr. Lewis?" Bo dropped her voice lower, hoping her seductive tone was a hint that she was definitely open to playing out a fantasy or two with the gorgeous woman next to her.
"Oh wow, okay, one of my fantasies. Hmmm…let's see. I'd have to say it would involve me in the role of a medical school professor, and you in the role of a med student, and you would come to my office to request a little extra help studying for an anatomy exam."
Now it was Bo's turn to flush red. "Would your fantasy include you wearing your white doctor coat?" Bo asked with a slightly strained voice.
"My doctor coat and nothing else," Lauren whispered.
Bo closed her eyes, drinking in the vision of that fantasy. "Wow, we need to get back to Toronto and get your doctor coat pronto!"
The darkness began to swallow up the area around them. Some cars had their headlights on while others just sat in darkness. Bo never did turn the car back on, but the windows were rolled up as a chill settled in the air and small raindrops started falling. Lauren checked her weather app on her phone and realized a rather big storm was headed their way, so they made sure to keep the windows up as the wind began picking up and the rain fell harder. There were several rumbles of thunder in the distance, which made Lauren jump a few times. Bo noticed.
"Hey," she said quietly, reaching out to touch Lauren's leg. "Just a little thunder. We're just gonna sit here and wait for the road to clear and then we'll be on our way."
Lauren nodded, taking Bo's hand into her own. "It's just so dark out here. The rain makes it feel darker."
Bo had to agree. There weren't much in the way of lights around them, except for a few car headlights several cars behind them that appeared like dim spots in the distance. Most of the cars had shut off their lights, probably to save their batteries from draining. While the storm had cooled the air quite a bit, it was still warm enough that they were comfortable. Wanting to comfort her but also wanting to make use of the time, Bo moved her hand out of Lauren's grasp and up to her shoulder. "Come here," she stated somewhat possessively as she pulled Lauren towards her for a kiss. She moved slowly at first, placing gentle kisses on Lauren and graciously accepting every return kiss she could get. Lauren's lips were oh-so soft and tender; it felt like the softest silk money can buy and Bo decided if she had to have an addiction, then Lauren's lips were it. The rain fell harder, echoing off the roof and windows, drowning out the echo of her heart beating faster in her chest. Lauren leaned further into Bo, moving her hand under the hem of Bo's shirt until she made contact with Bo's soft skin. Bo hissed from the contact, loving every moment Lauren touched her. She hastened her open mouth kisses, drawing Lauren's tongue to hers and moaning from the glorious sensation of it all. Bo tangled her fingers in Lauren's hair, massaging her scalp as their kissing continued to drive Bo wild. Tongues rolling next to one another, tasting each other, lips pressing harder into each other, faster breaths and heartbeats all enveloped them and protected them from the storm outside. Bo's quiet moans were matched by Lauren's, with "mmmmm's" and "ahhhhs" repeated numerous times. It was glorious and maddening all at once. Bo could feel herself growing wetter and had to keep her legs perfectly still or else she would go crazy with her jeans rubbing her center in just the right way. Bo's breasts where kept quite entertained by Lauren's hands and their constant attention. They truly did make out for what felt like eternity, only heightening their needs for release. With the windows rolled up, the enclosed space grew quite warm. Bo felt sweat forming on every part of her body imaginable, but to save her life, she could not tear her lips away from her lover. And if anything, Lauren encouraged their continued contact by pulling one of Bo's hands from her head and placing it under her shirt. Bo immediately moved hand to grasp Lauren's right breast, eliciting a louder moan from the beautiful blonde. This fantasy was playing out better than expected, so Bo had to take the opportunity to fulfill it.
Pulling her lips slightly away from Lauren's, she stared deep in to Lauren's eyes. "I want to go all the way with you. Tonight."
Remembering the fantasy, Lauren smiled and quickly scripted her follow up lines and changed her voice to carry a little innocent, somewhat Southern accent. "I'm not sure I'm ready yet, Bo. Do you think we should?" Bo nodded, "Oh baby, I think we should. We've been dating since freshman year. You know I love you. Let me show you just how much." She ran a finger from Lauren's lips over her chin, down her neck through the valley between her breasts until it found the hem of Lauren' shirt again and slid underneath. Her dialog was so cheesy that she had to force her laughter from rising to the surface. "Do you want me Lauren? Do you love me?"
Lauren held her chuckles back, knowing her chosen script would be just as silly. She moved her hand to Bo's face. "Oh Bo, of course I love you. And yes, yes I want you. I just need to know that what we're going to do is safe and, well, I've never done this before, and I don't want it to hurt." Bo's eyes widened, loving that Lauren was fulfilling this role play. It made Bo want to work that much harder to get Lauren to give in to her.
"Of course it's safe baby. I will never hurt you. We'll start slow, and I'll be sure to tell you everything I'm going to do right before I do it. How does that sound?"
"Well, okay Bo. I trust you."
Bo pulled Lauren back for another passionate kiss. Their slow movements gained momentum, and Bo was all but out of her seat, pulling Lauren on top of her and so she was straddling Bo. She tugged at Lauren's shirt and started to pull it away when out of nowhere, the sounds of the neighboring tractor trailers roared to life. It made them both jump. Bo saw headlights start to turn on and heard other car engines firing up.
"Son of a bitch! Why? Why! Now?! Ugh!" Bo exclaimed. Of all moments, now the traffic had to clear. Bo looked at Lauren before proclaiming, "This is not over!" Lauren rolled her head back before sliding back into the passenger seat. She blew out a frustrating breath before laughing at the irony of the timing. They both put their seatbelts back on and Bo started up the car. She activated the windshield wipers, turned on the headlights and ran the defroster as their make out session had steamed up the windows a little. Moments later, they were moving down the freeway once again.
Bo couldn't hold much conversation after that. She focused on driving as Lauren gave her directions to get to a hotel. Bo was pouting at the unfortunate timing, but Lauren had an idea to fix that. They finally located the hotel and parked the car. Lauren asked Bo to wait there while she went to check in. Bo found it an odd request but waited patiently while Lauren secured the room. She sat in the driver's seat, cursing the gods who stole that fantasy from her. Rather than sulking unproductively, Bo gathered up the items tossed haphazardly in the back seat during their traffic gridlock and pulled their bags all together on the back seat. The rain had slowed down to a fine mist. Lauren appeared and climbed back in the car. She handed Bo the hotel key card. Bo just stared at it.
"Well I know this wasn't your original fantasy plan, but how about we change it up a bit?" Lauren let her hand linger on Bo's. "After all, you are the captain of the football team, and you are trying to woo me, so instead of making me feel cheap at the drive-in, how about we leave the drive-in and you bring me to this really nice hotel where you continue on your quest to deflower the virgin cheerleader. How does that sound, captain?" Lauren winked at Bo as she finished that sentence. Bo's jaw dropped wide open. "Oh baby, just when I think I can't love you more than I already do, you go and prove me wrong." Bo took the key card and collected her thoughts. Trying to regroup and focus on her fantasy, she slid the keycard in her pocket before taking Lauren's hand. "Baby, I always want to treat you like a queen, so I reserved this really nice hotel room for the night. I hope you don't mind that we left the drive-in a little early."
Lauren smiled, "This is so thoughtful of you, Bo. Thank you for making me feel so special."
Bo grabbed the bags and carried them all, even managing to hold them all in one hand while she opened the main door for Lauren. They maneuvered quietly through the halls until they arrived at their room. Bo opened the door to a massive hotel suite; complete with entertainment system, Jacuzzi tub, and a king size bed.
Bo dropped all the bags near the door and surveyed the upgraded room. She was impressed with the room choice, and secretly wondered if Lauren opted for such a grand room choice just because of Bo's pouting. Bo felt Lauren's hands grab a hold of her jacket collar and then smooth down over her chest. "Wow Bo, you sure know how to impress a girl. Drive-in movie, this big hotel room. You've taken such good care of me tonight that I want you to know I really do trust you. I'm ready. I'm ready to go all the way with you. I think it's time."
"It's time?" Bo repeated, voice quivering a bit.
"Oh yeah," Lauren replied before pulling Bo in for a passionate kiss.
Bo, the captain of the football team, took Lauren's, the head cheerleader, virginity that night. They had moments of intense laughter at trying to maintain their fantasy roles, but in the end, Bo did get her girl. Lauren appreciated every gentle movement and moment she shared with Bo that night, and before sleep overtook them for the night, they agreed on sharing many more fantasies together in the very near future.