Marie started college right after high school. She and her friends were young and full of adventure. Every Friday and Saturday night they would make their way into the clubs in town and would dance and drink and generally have a great time. Once in awhile, one of them might meet a guy and "get lucky". Marie was never really interested. She liked guys enough (she had had no fewer than six boyfriends in high school, two of them at the same time senior year!) but she didn't meet any guys who really interested her. However, she could party like the rest of the girls.
In junior year, the girls had pretty much worn out the local clubs and decided to take a road trip.
The girls hired a bus and off they went to the big city for what one of the girls termed, complete debauchery and fun. Marie laughed at the enthusiasm the girls were showing, not really up for "debauchery", but definitely up for some fun. So, off they all went.
The ride was long, but the girls sang and laughed the whole way and wondered where they would go first having heard of a few great places from various friends. Marie was sitting near the front of the bus and laughing along with the rest. She noticed that the bus driver was smiling the whole time as he listened to the goings on. He was a nice looking guy of about 40, not a hunk or even close. A bit overweight and balding with a nose that was just a little too big, yet, he really had a nice face that Marie just couldn't help but glance at from time to time. He didn't seem to notice the attention he was getting.
Once they got to the hotel and checked in, the girls all went out and began to carouse like there was no tomorrow. One of the girls even snuck off to one of the restrooms in the third club they were at and got it on hot and heavy with one of the guys there. They ALL got a kick out of that. Marie was having fun also. She was drinking Rum and Cokes but was taking it very easy. She really didn't want to get drunk since she had wanted to do some sightseeing the next day AND she didn't want to get stuck in a situation with some creep who might try to take advantage of her. She wasn't sure if she was horny or not, even though a few guys she saw DID get her juices flowing a bit and she DID dance very sexily with one guy at the fifth club they attended. He was all over her and they even kissed deeply at one point as he slid his hand onto he fanny and gave it a little squeeze. She played along and gave his crotch a little squeeze too. He seemed to like that, but then he noticed his girlfriend come out of the restroom and politely excused himself. Marie just laughed to herself and was, in a way, grateful they didn't hook up. The guy was certainly cute enough and she could tell from her little squeeze, he was pretty well endowed, but for some reason, she just wasn't interested.
After a little while, some of the girls were ready to head to the next club, a couple had already left with someone they had met and two actually had left together to head back to the hotel, having had no luck with any of the guys, they made it clear that they would experiment with each other, just to get off for the night. The girls weren't sure if they had been kidding and quite frankly, they were all (well, all but Jennie) turned on just a little bit by the thought. However, it didn't fit in with all of their own plans and it was quickly forgotten. Marie just wanted to head back to the hotel for a little quiet. The noise of the clubs was getting to her and she hadn't met anyone she really was interested in anyway.
When she got to the hotel, she wandered into the bar for a night cap and to listen to the quiet music being presented by the piano player. She sat down at a table and just felt nice and mellow. The music was nice and relaxing and Marie settled in to her seat. After a few minutes, she noticed the bus driver sitting at another table several feet away. He hadn't noticed her and seemed to be simply relaxing himself. She stared for a minute or two and smiled a bit to herself. He really did have a nice face and out of his driver's uniform, he looked very approachable. Marie decided to walk over and say "HI".
She approached the driver who had introduced himself to his passengers as Gus earlier in the morning. He looked up when she approached and seemed at first a bit confused.
"Hi Gus," she said. "I'm surprised you aren't out painting the town red."
Gus smiled and invited her to sit down setting aside her fears that he didn't know who she was. He told her that he was a little old for hitting the clubs and that this was more his style. He told her that he didn't often get to have two days away and get paid for it and he just really wanted to relax for the first time in months. Marie and he chatted about work and life in general and Marie realized that Gus was a pretty nice guy. She could see a softness in his eyes that she didn't often see in the guys her own age. Gus was divorced and the bus rides gave him a chance to meet people and the overtime helped him pay his child support. His ex was a nasty person, yet even after saying that, Gus acted as her apologist and blamed himself for much of the trouble they had had. Marie was surprised at just how good she felt being with this guy and it seemed like they had known each other for years. They ordered another drink and Marie told him all about herself and Gus actually took an interest, which she found flattering. She was very pretty (though she didn't think she was as pretty as everyone told her) and she was used to guys paying attention only as an excuse to look her over and then hit on her. Gus listened.
Not long later the piano player announced he was going to play his last song and that shortly thereafter, it was closing time. The tune started and Gus recognized it at as a favorite of his from High School to which he and his ex-wife used to dance. Marie heard this and saw a touch of pain in his eyes and asked him to dance. Gus was flattered but at first said he really shouldn't. Marie was insistent and took Gus by the hand and led him to the dance floor.
They danced at first like kids at a Catholic school, about 6 inches between them. Gus was obviously a bit nervous. Marie pulled him closer and they danced slowly and romantically. Gus was a pretty good dancer and Marie thought how good she felt in his arms, comfortable, safe. Gus was definitely a bit uneasy at dancing with such a young woman, him being 43 and he guessed she was about 22 or 23, but after a minute, he suddenly squeezed her a little tighter. Marie responded with a little extra squeeze of her own.