Kate sat in silence, the musty smell of the U-Haul Truck seemed to mix with her own 3 day old, unshowered body. Gus had upset her talking about his son's experience, she wondered what kind of trauma at that funeral home kept the boy from talking for weeks. But mostly she worried about her own son. Kevin had been HOME ALONE and she'd been trying everything to get home to him. She was scared for him. Felt guilty for leaving him. And grateful for Gus and his weird band of polka players. They annoyed her and were all kind of...odd, but the truth is they saved her. She would have been stuck in Scranton without them. They were kind and generous men...or so she thought.
"Well," Gus said clearing his throat, "Ya know I...I hate to bring this up but uh, you know I think maybe we should talk about the payment."
Kate was stunned, but not too worried. Her and her husband had money, though this years trip to France had taken a chunk out of their discretionary funds and she'd just given up her last $500 cash to get her ticket to Scranton. Now, the last stretch to Chicago seemed like it wouldn't be free. Oh well, she'd happily chip in, just wasn't agreed on beforehand and that felt rude. "Yes, of course. How much do you think is fair? I just need an ATM at the next gas station or perhaps you would take a check? Hahaha, I promise, I am good for it. Parental skills is not an indicator of my credit haha."
Gus looked nervously to Ziggy, seeming unsure if the gang would back him up. Ziggy looked to Kate, ran his eyes up and down her and grinned to Gus with a nod.
"Yeah, see the thing is, Kate," Gus said with a weird mix of charm and uncertainty. "We uh, we don't want your money. The Polka records uh you know they do ok, the Polka King of the Midwest isn't broke. But what we do need is, well some comfort. I think the holidays on the road are hard for us fellas. I mentioned Ziggy there hasn't met his kids, Joe doesn't remember his kids' names half the time. So let's just say none of us have the best romantic relationships back home. And out here on the road its no sexcepade either. But uh, you know I think us giving you a ride all the way home maybe you'd want to show some gratitude."
Kate's jaw was on the floor and her eyes were as wide as a deer just before a car hits it. She waited for the guys to laugh but instead Eddie licked his lips and Ziggy smiled creepily. "I'm...listen I think it is great that you all offered to give me a ride. And I am happy to pay you for that help. But to suggest that I would make love to any one of you is insulting."
"Oh no no no," Gus stammered, "You misunderstood me. I think we just got mixed up here."
Kate sighed in relief. "Good, I thought I was going to have to slap you."
"No no, not make love. Just good old fucking, you know. And not one of us, all of us."
Kate's cheeks flushed. She hadn't heard a man talk like that since...well, the one time she had cheated on her husband. When Kevin was only 6. The holidays had always been loud and stressful, Buzz was just starting his pubescent rebellion phase and she just needed to escape the stress of being mom to that mad house. She'd been flirting with her personal trainer Randal and...eventually ended up in a hotel room for a night of raunchy, debauchorus "fucking" as Randal called it. He did things to her that her husband couldn't even imagine. She felt like a pornstar or a sex goddess that night. She never did it again and she switched gyms afterward out of embarrassment but the memory of that night still turned her on.
So much so that hearing this overweight polka player use some of Randall's rougher verbiage made her vaginal lips slicken. She was aroused and suddenly noticed the bulge in Ziggy's pants and wondering what was underneath. She had never been with more than one man at a time and some depraved part of her wondered how it would work. Would they all take turns? Like in a line up?
"I take it you are thinking it over?" Gus asked.
Suddenly Kate realized she hadn't talked in a few moments and that made her cheeks even redder. She was turned on and curious...and grateful...and it had been a stressful few days. Some one time fling her husband would never know about might not be the worst idea. But...no, "Listen. I am a mother. A wife, I am filthy, I have not showered or slept in three days to be honest, I don't think you would want anything to with my body if you could smell me right now. You seem like decent men but I am not that kind of woman. I am not trying to fulfill some letters to penthouse fantasy. I AM TRYING TO GET HOME TO MY SON!"
Joe, the driver, looked back and chuckled, "Oh we don't mind the smell. Actually, I think its kind of hot. You've been marinating a few days, bet you taste extra sweet."
Ziggy, Eddie, and Gus all seemed to agree with nods that her unwashed body was still plenty fuckable. Kate couldn't have explained it but that...the feeling of being desirable even in her most ragged and gross state...made her feel sexy. These overweight polka players wanted her, even though she wasn't at her best. Randall had demanded she be thoroughly cleaned because he put his mouth everywhere. EVERYWHERE. Her husband never went down on her. He liked missionary only sex. And he never seemed to notice if she was clean or dirty. These men...wanted her dirty, raw, now.
"So I'd hate to leave you on the side of the road, it being freezing cold and Christmas Eve and all. But you know if you don't want us to pull over and let you out, you will need to take you coat off now, Kate." Gus said more firm than before. Finding his confidence with this married wealthy woman.
Kate realized she didn't know where she was or where the nearest town would be. "What here? In this truck?" She asked.
"OH yeah, we don't want to lose any time or waste money on some hotel. Hey Joe, go ahead and pull over."
Kate panicked, she realized they meant it. The truck slowed and she felt the brakes gripping and suddenly they were stopping. The engine idled and the men looked at her with expectant eyes. She knew they were in the middle of nowhere. But that wasn't the real thing on her mind. She wasn't worried about these men leaving her behind. This act Gus was putting on didn't scare her. She could say no and they would take her safely to the next town at least. But the truth was...she wanted this. She was tired, and scared, and stressed, and she wanted to be distracted. A mental reset. In the morning she would be home and safe but had no idea what she would find, how Kevin would be, or any of what the next few days would mean. And she didn't want to think about that for now.
Kate found her hands sliding her purse to the side and then slipping her brown overcoat off her shoulders. "Merry Christmas to Kenosha Kickers!" Gus said.
Kate looked up only once her coat was off and she was in her fine white blouse, brown sweater vest and pleated pants. Suddenly, the back of the truck rolled up with loud clanging noise and the cold wind blew in from the outside, making Kate's sweat coated skin shudder. "I took my coat off!" Kate complained, fearing they were kicking her out.
"Oh no worries, Ma'am." Joe, the driver, said as her climbed in the back and lowered the door again. "You're not going anywhere."
Gus reached over and his plump hands fondled Kate's left breast over her shirt and she jerked back out of instinct. "Sorry, sorry I just...boy those feel great. You know you definitely seem cold, I could feel that nipple poking right through. Hey Joe let's kick that heater up a bit yeah, she's gunna need to stay warm once we get her out of these clothes."
Kate cleared her throat, still not sure she was going to go through with this. "Well, it is a bit cold." Was all she said.
Joe worked the knobs or a portable heater they had rigged up to the front dash and soon he joined on the other side of Kate on the bench. Eddie and Ziggy moved to sit right in front of her across the truck and she smiled politely. Gus's sausage fingers found her breast again and when she moved away again she pushed accidentally right into Joe's chest. He was a stout man, barrel chested and burly. Not as plump as Gus. But something about him felt...manly. Her husband was well groomed, no body hair. These men were rough and unkempt and something about that made it exciting to be touched by them.