Mark parked up outside Chicago's Nitescene and turned the engine off. It was nearly 2am and soon the club would be closing and he'd no doubt get custom from someone who was too drunk to drive themselves. He hadn't been a cabbie long, but he'd figured out a few tricks of the trade. He always made sure that he got to the club shortly before closing, so as to park as close to the exit as possible. That way he'd one of the first cabs people saw, and he usually got a lot of customers that way.
Tonight was no different. Just after 2, people started to pour out of the club - most looking slightly worse for drink. Some headed straight for the many takeaways lined across the opposite side of the street, and some idiots even climbed into their own cars and drove away - despite the fact that they were obviously drunk. It never ceased to amaze Mark how many people drunk and drove - despite the obvious dangers.
He'd always thought of Saturday nights as a perk of the job. Parked up outside some seedy little nightclub getting an eyeful of all the young women who were dressed to the minimum. Even if he didn't get a lot of custom, he always knew that he'd get to see plenty of young, semi-naked women! All in all, being a cabbie wasn't a bad life. The hours were a little unsociable, but there were plenty of benefits - mainly the one stated above!
Suddenly all hell broke loose on the street next to his cab. A young girl, probably about 19, he thought, was having what appeared to be quite an argument with a young man. Mark could hear every word of what was being said, although most of the conversation seemed to be an endless stream of obscenities. One thing was for sure - they certainly weren't getting along!
After a couple of minutes of verbal sparring, the girl stomped over to Mark's cab and climbed into the passenger seat, leaving the young man desperately calling after her.
"Drive, please."
"Sure," replied Mark. "Where to?"
"Anywhere - just drive."
With that he turned the ignition on and drove away. After a minute or so of silence, he glanced across at the girl. She looked a little older close up, probably 21 or 22. She was very attractive, had short blonde hair parted in the middle and although she was slightly chubby, she had what appeared to be a great figure.
She was wearing what appeared to be nothing more than a bra, and her large breasts were pushed together, creating a cleavage you could ski down! And her legs! Oh, those legs! Mark was having difficulty keeping his eyes on the road. They were perfectly tanned, as was the rest of her body from what he could see. She certainly wasn't shy! As well as her bra-type top, her skirt was nothing more than a large belt wrapped around her waist, and her panties were clearly visible - as were some of her pubic hairs that were protruding out the sides of the flimsy fabric.
"So, I guess there'd be no point in asking if you had a nice night?" asked Mark, referring to her very public disagreement with the young man.
She looked across at him. "No. No not really. Every was going quite well…until I caught my boyfriend playing tonsil-hockey with my best mate."
"Oh…Sorry."
"Don't be. He's a tosser!" she stated vehemently. "My name's Debbie, by the way."
"Pleased to meet you. I'm Mark. I've just got one more question, Debbie."
"What's that?"
"Where am I going?"
Both laughed out loud. Debbie then told him where she wanted to go and also told him all the sordid details of the events of the evening that culminated in her finding her boyfriend in the arms of another.
"Well all I can say," said Mark, "is her must be a complete dickhead if he'd ever even think about cheating on a girl like you."
"Thanks, Mark."
"And besides, look at it this way, at least things can't get any worse," he added.
Suddenly a horrible realisation dawned on Debbie. "Actually, Mark, I think they can."
"What do you mean?"
She threw her head back and sighed. "The stupid lowlife piece of shit has got my purse. I don't carry a handbag, and well, I haven't exactly got anywhere else to put it," she explained, indicating to the clothes - or lack of - that she was wearing.
"Oh, right. I see your problem."