Talk about a wild first date. While cruising the boulevard, I saw this beautiful young thing waiting for a taxi in the rain. At first I passed her, then glanced back through the rear-view just in time to see a car splashing her as it passed.
I winced thinking about it, then made a wild U-turn, went down a block passing this poor wet thing, turned again then slowed down as I approached her.
As I pulled up I seen her face, hair and clothes were soaking wet. I powered down the window looked at her for a few seconds and asked her if she was all right.
She didn't look at me but kept on looking for a taxi that I knew wasn't coming any soon. I then said, hey look, I don't want to scare you, but you're getting all wet, and you look pretty miserable. She still didn't look at me and even moved back some. Then the rain starting really pouring down, even with the umbrella she carried she was still getting soaked.
I then said, I'm not trying to pick you up, but I know that taxis rarely come down this avenue this time of night. This is a real bad place to be this time of night and I'm just concerned someone not really nice will come along. I'll move up a little and wait till a taxi comes along, ok?
She still didn't say anything, so I pulled up like I said, put on my flickers and sat back. I watched her in the rearview as the few cars passed by. I seen her glancing my way, but didn't make any attempt to do anything. I must have been waiting there for about fifteen minutes or more, and actually was about to give up, when she tapped on my window. I rolled it down and told her to come in.
She opened the door, closed her umbrella, and sat down. In the lowlight she looked wet, tired and miserable, but un-mistakenly a fox. I could barely believe she was in the car with me. Do you want to wait for a taxi or can I take you someplace? I asked.
She asked if I would take her to an address on the other side of town, about a forty minute drive. When I agreed her whole body seemed to relax, like a weight taken off her shoulders.