Author's note: Everyone in the story is at least 18 years old, and the story is entirely fictional. Any similarities to real people or events are purely coincidental. I considered putting this in the category NonConsensual /Reluctant. But decided it fit better in Erotic Couplings.
Gas, grass, or Ass - Hitchhiker pays for ride
Jill's thumb had been out for hours.
She was hitching from a small town in Kentucky to Los Angeles. She hadn't had much luck so far. She'd had three rides, and she was still in the state.
Finally, a white van stopped twenty yards in front of her. She worried that the van had all the windows covered but she ran up to it anyway. She was running out of options. It was nearly dark, it was getting cold, and there were threatening storm clouds overhead. As she got closer to the van, she noticed a joke bumper sticker that said:
"Gas, Grass, or Ass"
"Nobody Rides Free"
She got to the door of the van and the driver was a nice-looking man in his early thirties. She opened the door and got in. All she had to carry was a small pack and the clothes she was wearing. Looking around inside, she saw that this van was more than it seemed. It had been modified into a small RV. The curtain behind the seat was open and she could see it had cabinets built along both walls and a freshly made-up bed in the middle. It was nicer than the room she had at home.
"Hi. I'm Don," the driver said as the van started moving.
"Hi. I'm Jill."
"Where are you headed?" he asked.
"Los Angeles."
"Me, too. I can take you all the way if you want." Just then she heard a loud clap of thunder and the sky opened up, raining buckets. She could barely see anything out the windshield."
"Boy, you got in just in time," he said.
He seemed like a likable man. His clothes were clean and neatly pressed, and he was clean-shaven, pleasant, and personable.
"Jill, did you see that bumper sticker on the back of the van?" he asked.
"The one about 'nobody rides free'? Yeah, that's a funny one." She just then noticed a smaller version of it on the dashboard.
"It's not so much funny, as it's a message to hitchhikers. I adhere to it strictly."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you have to give me one of those three things or a little of each, or I won't give you a ride," he said.
"Do you have any money for gas?"
"No. My mother's boyfriend stole all my money. That's why I left home."
"Do you have any drugs? Grass, speed, molly, Oxy, anything?"
"No."
"There's only one thing left."
"Oh god, you're going to rape me, aren't you?"
"No, no, no. But if you don't consent to have sex with me, then I can't give you a ride. It's just the way I do things."
She looked out at the cold, pouring rain. "There must be something else."
"Do you have anything of value to me in your backpack?"
"No." She looked dejected.
Don pulled over to the side of the road. "Then I guess you can get out here."
"You can't put me out here. It's pouring rain and cold."
"I'm sorry, that's not my fault. It's either my terms or you'll be wet and cold. Now go on."
"I'm not going to fuck you to stay dry."
"There's the door. If I need to, I'll drag you out. I can pick up somebody else. I drive cross country twice a year and I always pick up a woman who meets my requirements. I'm sure someone will be by to give you a lift soon."
There wasn't any meanness to his voice, but he meant what he said.
She opened the door and stepped out into the rain. Within seconds, she was soaked. A bolt of lightning hit within a mile of where she was standing. Don was looking at her standing outside the window hoping she would change her mind. Most of the women he picked up on the highway, looked like they'd been using their thumb to travel for a long time. The road takes a toll on a person after a while. They were older and far less attractive than Jill.
Jill was way too young and pretty to hitchhike. She looked to be about twenty with long auburn hair. From what he could see, she had a great body. When he stopped for her, he was hoping that she didn't have any money or drugs and would take him up on the last choice.
Right now, she looked like a drowned rat.
Standing in the pouring rain, Jill thought that there was no way she could let this man take advantage of her; to violate her. But did she have any other options? She hadn't seen a car for quite a while and there weren't any trees nearby for shelter. Her teeth were starting to chatter, and she was shivering. She resigned herself to the fact that she didn't have a choice. It's not like she was a virgin, but she wasn't a whore either. Maybe she could just ride until it stopped raining and then run away.
She knocked on the window and Don pointed to the back of the van. She heard the back door pop open, and she ran back and jumped in. She saw that damn bumper sticker again.