The following is a first post to Literotica. Please vote and offer comments. I'd love to hear constructive criticism so that I can write better erotica for everyone.
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Stephen rubbed his eyes as he pulled off the highway and towards the strip of hotels. Driving down the road he looked for any hotel that didn't have the dreaded neon 'NO' lit up. Near the end of the lighted section of the road, he found one. He pulled in, expecting to hear that they forgot to turn on the light or it was burned out. Still, he'd give it a shot. Checking in at the desk they did in fact have rooms available. He signed in, gave them the credit card number and got directions to the room.
His legs were tight from the long drive. He'd liked driving a lot more when he was younger, but now it was much more like work. Especially since it was often for work. Having been on the road for 14 hours today to get to tomorrow's appointment was rough. He was going to sleep like the dead tonight. Firing up his laptop, he shot off an email to the company that he'd push his appointment back to noon instead of 9:00 am. He often did this after a long day's drive. And being in the middle of nowhere meant that he would probably work all night again anyway. His company charged well over $200/hour for his services and he ended up getting paid very well for his knowledge. There were only a couple hundred people in the world that knew what he knew β which was a big deal in the Internet industry. Even with the Dot Com busts, he was still very valuable.
He noticed the wireless connection on his laptop picked up a local network. He fired up a chat client and sent out a quick "Hello" to the network. The laptop went 'ding' and he saw a message in front of him. This little network he hopped on had one person on it. Tired as he was, he didn't want to keep a conversation, but he figured a short talk wouldn't be a problem.
He introduced himself in the manner he was accustomed to:
Hi there, Stephen, SWM, 32, on the road tonight, and you?
Tracy, SWF, 35 also on the road, surprised to see someone here tonight.
I'm just checking in on email before I crash for the night, 'saw the light on' and sent a message. How are you?
Doing well, but a little tired
I put down almost 1000 miles today. Ridiculous, but with all the airplane restrictions, I can't carry all I need on the planes anymore.
Oh, I only did 400 miles, but after dinner and a couple drinks in the bar, I'm tired. Would you like to share the bottle I picked up before you pass out on your bed?
Sure, I'm in 413
OK, I'll be right there.
'Ding' β that was it; A short conversation. 2 minutes ago he was getting ready to pass out from driving too long and now he was meeting a strange woman in a hotel room in the middle of Ohio.
A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. "That was quick," he thought. "She must be very close by."
He opened the door and there stood Tracy. He wasn't expecting much, someone who actually knew how to AdHoc wireless network had to be some kind of typical geek chick, but Tracy was more the type that you'd see at hot girl sites rather than working on the server that runs it. She stood about 5' 6", her dark hair falling over her shoulders, a slender figure. She was only wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt, the typical evening uniform of the road warrior planning for sleep. Still, he could see her ample bosom under the t-shirt. After he invited her in, he noticed her other physical attributes as he watched her walk away from him towards the table and chairs.
She put the bottle of liquor up on the table and grabbed the two glasses from the counter nearby, checking the mini bar for ice. She dropped a few cubes into each glass and then poured the bourbon into the glasses.
Tracy was the first to speak. "Well I have to admit that I'm pleasantly surprised. From how we found each other on the wireless, I was expecting some balding geek with the typical geeky pudge all over. Butβ¦ well.. You're certainly not the typicalβ¦"
"I was thinking the same thing. Figured you for the typical geek too. I'm quite the lucky man tonight" He raised his glass up and she hers. The glasses clinked and they both drank. He exhaled deeply after the drink, not expecting the slight burn presented by the bourbon. It was not the highest quality beverage, but it certainly gave him just that nice warm feeling in his stomach that made him want to stay up a little longer.
Tracy continued the conversation. "So, they have you driving a long way for your work, must be pretty important"
"Yes, it's high end high security networking. All 800 level work. It's just a hassle to get past all the local people. They get real uptight when outsiders come into their network. Can't blame them. Some of the networks are very well designed, just a little poor in the security end. They try and get federal contracts and need me to come in and tighten down. After I come in, the locals go away for their training and come back to a nice tight network."
"Ah, the old sending away for training; that'd be me. Of course, they send me in to train people. A little different, but I'm still the trainer."
"Oh, the trainer eh?"
"Oh please, not the usual lines. I somehow expected better from you."
"I'm tired, can you blame me?"
"Yes, I can. I certainly can and I can't really let is slide now, can I?" she said with a wink.
"Well, I'm not sure what you mean" he said to her, feigning ignorance.