The Greyhound bus rumbled on through the dark, cloudy night. Virtually all of the fifteen or so other passengers were asleep; only two passengers happened to have their overhead lights activated, and it appeared that both of them were reading, and one of them was also listening to something through his headphones.
Even though it must have been about 2:30AM, even though I was exhausted, I could not sleep, and neither could my cherished girlfriend. We each suffered from an extreme difficulty of sleeping on moving vehicles, and the potholes along this section of the highway certainly did not help in this situation.
As a longtime veteran of Greyhound trips, I had insisted that we bring a thin blanket with us, to help shield us from the cool air on the bus even as the driver continued undeterred through the desert night. Sitting in the very last row of the bus, I leaned against the window, Sherry leaning back against me, with the blanket covering us both.
Neither of us spoke. There was no need to say anything, nor was there any desire to awaken anyone, even though the nearest person was sitting, asleep and snoring softly, three rows ahead of us.
Words were not needed because we had our gestures. Specifically, we had my gestures. With the blanket to both ensure our warmth and protect us from any prying eyes should someone decide to use the bathroom at the back of the bus, my hands moved with intimate familiarity across the beautiful feminine landscape.
With her head resting upon my left shoulder, Sherry occasionally sighed softly, contentedly. She simply caressed my legs as my hands moved languidly across her flat stomach, or dipped down to cup her sex through the tight denim shorts, or traveled upward to massage her breasts.
Touching her like this was having an effect upon me. I had no doubt that she could feel my denim-protected arousal attempting to press into her cleft. I was certain that she could feel my heart beating a little faster than usual against her back.
I was definitely aware of her arousal. Very early in our relationship, I realized that when Shelly starts to become aroused, her fingers tend to curve inward as she touches me. That was definitely the case, as she gently scratched at my thighs underneath the shielding blanket. She also does not usually breathe with her lips parted, but her mouth was indeed open even when she was not sighing with contentment. And barely, just barely, I thought I could discern the slight indentation of her nipples even through both t-shirt and bra.