The interior of the truck cab was dark as we sped along the highway. The radio hummed quietly in the background, not loud enough to sing along, but enough to keep the silence at bay. From my vantage point in the passenger seat I was taking full opportunity of the darkness to admire Mike's handle of the truck without him noticing. He was concentrating on the road, and I enjoyed the freedom to study him as I pleased.
There's something about watching a man drive that is such a turn on. Mike was no exception. He handled the vehicle easily, with the quiet confidence of an experienced driver, even though this was the first time he'd driven my truck, He drove fast, but not recklessly, and made the turns smoothly. I watched his hands on the steering wheel and imagined them softly but firmly stroking my body, and I shivered softly.
"Cold?" Mike asked, as he reached for the controls on the dash. It was late September, and a bit chilly outside, especially with the threat of rain that I could smell hanging in the air, but I wasn't cold. Far from it. I shifted in my seat and shook my head. Mike smiled at me and returned his attention to the road.
"You know this is kind of like our first date," I said. I'd known Mike a long time, but had only recently begun to acknowledge the excitement I felt whenever faced with the prospect of seeing him. We'd hung out as friends, in groups, and had even fooled around in the back of the truck a few times, but we'd never really had a whole night just to ourselves.
Mike smiled. "You're right, that was the first movie we've ever seen together." He took his eyes briefly off the road and looked at me. "I had a great time tonight."
"So did I," I replied, softly. As Mike turned off the highway and onto the city street that would take us home, I was already feeling a huge loss at the night being over. Not only was my heart falling, but after a night of snuggling, holding hands, and our usual sexual banter, my body was feeling the need for some extra attention.
Mike must have been feeling the same way, because as we got closer to his place, he said somewhat nonchalantly, "I don't feel like going home."
I breathed a sigh of relief. "I don't either," I said with a relieved but somewhat nervous smile. "What do you want to do? We could get a bite to eat if you want, or go for a walk?"
"Let's go for a walk at the lake."