All characters are over the age of 18.
From her seventh floor beach view hotel balcony, Lynn watched the stream of cars on Shoreline Boulevard. "I can't understand why anyone would be up and commuting at this hour," Lynn said to herself.
Lynn was up, because she hadn't quite adjusted to the time zone and the appointment with her elderly mother's caregiver, was scheduled for 1 pm. Lynn was still wearing the thin linen shorts and white tank top, chosen for the red-eye flight from Florida.
She remembered removing her bra and watching TV, as she looked back into the room, where she noticed the empty mini bottles on the nightstand. The left over buzz made her feel horny, restless and impulsive enough to throw caution aside and summon the courage to join the growing mass on the street below.
The Uber driver met her curbside. His late model white subcompact appealed to Lynn as she stepped into the back seat. "Take me south on Shoreline. I'll let you know when we are getting close. I't a 40 minute drive at least," she said.
To say Lynn acted on impulse is a bit disingenuous. She'd developed this particular fantasy over several months and it appealed to her desire for exposure.
She felt the acceleration as they pulled onto the main road and looked out at the ocean, still black and waiting for dawn. The street-lights appeared to stretch on for miles, and created a strobe effect of dark and light at quarter-mile intervals so that if the driver happened to look into the rear view mirror, Lynn would illuminate briefly and then fall back into darkness.
She used the darkness to her advantage, as she quietly and carefully unzipped her shorts, revealing a thin strip of pubic hair. She felt her nipples erect against the thin fabric of her tank top, which caught the occasional puff of sea air from the driver's open window.
"He can see my face and watch my expression. From my shorts down, I'm invisible," Lynn thought to herself, as she let her fingers comb through her pubic hair. With each pass, she let middle finger search for the wetness she knew would flow, if she could just relax completely.
She observed the driver seemed preoccupied with his own business, as he looked out at the horizon ahead and then down as he scrolled across the screen of his phone.