Twenty miles passed without so much as a sigh muttered. Her knuckles were white with anticipation. She had had enough. She knew in her mind, that this was going to be their last time trying to vacation together. The marriage was over months ago; she was just now coming to terms with that reality.
The longer he sat there ignoring her, the more she just wanted to jump from the speeding car and run from him forever.
"This is stupid, why are we even still together?" Her voice breaking the silence.
The look on his face was pure surprise. "What are you talking about?!"
"The way we keep trying to fool ourselves into thinking we have a good marriage." She stared out the passenger side window, watching the scenery fly by.
"You're more interested in your phone than me anymore. I have to almost beg you for sex or any kind of intimacy. I can't keep doing this. A person shouldn't be this lonely; especially if they are MARRIED." Her voice cracked as she held back the tears.
Mark's face filled with rage. He slammed on the brakes spilling Sonya's purse all over the floor.
"If that's how you feel, get out. Find your own ride home!" He angrily threw the shifter into park.
"Wow, really? Just like that?" Sonya quickly gathers her purse contents from the floor and throws open the car door. "Fine! We'll do your way!" and slams the door.
Mark spun the tires spraying stones behind him as he pulled away.
Sonya glances around her, checks her phone and starts walking towards home.
After walking for a few minutes, a car swerves over and stops in front of her.
"Need a lift?" A man's voice comes from the driver side. Sonya couldn't see him but at this point, she knew she didn't have many other options.
"Absolutely!" Sonya jogs up to the car and the door swung open for her. She glanced at the driver and was pleasantly surprised. She couldn't have picked a better-looking guy to pick her up.
His hair was dark, piercing blue eyes with long lashes. Faded jeans, flannel shirt and cowboy boots.
"Thank you for stopping. It would've been along walk home." She smiled and fastened her seat belt.
"Well, I hope you realize this isn't a free ride." He flirted and patted her thigh.
Sonya raised an eyebrow in disbelief that he could be so cliché, but then also found it to be kind of exciting.
"What do you suppose a ride like this will cost me?" Sonya flirted back.
"Well, where am I taking you?" The mystery man asked staring straight ahead at the road.
"You can take me to my home just up the road, my husband isn't home, so I can pay you for the ride when we get there." Sonya shifted her legs to reveal her thigh more.
"Ok then, it's a deal!" He slid his hand further up her leg.
"Just turn left at the light and my house is the second one on the left." She gave a half smile.
He slowly pulls in the drive and put the car in park. "Are you sure your husband won't be home anytime soon?" He worried.
