From back in the galley, I heard the "ding" of the intercom and the captain's voice come on.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking... we're about to come across some turbulence... it's nothing to worry about, but things might get a little bumpy. I'm gonna go ahead and turn on the 'fasten seatbelt' sign... please remain seated until otherwise notified. Thanks so much, we'll be out of this as soon as we can."
Then the flight deck phone rang, and the captain told us the same thing. "It's gonna get kind of rough... you guys go ahead and strap in too."
"Sure thing," I replied, and hung up the phone. My coworker, Amy, went to do a quick cabin check while I made sure that everything in the galley was secure.
The captain wasn't kidding. Within a minute, the plane hit a pocket of air, and I was almost knocked off my feet. I quickly shut the little curtain between the galley and the cabin, folded the jump seat down, and strapped myself in. The phone rang again and I reached over to grab it.
"You okay back there, Sadie?" It was Amy, calling from one of the cabin phones.
"Yeah. Are you?"
"Yep. I managed to get into one of the passenger seats; I'm going to stay here until it's safe to move."
"OK." I hung the phone up and, just in case, quickly did a 30-second review: how many people were on board, where the exits were, evacuation commands, stuff like that. When that was done, I tried to readjust myself in the harness, since I'd sat down so quickly. The seatbelts were supposed to be worn tight: two over my shoulders that buckled into a lap belt across my hips. It was kind of uncomfortable, and it didn't help that I was a little on edge due to the turbulence. I mean, I knew we were safe, but you never know.
I tugged on the bottom of my blazer to straighten it out. One of the reasons I hated these seats was that I was a little on the taller side, and the shoulder straps always seemed to press directly against my breasts. They weren't digging in but it added to the discomfort. I wriggled in my seat a little and thanked the powers that be that I wasn't wearing a skirt today; with my legs slightly spread I finally managed to find a somewhat comfortable position.
I sat up straight and sighed. This sucked. There was nobody to talk to as Amy was stuck in the cabin, and on top of that, the constant vibration from the turbulence was starting to make me squirm again, but in a different way. I was nearing the end of my schedule, and it'd been so damn long since I'd been able to even have the privacy to get myself off. None of my roommates lately happened to share my sexual preferences either. There seemed to be plenty of gay flight attendants, but lesbians were few and far between. I didn't know how much longer I could take it without coming one way or another.
The plane bounced a little again, and with it came a slight tingling between my legs. "Am I really that desperate?" I thought; this had never happened before. Since there was no one around I idly reached down and brushed my right hand between my legs, hoping to alleviate some of the feeling.