Airport Adventure
Toni and Brandon have been traveling for the better part of two days to get home from their ski trip. Severe weather, which shut down several airports was partly to blame, but it was mainly because Brandon had tried to pinch pennies and had booked the trip with budget airlines, with multiple layovers. Toni had shared her displeasure over Brandon's miserliness several times throughout the day.
"If we had just spent the extra money for a legitimate airline, we would be home by now," she said more than a few times. She wasn't angry, nor was she trying to give Brandon a hard time. She just found that saying it helped alleviate some of the stress that she felt.
Now, their flight arrived too late to catch their connecting flight from Boston, and they were stranded at the airport for the night. Fortunately, Toni had been able to book them a last-minute room at the hotel inside the airport. She was not thrilled with the prospect of spending the night in a hotel, much preferring to be home in her bed after such a long day.
They made their way to the hotel lobby, without any bags, as their luggage was lost somewhere between Colorado and Massachusetts. As it was after ten in the evening, only one other customer was being helped. Toni's breath caught in her throat when she saw him. He was a handsome, dark-skinned man with an extremely athletic build. He was wearing a tight, short-sleeved shirt that made his muscular chest and biceps even more noticeable.
Brandon was speaking to her, but she didn't hear him. He tapped her on the arm, "I'm not really hungry," he repeated, "if you want, we can order some room service."
She looked at her husband, noticing how different he was from the man at the counter. Brandon was good-looking and the rugged, outdoorsy type, with a fair complexion and short dirty blonde hair. He was in his early fifties and in reasonable shape for a man of his age and profession. She loved her husband and found everything about him attractive. He was an incredible lover and gave her everything she needed to keep her emotional "tank" filled.
However, as she glanced back at the black man by the counter, she felt a tingle in her groins and felt herself growing warm. She had a quick mental image of him naked, his muscular dark body before her as she knelt, taking his long, thick cock into her mouth.
"Honey?" Brandon called out to Toni, "come on, we're up."
She snapped out of her reverie and noticed the man was gone and Brandon was gesturing for her to step up to the check-in desk. "You ok?" he asked, a look of concern on his face.
"I'm just tired," Toni lied. "It's been a long day."
Brandon's brow furrowed as he took her comment as another criticism of his trip planning abilities.
Toni and Brandon had been together for almost six years. They dated casually for the first year or so, then became exclusive. Two months later, they moved in together. They were happy and deeply in love, so it was no surprise to their friends and family that they decided to get married. Most people only wondered what had taken them so long.
The week-long ski trip to Colorado had been to celebrate their third wedding anniversary. Brandon had planned the trip and had decided to try to save money on the transportation so that he could splurge on the accommodations, booking them into a beautiful bungalow at a resort in Aspen.
They spent the days on the slopes, the evenings dining and drinking, and the nights having sex. They were both worn out from the constant "go-go-go" pace of the trip. On the day of their departure, a snowstorm hit. Many roads were closed and to make it worse, their SUV broke down. They were able to get a replacement, but they missed their flight.
Toni found a direct flight on American Airlines with seats available that was scheduled to leave in an hour. Brandon balked at the cost of the airfare.
"Toni, we would have to pay full fare for that ticket. It's eight-hundred bucks each! I found a way to go that will only cost us an extra four-hundred, total. We'd have to take a couple of connections, including a red-eye flight overnight. We wouldn't get home until tomorrow morning, but we'll save a fortune."
"That sounds kind of risky, don't you think?" Toni asked, looking over Brandon's shoulder at his tablet. "We have to change airlines, right?" She looked more closely at the trip Brandon was building. "Let's see. Frontier to Omaha, then Spirit to Chicago, Trinity from Chicago to Boston, and another flight from Boston to Raleigh. That's four flights on three different airlines. Are you sure that's a good idea? I'd rather pay the extra money if it means we get home on time, safely and without any hassles."
Brandon shook his head. "Toni, I travel all the time for work. I know what I'm doing. It will be fine."
As it turned out, it wasn't okay.
Things started well as the Frontier flight to Omaha was on time. "Look at that!" Brandon declared pointing at the large departure sign. "That American flight you wanted is delayed. Ha! I told you this was the best way to go."
Toni still wasn't convinced. "Mmhmm," she said noncommittally, "I hear ya."
The Frontier flight did leave on time, but when it reached Omaha, the weather had caught up with them. They had to circle the airport waiting for the runway to clear and traffic to get out of their way. Finally, they touched down, but then it took another forty-five minutes to reach the gate. By the time they got off the plane, they'd missed the Spirit flight to Chicago.
As they waited in line at the Spirit counter, an announcement came over the loudspeakers that due to the heavy snowfall, the airport was shutting down. No more flights would be leaving.
When they finally got to the counter, the haggard agent explained that since the delay was due to weather, and not their fault, they would not provide any vouchers for a hotel or food. They were on their own. The airport hotel was overbooked, and there was no way they were getting out of the airport to any of the nearby hotels.
"Well, now what?" Toni asked, looking around the airport lobby for a place to camp out.
"I guess we have to wait here until the airport reopens," Brandon replied.
"When will that be?" Toni asked in frustration.
"They are not sure," Brandon answered, "but I got us booked on a flight out first thing in the morning."
So, with that, they found a spot on the floor and huddled together. Five minutes later, Brandon declared, "I'm hungry."
"Want me to go try and find something to eat?" Toni asked, standing up.
"Sure," he replied, "If you don't mind. I think I might have a power bar in my backpack."
Toni was bored and didn't feel like sitting there, so the idea of walking around was appealing. If she could secure food, that was even better.
"I don't mind," Toni said, as she dug her wallet out of her bag. "I'll be back in a bit. I'll call you if I find something."
"Cool," Brandon replied, then fired up Hearthstone on his phone and started playing.
Ten minutes later, Toni was in line at Burger King. It seemed to be the only place still open. She was waiting patiently, but the line was long.
"Man, this weather sucks," came a voice from behind her. She turned to see an attractive man of around fifty smiling at her. He wore a suit, with his tie loosened and the top button of his shirt undone.
"Yeah, it does," she responded, returning his smile. "Did you get stranded here, too?"
"Yeah, but I was lucky and got a room at the hotel. How about you?"
