My wife Jo Anne and I were on our way back from Las Vegas. The trip had been fun for me but I could tell she was slightly disappointed and also worried about how we would manage the rent this month. Lady luck did not shine on me this trip. It had started out fine but slowly deteriorated. I was over a thousand dollars up at one point, but I thought I could parlay that into five. Boy was I wrong! Instead, I just became one of the other millions of people that helped build the magnificent, opulent casinos. I ended up loosing three thousand dollars. That's about a month's salary and I hadn't paid any of our bills yet that month. I could see why she was worried; I was worried too.
The drive home was filled mostly with silence. Neither of us was mad at each other, it was just the entire situation. I do need to tell you that Jo Anne looks fabulous. She is about 5' 4", slender, short brown hair, sparkling eyes and a smile that melts my heart. Today, all of that was set off in a blue sundress that showed off her great figure. The top was down on our mustang and the heat caused her to sweat just enough that her nipples clung to thin material of the dress. She never wears a bra because she doesn't need to. Her breasts are small and perky enough to stand up on their own. I guess I was paying too much attention to her and not enough to the road. Before I was even aware of what was happening, I glanced up and saw the red lights flashing in my mirror. I contorted my face and exclaimed, "Fuck, just what I need a three hundred dollar ticket!" I was aware of the cost of tickets in Nevada since I was just as stupid on our last trip and was pulled over for exactly what I was doing right now. I was going 90 in a 70 zone. Of course I didn't need to mention to Jo Anne that our insurance would probably double, because our agent had warned us after the last ticket that I would have to switch to assigned risk if I received another.
The cop walked up to the car and looked like he was right out of the back set of a movie studio. He was about six foot four, 220 pounds, dark glasses and of course the mandatory trooper hat, what else in Nevada. As he approached my window, he started his casual conversation.
"Do you know how fast you were going?"
"I believe I was going 70 officer."