With both hands firmly on the steering wheel, Andy leaned forward and turned his head, checking his blind spot as he pressed the accelerator and eased onto the freeway. Glancing up to his rear view mirror and confirming he was safely ahead of the eighteen-wheeler he had noticed as he turned onto the ramp Andy relaxed a bit. Only then did he notice the hitchhiker on the shoulder ahead of him.
Not one to take unnecessary risks he normally wouldn't even consider picking up a hitchhiker, there were just too many stories out there and he refused to become a victim. As he got closer he noticed it was a woman, a relatively attractive one the best he could tell as he approached at sixty-five miles per hour. Just as he breezed past her he made a decision...
After she had climbed into the car and they exchanged a brief impromptu introduction and a few mumbled thank yous, Andy found himself engulfed in an uncomfortable silence. Not wanting to rudely stare at his new passenger, he stole a few quick glances as they traveled the next few miles. Her shoulder length blonde hair was surprising clean and it looked like she actually had on some makeup. She had unbuttoned her heavy jacket exposing a low cut blouse showing a hint of a black lace bra and some alluring cleavage.
After nearly an hour, hoping for her to remove her jacket, Andy reached forward and turned up the heat a bit just before changing lanes and slowly passing an eighteen-wheeler. That was it! The eighteen-wheeler provided him a subject and feeling courageous he spoke.
"That's the damn truck that blared its horn as I pulled over to pick you up," he said, nodding his head at the truck.
"We passed him quickly, how fast are we going?"
"Just a bit over the speed limit, the truck must be slowing down for some reason."