Murphy's Law

[along came mary]

Ooc:
If something can go wrong, it more than likely will… Or something like that.

I don’t really have any plans for this. Just playing around pretty much, feel free to jump in with a character.

Tonia Warren, RN, 29, 5’8”, Attractive average figure, Short cropped dark hair, jade green eyes and pretty smile. Recent broken engagement has left her a bit reluctant to head back into the dating scene. Overall she’s an active, outgoing, pleasant individual – sweet but with just a hint of bitterness added for bite.

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It didn’t take very long for Tonia to figure out the source of the overly loud rumbling noise. Add to the mix that the car was becoming somewhat difficult to steer one could quite easily surmise that she’d blown a flat. Dammit to hell!, She grumbled as she pulled over to the side of the road.

She eased out of the car, thankful for the fact there was a full moon out tonight. It at least provided a little illumination. She squatted down next to the pancake flat tire to gauge a better look.

Jesus! I must of ran over something nasty! The tire had a huge gash in it. She surmised her nifty little can of fix-a-flat just wasn’t going to cut it this time. She stood and peered to her left and right down the stretch of seemingly deserted highway.

Figures. That’s what I get for volunteering to work over.

A quick glance at her watch revealed the time, 11:35pm. Well, at least she had the next couple of days off, so even if this did take half the night she could recoup then. She leaned back into the car, digging through her purse for her cell-phone – to no avail. A low growl emitted from the back of her throat as she realized it was still in the charger back home.

Great, Tonia! Just GREAT! She grabbed her purse and slammed the car door in a futile effort to ease her frustration. She turned and leaned against the car, shaking her head in bemusement. Alone, No cell-phone, No flashlight, God only knows if the spare is useable, let alone that she were to even know how to change it. “What else could possibly go wrong?” She regretted the words as soon as she uttered them. She knew better than to tempt fate. She wasn’t an overly suspicious woman, but one soon realized you never used the word “bored” or “quiet” when you worked in the medical field. If you did, you were literally just asking for trouble.

No use just standing around waiting to be rescued, she thought to herself. The mere idea causing a somewhat sardonic smile lifted the corner of her lips. In the distance she spied a lights of one in a long line of juke-joints and pubs that were scattered along this highway. They should at the very least have a pay phone. She reached into the car and flicked on her hazard lights and locked it up. Pocketing the keys into her ceil blue scrubs, she took off toward the pub, determined not to loose control and let the anxiousness that was building take hold.

 

[Guest]

Frank

It was late as I drove toward te next town for tomorrow's sales calls. I had been delayed getting away today as one of my customers, after writing me a very nice order, suggested we go to dinner. He then invited his pretty secretary too, and the three of us went to a restaurant he knew, and ordered. Partway through eating, he got a call on his cell phone and had to leave, so there I was with the lady I knew but only slightly, from the times I had visited their faclity on previous trips. As soon as her boss left, however, she brightened and became very friendly, and since I had promised to take her home, I couldnt leave until she was ready.

As soon as we finished our meal, she was ready and how ready she was! At her door she invited me in and immedately planted a kiss on me and told me she expected me to stay a while. With a smile I agreed, and within a few minutes we were in her bed. She whispered that she had wanted e since te first time I had called on them, and now was the time With another kiss I admitted that I had fantacized about her in my empty bed on more than one night on the road

I kissed every inch of her and she of me, and ten after we had sex ad cae together I admitted I had to get going to make te nex stop, as I had an eary appoinment the next day. Reluctantly I dressed and kissed her goodbye, with the promise that on the next trip next month We would go out alone together and I would plan on spending the night

S, dfriving along and thinking about her and the great sex we ad, saw a car alongside the road wit its lights flashing. Just a short distance beyond it thee was a female fgure in dark clothing walking besides the road. This was no place for a lady to be walking alone, so I pulled over and opened the window and asked if I could be of help. She explained that she had a flat tire anbd was going for help

I offerred to help her change her tire, and suggested she might like to get in and ride back to her car

 

[catlover]

Frank

"Hi. May I be of help?", I asked as I pulled over besides the lonely figure walking along the road in the dark

ooc: the above was me- thought i had entered my nick but I guess not

 

[along came mary]

Tonia

Ooc: Thanks for joining!

Ic:
She’d walked for perhaps a mile, mile and a half down 11-E. The light she had thought was leading her to her salvation of a Heiniken and pay-phone turned out to be Eddie’s Used Tires. Closed no less. Fucking figures. She seriously considered lobbing a rock at the large painted window but chose not to.

My luck ol’ Eddie would have an alarm system. Least I’d be getting a ride downtown tough. She thought with a slight perk, but shrugged her silliness off with a laugh.

Oh well, God knows I passed several of those seedy little dives up through her, surely I’ll stumble across signs of life sometime soon.

She took off walking once again, having been passed by several cars and semi’s before one slowed down beside her.

"Hi. May I be of help?" He called out of the rolled down passenger window. Tonia bend down to get a better look at him. Nice looking guy, clean-cut, nice smile, seemed normal. Nice car. No weapons displayed overtly in the seat. Dr. Pepper can in the cup holder. Has good taste at least. Hey, that’s my job to pick up on little details. she thought to herself.

“You wouldn’t happen to be skilled at changing flat’s would you? Or maybe have a cell-phone I could borrow for a moment to make a quick call to AAA?” Tonia asked, relief and hope alive and well in her voice.

She couldn’t help but loose her held breath in relief at his affirmative answer.

“Hop on in,” He said, “I’ll give you a ride back to your car.”

Tonia paused for a moment, her conscious toying with her. All the memories of Momma’s teachings of don’t take candy from strangers were sure to have included don’t go running of with strangers promising to fix your flat in the middle of the freakin’ night. Although she was sure she didn’t teach that particular lesson verbatim. If Momma had for once thought this situation would have popped up, Tonia could swear she would have though. Tonia shrugged her worries away and climbed into the car with words of thanks to the gentleman on her lips. Reckon you have to chances sometimes, no?

 

[catlover]

Frank

With the door still open and the courtesy light on, I told her my name amd she said she was Tonia. Pretty name I thought and I asked if was short for Antonia. I told her I would change her tire if she had a spare.

She indicated she thought her spare was ok but wasnt sure, as we drove back to her car. It was quite a way. I told her she had had quite a walk. She said she was happy to be able to sit and get a little rest, as I pulled up facing her flat tire, with my headlights shining on her car. She opened her trunk, and we looked at the spare, which was completely flat too.

Since the damaged tire was completely gone, I suggested she drive her car well off the hiway and park and lock it, and I would drive her wherever she wanted to go. I assumed it might be to her home and the thought ran through my mind about the last girl I had driven home earlier tonight.. With a smirk on my face, I thought of the cute story about the guy driving a girl home and saying "You're the third pregnant girl Ive driven home tonight", to which she replied "I'll have you know sir, I'm, not pregnant" to which the man said "Oh, but you're not home yet either!"

She pulled off the road to a parking lot for a closed business, and climbed back in my car, with her flat spare in my trunk to be fixed or at least charged with air. We started driving and I asked if she would like to stop for a beer or a cup of coffee. I hadnt even found a motel yet and needed a place to spend the night, so I kept my eye open for a decent looking motel with a vacancy sign.

 

[along came mary]

Tonia

Flat tire. Flat spare. What else… No, she wasn’t going to tempt the fates yet again, she thought to herself with a slight grin. So far, so good. Frank, her unexpected rescuer, had not only turned out to be a rather nice guy but a good conversationalist as well.

They chit-chatted a little about this and that as they made their way in to town. Tonia explaining that her name wasn’t short for anything, just a play on her father’s name, Tony.

“No,” She replied, “I’d rather just head to the house if you don’t mind. You can just drop me off at this little café here on the right if you like. I’ll grab a cab home. No need in getting you lost in the suburbs.” She said with a slight laugh, “You’ve been such a help already, I hate to take advantage of your kindness.”

 

[catlover]

"Oh Tonia, it's too late for you to be catching a cab. If you want to go on home I'll be happy to drive you. Possinbly we might see a service station where we can ger your spare checked. If not, we can get it done in the morning and rescue your car. You cant very well take the spare with you any other way anyhow"

As I said that, I saw a nice looking motel on the right. I said "I need a room for the night. Do you mind if I stop and reserve a room before it gets any later and I cant find a place to stay?"

 

[along came mary]

Tonia

Tonia threw a sidelong glance over toward Frank, her mind racing. A motel for the night? She hated to let him do that when she had a perfectly good spare room at home. And he had been nice enough to stop and help, not to mention drive her home. What the hey, perhaps it was a stupid risky decision, but so be it, she’d take her chances. She had a good feeling about him regardless and as of yet it hadn’t steered her wrong.

“Tell you what, Frank,” She said as she shifted in her seat, facing him, a warm smile stretching her lips. “You’re more than welcome to stay at my place. I have an extra room that you can have for the night. It’s the least I can do. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without you.”

 

[catlover]

Frank

"That wouild work out well- and i can take your tire to be fixed in the morning to my appointment, and then pick it up for you afterward. What's your schedule tomorrow?", I asked

Since she said she had just been returning home from work, I assumed she worked a late shift at least, and wouldnt have to be at work erly in the morning. She might even have the day off for all I knew, but if not I could drop her off wherever she needed to be and then get her car fixed later

Besides she looked really nice, and I liked the idea of being her roommate - even if only for the night