27 The Road

The climate was warm, weekends were often spent hiking or making love, and life was good. Plus, it was now summer, and the new trainee he introduced at work had left him with a message. “Pick me up by 8 a.m.; we are going for a drive.” Then she sent him a picture of a Jeep in his garage that she wanted to be picked up by. Mark smiled as he read the message. She was completely different from his secretary. She was bold and reckless. Lana would never tell him what vehicle she wanted to be picked up in, but the new girl is already taking pictures of his garage. What had he gotten himself into? He wondered. He really felt excited around her. How come he never met her earlier on? Compared to Lana, she was slightly less developed both in front and back, but something about her just made him happier. The new Jeep was her pride and joy, and she had already taken it out along the many remote country tracks surrounding the town so that she could reach isolated hiking trails. I had sen