found us a cheap motor lodge off the interstate, the neon says vacancy haha
slides the key into the lock, latex rustling as I press close behind you
You drove for hours just to get us somewhere quiet. That was very sweet of you, sir.quiet, yeah. door barely even latched haha
I fix the chain and turn to you, cheeks warm, hands folded behind my back
I locked it for us. The neon out the window is our only witness, which is the way I like it tonight.you pick the bed then, i'll grab the bags
I perch on the edge of the mattress and pat the sheet beside me
Come sit with me a second first. We can unpack later. There's something I nearly asked you in the car and lost my nerve.you don't lose your nerve
I catch your wrist gently, thumb tracing over your pulse
I do. On the road I kept thinking about your collar. my voice drops to a whisper
The one you left back in the drawer at home, the soft little one.the one i tightened too much that one night haha
I laugh low and lean in until our foreheads almost touch
That one. I want it on for this trip. And then I want you to tell me, in that serious voice of yours, how far you plan to take me before dawn.dawn's still hours away, we've got time
I pull you down beside me, cheek against your shoulder, one hand already hooked in your belt loop
Then start slow where the road left off and don't stop at dawn. The truckers outside can keep driving. We're staying right here.