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Tartan Blanket
Date: 9/9/2016, Categories: Cheating, Author: marlowe, Rating: 6, Source: LushStories
Eddie scraped a thin layer of ice from the windscreen while Mark poured Malcolm into the front seat of the car and Eileen put their luggage into the boot. After too many turns of the ignition key and a few frustrated curses from the driver, the old Rover 90 eventually fired into action. Under the veil of a darkening sky they headed back to Gateshead. “Put this over your legs,” Eileen whispered, a suggestion of excitement and anticipation dancing behind flashing eyes, wrapping herself inside the tartan blanket and spreading the rest over his muscular thighs. Because there was evidence of black ice on the country roads, Eddie didn’t talk too much, he just puffed on his cigarette and concentrated on the driving. Other than the occasional grunt from the drunk in the front seat, the inside of the car was reasonably quiet. The car chugged along with comfortable ease, weaving its way through the sweeping country roads, the headlights beaming into the night sky, the occasional swerve brought about by icy conditions or the unfamiliar terrain. “The roads are slippery,” Eddie confirmed, glancing in the rear-view mirror, muttering curses and apologies under his breath. “Take your time...There’s no hurry,” he offered, smiling at his father in the mirror, blinking his eyes, trying to focus in the darkness, just making out the silhouette of his father’s face and his left hand on the steering wheel, the dashboard lighting up the fine hairs on his disfigured arm, the reflection in the mirror ...