Flight 749

Flight 749

Madeline had just about had enough of all the flight delays and cancellations and reroutings on this trip for her boss. Way back flying had once been fun and exciting, but lately, the only way she could describe the whole ordeal was a major pain in her ass. She had been away from home for coming up on a month now flying first one place and then another setting up and the logistics and making all the pre-arrangements just so in order that the roadshow for the IPO would roll out as smoothly as possible. It had been a long and brutal marathon for Maddie and she sighed heavily as she settled into her seat on the short flight that would go through Houston so she could get the final leg of her trek home and be over and done with living out of her suitcase and eating crappy hotel food for a long, long time.

It had been a bone of contention between her and her husband, Mark, when she had come home to announce she was going to have to make this trip. Mark, normally an even-keeled and centered guy flew off the handle at this news. Maddie knew he hated it when she was gone for long periods of time for work but it was not that he missed her as much as he detested having to take over the management of the house while she was gone. This always annoyed Maddie as she often found herself in this same position when he was sent on some assignment of some sort with his job. But somehow he did not see the hypocrisy in it all. Hell, Maddie said to herself, even when we are both home who does he think handles the majority of it all anyway?

After a month away, she thought her annoyance and frustration at his attitude might have faded, but as the flight to Houston lifted off she found herself still fuming underneath. They had been having other issues along the way lately as well, and Maddie was wondering if maybe after 15 years if they had just gone as far as they could as a couple. She had forgiven an affair he had been involved in over a decade ago, but the sting of that betrayal and the deception she had been the victim of had taken a chunk out of her emotionally. She supposed she still loved Mark, but the trust between them had been severely dented.

At the beginning of her trip their phone conversations had been fine, but the longer she was away the less and less cordial they had been and she sensed this tone in his voice on her last call home that he was just fed up with it all. It was not like this had been her choice, though. If she wanted to keep her job, she knew that required her getting on a plane and making the rounds so the financial and marketing guys could follow her and take all the glory for the public offering. It was scutt work she knew, but right now she and Mark were seriously over-leveraged on their mortgage. After the last financial meltdown and the most recent round of government bailouts for the assholes that had put them in that position if she did had not gone on this trip to get the fat bonus her boss had promised as extra compensation for what he knew was a shitty task, she was not sure what would happen to them. Goddamn Mark anyway!

At this point, she just assumed he was fucking that little slut in his office again with a month of having her far, far away. Despite his assurances that it would never happen again and all the hours spent with the counselor, she remained skeptical. Mark had been a grade-A horndog since they had met. It was, in fact, one of the things that had drawn her to him in the beginning. Mark was insatiable in the bedroom and Maddie had been happy to be on the receiving end of his advances back then. There was no place or position they would not try and Maddie had even given in to trying anal sex when he suggested it one night during one of their epic fuck-a-thons. It seemed nasty and dirty to her initially, but Maddie had to admit she was a convert. And Mark was good at it.

Hell…he was good at all of it…fucking her from behind, up against a wall, bent over a bench, bouncing her up and down like a bull rider when she got atop him…it was all fantastic and Maddie smiled recalling those early days. She blushed even now when she thought back to that time she went down on him in that movie theater when she had consumed a bit too much wine. But that was ancient history. They still had sex but it had become routine and predictable. And the frequency was well below what she would like. But fortunately, she had her trusty vibrator; it was not quite the same but it got her through the patches when she got so horny she wanted to scream. Even with all she had to offer, Mark was still more interested in some young, nubile, slut than her. Was this little bitch with the enormous breasts that she put on display for all to see what he really wanted? She just hoped he was not fucking her in their own bed.

Their sexual disruption coincided with his affair. She did not know it at the time, but when the truth came out it all made sense. Maddie was still an alluring, sexy, and desirable woman. She knew it in her heart and it was often confirmed on these business trips when she could feel lecherous, ogling eyes burn into her back as she walked by men or as they not so subtlely focused on her substantial cleavage when she had on a top cut a bit too low. And there had been times when she had been sorely tempted. But in the end, she remembered just how painful it had been for her when Mark had strayed. Not that it would be so critical to spare his feelings considering what he had done. But Maddie just did not want to lower herself to his level.

Even on this trip when Mark had been so curt and short with her on the phone one night, Maddie had refrained even though she knew there was this guy at Thompson and Associates that had been eyeing her diligently all night at the cocktail party they had thrown for everyone. She was pissed at Mark and if she had downed just one more martini that evening it probably would have happened. Douglas Ringer was young and virile and…hell…who was eyeing a younger option now because he might thrill her for one night? Maddie looked out the window as the sun was approaching the horizon and sighed. How much longer would they both play this game?

She closed her eyes and tried to let all her anxieties over Mark and their fractured marriage fade away. The trip itself had gone well with only minor hiccups. She was on her way home now with the promise of a nice fat bonus check awaiting her. No more shuttles, no more rushing to catch a connecting flight, no more pasting a fake smile on her lips as some CEO in some generic and staid organization bored her with the company’s achievements just moments before he grabbed her ass when no one was looking. She would let the dust settle and then maybe it would be time for her and Mark to have a serious discussion about their future.

Maddie startled awake as the plane bumped and vibrated as it began to come down in altitude and the announcement she had heard a million times by now, the one she was sure she could repeat from memory came over the intercom alerting them all to prepare for arrival. Off in the distance, she could see flashes of lightning race across the sky and shoot downward. As they were just a few feet off the runway, Maddie looked out the window and saw that a huge rainstorm had developed. It was coming down in buckets and she could see the lightning from earlier flashing one bolt after another. She had seen such storms in Houston before—it was no biggie—and she was glad she was just here for an hour or so before catching her flight home. Hopefully, she would not have to battle this weather there as well.

Maddie sat quietly as the mad dash to jump up and stand around began once the plane came to a stop. It never ceased to amaze and amuse her. Where did all these people think they were going? As the line began to move and thin out, Maddie stood and collected her carry-on and then walked slowly down the aisle in peace offering her thanks to the crew as they waved her goodbye. She did not know them by name of course, but as much as she had flown over the years both groups knew each other by face.

She wandered through the hallway and found the departure flight sign to locate her last leg and then began to make the short walk over to the new gate. Maddie found an empty seat next to a very attractive young blond woman who looked up and smiled at her as she sat.

“You headed to Denver, too?” she asked.

“I am,” Maddie replied.

“You look tired.”

“Long trip for business I am afraid. It will be good to get home.”

“You live in the city?”

“Yep…you know Denver?”

“No…not yet…just moving here for a new job actually.”

“Oh…well…welcome!”

“Thanks…I am really excited to finally be here. I’ve spent my whole life back east and it finally just wore me down. You know the congestion, the crappy weather…”

“I am sure you will love it. I’ve been here for nearly two decades now and I cannot imagine living anywhere else.”

“Oh…by the way…my name is Helen.”

“Maddie…nice to meet you.”

They both just settled back then and began the wait. But before Maddie could read one page of her book, an announcement came over the intercom telling them that flight 749 to Denver had been delayed. Maddie could not believe it. All she wanted was one uncomplicated flight and to get home to her own bed.

“Great!” Maddie said with frustration.

“Weather you think?”

“Probably. It was coming down in sheets when I flew in just now. Lots of thunder and lightning as well. Just then a massive clap of thunder broke loud enough to be heard in the terminal, something Maddie thought she had never heard before. She looked out at the jetway that sat unaccompanied by her flight as the wind was blowing the rain almost sideways now.”

“I heard about this tropical depression coming up from Mexico…that it you think?”

“Could be. Happens often enough here.”

They sat and waited and waited until the next announcement came on.

“Attention, please….American flight 749 to Denver has been canceled due to the severe weather passing through the Houston metro region. Please see the representative at the counter to reschedule your flight for tomorrow and for vouchers for a local hotel.”

“Cancelled?” Maddie exclaimed in disgust. “You have got to be fucking kidding me!”

“Yeah…what a drag.”

“Sorry about my language, Helen. It’s just…oh, this trip had been brutal and back home, I…never mind…”

“That’s OK. Maybe we should get in line with everyone else?”

Maddie nodded and they stood and waited to rearrange their flight for the next day and get a hotel room for the night. The line moved pretty quickly considering, Maddie thought, and everyone seemed to be taking the interruption in their travels in stride. She really felt bad now about her outburst earlier…it was not like the airline could control the weather after all. But when they got to the counter a new wrinkle was introduced. Getting a new flight into Denver for the next day was no issue but the hotel accommodations became an issue immediately.

Helen had gotten her voucher as well as another for food and she waited off to the side for Maddie figuring they would likely be going to the same hotel. She turned as Maddie’s voice got agitated as she talked to the girl at the counter.

“What do you mean there are no more hotel rooms?” Maddie demanded.

“I am sorry, ma’am, but this storm caught us all off-guard and there are multiple conventions in town at the moment that have taken up a lot of hotel rooms. Give me a second and let me double- check for you.”

Maddie stood and fumed impatiently as Helen came back to her side.

“Problem?” she asked.

“You could say that,” Maddie replied struggling to keep her annoyance under control as it was not Helen’s fault. “Conventions in town have sucked up all the hotels apparently. She’s trying to find me one now.”

Helen nodded and waited feeling bad for this nice woman she had just met who was frazzled out from her long trip. But as she had talked to her she sensed something else bubbling under the surface with Maddie that was separate from her travel. The girl at the counter hung up her phone and looked at Maddie with an apologetic empathy.

“I am so sorry, ma’am, but I am not having much luck. Could we offer you a free flight in the future as compensation?”

Maddie exhaled in fatigue and disappointment and just shook her head. It was not like she had never had to make do on one of these cancellations before. But right now she had no desire to get back on another flight anytime soon. She knew the poor girl had done her best and was just trying to offer her something.

“No that’s OK, Miss,” Maddie replied. “Thanks for trying.”

She walked away and just stared at the throngs of travelers all hustling about in light of the numerous cancellations just then. Helen came over and toucher her on the arm. Maddie was so lost in her own thoughts she had completely forgotten about Helen and jerked slightly at her touch.

“You all set?”

“Not really…”

Helen looked at her curiously and then Maddie explained the situation.

“Well…how would you feel about sharing my room?”

Maddie looked up in surprise as she had not been expecting such a kind offer from a total stranger.

“Are you sure? That is a huge imposition.”

“Nonsense. It’s just one night and I am sure it one of those huge hotel rooms anyway.”

“Well…if you are sure.”

“I am, Maddie. Let’s go!”

And with that Maddie felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders. She just wanted to collapse in bed and then get this trip over and done with. They piled into the shuttle that the airline had provided and in just a few minutes had arrived at the hotel. Helen checked in and they headed to the elevator to find the room. Helen unlocked the door and they went in.

“Uh, oh…” Helen said as she stepped in.

Maddie came to her side and saw her concern.

“Just one king bed I am afraid, Maddie.”

“No problem, Helen. I am sure can manage for just one night.”

“OK…as long as you are OK with it. How about a drink before we grab some dinner?”

Maddie nodded and they returned to the lobby and the bar. Helen ordered a beer and Maddie had her usual vodka martini as they chatted easily. Helen told Maddie of her life back east while Maddie answered all her questions as best she could about what Denver had to offer.

“So, you married?” Helen asked out of the blue.

“Yeah…does it show?”

Helen laughed lightly.

“I don’t know it just seemed like it I guess. Your husband must really miss you on these trips.”

Maddie hesitated before replying. But maybe, she thought, it might be good to talk about Mark with another woman. One who knew nothing of him or their dynamic. She was still hesitant but in the end, it was her third martini that opened her up. Helen sat and listened with a look of genuine care and sympathy on her face as Maddie went through the whole story and what she had to deal with after getting home to Mark.

“I’m sorry, Maddie. That must be really hard, especially on this trip of yours.”

“Thanks. Yeah…it has been. But it’s been nice to be able to talk to someone…someone who can be objective about it all.”

“Not sure I have much in the way of advice, though. Just nothing I have any experience with I am afraid.”

“No worries. I think I just needed to get it all out. Thanks again.”

They finished up their dinners as they move the conversation to more pleasant and unemotional topics for Maddie. She knew the alcohol was relaxing her to some degree but it had been really wonderful to connect with Helen. She had friends at home for things like this but somehow this felt different…closer…more intimate almost, though she did not know why. Maybe because she hardly knew Helen and did not have to worry about what she said?Who knew…

“One more for the road?” Helen asked with a giggle.

Maddie snorted and giggled with her.

“Why not?”

They walked unsteadily back to the room and finally got in after Helen’s third attempt to get the electronic room card into the slot of the door while Maddie hung on her and laughed. They padded in and began to look through their luggage to get ready for bed. Maddie glanced over as Helen was disrobing and what she saw made her shiver. Helen was very toned and trim with long legs that accentuated a firm, sexy rear and small but perky breasts. All of a sudden she was filled with this growing wave of heat as she realized she was actually ogling this young beauty. She reddened when it hit her and she looked away quickly before she was discovered. Helen walked away to brush her teeth and Maddie went back to her suitcase.

But as she drunkenly pawed through her things she found that tears were welling in her eyes and falling down her cheeks as she stared into her things. She had no idea at first what had brought on this outburst of emotion but then she saw it as a combination of her lousy marriage at home, having spilled her guts about it to Helen just earlier, and being reminded of her own lost youth and innocence when she had spied the naked Helen across the room…and certainly, all those martinis were not helping. When Helen came back she found Maddie standing topless with her hands on both sides of her suitcase sobbing.

“Maddie? What’s wrong?”

“I’m sorry...it’s just….my life is such a fucking mess…”

Helen hugged her to her and Maddie cried as she felt Helen’s warm skin on her. Helen rubbed her back and comforted her until she stopped and pulled back to face her. Helen wiped Maddie’s tears away and smiled.

“Better?”

Maddie sighed heavily and nodded.

“I am. Sorry about that. I think it all just came to a head for me.”

“No problem. Glad I could help. Want to call it a night?”

Maddie nodded and they got in bed and killed the lights. Maddie had on her usual sloppy little T-shirt and panties that she wore to bed but could not help noticing that Helen had remained naked. She thought it odd, but then recalled her younger days when she had done that as well. Helen fell asleep right away, but Maddie could not despite all the alcohol. She stared at the ceiling as her brain raced and chugged away with all that had happened and was awaiting her back in Denver. Maddie had never been sexually attracted to women in her life, but she could still feel Helen’s reassuring and comforting hands on her back and the incredible sensation of her young and firm breasts as they had pressed into her when she had hugged her.

The longer she laid there and thought about it the more agitated and aroused she was finding herself. Without warning her nipples went stiff and erect and she put a hand to her crotch to find she was wet. What the hell was going on here? Had her simple act of compassion and kindness made Maddie suddenly attracted to her? Even when she had never found herself particularly drawn to women? She had no idea, but for sure Helen was a stunning and desirable woman…

On pure instinct, Maddie slid closer to Helen and spooned into her back. Helen roused slightly but did not seem to object. Maddie felt like she was now out of her own body watching this alien Maddie from afar, but before she knew it she had draped her arm over Helen’s side and was gently massaging her nipples and breasts. Helen sighed in response and then moaned slightly as Maddie kissed her along her earlobe. She took Maddie’s hand and moved it to her crotch as Helen opened her legs a bit and Maddie began to finger her gently. Helen was soon just as wet as Maddie was and she turned over and kissed her with great passion letting her tongue drive deep into Maddie’s mouth.

Maddie knew she was venturing into dangerous and uncharted waters here but Helen’s touch and kiss were too strong a temptation to stop. Maddie laid back as Helen slid down and began to explore her with her tongue making Maddie writhe and grab the sheets in both hands as an orgasm was just over the horizon. As good as Mark was at this, Helen made him look like an amateur.Once her own orgasm passed she returned the favor and though it was her first such experience in oral sex with a woman she found it stimulating and arousing even as she was not the one on the receiving end.

After Helen cried out following a climax that made her tremble with pleasure they came together and kissed and rubbed their hands along one another as they relaxed in the aftershock.

“What brought that on?” Helen asked as she smoothed Maddie’s sweaty hair back from her forehead.

“Not sure, Helen. Just this feeling that came over me and I could not control it.”

“Glad you did. I’ve been thinking about it ever since I met you at the airport but was hesitant to try…you know…you being married and all.”

“Really?”

“Really…you have any idea how sexy and desirable you are?”

Maddie blushed. It had been ages since Mark had said anything like that to her.

“Thanks…you too.”

Helen kissed her again and then laid her head on Maddie’s ample bosoms as she listened to her heartbeat.

“Can I ask you something personal, Helen?”

“After going down on each other how more personal could it be?”

Maddie laughed.

“You just attracted to women?”

“Not just. I’m not exactly bisexual, though…at least in my mind. With my high sex drive, I just like it all I guess, though I am finding women beginning to speak to me more these days.”

Maddie nodded.

“Your first time?”

“Can you tell?”

“Nope. You were wonderful. It’s just since you are married that I was curious. Speaking of which you going back to Mark and try to salvage things?”

“I have no idea. After the affair and with the distance that seems to be growing between us lately it seems unlikely. And not that this experience is a deciding factor but I felt more aroused and excited sexually with you tonight than I have in years. Makes me wonder if maybe I am just undergoing a change as well.”

“Interesting….”

“Are you saying you’d like to develop something more here, Helen?”

" I don’t know…maybe. As I said, I am much more drawn to women these days. And this was a wonderfully unexpected experience. Glad you were braver than me.”

Maddie was not sure it was bravery as much as her own sexual frustration with Mark and having a young partner make her feel alive again.

“So what do we do now?”

“Well…I would say you need to resolve your issues with Mark, without my influence guiding your decision. However, if you still want to get together while that is ongoing I am sure game. She kissed Maddie deep as waves of excitement and desire again filled her.

“You don’t mind being with someone of my age?”

“To me, age is just a number. Want to hear something?”

Maddie nodded.

“I have been with enough women in my life to make some comparisons and Maddie…despite your recent foray into this, you shame them all. You are sexy and alluring and one of the most desirable women I have ever been with. To me, that is the key, plus I find myself much more aroused and stimulated with a woman versus a girl. More experience, better technique, and so forth.”

Maddie felt herself blush again.

“If you are afraid you might not be able to keep up with me because of our age difference, forget it. You’ve got more energy and stamina and initiative than most women half your age.”

“Maybe as a woman I just know what we all want?”

“I think so…it’s still dark out…you up for another round?”

Maddie smiled and kissed her as they started all over again finding the second time much more passionate and sensual as they were more familiar with each other’s bodies and needs. They woke and looked outside to see the sun breaking through the thick clouds on the horizon. The storm seemed to have passed.

“Guess we need to get back to the airport,” Maddie said as she ran her fingers through Helen’s fine, tangled blonde pubic hair. “You on flight 54?”

“I am. Departs at noon as I recall.”

“Then that leaves us just enough time to shower and grab a shuttle.”

“You want to go first?”

“Oh…let’s save the city of Houston some water and share, OK?”

Helen blushed this time and hugged her tight.

They deplaned in Denver around 2:30 and grabbed their luggage. It had been a wonderful flight for Maddie as she and Helen had let their fingers wander to each other all during the flight as a blanket concealed their mischief. Though it was hard to stifle their expressions of release they had been successful and napped between sessions. Maddie stood on the curb outside as Helen walked up.

“Here’s my cell number and my email address,” Maddie said. “Call or write anytime. I am planning on taking a few days off to recover from my trip…and now from you it seems…”

Helen laughed as she took Maddie’s business card.

“I have this apartment up in Louisville at the moment, Maddie. My stuff from the movers is due tomorrow but then I have about a week before I have to be at my new job.”

“OK…you up to maybe hosting me for a visit?”

“Absolutely…you come to any decisions yet about Mark?”

“Not definitely, but the more I think about it the more I think I just cannot go on with him like it is now. If it gets nasty is there anyway I could maybe impose on you if necessary?”

“Anytime. My door is always open. Just make the best decision for you, Maddie. As I said, even if you feel you have to stay with him for whatever reasons, financial or whatnot, I would still like to see you. If that is not an issue while you are still married.”

“OK…I appreciate that and no it is not an issue. Well, the shuttle’s here to take me out to the remote lot. You need a ride?”

“Nope. I’m good. Take care and best of luck, Maddie. I’ll talk to you soon.”

Maddie felt tears welling in her eyes again and Helen leaned over and kissed her hard and long. Maddie looked at her one last time as she got on the shuttle and the doors closed. She sat in among the other riders and closed her eyes. As Maddie thought once again of Helen and their night together, her nipples began to get hard and she smiled. What a trip it had been…..