Car Stories

My heart was pounding as I watched him walk across the carpark. He was as he said in his pictures and bio. I breathed deeply as he opened the door to my Ute and got in the back beside me, holding out a hand to shake mine. “David” he said, introducing himself. “How are you doing?” “Nervous” I replied honestly. “Fair enough mate” he said. He seemed calm and gave me a reassuring smile. He was tall and handsome, a short hairc...

I didn’t have the house to myself, so we’d headed out late autumn to the South Coast for a drive and a picnic. I’d prepared the back of the Land Rover, laying all the seats flat and laid out some thick blankets and a thin mattress. As we drove out we chatted, about everything and nothing. We both found it hard to concentrate, the distraction of the thought about what was coming next being quite powerful. We pulled up on a...