A man and a woman, total strangers, find themselves sharing the same double bunk-bed passenger cabin on the 10:15 PM Amtrack express to Atlanta due to a mix-up at the ticket office.
It's the middle of winter. There's frost on the window, and the shitty Amtrak maintenance means the heat is out. In the dim light of the passenger car, the two strangers can see each other's foggy breath as they try not to make eye contact in an obviously uncomfortable situation.
The cabins are all full for the night, and the two strangers reconcile themselves to sharing the room for the night. Being decent people, they decide they can be adults for a night and come to an understanding.
The man is not only chivalrous, but well-educated. He understands that hot air rises, and cold air descends. Since he, a man, is duty-bound to suffer in the place of a lady, he defers the warmer upper bunk to the woman.
The two settle in for the night, with the expected awkwardness of two adults who haven't slept in bunk beds since they were twelve.
There's sheets and pillows, and even a rough blanket from some Army surplus store provided and fitted to the bed by the train's workers. If necessary, there's a small closet with more blankets and sheets across the cabin.
A little under an hour after they settle in, after much tossing and turning, the woman in the top bunk says, "It's so cold in here."
The man grumbles, turning over and over himself, looking for warmth.
A few more minutes pass.
The woman asks the man, "I don't suppose you could get me a blanket from the closet, please?"
The man grumbles again, rolling in bed.
"Please?" the woman pleads.
The man sighs, relents. "You know what...I've been thinking... I know a better way for you to get warm."
The woman hesitates. You can hear the blush in her voice, "But...I'm married."
"That doesn't matter to me," the man confides.
"Well...I guess one night couldn't hurt..." the woman replies. "It is cold, and I am rather lonely." She peeks her head over the side of the bunk to look at the man. "I guess we can pretend to be married, just for one night..."
"I agree," the man says. "Now get your own damned blanket!"
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