I stood up and arched, knuckling the small of my back and gave a soft groan of relief. I was finally fucking done. I reached down and pulled off the knee pads, glancing across at the flooring that I had spent the day installing. "That had better have been one fucking expensive sweater." I mumbled to myself for what seemed like the twentieth time as I gathered up my tools. The kitchen floor was done and I deserved a beer.
I was in the garage having finished putting away my tools and just pulling that long awaited beer from the fridge when Kate's car pulled up.
"Hi Tim." Kate called in a cheerful voice as she skipped up and wrapped her arms around me in a hug. I was startled, but hugged her back as best I could without touching her with my dirty hands. She was wearing a tight white tank top and denim skirt, the ragged hem reaching about mid thigh. Her hair was done up in a pair of braided pig tails that fell to her shoulders and she smelled like a vanilla cupcake. She pulled back and looked up at me with twinkling brown eyes, her lips glistening with gloss and I struggled to keep my eyes off of her tits when she took a deep breath.
"What? After what we did last week you can't even hug me?" She chided playfully.
"I didn't want to mess you up." I replied, stepping aside and opening the door to the house. "You look too good for a grubby guy like me to touch."
"Aaaawww, that's so sweet. Maybe I want you to mess me up, ever think of that?" She replied, punching me playfully in the shoulder.
Shit. Shit, shit, fucking shit! I thought to myself as I tried not to look like I was scurrying into the house. She was flirting with me, and she damn well knew that Catherine wasn't here. Of the list of things that could go wrong this was one of the top three. My mind raced over the various ideas I had come up with to handle this situation.
"Uh, your mom isn't home right now. She should be back in a couple of hours if you want to wait." I told her as I maneuvered through the kitchen to place the counter between us.
She followed me into the house, placing her forearms on the counter and leaning over to give me a clear view of her tits that strained against her top. "Alright, any ideas on how what we can do while we wait?"
"Kate, I really think...." I started to say, then froze as I heard another car pull up into the drive. I glanced out the window to see Catherine's Audi, she was home early. Either I had just been saved by the bell, or it was yet another alarm in this five-alarm fire I had going on here. Kate glanced over too and pushed herself upright when she saw her mother's car. I was still trying to figure out how to handle the situation when Catherine walked in the door.
"Tim, what is Kate doing here?" She asked, then froze when she saw her daughter and how she was dressed.
I started to reply but Kate spoke up. "I came over to visit, is that a problem?"
"No, but I would appreciate knowing when you are coming." Catherine replied, setting her purse down and crossing her arms.
"Oh, now do I have to book an appointment to visit my own home? I'll call your first secretary next time." Kate replied in an angry tone, crossing her own arms and raising her chin.
Fuck. Catherine was pretty meek and quiet around men but she could be a total bitch when dealing with women. It looks like Kate inherited that charming aspect of her personality and now they were like two alley cats arching their back and starting to spit. I needed to stop this and fast before someone said something that they couldn't take back.
"Ladies, please. Let's stop and...." I may as well have been a pop-up ad given how much they ignored me.
"Don't take that attitude with me young lady." Catherine announced sternly, lowering her brows and giving Kate a glare that would have frozen me in place. Kate shrugged it off, I guess she had seen it before.
"That 'young lady' crap hasn't worked in years Mom. Stop trying to intimidate me and just say what you mean." Kate replied in a voice so full of insolence I wanted to slap her.
Catherine's jaw dropped, then she took a breath and before she could say something we would all regret I slammed my hand down on the counter with a bang.
"Stop, both of you. Shut your fucking mouths!"
Both women jumped then looked at me as if they had forgotten I was even there. Catherine's mouth was still open but her eyes were wide with surprise. Kate spun around then stepped back, stumbling over a stool.
"This is exactly what I was afraid of. Look at you two, squabbling like fucking teenagers." I snarled.
"Tim, Tim I.." Catherine stammered but froze when I fixed her with a glare.
"Quiet. One more word out of you and we are done. I will pack my shit and leave."
I didn't think her eyes could get any wider but they did and she uttered a small squeak of fear. Her her hands rose to cover her mouth that way women do when they are shocked.
"No, no Tim please. Please this isn't what...." Kate blurted but I slammed my hand down on the counter again, the meaty smack echoing through the kitchen causing both women to jump again.
"Silence!" I bellowed.
Catherine and Kate cowered fearfully. Catherine had seen me like this before, but it was always after she had initiated, and I was sure that on some level she knew I was acting. She knew now that I wasn't acting. Kate had never seen me like this but knew it was her fault and desperately tried to control herself before I got even madder.
I stalked around the counter, grabbing Kate and Catherine by the arms and hurrying them into the living room. Catherine's heels clattered on the newly laid floor and Kate stumbled along in her sandals until we were in the living room. I pushed them down, forcing them to their knees in front of me.
"Stay there, don't fucking move and don't say anything." I snapped and both nodded their heads, lips sealed as they struggled to stop shaking. I went out to the garage and into my workshop where I had been working on a surprise for Catherine. This wasn't how I wanted to reveal it, but it seemed like a suitable tool for what I had decided to do. When I came back in they both looked up at me nervously, then at the armchair I set down on the floor with a thud.