It was early morning when my doorbell rang and I went to the door and opened it and there was a young lady, I'm guessing around 30 or 35, about 125, long black curly hair. She was wearing shorts and a tank top and not bad on the eyes.
"Hello. Can I help you?"
"Hello. My name is Cindy and I am your new neighbor. I'm just moving in and the electric company hasn't turned on my service yet and I was wondering if you would do me a favor and charge my cell phone for me?"
"Hi Cindy. My name is Ben. I don't see why not. Give me your phone and charger and I'll bring them over when it's charged."
"Thank you so much. I owe you. See you later. Thanks."
I watched her as she walked back to her place. I couldn't help but to notice she had a nice ass and legs which her shorts gave me a good view.
About two hours later her phone was charged and I brought it over to her. The front door was open as moving men were going in and out.
"Hello...Cindy, Ben here. I have your phone."
I heard her yell down, "Hi Ben. I'm coming down."
Then she appeared on the steps...
"Here is your phone, all charged."
"Thanks. You're a life saver."
"If you need anything else just holler. Here is my cell number in case you need me."
As I was leaving she said, "Do you have to go. The moving company is finished and I'd like to make you a cup of coffee to thank you."
"Ok. That would be fine."
The moving company left and Cindy made us some coffee and we sat in the kitchen and chatted.
I said, "Well, welcome to the neighborhood. I hope you like it here. It looks like you will be busy for awhile."
"I'm sure I will, especially if all the neighbors are as nice as you. Yeah, I'll be busy for sometime. It's a good thing I work from home though."
"Look, I was serious before. If you need anything, please let me know. By the way, you're welcome to use my pool anytime you like. I'll give you a key to the lock so you can come and go as you please."
"Oh, that's so sweet of you. Thank you."
Then I said something stupid, "Is your husband going to join you soon?"
She replied, "I wish. He died a couple of years ago."
"I'm sorry. I saw your wedding band...forgive me."
"That's ok. I haven't had the courage to take it off. Are you married?"
"I'm a widower. My wife died several years ago, so I know what you're going through."
Then I thanked her for the coffee and on the way out I said, "I'm sure you've had a long day. Why don't you come over for dinner tonight...nothing fancy...just a couple of steaks on the grill. What do you say?"
"That is so nice of you. I think I will. Thank you."
"Come over at 6:00 and bring your bathing suit. It will still be hot and you can cool off in the pool."
"Ok. See you at 6:00. Bye."
I left and took out a couple of steaks that I had in the freezer. I made sure I had some red wine and a couple of vegetables for dinner. I straightened up the place in case she wanted a tour and I rested for the rest of the day.
Around 5:00 p.m. I showered and put on clean shorts and a tank top and waited for my guest thinking what does a 50 year old guy have in common with a much younger woman. I didn't think I would be her type as I'm older than she is, but us old guys like to think of the possibilities.
At 6:00 p.m. my doorbell rang. My guest had arrived and she looked even younger than I imagined earlier.
"Come on in. How is everything going?"
As she came in she said, "I would have brought over some wine but..."
"I have some. But thanks."
"The steaks are on the grill. I have everything ready out on the patio. Let's go outside."
As we went to the patio I brought the wine.
We sat around the table and I opened the wine. I told her the steaks would be ready in a few minutes.
Finally, we sat down to dinner.
As we ate we chatted and got to know one another. She told me she is 40 and a fashion designer who does freelance work for several fashion houses.
I told her I had a business but sold it and now I do consulting work that I do from home and sometimes I have to do presentations for clients. I told her I was 50.
"You sure don't look your age."
"I'll lend you my glasses." I said as I laughed.
"Well Cindy, you look like your in your 20's."
"Thank you Ben. You're so kind."
We finished dinner & I cleaned up and we had some more wine.
"Are you ready to hit the pool Cindy?"
"I couldn't find my suit."
"Well, we have a few options...you could go in as you are, shorts and a tank top or we can skinny dip or we don't have to go in at all. Your choice."
She started laughing..."Well, those are some choices...I think I'll pass on going in. Maybe next time."
"I hope what I said didn't offend you...my wife and I were nudists when we got married but I don't practice it anymore."
"No, you didn't offend me. The last time I skinny dipped was when my husband was still alive. We used to go to our cabin by a lake and we'd skinny dip. It was fun. Wow, I hadn't thought of that In a long time. I miss him."
"I can imagine. I still miss my wife. Hey, enough of this...have more wine."
We had some more wine and it was getting late and Cindy said she was tired and just wanted to go to bed. I walked her out and I watched her as she walked home.
About 15 minutes later I got a text message..."Thank you for being so nice to me. You have made me feel like I made the right decision in moving here. BTW, skinny dipping didn't sound so awful to me...lol...good night. Cindy"
I replied, "Just being neighborly. Goodnight. Ben"
Over the next few days I didn't see much of my new neighbor figuring she was busy settling in. Then on Saturday morning I got a call...it was from Cindy.
"Hi Ben. I need your help. I can't seem to get my computer up and running. You know anything about them?"
"In fact I do. I'll come right over. Bye."
In minutes I was knocking on her door. When she opened the door I was taken back by her outfit...tank top with no bra and short shorts that showed a lot of leg.
She welcomed me in and took me to her office with the computer. I looked over the situation and in a relatively short time, I had her computer up and running.
"There you go Cindy. It's fine now."
"Wow Ben, I can't thank you enough. You're terrific." And she gave me a kiss on my cheek.
Then she offered me a cup of coffee which I accepted.
We chatted and I told her that her place looked really nice. She told me that she is almost finished but she is in no rush now. Then she said, "I don't want you to take this the wrong way but I have decided to go up to my cabin next weekend. I already called my friend who keeps an eye on it and he said he would make sure it's ready for me. Would you like to join me for the weekend? It has two bedrooms and is quite nice."
