(a work of fiction)
Britney was almost desperate. She had invited all her Louisiana relatives to her West coast home in Calabasas, CA for a Memorial Day picnic and pool party. Now, four days before the party, she had lost her gardener and pool-man. She had gotten some names from friends; but all of their suggestions had been booked solid. As she headed for the computer to start a search, she remembered that she had often seen a teenaged boy mowing the lawn at one of the houses down her road; and inspiration struck her. She grabbed her keys; jumped in her car and sped off down her long driveway to the road.
A few minutes later she was parking in the driveway of a very modest, but well kept, Cape Cod style home; and purposefully mounting the front steps. Seconds after ringing the doorbell, she recognized the boy who answered the door as the one she had seen performing yard-work. Without hesitation she introduced herself, "hi, I'm Britney Spears; your neighbor."
The young boy stammered as he replied, " oh, y-y-yes Ms Spears, everybody knows who you are. I'm Brian, what can I do for you?"
Brian was fully aware of who was at his front door...the girl; woman actually; of his dreams. His mother , ever since he could remember, had sang and danced around the house when doing house-work to the accompaniment of Britney Spears music. She had always seemed so happy when listening and singing along; that he had begun at an early age to join in the chorus. He knew every Britney tune by heart; and he knew just about every fact about her life. Thanks to all the tabloids, magazines, paparazzi, and web sites; he was an expert on Britney Spears. He loved looking at photos of her in a bikini (hey, he was a teenager); and often dreamed about her at night.
When she had purchased the estate on the same road as his house, it was like a dream come true for Brian. Of course, the fact that they lived on the same road was almost a miracle. Brian's house had been family property for a few generations and the property value in the area had skyrocketed in the last few years. The only way Brian's mother could afford the taxes on the property was by holding down two jobs. His dad had split town several years before, so the burden was solely on the two of them. He tried to find odd jobs; but not too many people would hire a kid. He suddenly realized how impolite he was being, held the door open, and spoke up, " please ma'am , forgive my manners. Won't you please come in."
Britney smiled that wonderful smile, stepped through the doorway, and said, "there will be none of this Ms Spears and ma'am stuff. That makes me sound like your grandmother...do I look like your grandmother? Please call me Britney."
Brian stared at Britney who was dressed in what his mother called "Daisy Duke" cut off jeans, and a sleeveless dress shirt tied in a knot around her mid-riff allowing her belly button to show. She looked incredibly sexy. Brian caught himself staring and replied, " oh no ma'am, I mean Britney; you don't look like any grandmother I have ever known."
As they sat down on the sofa, Britney started her plea; " listen Brian, I'm in kind of a bind. I have people coming to my house this weekend for a party, and I've just lost my gardener and pool-guy. They were both arrested yesterday. It seems they were working as a team to rob the houses where they worked. One would distract the owner, while the other would slip into the house and take things of value. They were only taking one or two things at a time ,and any cash they could find, so that the owners wouldn't miss them, and they could keep coming back. Luckily, at least to the best of my knowledge, they didn't take anything from me.
"That's horrible," Brian answered sincerely, "but what does that have to do with me."Β Β He was having a difficult time trying not to stare at her wonderful legs.
"Well, here's the thing," Britney started, " I have seen you mowing here, and I was wondering if I could hire you to mow and trim at my house. I pay pretty good."
Brian could hardly stop himself from jumping around the room, as he answered as calmly as possible, " sure, I can definitely do that. I can start tomorrow, if that's ok."
"You're a lifesaver," she squealed, "thank you so much. You know where I live, right?"
He knew all right. He had ridden his bike past the entrance to her driveway many times, hoping for a glimpse of his dream-girl; with no luck. He assured her that everyone on the road knew where she lived.
As she was descending the front steps, on the way to her car, she shouted over her shoulder, " do you know anything about pools?"
"Everything," he lied, shouting back. He figured he had internet access; how hard could it be.
As she nestled into the driver's seat, she yelled; "you're an angel. See you tomorrow."
Brian could hardly contain himself while telling his mother about his new employment, when she got home from work.
"That's great, "she said, "now you'll have something to keep you occupied this summer. Make sure you do a good job. " She was very proud of her son. He was such a good boy; always trying to contribute to the household income."