"I can't believe how lucky I am!" Helen said to herself. Here she was standing in her hallway with Alan Rickman!
A week ago, Helen had attended a local charity event where local celebrities were "auctioned off" to the highest bidder. To her great delight, Alan had volunteered to be one of the celebrity candidates, and Helen wasn't about to let him get away! After 10 minutes of intense bidding (it is Alan after all) the words "Sold! to the lovely lady with the blond hair" truly were music to her ears.
After the event, Alan made arrangements to visit Helen at her home for a bit of gardening and house upkeep. Usually the celebrities were really just for show, but it turned out that Alan was a bit of a do-it-yourself-er, and was excited to help out around Helen's house! So she promised to make up a list of summer projects that he could help her with.
Promptly at nine that Saturday, the doorbell rang. Helen opened it to a very handsome man in a t-shirt, cut-off shorts, and work boots. He was taller than her, had salt and pepper hair, and looked like he worked out a bit. Her heart fluttered a bit as she recognized Alan all ready for work.
"God he's handsome," she thought feeling a bit flushed, "this is going to be a great day!"
"Good morning Helen!" he said grinning. "I hope you have lots for me to do today! I even brought my trusty tool belt with me."
An entire day later, Alan was finishing up his last chore, installing a light in her hallway. They had finally gotten the bulk of her list checked off, so Helen, being all sticky and sweaty had gone off to her bedroom to have a quick shower while Alan continued to work on the light. Dinner was in the plans for tonight, and Alan's turn to clean up was next.
"I can't believe how lucky I am!" Helen said to herself again as she dried herself off. "Today was the perfect day!"
They had spent all afternoon talking as they worked, and were fast becoming friends. Wanting to quickly check up on Alan in case he needed anything, Helen slipped her nightshirt over her head. "This is long enough," she thought looking down, the shirt hitting her mid-thigh, and walked out into the hallway. Alan was standing on a short step ladder with his arms over his head attaching the wiring for the new light.
"How's it going?" she asked watching him work. "Mmm," she thought,"those are great abs!"
His raised arms had lifted his shirt up, and revealed a well defined set of stomach muscles. It also helped that his tool belt was dragging his shorts down on his hips. Her eyes were drawn from the bottom hem of his t-shirt down his flat tummy, following the treasure trail of hair to the top of his shorts. She could see the V his muscles made, like a neon sign pointing down to paradise.
"Ouch," he said as he flinched a bit. "My back is a bit sore but I'm almost done now."
"Here, let me help you with that," she said as she moved to his side. Helen reached across his back with one hand, massaging his sore lower back muscles. "How does that feel?"
"Ah, that's really nice. Don't stop!"