I confess that I managed to avoid Greenberg for the rest of that week.
He had dutifully, hopefully cleared my windshield every day that week, which was starting to seem excessive. I didn't really want to work giving him a handy every goddamn day into my to-do list!
The following Sunday night I got a text that one of my FWB guys wanted to stop by after work on Monday...and I saw a way that I might be able to even the score with Greenberg...
So, I buckled down and called Greenberg. I know, amazing, right? As much as I hate talking on the phone, I thought it would impress him and maybe increase the odds of him going along.
He answered with a very passable Lurch imitation:
"You rang?"
I giggled in spite of myself, and that pissed me off. I collected myself, and jumped right in.
"A guy is going to come over after work tomorrow and fuck me. He'll be in the house for 10 minutes tops, and...um I don't know, some guys, I think, like to watch people, other people, having sex...Kinda like a porno, but with ugly people and uh, shitty lighting..."
I trailed off, but he jumped right in, all fucking bright and perky.
"Like hide in your closet?"
"Exactly, it's got those louvered doors, and..."
"Fuck yeah. What time you want me there...?"
I stumbled, amazed at his instant acquiescence, and then gave him the details.
I told him the start time and started to give my address, but he cut me off.
"Bitch, I know where you live. I'm in the D block, right behind yours."
Again, I was surprised. How does HE know where I live? How did I NOT know that we were neighbors?
After we hung up, my phone chimed with a text alert. Fucking Greenberg. He had sent a gif of some stupid cartoon dog with long floppy ears dancing. Fucking guy.
During a slow spell at work on Monday, I found and watched a YouTube on how to put on makeup. Yeah? Well fuck you, too. I never learned that shit.
Stopped by CVS on the way home and purchased a recommended "what every girl should have in her glovebox next to the.45 Kimber" set of eye makeup, some whoreish lipstick, and a pair of stockings that squish the top of your legs to stay in place on their own. Thigh highs, they're called. The eye makeup came in this little flat clear plastic box, kinda like when you get an assortment of washers, or fishing weights. And had a little brush deal, some pencils and a cylinder of eyelash goop.
Got home, stripped and applied a fraction of what I had seen on youtube on this face. I'm a surgeon. I have pretty decent eye/hand, ok? It wasn't that hard. I put this bright red lipstick on, then donned a man's dress shirt, with two of the middle buttons fastened, thigh highs and a pair of heels that a college roommate had left when she visited and I was supposed to mail to her.
Yeah, I'm a sucky friend. I think that has already been established.
Reached into the booze cabinet and pulled out a fresh Blackbox of Old Vine Zin. Was drinking a glass when Greenberg showed up.
He kinda gaped at me, eyes comically bugging out. He started to say words directed at what I was wearing, or the makeup or whatever, but I shushed him and took away his telephone so he wouldn't be tempted to record sounds or pictures.