I had just finished my third year at college and was back home at my parent's place. I was driving down the street towards the house when I noticed someone was moving in a few houses up from us. I didn't pay much attention and I headed home. The next day my Mom asked me to mow the lawn and so I fired up the mower and started to cut the grass. I hadn't been mowing for five minutes when a car pulled up and a dark haired woman got out.
I was surprised. It was a woman I had seen on TV many times. She had a series of her own many years ago. I still see it once in awhile on reruns. She walked over to our property so I stopped the mower to find out what she wanted. I will call her Kate. Kate said she was the person who had just moved in up the street. She needed someone to mow for her and would I be interested. I told her I was on summer break from school. I wouldn't be able to do it for long.
She said that was okay. Could I stop up and take a look at the size of the job and we could discuss a price. I can always use the money, so I said I would come by later. After I finished and showered I walked up to Kate's house. Her property was about the same size as most of the houses in our development. I figured I could knock it out in a half hour's time. Kate must have seen me. She came out of the house and we discussed what needed done.
She offered a generous amount of money. I said yes and that I would be by tomorrow to cut the grass. I went over early to avoid the heat. I knocked it out in just under thirty minutes. When I finished Kate came out and invited me in for a cold drink. I couldn't turn that down. There were boxes all over the place yet. Kate said it was slow going to get everything in place.
Kate then told me her life's story. After the successful TV series ended there were no more good offers for a series. She wasn't broke but she wanted to work. She ended up doing some plays and voice-over ads and such but nothing came her way like the show she had been on. After years of toughing it out in Hollywood she decide to move back here. She said she was born just twenty five miles from where we lived. Kate said she always vowed to move back once she retired.
I did ask if she had a man in her life. She said she had traded marriage for a career. She didn't regret it but she was too old and not interested in the dating scene these days. I figured Kate to be in her early fifties. You couldn't tell by the way she looked. She had black hair down to her shoulders. She was tall and thin and could pass for a woman ten years younger easily. I do admit giving her body a good looking over. I hadn't been laid in a few months and I wondered what sex would be like with an older woman.
All I had on that day were a pair of shorts and my sneakers. I was sweating like crazy. I think Kate was giving me the eye as well. We were standing so close I just gave in to my urges. I leaned in and kissed her on the mouth. You should have seen the shocked look on Kate's face. It was my turn for a surprise. Kate reached out and slapped me flush across the face. I think we were both surprised. I turned around and started to head for the door. I guessed my mowing days were over.
I was almost at the door when Kate ran towards me and grabbed my arm.
"I am so sorry Alex, you just caught me by surprise. I didn't mean that."
