It had been a good year at work, and Caitlyn was thrilled when her boss presented her with a hefty bonus check. Sitting at her desk, she eyed the paper and smiled broadly. She had suspected that the bonus she would receive would be nice, but this amount exceeded her wildest expectations. A vacation was already planned, but there would still be close two thousand dollars left over. What to do? Throughout the day her mind drifted from work to the money. Her first thought, of course, was to put the extra money into her savings account. That thought was quickly shelved. She'd saved pretty well already, so there was no need to do that. Investments? No, those were good too. Suddenly, something else popped into her mind. With a smile, Caitlyn grabbed her things and headed to her car. Within minutes she was driving down the road, headed to the electronics store.
A few days later, Caitlyn sat on the couch in her house and stared at the box leaning against the wall in her living room. Inside the box was a new 65-inch flat screen television. The delivery man stood at the kitchen table completing his paperwork.
"Ok ma'am, that's all for me. Are you sure you don't want me to install it for you?"
"For the price you guys want? Thanks, but I'll manage."
The delivery man laughed as he handed Caitlyn the paperwork to sign.
"Between you and me ma'am, I don't blame you one bit. Our installation price is outrageous."
Caitlyn smiled politely and signed the paperwork. With a nod, the delivery man gathered his things and wished her a good weekend as he walked out the door.
Caitlyn closed the door behind him and retrieved her phone. She scrolled through her contact list, and when she came to the name she was looking for she pressed Send. Before her phone could ring twice, a voice popped up on the other end.
"Hey there, gorgeous!"
"Hey John, how are you?"
"I'm good, how about you?"
"It's going ok," Caitlyn replied, chuckling nervously, "Actually, I was calling to see if you were free today?"
"Yeah, what's up?"
"Well, I bought a TV and I need a little help putting it up on the wall."
"Oh hell, that's easy," John replied. "Do you have the hardware you need?"
"Well..." Caitlyn said sheepishly.
"Ok, no worries. I'll be over in an hour and we'll go get what you need. Sound good?"
"That's great, John! Thank you so much!"
"Anytime, Caitlyn. You know that."
"Yeah, I know. See you in an hour."
"Ok, see you then."
Caitlyn stared at her phone after the line went dead, and a smile formed on her lips.
Caitlyn and John had been friends for many years, but it was only a few years ago that Caitlyn found out about his true feelings. It came as quite a surprise to Caitlyn when John professed his desires to her. Over the years relationships, work, and life itself always seemed to get in the way. The closest they had come was one night at a sports bar when John and Caitlyn managed to sit next to each other. John spent most of the night with his hand under the table, massaging and fondling Caitlyn's thighs. At one point he had worked his hand along the inside of Caitlyn's leg until his fingers were almost touching her panties. His touch felt amazing to her, and by the time Caitlyn got home, she was so aroused that she masturbated to an intense orgasm while imagining John's hand sliding past her panties.
As Caitlyn worked to clear space in the living room she heard a knock, followed by the sound of her front door opening. John walked in and gave Caitlyn a hug. Caitlyn had confessed to John once that she loved the feeling of their bodies together when they hugged, and since that night John always embraced her a little longer, a little deeper. She didn't mind. When they broke their embrace, she gave John her most convincing stern look.
"You know, I could've been naked."
John gave her a big smile. "Actually, I was kinda hoping that was the case."
She slapped him playfully on the arm, then led him into the living room.
John looked at the box and whistled.
"Wow, girl! Good choice on the TV!"
"You think so?" Caitlyn replied.
"Hell yeah! 4K Ultra HD? The image clarity on this thing is going to be fantastic!"
"If you say so," Caitlyn said with a shrug. She had never been good with the current trends in electronics. She knew that John was, however, so when he gave his opinion she knew it to be good.