Author's Note: Unlike the stories in my "Ben & Gabrielle" series, this is an attempt to write a short but sweet, cheesy, 70s porn-style scene, with little set up or plot beyond the sex. I hope you enjoy it.
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The girl in 317 had been calling about her air conditioner for three days. She was attractive, and normally Bobby would have rushed up there to fix it - or, at least attempt to fix it - but nearly a week of 70- and 80- degree temperatures - in March - had him scurrying.
Usually, his position as building superintendent was fairly quiet. In exchange for 50 percent off the rent on his basement apartment, he'd handle a few calls a week for leaky pipes, broken windows, clogged toilets, and the like, in addition to re-painting apartments between tenants. For the things he couldn't fix, he simply needed to call the building owner and have a professional sent over. All-in-all, it was a good deal.
This week, however, had been the week from hell. Everyone in the building had turned on their AC like it was suddenly mid-August, and he'd been resetting blown fuses and replacing batteries like they were going out of style. In addition, the elevator died - again - one of the washing machines in the laundry room crapped out, and he had two apartments to paint.
Just after 8:00pm, he reached the door to his apartment for the first time since 7:30 that morning. He walked into his apartment. The light on his answering machine blinked at him menacingly. Pressing play, he walked into the kitchen. It was 317 - Rachel, her name - again. As he listened, he reached into the refrigerator to grab a two-liter bottle of Coca-Cola. He didn't bother with a glass, simply twisting off the cap and taking several long pulls straight from the bottle.
"Yeah, yeah," he told the voice on the machine. "I'm coming."
He returned the Coke to the cool air inside the 'fridge, picked up his tool box, and trudged up three flights of stairs.
"God damned elevator," he muttered to himself, knowing it would be another two days before the service guy could even look at it.
The apartment was at the end of the hall - of course. He made his way to 317 and knocked on the door.
She'd been dozing in the evening heat - sleeping on the couch while wearing nothing but a pink bra and a matching pair of boyshorts. A small fan moved the air across her petite body. Her eyes came open. Not sure if she'd heard something, she sat up, and extended a hand to adjust the fan.
Although the sun had dropped out of sight, humidity hung heavy in the air. Rachel was sure the sultry weather wouldn't have bothered her quite as much if she hadn't found herself in the same condition - hot and wet - all day. She'd already masturbated twice during the day - once with her vibrator and once with her fingers - and taken two cold showers. The former hadn't sated her. The latter had cooled her off only to find her beginning to sweat again within minutes of leaving the shower.
Well, maybe the third time is the charm, she thought, as she trailed her fingers across her stomach.
Bobby knocked again, louder. Rachel jumped slightly at the sound. Discontentedly, she considered her hand for a moment.
"Can I get a rain check?" she asked.
Laughing at herself, she stood up, and walked to the door.
"Who is it," she asked, without opening it.
"It's Bobby...the super," he answered. "I'm here to look at your AC."
She looked down at her underwear.
"Ummm, hold on a minute, I'll be right with you," she said, and scurried toward her bedroom.
"Sure, why not," Bobby said, under his breath. "It's not like I have anything better to do."
Rachel grabbed a short, red silk, Oriental robe off a chair in her room. Pulling it on quickly, she turned back toward the front door. Her eye caught sight of her vibrator standing upright on her nightstand - she hadn't put it away after her session with it. For a moment, she considered throwing it in the drawer, but decided she didn't need to bother.
"He won't be coming in here," she said, to herself.
As she walked through the living room, she prepared to give the super a piece of her mind.
"Three days of waiting," she said.
Unlocking the door, she pulled it open, and stopped short. She'd never been face to face with him, only seen him in the courtyard from time to time. Bobby towered over her, standing more than a foot taller than her 5'2", and his heavy build dwarfed her petite body. He was obviously significantly older than her 25 years; his goatee was streaked with gray hairs, though the short hair on his head was still dark brown. There was something about him...
Bobby looked down at her; into her brown eyes. Her red-highlighted, brown, shoulder-length hair was pulled back into a small ponytail. The robe she wore only came down to mid-thigh level. He noticed a fine sheen of sweat on her face.
"Hey," he said.
"Uh, hi," she returned.
"I'm sorry it took so long to get up here, I..." he began to say, but she cut him off.
"That's OK," she said. "I'm surviving...sort of."
He stepped inside and she closed the door, then turned to lead him to the living room. As she walked in front of him, he snuck a glance at her ass and legs. Arriving at the AC unit, he knelt, then rotated the selector dial to "Cool." Nothing happened.
"Yeah, I tried that," Rachel said, barely masking the exasperation in her voice.
Bobby let out a small laugh.
"It's not that I don't believe you," he said, "I'm just finding out what it's doing and not doing."
After twisting the dial back to "Off," he pulled off the front cover as she sat down on the couch. The inside of the AC was filled with dust.
"Well, we found part of the problem," he said with a cough. "All this dust makes the unit work harder, and it probably blew a fuse."
Turning to his toolbox, he pulled out a handy-vac. He vacuumed the unit quickly, including the equally dusty filter, then pulled out his flashlight examine the inside.
"Yeah, there it is..." he said, looking back at her.
Rachel was sitting Indian style on the couch. Her hands were in her lap. As he whirled toward her, he thought he saw her fingers moving between her legs.
Must be the heat baking my brain, he thought.
"...the internal fuse popped," he continued, turning his head back to the unit.
Reaching inside, he reset the fuse.
"That should do it," he said, as he replaced the cover.
Again, Bobby spun the selector. Again, nothing happened.
"Or not," he sighed.
He faced her once more. This time, he would have sworn he saw her rubbing herself.
"Ummm, it, ahhh, might be tripped in the box," he said.
Bobby trudged back toward the front door, where the circuit box was mounted in the wall. None of the switches were labeled.
"Typical," he said, quietly.
Scanning the circuit breakers, he ran a finger down the rows, feeling for any tripped switches. Finding one, he moved it fully to the off position, and then switched it back on. From the entranceway, he heard the AC unit kick on. After waiting a full minute to see if the circuit blew again, he closed the door to the box.
Walking back into the living room, he found Rachel leaning over in front of the air conditioner, letting the cold air wash over her face and shoulders. Her position had caused her robe to ride up slightly, exposing the bottom of her ass. She let out a long sigh.
"God, I can't tell you how good this feels," she almost whispered.
She turned her head to look at him. He quickly bent down to pick up his tools; trying to pretend like she hadn't caught him starring at her ass. Rachel smiled, and then loosened her robe as he fumbled about. She let the robe fall from her shoulders, revealing her bra. Her nipples, already hard from the cold air, poked out against the fabric.
"Do you want me to check out the unit in the bedroom while I'm here?" he asked, managing to keep his voice even.
"How do you know I have an air conditioner in my bedroom?" she asked, answering his question with one of her own.
"I'm the super, I'm supposed to inspect the building, inside and out," he said. "I saw it in the window. Normally, I'm supposed to report that to the owner, but I rarely do."
"And, with as hot as it's been this week," he continued, "I can't blame anyone."
"That one doesn't work either," she said.
"I'll take a look if you want," he offered.
Rachel walked by him slowly, her eyes lingering on his, before heading for the bedroom. He picked up his toolbox and followed.
"This one runs, but no cold air comes out," she said, as she led him through the door.
"Probably just needs a cleaning," he said.
She sat down on the front edge of the bed, as he pulled the cover off. He was right, a simple cleaning of the filter restored the flow of cool air from the machine. Rotating toward her, he found her laying on her stomach, facing him. The bottom of her robe had slid down to her waist, exposing her boyshorts.
"Well, it seems to be working," he said. "I guess I can finally get back to my place and take a shower."
Rachel looked up at him from the bed. He caught sight of her vibrator sitting on the nightstand on the far side of the bed. She followed his eyes to the vibe.
"Oh," she said, "a girl has to do something to take her mind of the heat."
He smiled, as she rolled over to the other side of the bed and stood up. She wrapped her right hand around the toy and whirled toward him. He struggled to keep his eyes on hers.
"Why don't you take a shower here?" she suggested.
Moving around the bed, she stood close to him. She could smell the sweat on him and it did nothing to lessen her desire. In fact, she thought, after "dating" actors - so many of whom turned out to be perfumed prima donnas - it was good to be near a man who knew how to use his hands.
"Excuse me," he said.
"I could use some help in the shower," she said.
"What's wrong there?" he asked.