I was glad for the hard work after that. My mind was churning. With what I'd heard and what I wanted. How did she know? How did she know that he wanted me? That I would want him?
I'd been in the yard for a good twenty minutes when he came out. I was edging the path than ran to the front door. I'd stripped off the ugly bright orange safety shirt that my step-dad made us wear and was just in my white undershirt. It was stuck to my body with sweat.
He walked out the front door and then down the drive to where he'd parked his BMW. He was back in his suit and tie. Looking so upright, so conservative, no one would ever know what lay beneath that navy pinstripe. I knew and the thought made my dick start to stiffen again.
For a moment it seemed as if he was just going to leave—without even acknowledging me. I was sort of relieved, but there was another part of me that was disappointed. Really disappointed. I wanted him to speak to me. I wanted him to look at me. Acknowledge somehow that he wanted me, that I affected him.
I wanted so bad for him to see me and I felt really stupid for feeling that way.
He opened the car door which made me think that was the end of it and then he stopped. Just stood there. He didn't get in—he turned to me—sort of shook his head a little and then spoke. I didn't hear him because I was still wearing the safety earmuffs. I'd turned off the edger. I did that for every client. Harry was paranoid about safety, no equipment was allowed on while a client was in line of sight.
I flipped the protective muffs off my ears and tossed them down on the grass, near where I'd lay the edger. He walked over to me. My heart rate jumped, beating like I'd just run a mile flat out.
"Jacob. How are you?"
"Good thank you sir," I answered. Pleased that my voice didn't crack like I'd feared it would.
"Enjoying your time off school?"
"Not as much as I want to."
His eyes widened. I saw it—the flash of heat in his eyes. I was feeling brave, a little charged by that burning flicker of need so I said, "There's a lot more stuff I'd like to do. Stuff I'd like to try."
"Really?"
I pulled off my undershirt, yanking it up over my head. He watched, saying nothing, just gripping his briefcase in his hand. After I had the shirt off I balled it up and took my time running it over my chest and down my stomach. His eyes followed my every move. I knew because I watched him—watched him watching me.
"Well, I hope you get time. Time to try that stuff." His voice sounded thick—potent.
He shifted the briefcase over his lap. I knew why. I'd made him hard. Looking at me had made him hard. My cock was rising too. Thickening. Engorging. Not a full on boner. But noticeable—if you were looking.
Heart thumping. I took the shirt and rubbed again. Down my stomach and a little over the growing bulge in my khakis.
He watched. I saw him swallow. His neck clench. His jaw tighten. "Well then Jacob. We'd both better get back to work."
"Yes Mr. D." I shook out my shirt and pulled it back over my head as I watched him get in the car and pull out of the driveway. I stood watching him leave, both heart and cock thumping. Not sure what exactly I'd just done. What I'd started.
After he was gone I got straight back into it, working hard—muscles burning—trying to work off the need that our brief conversation had ignited. I'd finished, packed up the truck and was ready to spend my lunch break on a cold shower at home, but I had one more thing to do. When I turned back to the house with the monthly invoice in hand she was waiting for me. Dressed in a robe. Not naked underneath this time. I could see the black straps of a swim suit.
"Jacob. You look hot." She was carrying an icy glass of liquid with a lemon slice floating on top.
"Thanks Mrs. D." I took the glass from her and knocked it back in one gulp. It was lemonade. Not too sweet. Good and cold, with a nice bite. Just the way I liked it.
I handed her back the empty glass and the invoice. Our hands touched briefly. The quick swipe of her fingers against mine hit me like an electric shock.
"It's hot out here today,' she said.
"Yes it is ma'am"
She shook her head, "Please, call me Alissa."
I shook my head back at her, "I don't know if I can Mrs. D."
She laughed. The sunlight hit her red curls from behind and made it seem as if she wore a red gold halo. "OK then, Mrs. D it is. No ma'am. It makes me feel too old."
"You're not old. You're beautiful."
She laughed again. Touching my arm briefly. "Oh Jacob. You're wonderful. Thank you. You've just made my day. Maybe I can help you."
"Help me?" My voice cracked, like a twelve year old boy.
"With the heat. You look so hot. I'm about to go for a swim. Why don't you join me?"
"Oh, no I can't. No suit."
"Boxers or Briefs?"
"What?"
"What do you have on under there? Are you wearing boxers or briefs?" She motioned to my khaki pants and I it took all of my will to stop my cock from jumping up to meet her hand. I tried to think about what kind of underwear I'd put on that morning and when I remembered I finally answered, "Boxer Briefs."
Sweeping back the curls from her eyes she smiled and said, "Perfect. They're practically a swimsuit anyway. Come join me." She took my hand and lead me to the front door. I stopped on the doormat and she looked back at me confused.
"I'm too dirty to go through the house."
She looked me up and down nodded her head and said, "OK. Then go down the side. You know the way."
When I got around back she was already there. She'd stripped off the robe and was standing near the steps of the pool in her swim suit. It was a halter neck. Black tank top and tiny little panties that tied in bows at the sides. It suited her curves. Made her already weighty breasts seem fuller.
She entered the water slowly. I watched her walking down the steps into the blue water as I unlaced my boots and removed my clothes. The boxer briefs I'd put on that morning were black and I noticed with a flush of shame that there was a white cum stain on the front. Too embarrassed to let her see I decided to dive in and hoped that the water would wash it away.
The water was cold. Almost icy, I felt my skin shrink tight in protest. The pool was always in shade, surrounded by high fences and tall trees. As I looked around I realized it was totally secluded. I couldn't even see the roofline of the next house.
I was treading water in the deep end. She swam over to me, breast stroke, slow and graceful movements through the water. When she reached me she said, "You're probably tall enough to stand here."
I hadn't even tried to put my feet down. When I did I found that I could easily stand, the water came up to the base of my neck.
"Lucas can stand here, and you're about the same height."
I nodded. I didn't know what to say. I was nervous, so I blurted out, "So do you miss the kids?"
She'd moved to the side of the pool where there was a cluster of rocks. Mrs. D settled back and I figured there must have been a seat or ledge under the water. She motioned for me to join her and I walked over, keeping my distance. Staying well over an arm length away.
"A little. I know they're having a great time. They're with Lucas's parents on this great cross country road trip. We speak by web-cam almost every night. But honestly, it's great to have just Lucas and I. We haven't had that for so long. It's almost like a second honeymoon."
"How did you and Lucas meet?"
She laughed. "OK. Well do you want the version we tell the Partners at Lucas' firm or the truth?"
"Both."
"The Disney version is that we met in college. Love at first sight."
"And the non Disney version? The truth?"
"The X rated version is that we met at college and it was lust at first sight. The love came later."
"There's got to be more to it than that."
She tilted her head as if weighing up what exactly to tell me, "My sorority was naughty. We had a very bad reputation. Wild girls." She ran a hand through her wet curls, shaking out the water.
"Sounds good."
"We had an auction. A slave auction of the single girls. We each did an act and guys bid for us. Whoever bid highest could own us for 24 hours."
"What was your act?"
"I did a strip tease. Burlesque style. Big Feather fans and paste on nipple tassels. Lucas loved it. He was the first face I saw when I came out on the make shift stage. Actually he was the only face I saw. After I saw him no one else mattered. When he wants something, really wants something, he gets this look, it's so intense..." she gave a little shiver, "... as soon as I saw that look I knew I was a goner. He bid for me and didn't leave my bed for 48 hours. Well past the 24 hours he'd paid for."
"Do you still have the fans?"
"I think so. They're probably up in the roof storage somewhere."
"And the nipple tassels?"
"Oh they're still in good use. They're in my bedside table. In the goodie drawer." I felt the blush. It came up my neck, heating a streak all the way up to my hair line. She laughed. Which made the blush worse. Embarrassed, I looked down at my feet, distorted by the water.
"Oh honey. Look at you, blushing over my goodie drawer. So innocent. And yet..."
I looked up at her waiting for her to finish her sentence. When I met her eyes she said, "...and yet. Not so innocent. You're a voyeur. Aren't you Jacob?"
"A what?"