Hugo Dawson stopped in front of the block of brownstone apartments & sought out the advertisement he had seen earlier. "VACANCY FOR POLITE WELL MANNERED GENTLEMAN."
He smiled to himself as he knew he could be polite and well mannered when the occasion demanded it but a gentleman he most certainly was not.
He rang the old fashioned bell of the apartment and heard the tinkle of the bell in the depths. After a few minutes the door was opened by a handsome woman of generous proportions around forty years of age, wearing an apron over a knee length skirt and a loose fitting sleeveless blouse buttoned to the neck. Although loose fitting the blouse failed to disguise her ample breasts but was no surprise to Hugo as he had ascertained the occupants of the lodging house previously.
"Yes? Can I help you?" She asked in a soft, quiet voice.
"Well I hope so Ma'am, I am looking for lodgings in this area as it's close to my workplace and I'm hoping that the room isn't taken, the rent isn't a problem and I can pay a month in advance if need be."
He replied in his best tone of voice, soft but firm, questioning but not pleading.
"No, the room is not taken and you look respectable enough but I would like some kind of references if you have any." The woman replied after looking him over and seeing a tall well built man of similar age to herself, clean shaven and well dressed in a suit which was slightly shabby but fitted him well.
"Certainly Ma'am, I have references from my previous employer and also from my previous lodgings in Baltimore."
Handing over two envelopes containing the references he had so painstakingly written himself in different handwriting before his release from prison two weeks previously. The prison where he been incarcerated for the past six months for pimping.
She took the envelopes and tucked them in her apron pocket.
"You had better come in and see the room before you commit yourself, I'll take a look at your references while you inspect the room."
Standing to one side and beckoning him inside.
"Why thank you Ma'am, mighty gracious of you."
He replied with a wide smile and edging sideways past her as he entered, the tips of her breasts brushing against his chest in the narrow doorway allowing Hugo to press against her all too briefly. Hugo felt rather than heard her sharp intake of breath as they made brief contact. Just as he thought, she was a widow or divorcee trying to make ends meet and being forced to take in lodgers, probably having no social life and missing all its pleasures, just as he had for the past six months.
Hugo followed her up the steep staircase at a distance so he had a perfect view of her pert round ass, her skirt stretched tightly over the roundness of her butt. He was tempted to stroke her rounded ass but thought better of it as she glanced round at him giving him a cute half smile. It crossed his mind that she didn't realise what was on display and was teasing him unconsciously.
They reached the room he was to view and once again she stood in the doorway so he had to squeeze past her, this time he was even closer and her breasts and hips were pressed against him and he held her slim waist as he squeezed past.
"Excuse me Ma'am."
He muttered in a soft seductive voice and he felt her pelvis twitch against his rising bulge.
"If you like the room and take it you can call me Emma."
She whispered huskily with a catch in her voice. Emma hadn't been this close to a man in almost two years and as she felt his hands on her waist her skin tingled from her head to her .......... well, to her core.
"I'm sure I will like it and all that comes with it.....Emma."
Hugo replied with a suggestive edge to his voice, implying that he had his own ideas as to what came with the room.
"My name is Hugo,,,,, Hugo Dawson."
"Well ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Hugo,,, we will make every effort to make you feel at home here."
"We?"
Asked Hugo in surprise raising an enquiring eyebrow.
"My daughter, Tina, and I, didn't I mention it? She will attend to all your needs whilst I see to the basics."
"I see, so I will be getting a personal service eh? I'll look forward to being pampered by BOTH of you."
Emma looked at him oddly and replied,
"Don't be getting ideas in your head about living under the same roof as two women, the roof is the only thing either of us will be under with you."
Hugo held his hands up in mock surrender.
"It was a joke Emma, in poor taste perhaps, considering we have only just met but a joke all the same."
Hugo surveyed the room, it was small but clean and comfortable with a washstand and fresh towels, a decent sized bed, not a single but neither a double but it would accommodate two people. The covers were turned down and two large pillows adorned the head of the bed. In one corner was a large comfortable looking armchair, somewhat old fashioned but in good condition. On the floor, at one side of the bed was a thick woollen rug covering the bare wooden floor.
"Very nice Emma, small, but adequate for my simple needs, just one thing, what about bathing or showering?"
Hugo commented as he looked around noticing that Emma's face was flushed, why? He was not quite sure.
Emma looked a little flustered and held her hands to her chest and Hugo's eyes followed them, drawn to Emma's prodigious breasts.
"Yes, of course, I should have mentioned it, there is a communal bathroom for us all at the end of the landing, with a shower. Tina and I are both up and about by five thirty each morning and we shower then so you have no worries about bursting in on either of us, in any case there is a lock on the inside."
Emma explained all this a little breathlessly and she looked around as if looking for some way to escape.
"Well, I am sure that I will be very comfortable here, providing of course that my references meet your expectations."
