"You are now divorced."
The arbitrator announced the end of my marriage. After years of suffering her lying, cheating and stealing I was finally free! Of course the courts gave her most of the money and the house. My lawyer warned me this would occur. In my state, the women are given preferential treatment. Time to start over.
First step, find a place to live. I have enough of a down payment for a modest house but it will take some time. My real estate agent is good but it will probably take a few months before I have my own place. In the meantime, where to hang my coat?
I looked at apartments close to work. Not to bad but pricey. I was considering a roommate. Not thrilled at sharing a place with someone though. I complained about this at work and our secretary suggested I rent a room. The best idea yet!
I asked about and found quite a few places. Seems all the mortgage problems created a nice market for renting rooms. My search was on!
It looked at few before I found my new place. Mrs. Whitmore was pleasant and needed help paying the mortgage. Mr. Whitmore had passed a few years before and with the economy getting worse her fixed income was not enough anymore.
We chatted a bit and she escorted me to the room. It was over the garage. One large open space. There was a sink against the inside wall and windows on the other three. Even a back door with outside stairs ending at a small balcony. While not a home it was certain homey.
"Mrs. Whitmore, if you'll have me I would love to move in today."
She surprised me with an application. Mrs. Whitmore is nobody's fool.
After I passed the credit and background checks Mrs. Whitmore called me to make the arrangements for me to move. As I did not have much it only took one day to get all my stuff up the stairs and in the room.
I arranged everything and looked around my new home. I was content. My bed, computers and books were handy. I had a full bathroom downstairs and a balcony upstairs. Mrs. Whitmore even promised me curtains to match my dΓ©cor.
A few weeks passed and Spring arrived. It had been a cold Winter and it looked like the entire neighborhood awoke from their slumber. I admit to feeling smug watching everyone work on their lawns and doing all those home repairs. It was nice to simply come home from work without a list of more work to be done.
Then that fateful Saturday arrived. I got up early to exercise. I try to do push-ups and bike a few times each week with Saturday being the big day. I got the push ups completed. I maneuvered the exercise bike from the back wall so I could take in the view from my back window. That is when I saw her. So beautiful!
She looked to be under six feet tall with dirty blonde hair pulled into a long ponytail. She wore shorts that framed her ass perfectly. Her legs were pale and curved in the right places. The halter-top was loose but I could make out her bosom underneath.
Not realizing it I was holding my breath and just starting agape.
She also sported a large straw hat the effectively hid her face from my spying eyes. I stood there watching her work in the flower garden, pulling weeds and turning over the topsoil.