Jonathan got up from his crouched position once more and at that moment he heard a voice behind both himself and Linda. It was the club secretary Veronica. She had her long flowing auburn hair pinned back over a dark green blouse and close fitting ochre waist coat. Combined with her tightly drawn long brown calf length skirt, they both emphasized her narrow waist. Jonathan noted her long heavy leather big buckled brown boots and he felt a little pulse of excitement. Although she was no beauty to him and especially small breasted, her presence still made Jonathan buzz a little. He couldn't be quite sure what it was about these older, confident, strident women, but they did something for him he could not quite yet work out. They were so different from the squeaky needy immature inexperienced girls, around his own age.
"Hello you two." She said sweetly.
"Are you back in the saddle now then Jonathan?"
He turned a little warily towards Veronica. His mate Jasen had told him about her appraisal of him. She was scary and little too 'hands on' even for his liking.
He turned again more fully towards her.
"Err... yeah okay now, just raising my level of fitness after not cycling for a couple of months."
"Well if it's a useful guide, you're doing just fine from my perspective young man." She said letting her eyes wander greedily up and down his form. She had only ever seen him in his smart clothes for a club meeting or social event. Now her eyes surveyed his fine form. It was the first time she had seen him in shorts and she liked what she saw.
"Thanks." He mumbled picking up his things and making ready
"Jon was just showing me his battle scars from the bike accident V." Now he was in her debt and lined up for a few days at Linda's family home Veronica did not represent competition for his attentions, and so Linda was happy to watch his reaction. She knew what Veronica could be like.
Veronica, was a little puzzled as she approached, then her expression cleared.
"Oh yes I think I met your friend at Dorothy's place. Jasen is it, the black boy?" she asked.
"Err yes Jace..." he mumbled.
"I was very impressed... " she said, "With his work..." she added after an improbably long pause, just in case anyone was thinking that it was Jasen himself about which she had been thinking, though this was of course the case. Veronica had been smitten by the equally pliable and gorgeous dark skinned lad, and especially the sizeable contents of his shorts which had emerged during her conversation with him at the time.
"Is he still working or back to college now?" she asked Jon hopefully.
"Er I'm not sure, but I can check." He said eager to please and leave.
"Would you? That would be helpful, I know Dorothy was very happy with his contributions. Apparently he had to come back for a couple of weeks after your accident as you were laid up."
A couple of weeks? Jonathan did not recall Jasen mentioning that. He would have to quiz him next time he saw him.
Linda broke the silence.
"Yes Jon had an operation around his knee, he was just showing me. It's very neatly done."
V did not need any encouragement to inspect the boy.
"Show me where then." She ordered Jon standing next to him.
"It's this one." He said pointing to his left knee.
"Put your foot on the rack so I can see properly then," she demanded.
The lad obeyed the instruction and planted his left shoe on the loop of the rack lifting his knee up a foot or so. The movement flexed his leg muscles attractively but more importantly for Veronica drew his shorts up and back to reveal more. Both women were most appreciative.
Again without asking V placed her small but strong hand on his knee, cupping the cap carefully.
"Such a tidy job." She smoothed her fingers around the cap and squeezed gently.
"And is it quite healed now?" she asked staring with an inquisitive expression into Jonathan's face whilst slowly moving her hand around the knee a couple of times and then gradually sliding it along and up his thigh. Unlike Linda, it no longer felt sweaty to her, just smooth and firm now that he had cooled down some.
"Er yes it's a lot better, the knee is freed up and movement is good, but I'm trying to keep exercise up."
She paused, then asked,
"And I'm sure you're giving you're working it hard."
Linda wondered if she meant his knee or rather something else inside his shorts, which was where V's hand was headed.
"Yes, I try to." said Jon now a little uncertain about V's meaning as well.
"Every day?" Veronica added curiously.
"Err yeah."