Standing in the doorway was Mrs. Lawson. She clearly had been casually hanging around the house, wearing an untied bathrobe over a tank-top and sweats.
I, on the other hand, was not-so casually standing completely and utterly stark naked on her front doorstep, my bare-ass directed at the street behind me as I attempted to preserve a shred of dignity by using both hands to cover my very naked groin.
"My old eyes aren't what they used to be," she said. "Let me put on the light."
With a flick she turned on her front door light, which was directly above me. I was suddenly bathed in a spotlight, which illuminated my predicament for anyone who would choose that moment to look towards her front door (I still refused to look around and check if anyone else in the neighborhood was watching me).
I was blinded for a second, and almost raised my hands over my eyes... but didn't. Once my eyes had adjusted I took in the sight of Mrs. Lawson, who was smiling at me like the cat who had caught the canary. 'Old eyes' was not appropriate for her. Now in her mid-forties, Mrs. Lawson retained all the good looks that the neighborhood boys had fantasized about growing up (or at least I had fantasized about). She stood about 5'9" with medium-long brown hair, dyed a tint lighter, that framed a beautifully young face with a quick smile. The current status of her breasts was hidden by her loosened robe--as were her legs--but the body she used to show-off at neighborhood pool parties (typically at my house) was sensational: beautiful D-cups over a flat tummy, tight ass, and long tanned legs. A quick throb in my hands reminded me that none of these images were helping; the bikini-clad Mrs. Lawson of five years ago was only making me that much harder and making me more acutely aware of my nakedness.
"Why, John," she exclaimed, leaning gently on the doorframe. "I hardly recognized you, it's been ages since I've seen you without a shirt on.
"You look good," she continued, almost licking her lips as she looked me up and down. "Although, I'm also having trouble remembering the last time I saw you without pants on. I don't think I can remember that happening. But, wait, that's not all, is it? I am searching my memory and I just can't think of a time I saw you without any underwear on. That's right, isn't it? You don't appear to be wearing any underwear. In fact, unless my old eyes are deceiving me, it looks like you are totally nude." She had raised her voice slightly at this last line (or maybe I only thought she did), and I cringed involuntarily.
I finally stammered the sentence I knew I'd have to say: I got locked out.
"Locked out?" she replied. "Well, that's terrible. I mean, it's annoying to be locked out if you're fully dressed, and slightly embarrassing if you're only partially dressed... but really, really terrible if you're totally nude." She did the up-and-down look thing again, her smile stretched wide and her body still blocking the doorway. "Well, John, how did that happen?"