The weather had been fantastic. Cool and breezy, the sky was blue with tiny wisps of cottony clouds floating past. All day, Janey had been cleaning. While she worked, she opened the windows wide, turned on her cds loudly and enjoyed the feeling of making her home shiny and fresh. Today was wonderful. She had polished and dusted, vacuumed and mopped, all to the beat of her favorite music. As she worked, she could see Tony's yard crew in the backyard, cutting the grass and trimming the bushes. It was the one luxury that Janey and Rick allowed themselves, a professional lawn service to free up time to spend together.
The fragrance of fresh-mown grass filled the house, competing with the pine scent of cleaners and the fresh smell of polish. Starting in the back of the house, in her bedroom, Janey worked her way into the kitchen at the other end, cleaning and organizing each room. Throughout the day, from various windows in different rooms, she could see the lawn guys in the yard, working diligently, talking, laughing. Tony was an old college friend of Rick's. He enjoyed the outdoors and watching things grow and had parlayed that love of nature into a thriving lawn service. It was a well-fit crew, all the men in their early 30's, buff and tanned. They tended to work shirtless and Janey shamelessly enjoyed the view.
Finally, everything was clean. She enjoyed walking through her house and seeing the furniture gleaming, the floors freshly mopped. It gave her a sense of accomplishment. She also hoped that all the work would tire her and she would finally sleep through the night. Rick had been gone on a business trip for nearly a week and she missed him so much. They had been dating for over a year, living together for months now. She could occupy herself with work and friends during the day, but nights were hard for her. She had gotten used to having him with her, sharing tv, music, or just sitting together and reading. Cooking for one was no fun and she had started just picking at food since he left. She hoped tonight would be different.
She was really tired from her busy day. Janey walked to the front of the house, closing and locking the windows and the door. Then she filled the tub with vanilla scented bath salts, lit some candles, got a bottle of sweet white wine from the fridge and settled in to soak. As she sipped the wine, she felt herself relax. She closed her eyes and just let her mind wander, thinking about Rick and what a wonderful life they shared. She was so comfortable, so happy. Janey told herself she would just rest her eyes for one minute and woke to feel herself slipping down into the water. Laughing out loud, she put down the wineglass and got out of the tub. She dried herself and wrapped in Rick's big terry robe, feeling closer to him that way. She took another sip of wine and left the bathroom, heading for the kitchen.
As she passed through her clean living room, she admired it again. The dining and living room windows were still opened, looking out into her freshly cared-for back yard, with its tall privacy fence. They often left these windows open at night, feeling safe with the high fence around them. Now, it was fully dark outside and Janey moved to close the windows, not feeling as secure with Rick out of town. She could feel the effects of the wine on her empty tummy, and swayed a little as she moved. As she passed the sofa, she felt a wave of dizziness and sat down to get her balance. Instead of feeling better, she felt more lightheaded, so she stretched out on the sofa, waiting for it to pass. Everything seemed a little surreal and floaty and Janey knew she should eat something and go to bed. While lying there, the robe opened a little and Janey's full breast popped into view. She circled the nipple with her fingers, and pinched lightly, delighted as always at her response.
Her hand lazily caressed her breast, cupping it, scratching the erect nipple, making it bumply and achy. She loved the feel of her smooth, soft skin and continue to fondle her breast with her fingertips. Her eyes closed and she dreamily touched herself as Rick would. She could feel the slight throbbing starting between her legs, and thought again how much she missed Rick and how much she wished he were home tonight. As she stroked her skin, her hips began to move. As she allowed her mind to shut down and just enjoyed the wonderful sensations of arousal, she heard a noise from outside. It was the gate being opened.