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Peeping Thomas!
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Nestled in the countryside south west of Oxford, lies a picture postcard English village by the name of Greater Carfax that has a population of approximately 450 people. The neighbouring town is about 3 miles away and has triple the population, its name is Little Carfax. The former being considerably older by a few hundred years, consisting of a medium sized parish church, a pub, a post office and a few small artisan businesses and a car garage. It also prided itself for having no big brand names or chain stores. Home Farm was situated about half a mile outside of the village and last but not least, Ashfield Manor was located a little further beyond. I guess you could say that the village was behind the times in many ways!
Pruitt & Daughters General Store sat on the high street, it was owned and run by a woman called Mary Pruitt. She had inherited it from her late father, he had passed away nearly 20 years prior and was soon followed by his wife, leaving behind their daughter Mary. Mary was now in her late 40's and lived on her own, she had never taken a husband or had any real interest from any suitors. She was not the most attractive to look at for a woman, no discerning facial features with exception to her eyes and she had short curly auburn hair. Standing at around five and a half foot tall, her size 12 frame made her look a little stocky but then again, her wardrobe wasn't very flattering either. Despite her physical appearance, she had a good nature about her and was genuinely quite pleasant. She was tough at times though and could hold her own. Prior to taking over the family business due to her father becoming ill, she had been in the armed forces.
Considering that her shop was open every day of the week, open from seven in the morning through to seven in the evening and closed at two pm on Saturdays. Sundays were her only day off in the week, she coveted her day off and would often go for long country walks in the day and then have an early dinner at the local pub, the Plough & Harrow. She had little time for a social life and relied upon her daily trade of local customers, the villagers were very supportive of her business and sought what they could through her before going further afield. She had another lady in her employ, who helped her out part time and also had a young lad from Little Carfax that helped her on Saturdays.
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Thomas Clarke was a student at Oxford Brookes University, 19 years old and still living at home with his parents and younger sister. His family were not that well off but they came from a hard working background, his parents strived to get their children into the best education that they could, so that they would have better options than they had themselves. Despite Thomas being able to live in halls of residence, he had chosen to stay at home so that there would be less pressure on them and he could work part time to earn pocket money to help them out too. Although catching the bus into the city was a pain, they were fairly frequent and he was always on time.
He stood at nearly 6 feet tall, he was skinny to look at but toned due to his love of cycling and swimming. Not exactly blessed with looks, he was no Brad Pitt and could be considered more akin to a slightly more handsome version of Nicholas Cage, he wore glasses too. Brown scruffy hair, bluey gray eyes and an unkempt face. He basically needed to discover an image! However, he did not fare too well with the ladies because he was very shy in nature and would run a mile when approached by people he didn't know well. His dress sense didn't help matters either, he loved wearing his knitted sleeveless jumper that featured on a lot of men in the fifties. Despite his flaws, he was quite intelligent and was doing well in his studies.
Thomas looked forward to the weekends though, although he loved being in the city and in the libraries reading or cycling along its streets. He never failed to turn up to work at the store, he liked Mary Pruitt because she was always keen to chat with him and he felt that he could be more at ease with her. So long as he did his work in the stock room and cleaned the shelves properly, she had no issue with him talking. He had also developed a fondness for her, she was the first real woman that he had feelings for, mental and physical! He would often watch her out of the corner of his eye as she worked and conversed with customers, looking away sharply whenever she noticed him looking.
He had thought of her often when alone in his room or in the bathroom, relieving himself of the desire and lust for her. Even though she always dressed conservatively and never really gave much to the imagination, he still got great arousal from thinking about her, picturing her face, hearing her speak and especially her purposeful gait as she walked. At first he was overwhelmed with guilt for masturbating about her, it felt wrong but then so right at the same time and he knew that there was no way it could be anything more than what it was, a crush on a woman that treated him more or less as an equal. In his opinion anyway and he was happy for that at least.
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Two pm was fast approaching and Mary was keen to get the store closed up, she spurred Thomas on by acting like a drill sergeant, barking orders at him with a smile on her face. He still couldn't tell how serious she was and scooted around the store with the brush and then the mop and bucket as she locked up the back. Stealing glances at her with a slight smile on his face, his heart beating faster than normal and the feeling of his penis growing in his pants.
"Almost done?" She asked him as she walked through the doorway from the back room, coat over her arm and a small holdall in her hand.
"Yes, Miss Pruitt." He looked at her briefly as he placed the mop bucket in the cleaning cupboard after emptying it down the drain on the street out front.
"Jolly good!" She beamed at him. And placed her free hand on his shoulder and squeezed gently. "You're such a good worker Thomas!"
"Thank you miss!" He blushed at the compliment, she always praised his work and he loved it when she touched him with such affection. They both exited the store and she locked the door behind them, he began to unlock the padlock on his bicycle and she stood watching him.
"Enjoy your evening Thomas!" Placing her hand on his arm briefly before turning on her heels and walking off down the street towards the outskirts of the village past the church.