It was a sunny morning with a cool wind. Perfect day for moving, thought Carlos as he stood up. He looked at Gabriela, his girlfriend, still asleep on the air mattress, with her arm in the space he had just vacated. Time to make coffee and breakfast. It dawned on him as he walked to the kitchen that they only had instant coffee and Clif bars. They'd packed everything. He got the coffee ready and sat down on the couch, the only piece of furniture that was still usable. He could hear the shower: Gabriela must have woken up. She emerged as he was finishing up. He hugged her.
"Last breakfast in the old house!" she exclaimed, burying her head in his shoulders.
"Yes, babe," he said, resting his chin on her head. He loved how compact she was, so easy to hug. He lifted her off the ground and kissed her. She wrapped her legs around him, kissing him back. Of course, at 4'10", he was no giant, but when it was just them he felt in charge.
"Hmm..." she broke away. "We have work to do."
While she finished up her coffee, he decided to call the moving company to confirm everything. "I'd like to confirm we have a crew coming over to move our stuff today," he told the employee on the phone. "Oh, yes," came the voice from the other end. "Ines will be there at 10 am sharp!"
"Ines?" he repeated. "A woman is on the crew? We specifically asked that there be able-bodied movers so we can get done quick. We're on a tight schedule."
"Trust me, sir. Ines will do the best she can. We've had no complaints so far and I'm sure you'll be satisfied with her work too."
He rolled his eyes as he hung up. "Can you believe this?" he turned to Gabriela. "They're sending women over to help us move."
"Is that a problem?" Gabriela didn't seem perturbed by this. "Women can lift heavy weights too, you know."
"Oh yeah? Can you lift this couch?"
"Well, no," Gabriela sounded exasperated. "I didn't say I can lift it. But women can. Two women trained for the job could lift it."
Carlos walked over to the couch and tried to lift one end of it, putting all his strength into it. It rose for a second, before he had to lower it again. "See? I can barely lift part of it. It would take way more than two women to lift this. So many movers would slow everything down."
He paced the floor, getting more irritated as he thought this over. "I bet she's like a diversity hire or something, or the boss's daughter. I just hope there are enough men on the crew that it doesn't matter."
Gabriela ignored him as she started packing some last minute knick-knacks, making sure they had everything. When he was finished ranting, she turned to him, "Can you go make sure everything in the garage is packed? I'm going to head to the kitchen."
They spent the next couple of hours working around the house, putting the final touches to their moving preparations. As it neared 10 am, Carlos was in the living room, waiting for the movers. He looked at his watch. As it struck ten, he saw a truck pull up outside their house. That was them. He stood at the porch, signaling to the driver to back it up into the driveway. It was a large truck and filled up the entire length of the driveway. "They're here!" he went to look for Gabriela.
When they returned, they saw a woman standing next to the door. She was tall. Even from where he was Carlos could see that this woman was waaaay taller than any woman he had ever seen. She was as tall as the door frame, which meant this woman must be... over 7 feet tall!
"Good morning! I'm Ines, from the moving company" she called out in a deep voice.
"Hi Ines, I'm Gabriela!" chirped Gabriela, walking to the door to shake hands with her. Carlos stared wide-eyed at the sight in front of him. Gabriela reached up to shake hands with this colossal woman, who was slightly bending down. Her hand completely covered Gabriela's, whose head only came up to her midriff. Her legs came up to Gabriela's shoulders. They seemed almost as long and as wide as all of Gabriela. "And this is Carlos!"
Carlos realized he must have been staring. They were both looking at him expectantly. "Hi In-Ines," he stammered. He held out his hand, which she grabbed with such force that he felt his feet almost leave the ground. With him standing in front of her, she looked impossibly huge. Her ample chest, prominent under the white tank top she was wearing, stuck out above his head. He was staring up at this woman's breasts. It was an unreal experience. Gabriela cleared her throat. He tore his eyes away and looked at Ines' face. "So where's the rest of the crew?"
"It's just me," she replied. "I was told you don't have much furniture, so I figured I could handle it."
"I don't think so. We have beds, a bunch of tables, a couch, lots of crates..."
"Carlos," she laid a gigantic hand on his shoulder. "I can handle it." He was at a loss for words, taken aback at her calm confidence.
"Let's start with the couch," chimed in Gabriela.