Layla had just gotten home Friday night from cheerleading practice and she found a note taped to the refridgerator door. It read: Gone to visit Aunt Charlene for the weekend. Have fun and keep the house clean. Love Grandma.
Layla was living with her grandmother as the schools were better in that neighborhood. She was a A+ student in her senior year of high school. She went down to the driveway to pick up the mail, having forgotten to pick it up on her way in. As she was walking back inside the house, she noticed Mr. Wilson, her neighbor waving at her.
"Hi Layla. I didn't see your grandmother today. Is she alright?" Mr. Wilson asked her.
"She is just fine. In fact, she went to visit my Aunt Charlene for the weekend. But I will tell her you asked about her when I see her on Monday." Layla offered.
"Since you are alone this weekend, why don't you come over for dinner and we can watch a movie later, o.k.?" Mr. Wilson suggested.
"Sure thing Mr. Wilson. I just have to change out of my cheerleader outfit and I will be right over." Layla replied.
"That would be a shame since you look mighty fine in that outfit, Layla." Mr. Wilson commented her.
"Thanks for being so sweet, Mr. Wilson. I have a few cheerleader moves I could try out on you and see if you like them. I'll be right over as soon as I'm done with my homework that is due Monday and after I tidy up the house a bit. Thanks for the dinner and movie invite as well, Mr. Wilson." Layla replied.
"See you soon." Mr. Wilson said as he walked back into his house. As soon as he got into his house, he called made a hurried phone call and then went to search through his movie collection for the after dinner movie.
Mr. Wilson was just checking on the roast beef he was fixing for dinner when he heard the doorbell ring.
"Hi. Layla. Are you done with your homework and chores?" he asked her.
"Yes and I'm starving. What are we having for dinner?" Layla asked.
"Roast beef and new potatoes with string bean salad topped with minced garlic. I made a mushroom sauce to go with the meat. You are gonna love it." Mr. Wilson assured her as he lead her into the dinning room.
"Wow you look really hot in that outfit, Layla. I'm sure your boyfriend appreciates your wonderful figure." he told her.
"Thanks again for the compliment Mr. Wilson, but I don't have a boyfriend." Layl answered him.
"What. No boyfriend, as pretty as you are. Why not?" he posed the question to her.
"I'm a bit smarter than the boys at school. They get intimidated by a smart girl so they don't bother to ask me out." she answered.
"Really now. You don't need a boy, you need an experienced man. A mature man. But we can discuss that later. Lets eat the food before it turns cold." Mr. Wilson said as he brought the dishes to the table and he and Layla at a hearty warm meal.
"Do you have any ginger ale?" Layla asked as she was thirsty.
"No, but I do have some wine. Would you like to try some?" Mr. Wilson asked Layla.
"O.k., but only a little bit. Could you possibly mix it with some apple juice, if you have that?" she asked him.
"Yes. I happen to have some apple juice around here somewhere. I'll go get your drink for you." Mr. Wilson responded.
A few minutes later he brought Layla her drink.
"Ummm this is yummy, Mr. Wilson. Could I have some more?" she asked him.
"Why don't you try something else. I have some orange juice and we could mix it with vodka to make a fuzzy navel." he informed her.
"O.k., but just a little bit of vodka and more orange juice." Layla said as Mr. Wilson once again went to get her drink.
Three minutes later, Mr. Wilson returned with Layla's drink. Layla tried it and liked the fuzzy navel as well.
"Oooh, delicious. Can we watch the movie now, Mr. Wilson?" Layla asked him.
"Sure. We can talk about getting you a mature man instead of a boy as well." Mr. Wilson said.
"Alright with me." Layla said as she followed Mr. Wilson into the living room and sat on the love seat next to him.
"What kind of movie are you going to play?" Layla asked him.
"It is an artsy film. If you have any questions, just ask, o.k.?" he told her and he got up and slipped the movie into the DVD player.