Chapter 3
Caught (Room Service)
I don't know exactly what it was about me. I seem to have had an inordinate amount of opportunities to have been with various men.
As a young man, I was considered attractive. I was slender in build. I wasn't really muscled or cut. I was toned though, and in pretty good shape.
I developed a habit of running during my time in the Army, that I continue to this day. Ironically I never had any experiences during my time in the service. You would think with all those men, it would have happened at least once.
I am 6'2" and weighed 180 pounds. I had long shoulder length thick brown hair, and blue eyes. I had soft facial features, that made me look younger than I really was. I didn't have much in the way of body hair. Even my pubic area was covered with a light brown bush.
I guess one could say I looked effeminate, but I didn't act that way. In fact, if you ever met me back then as now. You would have no idea, I had ever been with or desired to be with a man.
Maybe this happens to most men, but I would be surprised to find out it does. I mean, I had numerous opportunities, mainly from older men. I wouldn't think it would be all that common.
I was 25 years old, and had been unemployed for a few months. I found a job in Bedford, but it required relocation. Bedford was 75 miles away from my home in Indianapolis.
I had to start the upcoming Monday, so finding a place to live was my first priority. I found an ad that listed a room for rent in Oolitic, about 15 minutes from Bedford. I called the number listed in the ad. No one answered so I left a message.
It was late afternoon when the phone rang. I made arrangements with a gentleman named Walt. I explained my situation, and Walt seemed more than willing to accommodate me. He explained it was just an efficiency. In other words it was just a room with a bed.
It was Friday, so I loaded up the car and made the one hour plus drive to Oolitic. I had put most of my belongings in, storage earlier in the week. I arrived at about four in the afternoon.
The house was a huge Victorian style home, just off of the downtown area. Not that it mattered. The city of Oolitic is just a sleepy little burg, with no real night life at all. You had to go to Bedford for that sort of thing.
The yard was Immaculate. All the shrubs and bushes were trimmed and ran the length of the large wrap around porch. The lawn freshly cut, was lush and thick. It was very inviting, and the neighborhood appeared to be quite.
I parked the car out front of the house, on the street. I approached the door and rang the bell. The front porch was adorned with various potted plants. There were a couple of rockers, and a porch swing. I didn't have to wait long. When the door opened a fiftyish man was standing there.
The first thing I noticed was his full thick mane of silver hair with just a touch of black on the sides.
The next thing I noticed, was he had the whitest smile I think, I had ever seen. The smile was enhanced further, by the fact he was very tan.
Walt had an athletic build, and appeared to be in pretty good shape. He stood about 6' tall and maybe 180 pounds.
"Hey, hi there I'm Walt, you must be RJ the one who called about a room?"
His blue eyes just sparkled, as he looked me in the eye. I shook his hand, at which point he let me in.
"Just follow me I'm just finishing up, back here."
I Followed Walt through a large spacious living area. It was very tastefully done with a large fireplace. The furniture was antique looking. The room was very clean. You could tell Walt took a lot of pride in his home.
The house was wood floors through out with large area rugs in the bigger areas of the house. I was pretty impressed by the furnishings. The overall feel and tone, were one of peace and relaxation.
Walt led me down a short hallway past rooms on either side. The hallway led into an area with a side door on the right and a stairwell on the left.
Walt pointed out that he had four rooms on the second floor, in addition to four rooms on the first floor.
Just passed this area was a room to the right. To my surprise the room was a small barber shop that Walt operated out of his house. In the chair was a young man in his early twenties.
Opposite the chair was a row of seats, in which two were occupied by a couple of older men late 50's early 60's.
Walt began cutting the young mans hair and we talked about the room for rent.
"The room rents for forty dollars a week payable every Saturday."
Walt continued cutting the young mans hair as he talked.
"There's a shared bathroom upstairs, and downstairs. It's your responsibility to clean up after yourself."
Walt looked up at me now and again, but mostly he concentrated on his client.
"The living area is for your use whenever you have guests. I don't allow guests in the rooms."
Walt looked up at me and held his gaze for a few seconds as if to say. "Understand?" Then he went back to cutting hair.
"No guests after nine, and no smoking or drinking in the rooms or in the living area."
Again Walt looked up at me and paused before continuing.
"There is parking in the back. No parking on the street."
"If you can abide by all of that. I'll be glad to rent you a room, young man."
I really didn't have much choice. I didn't have any money to speak of. I had enough on me for two weeks rent, at forty dollars a week. I could afford that, and still have money for food and necessities.
"I'll take it."
I reached out to shake his hand. Walt grabbed my hand and held it longer than a typical handshake.
"Great, the room will be ready Saturday."
Walt released my hand, and returned to cutting the young man's hair.
"Saturday?"
I was hoping to move in right away. I guess that was rather foolish of me. I never considered, that the room wouldn't be ready.
"Yeah, why?"
Walt quit cutting hair and looked at me.
"Well, it's just that I didn't want to drive back home tonight. I was kinda hoping to move in tonight."
Walt looked me up and down, hesitated for a moment before he spoke again.
"I'll tell you what. When I'm done here. I'm going out for awhile. I won't be home till late. You can sleep in my room."
I heard one of the men chuckle. I turned to see what he was laughing at, and both men were smiling at me.
I turned back to Walt. I didn't give them much thought at the time. Later though it became clear to me why they were smiling.
"Yeah, I guess that will be okay."
Walt finished up the young man's hair, and led me to his room. The room was past the kitchen towards the back of the house.
This was obviously the master bedroom. It was huge enough for a small sitting area facing a tv. There was a large bathroom with a glass walk in shower followed by a huge walk in closet.
The main feature of the room though was the large four poster bed in the middle of the room. I had to admit it looked very inviting. The extra thick mattress, down comforter and all the pillows gave the bed an ultra comfy look.
It was still fairly early, and my stomach began to growl. I told Walt I was going to get something to eat, and check out the town.
I gave Walt eighty dollars for two weeks rent. I took the receipt, and he gave me a key to the front door. He told me to make myself at home, as he wouldn't be here when I returned. I thanked him and headed out.
