When our family bought the house, we knew what we were getting into. The place was a bargain but it was old and it needed a lot of renovating. My parents were sure they could make a nice place out of it though. They saw it as an investment. That's why the house was in constant state of reconstruction for the past year. Eventually, my siblings and I got used to the constant movement of random contractors around the house. My parents were usually there to supervise their work, but that wasn't always an option for them.
It was going to be the hottest week of the summer in the recent history of my town and a new group of contractors was about to arrive to do the kitchen and some of the electrical wiring. My dad was supposed to stay at home on vacation supervising everything while my mom was at work for the whole day, but unfortunately his vacation got cancelled for some kind of last minute work emergency. When he was on the phone with me, he told me that it could take up the whole day and that he might have to show up tomorrow also, as well as the days after that. My mom was at work, my brothers were gone for the summer and the contractors were already paid for, so my dad did the only thing he could. He ordered me to stay at home and make sure everything was going smoothly. He said that the guys he hired are some of the best contractors he's ever had an experience with and told me to help them out and to make sure they got everything they needed.
Well... Okay. I mean I had some half-hearted plans with my friends, but who would I be if I didn't help out my family? I didn't know anything about construction work, but I was an adult already - pretty sure I could handle a couple of contractors!
My parents left for work early that morning and I woke up shortly afterwards in an empty house. The sun was blazing that day and our AC still wasn't set up. Fuck it, I said to myself, I'm just going to spend the day in my underwear. There was no other way I could survive this heatwave otherwise... I slipped out of the bed, had an icy shower and then put on a pair of fitting white boxer briefs. As I was walking by the mirror, I couldn't help but look at myself for a bit. A ripe, athletic eighteen year old - smooth skin, nice arms... Those contractors were in for a good view, all right!
The bell rang at about ten. When I opened the door, I saw three men standing there, all wearing hard hats and shorts to battle the weather. The youngest one was probably in his early thirties, with nice light brown hair and a light stubble on his cheeks. He was wearing a tight, red shirt, showing off his very toned body. He was definitely the fittest of the bunch.
Then there was the guy with a darker skin tone on the right. He was wearing a shirt with the sleeves tucked in. He was wearing it open too, so his torso covered in curly, black hair and his burly arms were shown to the whole world. He had a mustache and was pretty handsome with his dark eyes and short curly hair.
The biggest one must have been Ivan - the only one of the guys dad told me about. He was in the front, taller and older than both of them, shaved head and a goatee. He was wearing a tank top showcasing his chest hair coming up through the collar, massive shoulders and just a little bit of a belly.
He would seem scary if he didn't have a smile on his face. Actually, they all smiled as soon as they saw me. They must be really friendly, I figured.
"You must be the boss' son," Ivan said, his voice deep and burly. He reached out to me to shake my hand. His bearish paw covered in black fur could probably choke me on its own if it wanted to and mine looked grotesquely small in comparison. Nevertheless, I shook it.
"Yes, that's me," I smiled at all of them, "Please, come in!"
All three of them came inside. They looked around for a bit but almost immediately, their eyes fell back on me. For a minute, I thought whether it was rude to only answer in my underwear like that, but then I figured that this weather practically demanded it. Besides, I was in the presence of the butchest men I've ever seen - I was sure they already saw everything I could possibly show.
"Your dad probably told you about Ivan, that's me," Ivan said, adjusting his belt as his eyes slid down my chest, "This over here is Tom, he's kind of an apprentice of mine. And this over here is Roberto."
Tom waved at me and Roberto said "Hola".
"Roberto doesn't speak much English," Ivan explained, "But we always find a way to understand each other and we don't think there will be a problem. Don't you agree, son?"
"Absolutely, sir!" I responded to Ivan and then I turned to Roberto and reached deep into my memory for my really rusty highschool Spanish, "Buen dia, como estar?"
Roberto laughed deeply at my grammar and his hand reached out to ruffle my hair. I chuckled at that - I liked that the guys weren't afraid of physical contact.
"All right, guys," Ivan smirked at his colleagues, "Let's get to work."
They immediately started on the cupboards in the kitchen. Turned out Ivan was the electrical expert, while Tom and Roberto were in charge of putting the furniture in its place. I wasn't sure if it was rude to stare, but I did anyway. These were real men doing some honest, hard work! I knew I could learn a thing or two. The contractors didn't seem to mind me being around and kept the discussion going, lively and friendly.
"How old are you, son?" Ivan said, his eyes pinned on my bare chest. I hoped it wasn't too distracting...
"Turning nineteen next month, sir," I said with a smile. That made Ivan raise his eyebrow.
"Eighteen, huh? Beautiful age..." he said with a wink.
"Bet the girls are all over you, kid," Tom said, joining the conversation as he was wiping his hands into a dirty rag.
"Not sure, actually," I chuckled, "I don't really have a lot of time for girls, with school and all."
Ivan and Tom looked at each other with a smirk I didn't understand. I was hoping they weren't judging me for anything...
"No time for girls but plenty of time to hang around with old sweaty fucks like us, eh?" Ivan said, as he playfully patted me on my shoulder.
I laughed back but then shook my head.