At 62 years old it was time for me to get out of the fast paced hectic job I had been in for 40 years and slow down a bit. I found my self at a rather slow paced job where I dealt with customers in between doing some easy production and it was perfect for a guy like me looking to wind down down. The hours were 6 to 12 so 6 hour days which suited me just fine. We had a fine group of people working there making it a very stress free atmosphere. The guy that trained me was Gary and was a super nice dude. Super nice and I got the impression he was gay but does anyone really care about that?
We got to be pretty good friends and hung out once in a while for beers. Gary is about 5' 9" guessing roughly 220 and decent looking for a guy. We would talk about different things like what work we have done and how we were both former military. I told him the home life was a bit stressful because wife and I have been married for over 35 years and sex has totally dried up. Crazy, huh? On top of that she moved her crazy sister into our home and there was never any peace.
One night over beers Gary saw that I didn't wasn't in a hurry to go home so he said to me "you know, you look like you need a day to just get away. I have an idea. My house has a gorgeous view of the sunrise and is pretty secluded on a hill. Why don't you call out on Friday which is my day off and come on over and join me for some coffee and watch the sun rise. It is the most relaxing thing a person can do."
At first I scoffed at the idea but the more I thought about it the more realized I needed some down time to myself. Call it a mental health day. I would get dressed for work in the AM and instead of going to the job I would just head to Gary's house for some coffee and relaxation.
"Sounds really good, I think I'd like that."
"Great. You won't be disappointed."
The work week went on and nothing out of the ordinary happened. Gary & I didn't talk much about Friday and the conversation was normal stuff. Then Thursday came around and before it was time to clock out Gary said " still planning on coming over tomorrow morning?"
"Looking forward to it. I could really use some relaxing quiet time."
"Cool, text me when you leave your house and I will get the coffee started."
"Will do. See you in the morning."
Morning came around and I was a little strange about calling out at work but non-stop complaining from the sister made me realize I just needed to get away if only for one morning. I hopped into the car and sent my text after calling into work and headed up the mountain.
It was early morning so it was still dark but traffic was light and it ended up being a nice drive. As I was climbing the mountain I noticed that the houses were getting a little farther apart. It was really a very calming drive and as I was getting close the sky was beginning to lighten a bit.
I pulled into his driveway and put the car in park. The house wasn't huge but it looked nicely laid out. I rang the doorbell and Gary answered rather quickly and greeted me with a happy hi and gave me a big bro hug.
"Glad you could make it this morning. Come on in to the kitchen, I have some dark roast coffee brewing. I know you like that kind."
"Cool" I replied as I followed him. He was wearing a tank top and tight running shorts. A little odd when you are expecting company but to each his own. He handed me a cup and walked toward a sliding glass door which led to a gorgeous deck that was fully furnished. As I looked around I could see how secluded the house was. Not a soul or house in sight.
I said to Gary "man, this is nice. You weren't kidding when you said this place was very private. There is no one remotely close to you."
"It's one of the reasons I chose this place. The serenity is unbelievable and on the nicer days I can strip down and hang out back here naked."
I started laughing and said "whoa dude, TMI".
" Oh c'mon Jim, let's be serious, we've been buds long enough to know each other pretty well. I'm pretty sure that that doesn't bother you."
"Haha, of course not, I can actually see that being an option. I figure if I lived here my wife & I would probably do the same thing."
"I thought you said your wife doesn't put out much anymore."
"She doesn't really but maybe after a few beers I could talk her into it. Still probably wouldn't lead to sex but at least I could watch her move around naked and me, well I am a bit of an exhibitionist. It's kinda sad but I used to be the horniest guy in the world but now I barely think about it" I said as we were leaning up on the railing.
"I hate to hear that buddy" he said as he put his arm around me, around my waist. "Listen, one of the reasons I asked you up here was, and I may be wrong, but my gaydar went off when I met you. I may be out of line here but I don't think so. I think you and I could have a really fun time together. What do you think?"