I recently retired and found myself with too much time on my hands. I wanted a job not for the money but as something to keep me occupied. 10-15 hours a week with weekends free would be perfect. I wanted a job but didn't need one so time was on my side as I searched.
Eventually I happened across something a few months ago that fit the bill perfectly. It was close to my home, mostly outdoor work and it came with great benefits as I discovered just yesterday.
Lee the owner is just a few years younger than myself and we are both married. I consider ourselves to be pretty fit with him in a little better shape than I am as I've not been as active these past few years. He's a handsome grey haired man with a pleasant attitude.
We hit it off really well from the start I think. Our hobbies are similar and we both prefer the outdoors. I have a good work ethic so even if he's not around the work still gets done and he knows he doesn't need to be watching over me. After a month or so it seemed like any topic was open for discussion and we had some great chats as we worked.
Last week a friend of his stopped by to ask for advice on a project he had. The table where I was working just happened to be where their chat was so I heard everything joining in on occasion. His friend Scott needed a few tools so I helped load them up and it was back to just the two of us.
Lee was telling me about his friend complimenting him along the way and how he thought he might also like men even though he was married. He never spoke down about the possibility of his friend being bi but he clearly stated he couldn't understand how a guy could be interested in another man. That turned into some pretty deep thoughts to the point we often stopped working just to discuss it further. Who did Scott fuck or was he the one getting fucked? Did Lee think he'd ever come over asking? The topic finally changed but the looks Lee would sometimes give me after that chat were different. Curious maybe. Was he thinking the same about me? It sure looked like it. I could just tell he was thinking what it might be like to be with another man, maybe me.
Yesterday I hadn't been there for 30 minutes of my usual 6 hour day. I was on a ladder probably 8 or 10 feet in the air getting part numbers off of some boxes. Lee came by, looked up and said that had I been a lady, he'd have a pretty nice view. Without missing a beat I replied well I'm not a woman but you never know, I might look good too and lifted my left leg out as a joke. The look on his face I'll never forget. He was wondering about what I had just said and done. To be truthful so was I but he didn't know that.
He had wandered off into his office for a minute and was walking by me again when I looked down at him from the ladder and asked if he could keep something strictly between the two of us. He said sure and I came down so I wouldn't be saying anything too loud. I knew he was as curious as the proverbial cat about the man on man chat but he wasn't going to break the ice so I did it for him. I started by saying if he wanted me to leave permanently for suggesting anything I completely understood but that I felt pretty deeply he was questioning things. I then said he knew the property was secure and private pointing to his outbuilding that only had a roof with pallets underneath. He stood there just looking without saying a word. I was beginning to think I may have just spoken myself out of a job.