It feels dumb to admit it, but as a result of a freak picnic accident, I found myself with both a broken leg and arm at the same time. After a brief stay in hospital, I came home to my own bed for a week before I could resume something of a normal lifestyle. My wife and daughter tried to make things as comfortable as possible for me each morning before they left for work, but even so, the days were long, hot and boring.
"We need to cut the grass," I told my wife one morning. "Can we get someone in to do it?"
"Sure; I talked to Dustin, next door. Heās home for the summer, and wouldnāt mind picking up a few extra quid," she replied. "Iāll tell him today is good."
"Good; have him come up after heās done and Iāll pay him. And tell him he can use the pool when heās done, too. Iām sure heāll need to cool off."
Our neighbour Dustin was home from his first year at university, and was a good looking boy. He was quite the athleteāa swimmerāand I must admit that I had often noticed his well-sculpted physique.
I read for a while, and then must have dozed, because it was just after noon when I awoke to the rumble of the lawn mower. From my bed, I could see into the yard; Dustin was wearing only some running shorts and trainers while pushing the mower. A sheen of sweat glistened on his bare chest. He had been working out over the winter, I thought to myself. He really looks good.
Now I have an open mind, but Iāve never considered myself anything but heterosexual. Oh sure, there was some boyish playing during secondary school, but other than that, itās been the "straight" and narrow. And yet, seeing such an excellent physical specimen, nearly nude, well you can imagine. In spite of myself, I was getting a little turned on.
I kept a pair of binoculars next to the bed for scanning the garden during my "confinement," and now I took them to check out Dustinās hard body. I felt like a perverse Jimmy Stewart in "Rear Window." I didnāt really expect to see anythingāit seemed so "academic," like admiring a Greek sculpture in a museum.
When Dustin was just about finished, a car pulled up in his driveway, next door. Another very good looking young bloke got out, and after noticing Dustin in my garden, came over to where he was working. This was getting interesting. I adjusted the focus of the binoculars. I donāt think they could hear each other over the roar of the machine, but I was amazed when I saw them kiss!