Yard Work Changed My Life.
I used a real event in my life to write this story. I really did meet "Sam" and how she introduced me to a new world of sex is true. The timeline is off by a few years to protect the guilty. LOL. This event takes place in the early 1970's.
My name is Gary. I was 22, and had a successful yard business. It began when I lived my very wealthy Aunt and was doing her yardwork while in high school for a $30 a week. Soon, I was cutting yards for wealthy friends of hers she referred me to for the same amount of money.
I was maintaining 10 yards a week, basically weed eating, edging, cutting and cleaning up after the job.
$300 a week back then was big money.
Hey, they wanted to pay me, I wanted their money. I offered for less, but they refused to hear it. I think they liked watching me cut their yards wearing just old gym shorts and tee shirt. Sometimes I would take my shirt off and they would be out offering me a glass of cold water. I know they would stare at my crotch and my ass. I had fun teasing them. Old ladies need excitement every now and then.
As I was finishing the last yard of the week a black Jaguar pulled over and stopped. It belonged to a guy I had seen before talking to my aunt and some of the neighbors. He got out his car walked over and asked, "Hey, do you want another client?"
I told him, "Sorry, I have all the client's I want."
"I'll pay you twice as much to cut my yard, I live in the Garden Home district in the back of the neighborhood."
I knew the homes and the yards there were a lot smaller than ones I was cutting.
I told him, "I get paid $30 per yard."
He didn't blink. "I only have a front yard to maintain. I would also like you to keep the hedges trimmed. When can you start?"
I love easy money so I told him, "I'll see you tomorrow, around 9 am."
So much for having a Saturday morning off.
He introduced himself as Larry. and gave me his phone number and address.
I woke up, ran my 5 miles got my equipment together and was at his house for 8:50 am. He met me outside and thanked me not being late.
I finished his yard work in just over an hour and went to collect my money.
When I rang the doorbell, his voice came over the intercom asked me to meet him around back.
I walked around thinking, "Why in the hell couldn't he just bring me my money to the door?"
He had no backyard. It was a 15' wide x 25' long stained patio with a small workout area and a hot tub/jacuzzi. There was an outside bar, an elongated Fireplace and a sitting area with a pretty cool table.
A ten-foot privacy fence surrounded the back property.
"Thanks for doing my yardwork, it looks great. You are the third person I hired and your work is best by far. I like how you make sure all the lines are straight and the curves are perfect. I see the yards you do everyday and wanted you to take care of mine."
"Here is the money we agreed on. Will you come every week?"
"If that's what you want. I have to do it on Saturday mornings as it's the only time I have to fit in a new customer."
"No problem with that," he said. "Would you like something to drink? I can make just about any drink you can imagine."
"Sure, I'll take a margarita on the rocks if you can do that," I said.
"Give me a minute to make one, you want salt on the rim?"
"Yes, please."
While he was inside making the drinks, I noticed paintings in his living room, so while standing at the door, I looked at as many as I could. He had all kinds of pictures and a lot of them showed naked people in different poses. Some all guys, some all ladies and some male and females together.
He brought back a nice sized glass of margarita and we sat back talking. He said he worked for the Federal Government for 10 years then became a private sector contractor to them and makes 10 times the money had been making before.
I told him I have lived with my aunt for the last 10 years after my parents passed away. She paid me well to do her yardwork, got me a few jobs with friends of hers and it eventually grew to 10 yards so I quit taking customers since they take up most of my week and I wanted free weekends.
I told him, "I use to water ski and snow ski a lot but now I run 5 miles every morning. My hobbies are reading and water painting and once in a while I'll try my hand at oil painting.
Larry looked surprised and said, "I also do paintings, you can see the ones on my walls in the living room that were done by me or by some artist friends, come in and see more."
"Larry, I am smelly and dirty, so I better not until I am cleaned up. No offense but I reek."
Larry laughed and said, "I tell you what, come by when you have time, bring a few of your works for me to see and we can have a few drinks and I'll show you around."
"Sounds good, see you later."
We had a great conversation and I laughed to myself because sometimes it felt like an interrogation. But knowing Larry worked the Feds, I figured he was just trying to learn about his new yard guy.
I gave him my business card and took one of his and went home to shower. When I was picking up my stuff his business card fell out of the pocket and landed on the floor. Glancing at it I noticed it not only had his business information it had an address for an art gallery on the reverse side.
Being as the gallery was near and I had time, I went to visit it. Come to find out, he owned half of it.
"Damn, Larry has some talented people showing their paintings. Some of these are fairly risquΓ© with their sexual content. I will admit, they are good. I love the abstract paintings that someone named Sam does. Maybe I need to show him some of my work, he could help me learn to use my colors better."
The following Saturday when I went collect payment for the yard work, Larry invited me to a small party at his house that evening.
"I have a little get together every now and then for a few friends and would like you to join us, we are meeting tonight around 7pm. Nothing fancy, very casual, most wear shorts, a light shirt and sandals. Bring some of your paintings. You can see more of what I have and I will give you a viewing of my private studio."
That evening as I was walked up to his door with a portfolio holding a few of my better paintings, a car pulled up and a lady that looked to be about my age, got out and started walking toward the door. She was tall for a lady, about 5'10", very well proportioned, and long dark hair. I stood there just watching her walk to the door and as she got near me, she smiled and we introduced ourselves to each other. Her name was Sam. Something felt different about her but she was friendly, warm and sociable.