Please, no comments about female anatomy. I know it doesn't happen that way, but this is my fantasy and I'm not trying to win the Pulitzer prize for erotic stories.
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My name is Carol Parsons. I'm 32 years old and have two boys, age eleven and twelve. I call them my tender mercies. My husband was one of them too, but he passed away two years ago in a plane crash. The mortgage insurance paid off our house, and the FAA investigators found some discrepancies in the maintenance logs. A class action lawsuit paid off very well.
My two boys are in school, so I had plenty of time on my hands. I didn't want my sons to be latchkey kids, so I started searching for a online business I could do from home. I found a software package online that restores old photographs. I bought it and built a pretty good online business. It worked well, because I majored in Computer Graphics in college. My degree and the program made a perfect fit to work from home.
About a year after my husbands death, I started dating. It was hard at first because I felt like I was cheating. It took a while, but I got over that part and had sex with a few guys. None of them ever fired my rocket. It was just sex. None of them were someone I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.
I had to consider my boy's feelings into the equation too. A few of them tried to get to me by trying to be a father to my sons. We talked it over, saw through it and I moved on.
I guess you would call me a hands on Mom. I stayed involved in my boys lives. They have chores assigned. Clothes in the hamper, bed made every morning, trash duty, cut the grass and sweep the back patio were a few of them. Every afternoon when they came home from school, it was snack time. We all meet in the kitchen and while they had their snacks, we discuss our day. Most of the time I got the adventures of the school day.
Bobby has a girl that likes him a lot. Every day at lunch, she finds him and sits next to him while they eat. I think he looked at her like a pest, but he never said it. Once he said she got mad at him because he ate lunch with his guy friends and played soccer instead of eating with her.
I suggested he tell her that he liked to be with his friends too and she had to share him. It must have worked because he seldom spoke about her after that.
They didn't ask much about my day. It was boring to them. Housework and fixing pictures didn't interest them much.
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I was just finishing up a wedding picture. It was an old faded one with a little water damage. A couple were about to celebrate their Golden wedding anniversary. Their kids has confiscated their wedding album and wanted one of the whole wedding party, and some individual shots repaired.
I clicked on print and heard a truck engine out side. I looked out and saw a moving van. The house next door must have sold. It had been vacant for four months.
I went back and checked my printout. It looked good. Up to the quality that I wanted. I laid it on the table and went out to meet the new neighbors.
Two guys were opening the back of the truck as I walked up. Their eyes immediately gave the scan from head to toe. I had forgotten how I was dressed. I had an old threadbare t shirt, shorts and my flip flops.
"Hi. Looks like I have some new neighbors."
"Yeah, He should be here soon. He has the key."
Just as they said that a car pulled into the driveway. The door opened and this huge black man got out. He took off his sunglasses and put them in his shirt pocket. He handed the key to one of the guys and walked up to me.
"Hi, my name is Trey. I'm guessing you're my neighbor."
"Yes. Right next door. I'm Carol. Nice to meet you."
He held out his hand and I offered mine. My little hand got lost in his. I felt kind of overwhelmed by his size. And that smile. I was surprised I didn't get radiations burns. My nipples noticed him too. I blushed a little and my headlights came on. God, I hoped he didn't notice.
"My pleasure."
"Looks like you have your work cut out for you."
"I sure do. Sometimes I wonder where all this stuff comes from. It kinda sneaks up on you."
I saw him glance down at my left hand. I just wore a small ring with my birthstone in it.
"Moving is really a pain. I would hate to think about it. I think I'll just grow old and die here."
"A little early for you to think about dying. Looks like you have a lot of good years left."
"Thanks. I hope so. I'm not ready for managed care quite yet."
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Carol, but I need to get these guys organized. Maybe we can chat later."
"I'd like that. I work at home, so I'm almost always here."
He flashed that big smile, turned and walked away.
I went back in and called the people about the picture I had just finished. Just as I was hanging up, my boys burst through the front door.
"Mom! Mom! There's a giant guy moving in next door."
Timmy chimed in, "Mom, he must be ten feet tall."
"Really, guys. Ten feet tall?"
"Maybe more. He's really big."
"I've already met him. His name is Trey, and he's our new neighbor."
"Good. We won't have to mow that lawn anymore."
"Probably not. You wanna meet him. Let's go out."
"Cool."
As we walked out, Trey was coming out.
"Trey, I wanted to introduce my boys."
"Hey, guys."
"This is Bobby and this guy is Timmy. Meet Trey."
In unison, "Hi Trey. Nice to meet you."
Trey stuck out his fist and they both bumped with him
"What's up, guys?"
"See, Mom. He's a giant."
Trey and I both laughed.
"Giants are green. You know, like on TV."
Timmy stood next to him.
"See how big he is. I just come up to his waist."
"Timmy, you're impossible."
"Hey, guys. I could use some help here. See all those boxes there. I need some help carrying them inside. I'll pay you a dollar a box. Just put them inside the door."
"Heck yeah. Come on Timmy."
"OK, you keep score and let me know how many."
"That's really nice of you, Trey."
"I've always thought that youngsters should learn that work can pay off."
"I've taught them that. They have chores to do and get an allowance."
"Sounds like you're a pretty good Mom if you don't mind my saying it."
"Thanks. but now, they'll be wanting a trip to the mall. They're saving up for a new video game. Some kind of race car thing. One of their friends has it."
'I missed out on all that when I was a kid. We just had those really old games my Mom got at the second hand store. like pong and space invaders. They hooked up to the TV with it set on channel three. Really tame compared to what they have these days.
"What do you do for a living, Trey?"
"Computer consulting, and I write a few programs when I hear about something that works. What about you."
"I restore old photographs. I majored in graphics in college so it kinda works with that."
"Really, what program do you use?"
"It's called PicFix. I found it online. It's pretty user friendly. It took a while for me to figure it out."
"Wow, PicFix, huh? Guess what?"
"What?"
"That's one of mine. I met a photographer and we worked together on it."
"Oh my God. Really."
"What version is it?"
"Two point one, I think."
"I have an upgrade waiting in the wings. Sales are still good on that one, so I'm holding back till they slow down. How about I give it to you for sort of a test run. You can give me a report on it."