I wasn't very happy to see that the new neighbors had two dogs, seeing the dogs I wished yet again that I had had the foresight to purchase the empty lot next door when I built my house. Five years after my house was built construction started next door. Things got off on the wrong foot from the start, the builders constructed a wall of railroad ties and started hauling in dirt to level the lot and for the next six months my driveway and lawn was covered in mud after every rain.
Then the owners moved in, a young professional couple with a yapping little rat dog. Don't get me wrong, I love dogs, but asthma and a desire for peace and quiet have kept me from having any since I was a teen. We live at the end of a cul-de-sac surrounded by over a thousand acres of old growth forest, with every kind of beast and fowl one would expect in such an area. That dammed dog never quit barking; my office window downstairs and my bedroom window upstairs are on that side of the house so there was no escape, it would interrupt both sleep and work, they seemed never to be home so I guess it didn't bother them. I was happy when that dog and its people moved after just a couple of years.
The next owners were a young family and a wiener dog that made the last dog seem mute. I hated that dog, I seriously considered killing it to silence it. I had more than one conversation with them to keep the dog quiet at least at night. After every conversation they would keep it in the house for a week or so and then it would return. It was a pleasure to watch their boys grow up, play sports and go off to college, I was the nice old guy next door (I was in my forties) so I didn't want to make a big issue over barking. I was ecstatic when that dog died, until they brought home two new puppies. Bad neighbors are the bane of my existence. After the younger son graduated and left so did they to downsize and for a few months the house was empty and my world was peaceful.
Then the moving trucks showed up and I was greeted by two dogs running toward me growling, barking and with barred teeth while I was working in the yard. Swiftly behind them yelling was a slender young man.
"I'm so sorry," he said, "They are harmless, all bark and no bite."
"They are just being dogs and protecting their new home," I responded, "welcome to the neighborhood, I am Hogan."
"Jim," he responded, while offering a hand to shake. "And that's my wife Jill." gesturing to the attractive brunette with lots of curves carrying a baby and holding the hand of a toddler walking up behind.
"And this is Abby, and Ally," she added.
"I am very pleased to meet you all, Can I help in the unloading." I offered.
Simultaneously they said, "we couldn't intrude."
My smile and nod let them know that they could.
"That would be wonderful, if you truly don't mind." They spoke, finishing each other's thoughts.
For the next few hours Jim and I unloaded the moving van while Jill directed and unboxed their dishes and other kitchen items.
Covered in sweat and dust from the boxes Jim and I dropped into opposite ends of the couch after setting and moving it to where Jill directed, as it was the last item to be moved.
"Whoa, boys, you're not done, we still have to set up the beds." Jill proclaimed as she entered the living room. So up the stair we trod assembling first the girls bunks, then the massive four-poster in the master. I could not help but notice odd worn circles on each post just below the mattress level. After laying down the mattress Jim and I headed back to the couch as Jill was putting sheets on the girls beds and tucking them in for the night. After getting the girls situated she came down to join us choosing to sit between Jim and I rather than on the chair or settee.
"Hogan, thanks again for the help, we could not have managed without you. I would offer you a beer, but you haven't hooked up the fridge yet." She said with a smile and a chuckle.
"How rude of me," I responded, "I'll be right back." I walked next door to my house and came back with a six pack of beer and a bottle of pinot.
"You are my new best friend." Was Jill's response.
"And a great neighbor." From Jim, as he hoisted his beer in salute.
Jill checked again on the girls and returned to sit, rest, drink, and converse, I learned how they had met in College and how it was love at first sight, Jim was Jill's first date, first kiss, first ...everything. They are both in their late 20's and I am in my fifties. When the beer and bottle were gone, I said my goodnight and went home. Over the next few months got to know the family well, the girls started calling me Papa Ogan as we shared time together and almost weekly hosted the other for dinner or a bar-b-que.
Jill joined me almost every day on my daily walk, she started to trim down and firm up almost immediately. About six months in she was down to, as she referred, "her fighting weight." She stated that she had not weighed that little since high school. Her flat tummy and thin waist were exaggerated by her large breasts (still nursing) and apple shaped ass. She was still curvy but her curves now were tight and firm. In our conversations I learned that she had been the tomboy turned nerd/gamer and was never even asked on a date until college when she met Jim.
I said, "I didn't know they let beautiful young ladies with sight attend the school for the blind."
She just smiled and said, "You are so sweet."
What every guy loves to hear. But I really didn't mind, I always considered myself the nice guy even if it didn't always work out best for me, I felt good about myself and sleep well every night. By now both Jim and Jill were also calling me Ogan. I didn't mind a bit.
Jill joined a local crossfit group and got even more fit, she looked like a fitness model and the more fit she became the more sexual her conversations and provocative her dress. She was hot! Jim started joining us on our daily walks; he was always in excellent shape so it was more for the social aspect than for fitness, which of course meant that the girls in their strollers also came along. I rarely pushed the strollers but more often than not would carry one of the girls, and at times both, with Abby on my shoulders and Ally in my arms. I felt like a member of the family. Every now and then Jim and Jill would go on a date and I was always a ready babysitter. I think by the end of the year the girls thought I really was their grandfather.
When May rolled around I invited everyone to my lake house for the weekend, going up the week before to make sure everything was ready after the winter, and boats were serviced and berthed in the dock. I stocked the pantry and refrigerator. The liquor cabinet was always well stocked, and this year for Jill I added a healthy selection of wine.
I let them have the master suite as it had a private bath and room for the bassinette. I offered Abby her own room or I had an inflatable bed that they could also set up in the master, she chose to be close to her mom and dad. I was on the other side of the cabin affording them lots of privacy. The girls got up early and I fixed breakfast as their parents slept in, a luxury I'm certain they seldom enjoy. Abby supervised the cooking telling me the correct way (her mom's way) of preparing the eggs and toast. I set out the butter and jam, poured orange juice for the kids and mimosas for the adults. I have never mastered hash browns so the frozen variety baked at 450 degrees was the best I could offer, with sausage, bacon, fresh fruit and melon to complete the meal. Jill emerged first, looking amazing even with bed hair and no makeup.
The first day on the lake Jill wore a sexy one piece with a plunging neckline and high legs that went over her hip bones, and virtually no back with just a narrow strip of material crossing her lower back and disappearing between the full globes of her buttocks. The suit was white and, when she emerged after her first dive into the water, was nearly transparent, I didn't even try to hide the fact that I was staring, although I did try to hide the growing bulge in my trunks. Jill followed my stare down to her visible nipples resting high on her breasts and pushing points into the diaphanous material, smiling, she looked at Jim and said, "you were right I think he likes it."
Jim replied, "a man would have to be dead not to like it."
I gave them lessons on how to pilot a boat, the Seadoo's and a brief intro to scuba, Jim loved being the captain and I was more than happy to let him his eyes were on the water, mine were on Jill, who would smile and wink whenever she caught me staring, which was often. Jill wanted to learn how to waterski, I instructed her how to place the rope squat and lean back, and showed Jim how to go full throttle then back off as soon as she was up, and both the hand signals to sped up, slow down, stop, and all is okay, along with holding the skis up after a fall to be visible to other boats. She just couldn't get the hang of it so I had Jim pilot and I got in the water. I positioned myself behind Jill, had her lean back and draw her knees to her chest while I held the backs of her thighs and had Jim take off. I held Jill in position as I dragged along behind only letting go as she was able to stand.
After a few attempts she was skiing, I swam back to shore giving my erection time to subside and sat in the water watching as they made loops around the bay. She fell a few times but was able to get back up on her own. After the day on the lake I grilled steaks and hot dogs and mixed up a few pitchers of strawberry daiquiris and we played board games until the girls fell asleep. We soon after retired to our separate rooms, me taking a few minutes to relieve the pent up sexual tension the day had brought.
I woke up to Jill preparing breakfast the girls already eating their favorite cereal, with fresh fruit (I love summer) and Jim pulling into the dock having taken the boat to the marina for a fill-up. When asked what each wanted to do today Abby responded with wanting to tube, and Jill to ski, Jim was happy to be Captain again and after breakfast we wasted no time in getting back into the water.