Our son Tommy had been able to stay at home with us while attending a local college, so Carla and I had seen him every day of his life until he got an out of state job directly out of college. I was so proud of him that I bought him a new car as a graduation present. We had actually ridden with him to Houston, Texas in his new car. We took turns sharing the driving, and flew back home after he was settled in to his apartment. Once we got home, it didn't take long for her to begin to miss him.
After about two months, it was visibly noticeable that she had become depressed and more so each day. She kept asking me to take her to visit him, so I finally broke down and bought round trip airline tickets to Houston and back. He lived in a small one-bedroom apartment and there was no place for us to sleep there, so I reserved a room for seven days at a nearby hotel.
He hadn't worked there long enough to be eligible to take any time off but we were able to wine and dine him every night. I always took a short nap to recuperate from exploring some of the cities great sites during the day before we went to dinner with Tommy. Carla was ecstatic during the entire visit and her face just beamed with joy the entire time we were there. Houston is a great city...a little hot, but other than that a great city.
Alas, all good things must come to an end, and in what seemed like no time at all we had to return home. Carla was fine for a few weeks but soon became despondent again. I knew she would be ok in time but meanwhile I came up with a plan to try to cheer her up.
About two months after we returned from our visit with Tommy, I approached her with the idea of having some updates made to our home and she enthusiastically took to the idea. We discussed the things that needed updating and agreed that our first project would be to turn an adjacent bedroom into a master bath and large walk-in closet. Our bedroom was large but otherwise rather modest, except for the wet bar in one corner of the room.
Oh yes, there was also the French doors leading to a small deck off our bedroom that Carla used to lay out on when she felt she needed to work on her tan...sometimes in the nude.
After thumbing through the yellow pages, we selected three local companies to obtain proposals and quotes for the project. We set up the first two appointments for the following Friday at different times and a man from each company came to discuss the job with us and give us a quote. They both had good references and the prices were about what we expected. I found both of them to be adequate but since we were going to get three proposals, I told them we would think it over and get back in touch with them in a couple of days.
After they left, Carla expressed her opinion of them, "I hope we can do better than them Chris. I don't know why, but they just didn't impress me at all."
"I liked what they said Carla and I think we should keep an open mind until we hear what the other company has to offer."
"Ok, let me sleep on it and maybe I'll feel differently tomorrow honey."
The next morning two men from the third company called 'Roberts Remodeling Contractors' arrived about a half hour earlier than we expected. Carla was still primping so I told her to meet us in the den as soon as possible. I introduced myself as Chris and told them my wife Carla would be down in a few minutes. They introduced themselves as John Roberts and his brother Steve.
They were both nice looking men of average height in their early to mid-forties. It was obvious that they both worked with their hands and probably worked out in the gym as well because of their chiseled physiques. John had brown hair with what my wife would call bedroom eyes. Steve was the real looker of the two with sky blue eyes and blond hair that came down slightly below his ears.
When Carla entered the room, I saw a look of surprise and delight come across Steve's face. His gaze fixed directly on her with his eyes moving slowly up and down to take in her entire sexy five foot four inch tall body. Her long brown hair laid neatly on her shoulders and her blue eyes were gleaming as usual. She was wearing a short tight fitting dark blue dress that clung to her body and showed off her shapely legs, flat stomach, and well-rounded butt. It was not out of character for her to wear dresses like that and I'm sure she didn't intended for it to be overtly sexy.
However, I knew the sight of her large tits squirming at will as they tried to pop out of her bra was enough to give any red-blooded man a thrill, so I couldn't blame Steve for the effect she was having on him. She too was well aware of it and the beaming smile that came across her face showed that she also felt an instant connection to him.
I introduced Carla to them and then we sat down and began discussing the project. They gave us their recommendations, which included things that we hadn't even thought of...apparently the other men hadn't either. Then with the aid of a computer program, John quickly came up with an estimate that was just a little higher than the first two. All through the meeting, Steve could hardly take his eyes off Carla and she did nothing to discourage the attention she was receiving...a display of flirtation that neither John nor I could have possibly missed.
When the presentation was over, I still hadn't made a decision and intended to tell them that we would think it over and get back with them in a few days. Carla saw the indecision on my face and didn't give me a chance to speak.
"Well Chris, It looks like we've found our men. When can you guys get started?" She blurted out with my mouth half open to speak.
"We're putting the finishing touches on our last job and we can start a week from this coming Monday if it's alright with you guys." Steve said.
"That's great, I'll be looking forward to seeing you then," Carla said while staring straight into Steve's gleaming blue eyes.
Her use of the word 'I' instead of 'we' didn't go unnoticed by me and by the surprised look on John's face it was obvious that he had noticed it too.
We signed the necessary papers and shook hands on the agreement. Steve seemed to hold on to Carla's hand a little longer than necessary before he finally told her it was nice meeting her and then walked out the door with his brother.
Carla had never visibly shown so much interest in another man since we had been married. Today's display of interest in Steve left me a little bewildered, and at the same time a little bit excited. I must admit that it turned me on to watch Steve's bold advances toward her as well as her seeming encouragement to his advances.
Carla was back to her normal self and her face was beaming with joy for the entire next week. She talked continuously about how nice it will be to jump out of bed and take a shower after having sex. That's the first time she had mentioned sex since Tommy left home. To my surprise, Carla never once mentioned missing our son during the entire week.
The night before they were to show up, she was in great spirits and fell asleep with a smile on her face. She woke up early the next morning and went to the bathroom across the hall to take a shower. She returned wearing a new nightgown that she had just bought and with her long brown hair perfectly combed and laying neatly on her shoulders.
"It's still early dear so you sleep for a while longer while I go down and cook breakfast. I'll wake you when it's ready," she said.
