"I don't know Bob. Sounds like a Hell of a job. I just hope you and Matty know what you're getting into. Anyways, I'll pop over tomorrow night, take some measurements and give you an estimate. But, I have to warn you, this job could take a long time and will be a major disruption in your lives 'til it's done."
"No worries Nate. I'm prepared. Just let me know when and I'll show you the renovation plans. I might even have a cold one in the fridge for you."
"Only one?" I chuckled. "That's a pretty pathetic bribe, but I'll still be there between six and seven tomorrow evening."
Bob smiled and emptied his beer glass. "Sounds good my friend. Now I better haul my ass out of this bar and get home to my Matty. Twenty years of marriage and I still hate being away from her. See you tomorrow." Pushing back his bar stool he spun around, nodded and made a beeline for the door.
Sitting there sipping the last of my beer I thought. "What a lucky guy to be so in love after twenty years." I'd known Bob since we worked together at the assembly plant in town. We were hired at almost the same time and soon became friends. Even though some of his coworkers thought Bob was a bit strange, I always thought he was a likeable, captain of the bowling team sort of guy. He never missed a day's work, drove a four door Chevy and had a nice little house on the edge of town. His wife, Matty, and he were high school sweethearts. Neither one had ever seriously dated anyone else. The only thing they didn't have was children. Due to some issues he never talked about, Bob was unable to father kids.
Since quitting the assembly plant five years earlier to start a home renovation business, I saw less and less of him all the time. Tonight, while out having a few beers for his fortieth birthday I noticed he was getting a tad paunchy and his hair was thinning. He also seemed to go on and on about the endless injustices he'd been suffering lately at work. The jovial 'Joe Six Pack' aura that used to surround him, seemed to have vanished.
Waiting for my cab and enjoying the warm summer night, I thought how nice it would be to go home to a loving, doting wife like Bob seemed to have in Matty. But good fortune never smiled when it came to romance. At thirty nine I'd had a few fleeting relationships but never found true love.
It's not that I was unattractive. At six feet tall and one hundred eighty pounds, I was lean, tanned and strong from all the heavy, manual labor involved in my business. And I still had a full head of dark, wavy hair. I'd never had any complaints about my lovemaking abilities either, even though my average cock was nothing special.
The next evening after supper I knocked on Bob's front door. After a few seconds I heard faint footsteps approaching from the other side and the door swung open. There with a subdued smile, stood Matty.
"Hey Nate. It's good to see you. C'mon in. I'll grab you a cold one and go fetch Bob. He's just out back doing stuff in the garage."
I'd known and always liked Matty ever since Bob introduced me to her many years ago. Back then, she was a sharp dressing, outgoing woman who loved to have fun. But, in the last few years her spunkiness had left and she now seemed the kind of woman who'd enjoy selling cookies at a bake sale. At thirty eight she was actually pretty good looking. But the baggy, unfeminine clothes she now always seemed to wear, left a lot to be desired. At five foot five and maybe a hundred and twenty five pounds she was definitely well built. Her 'B' cup tits, rode high and proud. Her long, sandy blonde hair, if not in a ponytail, would be cascading down her back. It had been ages since I'd seen her with a modern hairstyle or a hint of makeup. But with a cute little upturned nose, a smattering of freckles and piercing green eyes, she was pretty enough without further adornments. Only on rare occasions would she wear clothes that weren't loose and frumpy looking. At the assembly plant's annual Christmas party, she always turned men's heads with her choice of outfits. Outfits that revealed a great looking ass and a curvy, hourglass figure that was certainly the envy of other women.
Bob seemed to guard her zealously on occasions like this. He even seemed scared to use the restroom in case other men might be eyeing her. I noticed Matty seemed ill at ease when Bob was watching over her like a hawk. It was as though she felt smothered.
Tonight, clothing wise, I was in for my usual let down. Her sweat pants and baggy shirt didn't flatter her figure in the least. The only nice thing she wore, as always, was her big, glittering wedding ring.
Bob appeared quickly before Matty was back with my beer. "Hi Nate. Glad you could make it." After some small talk, Bob and I headed upstairs so I could see their plans. I thought it strange that Matty remained downstairs while Bob explained things without her input, even though it would be a huge job that involved tearing out walls, ripping up floors and completely gutting the bathroom.
I did some probing, took measurements, then looked at Bob's inquiring eyes. "I can do it, but it will take at least six weeks and will be a hell of an inconvenience for the two of you. The entire house will be a shambles. Your bathroom will be out of commission for a while and there'll be enough noise and sawdust to drive you crazy."
Bob paused in thought for a moment, then said, "we have another bathroom downstairs and I'm sure we can put up with the rest, so I say yes. Let's do this! You've got yourself a job!"
"Great, I'm looking forward to it." Then, after finishing my beer I said goodnight to Bob, but didn't see Matty as I left.
The estimate took a few days and on Monday morning I emailed them a copy. Matty called a few hours later. "Hi Nate, I got your estimate and called Bob at work. He'd like you to start as soon as possible. Bob works straight days of course, but I'll be here to get in your way as much as possible," she chuckled.
I was surprised that Bob would trust me alone with his wife all day. But, since I was a long time friend, he must have deemed it safe.
"I can be there bright and early on Wednesday," I offered. "And you won't be in my way at all. In fact, It will be nice having you there in case I need a hand with something. Besides, your coffee is a lot better than anything I could make."
We both laughed and Matty said in an excited, upbeat tone. "I can't wait to get started. See you then."
She probably didn't realize it but Matty had a hell of a sexy voice on the rare occasions I heard her get excited.
Wednesday morning came and I backed my truck in their driveway. Bob would have left for work a while before I got there. As I opened the tailgate and began gathering tools, Matty appeared in the doorway, coffee cup in hand.
"Morning Nate, Coffee is on. Gotta keep my favorite contractor happy," she joked.
"Mornin' Matty. Keeping me full of caffeine works every time."
Actually, it was more than just the coffee cup in hand that I'd noticed. For the first time in ages, Matty was wearing a pair of nice fitting blue jeans. Not really tight but a lot nicer than the baggy old sweat pants she usually wore. I could actually see a good looking body lurking beneath them. Her choice of top was a bit surprising too. Gone was the loose, potato sack looking thing she'd worn the other night. In its place was a very feminine looking button up blouse, with the top button undone. It wasn't like her to dress up for no reason these days, so I thought she must have an important appointment somewhere. In any case I was secretly smiling inside. At the same time I felt pangs of guilt for leering at my friend's wife, with impure thoughts.
After gathering up enough tools to get started, I went inside where Matty beckoned me to the kitchen table for my coffee and a chat about the job ahead. She mentioned a minor change Bob wanted to make if it wasn't too much trouble. She'd made a drawing and proceeded to spread it out on the table. While bending over the drawing, pointing out the changes, she was standing at an angle where I couldn't help but see right down the front of her top. Cleavage! Oh my god. I peered down her top while nodding my head and pretending to listen to her. With only one button undone I wasn't getting a super good view, but could definitely see the separation and curvature of her tits and the lacy white bra that holstered them. In all the years I'd known her this was the closest I'd gotten to seeing forbidden skin. On a strictly out of bounds lady like her it was pretty exciting.
"So what do you think?" Matty asked, raising her head from the drawing quickly. So quickly that she'd likely caught me ogling her tits.