I was at home waiting for the washing machine repairman to come around. My beloved husband had been washing something and all of a sudden, instead of a swish, swish, of clothes swirling about inside the washing machine, there was a grinding, clunking noise, followed first by silence, then by a gushing sound as the washing machine released all the water inside it onto the floor.
I didn't observe this first hand as I was out buying the groceries. I found out when I got home to find my beloved trying to mop up the spilt water and only managing to slosh it around. I cleaned up the mess while he rang a reputable repairman.
All that had happened on the Saturday and it was now a Monday. I'd arranged to have the afternoon shift at work and the repairman had guaranteed he'd be at our house bright and early. Knowing what some of these idiots consider bright and early I'd been up since seven but it turned out there was no need. He didn't get here until eight, just as my beloved was leaving for work.
Brian explained to the serviceman in very simple terms what was needed to be done to repair the washing machine and departed. I watched him go and then turned to speak to the repairman myself.
"Ignore what he said," I told him. "Assess the damage for yourself."
"I was going to," he assured me.
I left him to it, just hanging around watching without getting in his way. After He'd finished assessing the damage he called me over and indicated the insides of the machine. He then told me in detail what had gone wrong, what needed to be done to fix it, and how much it would cost.
I nodded knowingly and said that the cost seemed fair and reasonable to me and asked if he'd please proceed with the repairs.
He looked at me and smiled.
"How much of the explanation that I gave you did you understand?" he asked.
"It will cost a hundred and fifty to fix, which is what we budgeted for," I promptly replied.
"So, the technicalities?" he hinted.
I made a whooshing movement with my hand about an inch over my head, indicating that that stuff was above my pay grade. Computer electronics I could do, but not actual machinery.
He laughed. "So as long as the price is right and the machine is fixed you don't particularly care about the rest?"
"I care," I said, "and if I found out that I'd been cheated I'd sue as you have a professional duty of care in the advice you give me. However, your shop has an excellent reputation and I can't see you cheating me."
He acknowledged the point and got down to work. An hour later he was finished, ready to guarantee that we'd have no more trouble, or if we did, it wouldn't be with the repairs that he'd done.
"If you'd like to put a small load in you could test her out right now," he suggested. "The things you have on would suffice."
Okay. I was in my early twenties, had what I consider to be an excellent figure, and was athletic (which contributes to that figure). I wasn't what you'd call a raving beauty but men still checked me over, especially when I was all dolled up. This, however, was the first time anyone had so blatantly suggested that I get undressed.
Our friendly repairman was probably about forty, around twice my age. He was also quite a burly man, and strong. I knew he was strong from the way he'd been moving the washing machine around. Those things may not be all that heavy but they're not light, either. He also had a pleasant face, not handsome or ugly or any sort of extreme, but pleasant.
Right now he was giving me a bland look, but I could see a smirk twitching at the edges of his mouth. He thought I'd be shocked.
I was simply dressed for lounging around the house. Basically I had on yoga-pants and a t-shirt, both of which I filled very well. One other thing, I was wearing a sports-bra, a bra that had no catches to undo.
I took hold of the hem of the t-shirt and lifted it up and off, taking the sports-bra with it, leaving me naked from the waist up, my nice full breasts bouncing slightly from the movement. He had a shocked look and his eyes were almost bouncing as he watched the movement of my breasts.
I still watched him, my eyes on his, as I hooked my thumbs under the waist-band of the yoga-pants and pushed them down, again taking the opportunity to take my panties with them. I had to slip my sandals off when extracting my feet from the yoga-pants but that was simple enough. Once I straightened up I was totally naked, but now the smirk was pulling at my mouth. He was too shocked to do anything but stare.
"That's a good idea," I said, smiling. "Nothing like a practical demonstration."
I scooped up my clothes, stepped past him, and dumped then in the machine, starting it up for a small wash.
Turning to face him again I could feel his eyes all over my body.
"Problem?" I asked.