"Oh for gosh sakes, Doris, what are you looking at?"
Mildred, Doris' friend of fifty years was watching her friend's head turn to follow something moving past their apartment complex. They were sitting by the pool where they did every afternoon at 2:00PM unless they had some other engagement. Doris always made a decanter of martinis' and set them out on their reserved table with two lounge chairs. On occasion they slipped into the pool to do a lap or two, and with the July heat the way it has been this year, the ladies had spent more time in the pool.
Having cooled of in the tepid water, Doris and Mildred were sipping their favorite drinks when the young man passed, running down the street. His head was just visible just over the hedge but Doris knew who it was. Mildred was annoyed when she saw that she had lost her friends' attention to her conversation as Doris' body turned away from her.
"Doris! Did you hear what I was saying?"
"That fellow is so attractive, Mildred. It's my neighbor Tom's friend. You know who Tom is right."
"Doris, those young men are half your age. You lost a wonderful man, now it's time to settle back and be a proper widow."
"I'm just looking." Doris said, very annoyed. "I know Harry was a terrific husband and I still miss him after two years. I'm just looking."
Doris leaned across the table to pour them both another drink.
"No more for me. I'm going in to lie down," exclaimed Mildred. With that she rose, took her towel, leaned over and gave her friend a kiss on the forehead and left for her apartment.
Doris sat there, glad her friend left. With drink in hand she thought of her husband, Harry. They were married forty glorious years, had three children, grandchildren and a house. They had lived in this apartment for four years before he passed away. She loved it there so much she stayed and then her longtime friend moved in next door to her own unit.
At sixty, Doris was in great shape. She had a few extra pounds on her but she always ate well and exercised every day. The complex had a workout room and she was either on the treadmill or stationary bike and lifted some free weights. Gifted with blazing red, shoulder length hair and great posture, Doris turned heads. Harry was forever proud to be seen with her and always bought her expensive, form fitting clothing for gifts. She enjoyed the attention from men but was faithful to her man.
"I can't sit her and miss you this much today, Harry," she thought. "I want to enjoy this sun and heat. And this drink."
A few minutes went by and the familiar head came in view over the hedges and then a full body appeared as he walked in thru the gate. Davie, Tom's friend and firefighter buddy approached the pool walking towards his friend's apartment. Doris' next door neighbor
"Hi, Mrs. Benson," called Davie as he neared her. He was hoping to get past without too much conversation. He thought she was nice but she made him feel uneasy, like she was hitting on him and that creeped him out. He always wondered how old she was and thought of her as old.
As he walked past her chair she greeted him with a smile, and leaning to the side of the lounge, held out her left hand to him. Davie felt obligated to respond and took it into his left. It was an awkward move but when she clasped his hand he was surprised at the strength of her grip and the softness of her skin. He looked down at her and smiled. He noticed that her face wasn't wrinkled like he imagined from a distance and she didn't have arms like most old ladies did. Her's had real muscle tone. Davie also noticed that she had an ample chest popping out of her one piece bathing suit. The freckled flesh rose out over the top like hot muffins fresh from the oven.
"Are you looking for Tom, David? "she asked releasing his hand. "I saw him leave here about an hour ago."
"Oh, okay. Thanks. I was just going to hang out with him awhile. I'll stop in later tonight. Thanks, Mrs. Benson. See ya."
"Goodby, David."
Doris watched Davie walk away from her. She enjoyed the view of the young man in his running shorts and t-shirt. Getting up when Davie was out of sight, Doris went to her apartment to have a late lunch and enjoy her latest novel in the coolness of her bedroom.
Saturday night around the complex is usually quiet. Most of the tenants are either out for the evening or holed up in their unit. With the air still somewhat warm from the heat of the day Dories thought she would cool off by sitting by the pool. She had her evening drink of a glass of Chardonnay with the bottle in an ice bucket at the ready. Dressed in a yellow sundress, she abandoned the underwear for the evening. No one was around to see her so she felt safe. Besides, she enjoyed the night air on her skin as it brushed under her dress like caressing hands. All day she had thoughts of nakedness and bodies and her husband fucking her and having an orgasm. Even the book she had been reading contained paragraphs of love making. She felt possessed by images of sex. Before dressing she bathed and shaved her legs, occasionally touching herself while in the bath in places that usually made her tingle. Tonight it only frustrated her.
"Maybe sitting out here would help calm her," she thought.
About an hour into her leisure time, Doris noticed a car pull into the parking lot and a familiar face come thru the gate by the pool. She felt a twinge of joy at the sight of the young man.
"Hello, David," she called to him in a sing song tone.
"Hi Mrs. Benson," replied Davie. "Man, does this woman live out here?" he wondered.
"If your looking for Tom, I saw him go out earlier. Looked like he was out for the night. On a date, maybe," Doris informed him.
"Yea, I guess. I was just coming over to hang out. Not much going on."