The Sullivans had lived just a few doors down from my family for as long as I had been around. They were an 'older couple', at least that was how I always knew them since they were old enough to be my grandparents. They had come to our house for our special occasions but never seemed to stay long. Mr. Sullivan had been a bus driver for the city before he retired and Mrs. Sullivan seemed to always be at home. She had been my baby sitter when I was little and, in return, my parents would send me to their house to cut grass, shovel snow, or just to help Mr. Sullivan with whatever project he might need a hand with. He would slip me a few dollars for helping so I was usually eager to help out when asked. As the years went by, Mr. Sullivan became less able to do the yard work and other more physical chores so most of the harder tasks fell to me. I had begun to worry about him in the last several years because he would get out of breath easily and ended up supervising me as I worked. Apparently my concern was justified when he suddenly died of a heart attack three years ago. After he died, Mrs. Sullivan turned to me even more to help her with a lot of the home maintenance work that I used to do with Mr. Sullivan.
She was the sweetest 'little old lady' you could ever meet, with her ever-present smile and the snowball of white hair on her head. Her house almost always smelled of ginger snaps, chocolate chip cookies, or any number of pie flavors. A trip to her house was its own reward in the form of delicious baked treats.
I was home for the summer between my sophomore and junior years of college and, for once, my parents were not pushing me to get a summer job. Being the youngest child did have some advantages, including making my parents sympathetic to me having some time off between college years. The other side of that coin was that I was expected to help Mrs. Sullivan whenever she asked. Unbeknownst to me, helping Mrs. Sullivan was to take quite a different path from past years.
It was a hot and sticky Friday in early May and I had been at Mrs. Sullivan's almost all day. After cutting the grass, cleaning up her planting beds, and applying what seemed like a ton of mulch, the sweat was dripping from me. Even stripped down to just my old jean shorts and work boots, I still felt like I was melting. When I finished and put the tools away, Mrs. Sullivan brought out a pitcher of icy lemonade and several glasses. We sat at a small table in the shade of a large tree in her back yard. I greatly welcomed the refreshing drink and chugged down two glasses before slowing down on the third.
"My goodness Chris, you were really dry."
"Sure was Mrs. S, and your lemonade tastes really great."
She smiled at me as I sat there recuperating, the sweat still dripping from me. "What a strong young man you have become, so tall and all those muscles. I'll bet the girls are just lining up to meet you."
I chuckled. "Not really Mrs. S, I don't really have much luck with the girls."
"Oh that's hard to believe." She stood up and took a towel from the table. I was surprised when she walked over and stood behind me, wiping the sweat from my shoulders and chest. In an instant, the nearness of her and the touch of her hands on my body electrified my senses. It was so unusual and even confusing to me. I loved her touch yet my suddenly erotic thoughts seemed completely out of place. I struggled to appear in control and oblivious to her.
"There, I hope you feel better."
"Yes, thank you."
She moved back to her chair and sat across from me. After having been drained by the work and the heat, I suddenly felt energized. Looking across the table, it was as if I was seeing her for the first time. This was a woman in her seventies, but I began to notice things I had never seen before. She had blue eyes, a deep blue that caught and held my attention. Her body was slender, her legs long and graceful. Her smile was so perfect and so inviting. The wrinkles of her face were no longer about her age, but rather became symbols of her maturity, blending in with her still-soft skin. My eyes slipped from her face to her chest. Her sleeveless top fit snugly on her small frame, outlining the shape of her breasts, each capped by a nipple that pushed against the fabric.
She has no bra on. I felt myself reacting to her. It was so unexpected and inappropriate, yet I could not keep my eyes from her nipples. Fantasies ran wild through my head, thoughts of rushing to her and cupping those breasts with my hands. I longed to kiss her lips and run my fingers through her puffy white hair. My cock began to swell. I fought to resist the sexual thoughts. This was a kindly neighbor lady who had been my baby sitter and may have changed my diapers for all I knew.
"Such a handsome young man, why if I was 50 years younger, I'd be all over you."
Her smile teased me. I wanted to stand up and walk to her, kissing her full on the lips. My hands longed to hold her breasts while my fingers flicked those perky nipples. It's wrong! It's just SO wrong! Stop it!
"Do you have any plans for dinner tomorrow night?"
"No, not really."
"Join me. You have been such a help to me, just as you were to George. Let me make you a nice dinner. I haven't cooked for a man since George died and it will make me feel good to do it. "
"Well...yea, okay. Thanks Mrs. S, when should I come over?"
"About six, is that all right?"
"Sure Mrs. S, I'll be here."
"Chris, one other thing."
"Yes Mrs. S?"
"Please call me Beverly. 'Mrs. S' makes me feel so ancient."
"Uh...sure...Beverly." It felt so awkward to call her that. She had always been Mrs. Sullivan or 'Mrs. S', so 'Beverly' seemed disrespectful. But if that was what she wanted, then Beverly it would be.
"Thank you dear. I've known you since you were born so we can lose the formality."
We sat chatting while I finished my drink. My mind churned with the new and sudden attraction for a woman who was nearly four times my age. It seemed perverse and yet I could not deny that it was there.
We had to walk through the house to the front door. As we approached the front door, she suddenly turned and I almost ran into her. Her hands went onto my chest casually trailing around.
"Such a handsome young man with a strong young body. I had forgotten what a beautiful thing that can be. Please forgive a foolish, doting old lady." Before I could answer, she turned again and opened the door. "I'll see you tomorrow at six, come hungry."