When Hellie came home from the house party, Trevor and Bryant were sitting at the kitchen table.
"Hellie," Trevor said excitedly. "Come try this custard we made!"
"Let me just change my clothes," Hellie called as she rushed past them up the stairs.
Trevor was Hellie's housemate; Bryant was their landlord. Bryant had once been a professor at the university that Hellie and Trevor attended nearby, but he had retired early at 50. Now he rented out the two rooms in his house and seemed to do a little of everything. Hellie admired him, in multiple ways. Trevor was a sophomore studying chemistry and engineering. He was incredibly smart and had started a campus organization called Gay Geeks, where, according to him, they built robots designed to spread the gay agenda. As a part-timer, Hellie had a an open invite to the organization.
In her room, Hellie quickly pulled off her shorts, the inside of which were now soaked with cum. She put on a new pair and kept the black lace top. She pulled her hair back into a low pony and headed down to the kitchen.
She felt Bryant's eyes on her as she crossed the room and sat down with them at the table. They exchanged smiles.
"Hellie, try this NOW!" Trevor exclaimed. "It's delicious." He handed her a small paper plate. Hellie took a forkful.
"Oh wow," she said, her mouth full. "This is great."
"Thanks!" said Trevor. "Bry helped me with it."
Bryant rolled his eyes. "'Bry,'" he mocked.
Trevor giggled. "I'll see you two later, I'm taking this to the GG party tonight." He grabbed a large container of the stuff and looked to Hellie as he turned toward the door. "You want to join, Hellie?"
Hellie shook her head. "I just got back from a party, I think I'm in for the night."
"Aw okay. Enjoy! Thanks again Bryant." Trevor was gone.
"That boy is an excellent baker," said Bryant, looking after Trevor. "It's the chemist in him, he gets all the measurements and chemical reactions just right."
"He's great," Hellie agreed.
The two sat a moment in silence.
"So a party, huh?" said Bryant.
"Yeah," said Hellie. "Just a girl from work."
"You have any fun?"
Hellie smiled and shrugged.
"Good," said Bryant. "Young girl ought to have some fun."
"You sound like a grandmother."
"Grandmothers know what they're talking about."
Hellie giggled shyly. "That's true."
Another moment in silence.
"I'm so used to Trevor talking right about now," said Hellie.
"You and I never did properly get to know each other," said Bryant. His brown eyes shined at her. He stood. "I think I might have whiskey. Do you drink whiskey?"
Hellie nodded.
Bryant opened a cabinet high above the fridge and pulled out a bottle that Hellie didn't recognize.
"That looks expensive," said Hellie.
"That's why I keep it on the top shelf," said Bryant. "Smooth as silk."
He poured the whiskey into two small but handsome glasses, and set his own on the table while he handed Hellie hers. Their fingertips touched. It was something Hellie thought she'd like to feel again, or maybe she was just still horny.
"I didn't really think you drank," said Hellie, watching him sip.
"No?"
"You're so disciplined."
Bryant seemed to chuckle to himself "Disciplined?"
"Yeah, I mean you're up at 5am jogging. I've seen you at the gym later in the day. You're constantly working on the house or writing in your office, and whenever I see you in the kitchen you're chopping up vegetables."
"Discipline? No, that's maintenance. That's maintenance, when you get old you need to do extra maintenance."
Hellie leaned forward on her elbows. "You're not old."
"52 ain't young," said Bryant.
"It's not old either," said Hellie. "It's not even retirement age."
"I got lucky," Bryant said.
"You don't miss your job?"
Bryant shook his head. "I like taking care of my house and my yard."
What about your family? Hellie thought. But she didn't ask. Trevor had hinted that there was a tragedy somewhere in Bryant's history, and she didn't want to bring that up with him without warning. It wasn't really her business anyway.
Hellie nodded. "I could learn a lesson or two about maintenance."
"You don't look in need of any maintenance to me. If you don't mind my saying so."