Red was on the tractor disking the north pasture. It was supposed to rain over the weekend and the ground was hard and the grass low and tight. The grooves cut by the disk would aureate the soil and get the rain water to soak in deeper and quicker.
It was a boring job but Red loved the farm and being out and about at anytime. It was hot even under the short metal roof over his head. All he wore was his bib overalls, straw hat, and work boots. His attention was wandering and so were his eyes. Movement down toward the front gate caught his attention.
A small light blue car was parked just outside the gate and there was a young woman standing on the bottom rail of the wooden fence petting one of his horses. He didn't recognize the car or the young woman. As he made the turn at the road end of the pasture, he shut off the tractor.
As the engine died, the young woman turned, looked his way, and waved. He waved back as he started walking in her direction. The young woman climbed down off the fence and walked past the gate to stand next to the opposite fence.
As Red got closer, he asked, "Can I help you?"
The young woman smiled and replied, "I love horses."
Red nodded. "So do I."
"I hope you don't mind me petting yours."
The young woman wore a short flared skirt that came down to mid thigh and a white blouse that wasn't tucked into the skirt and had buttons open down below her breasts. The dark circles under her nipples made faint shadows, so she didn't have a bra on. He wondered if she wore panties or not.
Red grinned and said, "You can pet anything around here you want."
The young woman did a double take in his direction and then grinned as she held her hand out through the fence. "I'm Mattie."
Red shook her hand and said, "I'm Red."
"More brown than red," Mattie said as her eyes took in the tan of his skin that was showing.
"I like the sun and hate clothes," Red replied with a wink and a grin.
Mattie visibly shivered and said, "I've, uh, been known to lose my clothes from time to time. I love the sun also."
Red nodded and said, "You're not from around here."
"I finished college last month and I'm staying with my aunt in town until I figure out where and what I'm going to do."
"What's your degree in?" Red asked
"Veterinary medicine."
"Our vet retired a few years ago, so we're having to call one from fifty miles away."
"That's what my aunt told me and the main reason I'm here in town."
"So what is the problem?" Red asked.
"The money Mr. Becker wants for his practice and whether I want to do farm work or stay in a big city and do pets. Pets pay better," Mattie replied.
"How are your student loans?" Red asked.
"Astronomical," Mattie replied with a soft groan.
"So I guess the city will win out," Red said.
Mattie took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Red's eyes went to her chest as her breasts rose up and slowly went back down. "Which is going to make a bunch of us old farmers sad," Red said as his eyes came back up to her face.
Mattie shivered under his eyes and then grinned. "It would make me sad also, I think."
"Have you ever rode a horse nude?" Red asked with a wink.
"Uh, no. Thought about it, fantasies about it but..." the young woman said softly.
"If you ever get the urge, let me know. I have this fancy lambskin English saddle my wife used to ride on years ago. She said it tickled her fancy."
Mattie had a faraway look in her eyes for a moment and then shivered hard. "I, uh, can, uh, see where she might get that from."
Red chuckled and said, "Have fun petting the horse. I have to get these fields disked before the rain gets here."
Mattie nodded as she watched the older man turn and walk toward the tractor. "Thank you," she said loudly.
Red just waved over his shoulder.
*****
It was five days later and Red was in the barn changing the oil in the tractor. He had beat the rain by a few hours and it had now rained for three straight days. The rain cooled things off but moved him inside to work. He was refilling the tractor with oil when a car horn sounded down by the gate.
He walked over to the open barn door and looked down the driveway. A pale blue car was stopped at the gate. A slender arm waved at him. He waved back and walked over to a box on the wall by the door. He punched a button and walked back to the door to watch the front gate roll sideways.
With the gate open, the blue car came through the gate. Red went over and pushed the button so the gate would close. Back at the door, he watched the car pull to a stop in front of him. Mattie scrambled out and ran into the barn. Her hair was damp and her blouse was wet in spots. "It's raining harder than I thought," she said as she wiped water off her face.
She had on a skirt very similar to the one she had on the last time she was here and the white blouse was stuck to her skin in a number of places and transparent. Red grinned as she used one hand to wipe water off one arm and then the other. Several of the wet spots were on her breasts.
"So what brings you out this way on such a beautiful day," Red asked with a smile as his eyes wander over the wet spots, especially one on the end of her left breast. Her nipple looked even larger than before under the transparent cloth.
"I was bored hanging around my aunt's house and decided to take a ride. Like last time, I ended up here," she replied. She noticed where Red's eyes were and looked down.
When she shivered hard but didn't try to cover up the transparent spot, Red said with a wink, "White blouses and rain are perfect for each other."
Mattie looked around quickly and said, "I'd, uh, hate to make trouble with your wife."
"She passed away about five years ago, so I don't think that will be a problem," Red said as he turned toward the tractor.
Mattie watched him walking away and said, "Hey, I'm sorry if I brought up a painful subject."
Red stopped by the tractor and picked up a quart bottle of oil. "That's not a painful subject. Me forgetting to finish filling the engine with oil would be."
Mattie chuckled and walked over beside the older man. "Am I a distraction?" She asked.