My name is George Gardiner. I'm in my mid to late 60's. I was the maintenance manager of an elementary school in a mid-sized midwestern town. My replacement talked me out of retiring and asked me to work for him. The building is slightly older, and he said my experience and familiarity with everything would be invaluable. My wife is a decade younger than me and still working so I figured, "Why not?" Besides, I love the kids. They all call me, 'Mr. G.'
You might think the 'G' stands for Gardiner, but it doesn't. A while back, the kids all called me 'Grandpa.' Then we got a new principal who thought that wasn't courteous of the kids or professional of me, so the kids and I settled on 'Mr. G.' We never told her the 'G' continued to stand for Grandpa and not Gardiner. 😊
It was a back-to-school week for the teachers and staff when I first saw her. Ashley Luck was the new 2nd grade teacher. She was cute but certainly not movie star gorgeous. There was just something about her. She was on the shorter side, maybe 5' 3" tall. She had ash blonde hair that was past her shoulders and piercing green eyes. She had a great ass and legs; her breasts were smallish but pert and perky. Her smile was to die for.
You might think I'm a dirty old man for noticing this about Ashley but I'm old, not dead. And I wouldn't have dreamed of doing or saying anything unprofessional towards her. I was well aware that I was more than old enough to be her Grandpa! She couldn't have been any older than her mid-20's.
We always have a meeting every year so that all the teachers and staff can introduce themselves to one another. Part of the icebreaker is getting paired up with someone you don't know or usually don't work with. By sheer luck of the draw, I got paired up with Ashley. They gave everyone half an hour to talk and when we were finished, we had to 'introduce' our partner to the rest of the group and talk about them for two minutes.
I found out Ashley was from Portland, Oregon. Her parents were in their early sixties. She was an 'unexpected' child; she had an older brother and sister who were twins. They were already in high school when she was born and then off to college before she started school. She could barely remember them ever living at her parents' house. She was twenty-three years old and had been teaching for two years. She had lived in Portland her entire life and wanted to experience a different lifestyle, so she chose to come to the Midwest to a smaller town. She liked yoga, classic R&B, and dancing. Her parents had enrolled her in dance classes when she was in first grade, and she continued through high school.
When it was my turn to 'introduce' Ashley, I took just under three minutes. The principal had to cut me off. Ashley introduced me next. "I'm guessing there's not much I can tell most of you about Mr. G, he's been here so long. Even though he never told me, I found out he's the most incredible listener!" Everyone laughed and cheered; I blushed.
It was the Friday before the students would be coming back to school, Ashley texted me (ALL the teachers had my number in case they needed anything) and asked me if I could help her hang a welcome banner in her room. I walked in and she was bent over smoothing the wrinkles out of the banner. My eyes bugged out of my head. She was wearing shiny black lycra leggings that were skin-tight. Her ass, hips, and legs were even more magnificent than I had noticed the first time I saw her. I coughed so she would know I was in the room.
She stood up, turned around, and smiled at me knowingly. I think I blushed deeper than I ever had in my life before. Ashley was kind enough not to comment. "Mr. G! Thank you so much for coming so quickly to help me."
"Part of my job is to assist the teachers in any way I can. I'm happy to help."
We quickly got the banner hung. I noticed the classic R&B playing on her Smartboard. "I like your taste in music. This is 'Love T.K.O.' by Teddy Pendergrass."
"Ooooohhhh, I'm impressed Mr. G. Small-town white man knows his old school R&B." She smiled that incredible smile to take any possible sting out of her words.
I smiled back. "My college roommate was African American. He gave me quite a musical education and I didn't even have to pay for it. We became best friends. He died two years ago. I gave one of the eulogies at his funeral. I was the only Caucasian speaker at his services."
Ashley walked over, put her arms around me, gave me a little hug and looked directly into my eyes. "I'm sorry, Mr. G. I didn't intend for my teasing to bring up painful memories."
"Oh, Miss Luck, please don't apologize. My memories of Curtis always bring a smile to my face."
"I promise to take back my apology if you promise to call me Ashley."
"Thank you, Ashley. I'm still going to have to call you Miss Luck in front of the children though."
"Understood. Thank you again for helping me with my banner. I've got a little more to do here and then I want to leave early for a longer weekend before the students get here on Monday."
"Just let me know if you need anything else before you leave today." I smiled at Ashley as I left her room. I wandered about the building, seeing if anyone else needed anything. I have no idea if I helped anyone else, I was pretty much in a fog. I couldn't get Ashley out of my mind, the sight of her bent over in her leggings, the feel of her body from that brief hug, and the smell of her as she leaned into me.
The first few weeks of school were obviously busy for the teachers, even more so for a 'newbie' like Ashley. Whenever she was walking her class through the hallways, she always stopped to make sure the kids said, "Hi, Mr. G." It was also easy to tell they adored her.
Ashley always dressed smartly and professionally. Even on 'Casual Fridays' her outfits were immaculately tailored and coordinated. I got a text from her one morning before school started. "Hey, Mr. G. I could use another hand with something in my room. Do you have a few minutes?"
"Be right there." I texted back.
I walked into her room and gasped. Ashley was perched precariously on a stool trying to straighten something high on the wall. My gasp had nothing to do with that. Her skirt had ridden up as she reached overhead. I could see the hem of a slip and stockings held up by garters underneath. The 3" heels she had on accentuated her beautiful legs even more. Ashley peeked over her shoulder and smiled at me. She didn't seem to be the least bit concerned that she was showing her undergarments to me.
"Be careful!" I cautioned as I moved towards her. She slipped and began to fall off the stool. I hurried to catch her, and she fell into my arms, her arms around my neck.
"I'm glad I texted you. I might have hurt myself." She hugged me briefly and gave me a little kiss on the cheek. I groaned audibly. "Did you like what you saw, Mr. G.?" she asked.
I licked my lips nervously. "Miss Luck, I am so sorry. Please accept my apology. It wasn't my intention to stare at you like that. Please don't complain to anyone, I'll lose my job. Even though I don't need it, I love working here."