The director of a small-town church daycare gets serviced by the maintenance man.
Mary Deere was the director of St. Mark's Daycare, a long-established center located behind one of the oldest churches in Columbia, South Carolina. In her late forties, Mary was a mother of two, married to her husband Bill for twenty-three years. Mary was two years older than Bill, and their relationship started in high school when Mary was a senior and Bill a sophomore.
Mary was a very average looking girl in high school who was far from popular. While she had a well-developed chest, her large breasts were offset by a serious case of acme. Try as she might, Mary didn't attract much attention from the boys at school.
As Senior Prom time rolled around, Mary was anguished that she didn't get asked to go. In desperation, she flirted with Bill who was on the wrestling team, and was successful in getting him to go to the prom with her. Three inches shorter than Mary, Bill wasn't especially bright, but had great hair.
Mary was a good student, and went on to community college after she graduated. Mary went to community college more for the opportunity to look for a husband than for a degree, but was unsuccessful. She envied the other girls she met at school who had good complexions, trendier clothes, and better boyfriends than she had.
The night of Bill's graduation, Mary conceived her oldest daughter Janice. Marriage followed, and school ended for Mary as she took care of Janice. She was proud of Bill when he got promoted to Night Shift Manager at the local Pizza Hut, but didn't especially care for living with his parents.
Fortunately for Mary, as the years went by her complexion cleared up. Unfortunately for Mary, she battled her unhappiness with food. Six months after delivering her second child, Mary was carrying two hundred pounds around on her 5' 7" frame. Being significantly taller and heavier than her husband did little to enhance Mary's already low self-esteem.
Bill was a gamer, and was much more interested in Call of Duty than his wife. On her fortieth birthday Bill took Mary out for dinner at Applebee's. Mary had four drinks in the eighty minutes they were there, and tried flirting with Bill in hopes of having a night of passion. Bill was more interested in his cell phone than Mary, and left her alone in the bedroom that night as he sat back down in front of his computer.
With her kids being older and able to take care of themselves, Mary returned to the workforce. She got a job as a teacher at St. Mark's Daycare, and four years later was named the Director of the facility. The job provided Mary with a sense of satisfaction that she didn't have in her wedded life.
When the Daycare's maintenance man Joseph retired, Mary got busy hiring a replacement. After sifting through many applications, Mary came upon Stephen Allen's resume. Stephen was in his mid- forties and had experience. After reviewing his resume, Mary called Stephen to see if he could come in for an interview.
When Stephen came in Tuesday afternoon for the interview, Mary wished that she'd worn something more inviting. Stephen was just over six feet tall, and had a solid, athletic build. While his hair was thinning, Stephen had deep brown eyes that distracted Mary during their interview. Stephen had a deep, low voice and an easy way about him. He was a no-nonsense, get-it-done type of man, and Mary found herself very attracted to him. She of course hired him on the spot.
Over the next few months, Mary became more and more enamored with Stephen. It seemed that there was nothing he couldn't do, fixing broken desks, repainting walls, repairing leaky faucets, and maintaining the Daycare's ancient cooling system. His boyish, confident grin never failed to get to Mary, and she secretly lusted after him, wondering what was under those jeans that fit him so well.
Mary began to try to take better care of herself. She started going to the gym and watching her diet, and paid much more attention to her wardrobe than before. She started wearing tops that revealed a bit more cleavage, and her skirts sometimes rose above her knees. A few times she felt Stephen's eyes on her. Mary loved the attention as she didn't get much at home.
Late one afternoon after all the kids had been picked up, Stephen was on his garbage run emptying the cans from all the rooms. As he approached the Director's office, he heard Mary's voice raised and angry.
"Bill, we talked about this, and I made plans! Do you know how hard it's going to be to change things now! DO YOU!" Stephen couldn't resist eavesdropping as he stood quietly outside Mary's door. "As usual, it's all about you. You've done this so many times before, and I'm sick of it, Bill. Sick of it!" Mary slammed the phone down.
A minute later, Stephen decided to chance it and walked into Mary's office. She sat at her desk, and was crying. "You OK, Miss Mary?" She looked up from her desk and saw Stephen's eyes and tried to compose herself.
"I'm OK, Stephen."
"Beggin' your pardon, ma'am, but you don't look OK." Mary had a short page-boy haircut and wire rimmed glasses. She was wearing a spring-patterned dress that was slightly low-cut, and wore nylons and some classy two-inch heels.
"Maybe not so OK," and some more tears started. Stephen grabbed a couple of Kleenexes out of the box on the corner of her desk. Mary reached to take the tissues from Stephen, and he playfully slapped her hand away.
Very slowly reaching across the desk, Stephen grabbed the sides of Mary's glasses, lifting them off her head and setting them on the desk in front of her. He then firmly but gently put his left hand under Mary's chin and raised her face towards him. Using the tissues, Stephen lightly wiped away the tears on her face and said, "You'll be just fine, nice lady."
As angry as she was with Bill, she was taken by the strong, gentle presence of Stephen. He was so very confident- most men would NEVER assume to touch a woman like he'd just done to Mary. Bill dumped her garbage can out, and started out of her office. "You let me know if there's anything I can do for you, Miss Mary."
"Thanks, Stephen." Mary thought to herself, "Bend me over my desk and take me," as she watched him leave.
Over the next week Mary found herself working late just so she'd have the chance to interact with Stephen. He always had a grin on his face and a masculine air about him that Mary found very attractive. In many ways, he was the opposite of Bill, who was all but useless around the house and very soft.
Mary had made plans to go out with some girlfriends Friday after work. She brought a change of clothes with her and was looking forward to catching up with her pals. Having finished processing payroll, Mary got up from her desk and went into the bathroom to change. Mary loved how it was quiet after everyone was gone- it was always so noisy during the day.
Mary had brought a sundress to wear out that evening. The dress was something that the Director of a Christian Daycare would never wear to work- it had short sleeves, a light pastel-colored floral pattern with a scoop neck and buttoned down the front. The hem came halfway up her thighs, and the shoes made her legs and butt look their best. Mary slipped the dress on, and was less than halfway done buttoning up the front when the bathroom door opened.
