Chapter Two
Word of Mouth
The ten dollar bill was now framed and proudly displayed on Johnny's faux-wood panelled bedroom wall. It represented two important milestones in his young life: the first earnings from his new business venture, and more importantly, it represented his first sexual experienceβthe first time he had gotten a woman off and she had gotten him off. Every time he looked at it, he thought of Mrs. Roberts and that memorable day, and he got hard.
A week went by without any communication from her. Johnny was beginning to think that what had happened between them was only a one time thing.
What went wrong,
he wondered. He wanted to call her and ask if he could at least mow her lawn again, but he never got her number, and didn't have the courage to go over and knock on her door. After a promising start, Thompson's Landscape Services had suffered a devastating setback.
Johnny was beginning to lose all hope when the phone rang on Sunday night. "What happened, Johnny?" Mrs. Roberts asked. "I thought we had an arrangement. You didn't come by to see me yesterday."
"I . . . I didn't know if you wanted me to."
"Of course I wanted you to. My lawn isn't going to mow itself, is it?"
"No ma'am."
"Good. Why don't you come by tomorrow morning and take care of things."
"Okay, ma'am, I will. You can count on me."
"I'm sure I can. I'll see you then."
The anticipation was killing him. The combination of relentless sexual thoughts and a raging erection made for a sleepless night. What would happen this time he wondered. Would Mrs. Roberts require his sexual services again and would she respond in kind.
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After he had finished mowing the lawn, Johnny knocked on her front door. Mrs. Roberts answered it in a terry cloth bathrobe. Her hair was disheveled and she wasn't wearing any makeup. It looked like she had just woken up. Johnny didn't care how she looked. He only cared about one thing.
Mrs. Roberts reached into her wallet, pulled out a five dollar bill, and handed it to him. "Here you go," she said. "I've got exact change this time."
Johnny was crushed. It really was over, at least the part he desperately wanted to continue. "Is something wrong?" she asked. "You look disappointed."
"No ma'am. Nothing wrong. Thank you."
"Come on, Johnny, tell the truth. Something is bothering you, I can tell."
"It's just . . . I thought . . ."
"Thought what?"
"I thought that maybe we could . . . you know, do what we did before."
"You mean eat my pussy again."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Is that what you want?"
"Yes, ma'am. You don't even have to pay me for it or do anything for me."
"Well, that's a very generous offer, Johnny, but I'm afraid we can'tβmy monthly visitor has arrived."
"Visitor?"
"I started my period. We'll have to make it another time. But I was thinking about what you said."
"About what?"
"About you never having any privacy to . . . you know, to take of your business. And I wanted to let you know that you're always welcome to come over here and take care of that."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"Don't you have something you need to take care of?" Mrs. Roberts asked. "I can see it bulging in your shorts. Why don't you come inside?"