It was summer and I had just finished high school, so I was planning on doing what most 18-year-old guys were doing and that is enjoying freedom, going to some great parties, and getting laid. I had things to do, places to go and people to see, not necessarily in that order, and do it all before I left for Marine Corps boot camp the first week of September. All these thoughts were running through my head as I laid there in bed, the morning after graduation. I had plans and nothing was going to get in my way, or so I thought.
I got up, jumped in the shower, threw on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt then headed downstairs to get some breakfast. "Hello Mother of mine," I said as I skipped into the kitchen. I was the man with a plan as I kissed Mom on the cheek and went about fixing myself some cereal and grabbing a cup of coffee. Mom just smiled at me, but little did I know, she had conceived a plan to foil mine.
I just sat down and began to eat when she sat down across from me with a serious look on her face. I paused in mid bite, milk dripping down my chin, "Mom?" I waited for her to say something.
"Petey, I know you have plans on having fun this summer before you go into the Marines, but I need you to do something for me, in fact I already said you would do it, so now you kind of have to do it." I could tell she did not want me to get upset but I could also tell that she was not going to take no for an answer.
"What is it Mom? Just tell me and it will all work out, I'm sure," I said. I loved my Mom dearly, she managed to raise me and my two younger sisters on her own, working as a registered nurse, without help from anyone, even after the asshole that donated his sperm to create me and my siblings, just up and ran off with another woman. So, whatever it was that Mom needed me to do, I would jump through hoops for her.
"You know Ms. Julie that lives down at the end of the street, right?
"Yeah, sure I do Mom, what's up?"
"Well, she needs a lot of help around the outside of the house and she hasn't been able to do any of it since her husband died last year. She just needs help getting the landscaping back in order and some light handy work around the place. Well, I kind of told her that you would do it. Don't get upset with me, I know you want to go off with your friends and have fun, but it won't take long to do." Mom waited for me to respond.
I thought about it for minute then asked, "She doesn't need it all done right away, does she? I mean I am happy to help her out but if I can, I'd like to just do it for a few hours a day then go have fun."
Mom got a happy expression on and said, "Thank you, Sweetie, I am sure she won't have a problem with that, just go and talk to her and that way she'll know what to expect." Mom got up and kissed me on the forehead then added, "You are such a good Son, I knew I could count on you."
I smiled back at her, then finished my cereal and drank down my coffee. I grabbed my shoes on and walked down to see Ms. Julie. I had not seen her since her husband's funeral, but I remember her being a spry woman in her early 60's, grayish brunette hair, incredibly attractive and elegant, and just a little curvy in all the right places. Her and her husband had 2 daughters, but they had long since married and moved out of state, so she basically had little family to speak of around her.
I got to her place, knocked on the door and she soon answered. I was not sure I had the right place or not because the woman standing there looked a whole lot younger than she did just a year ago.
"Oh, hi there Pete," she said with a huge smile, "thank you so much for coming by! Your Mom assured me that would be happy to help me out around the place."
"Oh yeah, I'm happy to help out. Always willing to help a neighbor in need," I said returning her smile. She looked great. She must have colored the gray out of her hair since I last saw her because now her hair was a beautiful brunette color.
She also must have been doing some serious working out because her body looked fantastic as she stood there in her yoga pants and loose-fitting workout shirt. Ms. Julie had somewhat of a conservative look in her face, with her glasses on, kind of like a librarian, but from her neck down was a different story now.
"I just got back from my Pilates class, so you are just in time, come on in," she said as she held the door open for me. I followed her through living room and into the dining room and kitchen. I could not help but watch her ass as she walked ahead of me. That Pilates class must be damn good because her body was looking fine!
"Have a seat, I'll get you some iced tea," she said, then grabbed the pitcher out of the refrigerator, and filled a glass for me before sitting with me.
We talked about what she needed done and I asked her about the time schedule so I would still be able to get out with my friends. We agreed that it would not be a problem and whatever she needed done extra could be thrown in summertime permitting. She insisted on paying me, but I told her that I would not accept it. Helping her out would be reward enough.
"You really are such a sweet young man and thank you again from the bottom of my heart," she said as she got up and kissed me on the cheek. I could not help but notice her smallish breasts as she bent over to kiss me, her workout shirt giving me just a little glimpse of them tucked in her white sports bra. Oh, and she smelled so damn good, too.
She stood up straight and headed for the dining room sliding doors that went out on to her back deck. I got up and followed, again getting a wonderful view of just how sexy this woman, in her early 60's truly was. She turned back to me for a second and smiled as she continued out the door.
"This is what I would like for you to do first, okay? I need the brush that has grown up through the deck lattice work removed. When you are finished, I'll have some lunch for you, then tomorrow if you could do it, I need the pool cleaned," she said happily. I smiled and gave her the okay sign then set to work.
The brush removal was a little more work than I anticipated but I soon finished just in time for lunch. Ms. Julie had prepared some sandwiches and a fresh pitcher of iced tea, brought them out on the deck and sat them on the table. My mouth just fell open. She was now dressed in only a very revealing bikini that just barely hid all the most intimate areas of her body. She was freaking hot!
I could not even speak for a few minutes. As I watched her set the food down, the iced tea, then turn and head back into the kitchen to grab paper plates and napkins. I still stood there in the same spot as she asked me to sit and eat.
I sat down near her and we started to eat our sandwiches. I was still kind of in a state of shock as I ate very slowly, my mind in a fog. She looked at me and asked, "Are you okay, Pete? You look like you've seen a ghost." She giggled then added, "You know, I think my late husband is haunting the place so keep an eye out for him."
"I'm okay," I said snapping back to reality. "Ms. Julie, I hope you don't mind me saying this and I hope it doesn't sound bad coming from me, but you are incredibly hot!" My mouth went shut as I just could not believe I said that. Oh shit, I thought to myself, she is going to think I am some young pervert ogling her, but I could not have been more wrong.
Ms. Julie smiled and blushed, saying, "Oh Pete, you are so sweet, I could just kiss you for saying that. I get compliments from the instructors at my Pilates class, but they are paid to say stuff like that. Hearing it from you in such a genuine manner makes as old girl like me feel exceptionally good about herself."