She had no longer left when the door bell rang and a lady of about sixty was standing there, she was dressed in a floral dress and had short blue rinse hair. Gold bangles on her wrists, a pearl necklace around her neck, and a huge smile on her face, her eyes were all over the room."
I invited her in, as it was obvious she was a resident by her dress alone.
"Oh what a beautiful view, I have never been up this high; oh, your home is beautiful."
She then turned to face me, "Forgive me young man, my name is Marcia Hines unit 4/6th floor. All the others no doubt will be up to meet you, to give you the once over more like. I don't know if you are aware, but most of the residents are in my age group or older, and we have very few men, mostly old spinsters and widows. It's nice to see some younger people in the building."
"Thank you Marcia, I would offer you something to drink but, I have just taken possession, and I haven't even got my toothbrush up yet."
"Come with me then and I will give you a cup of coffee, and introduce you to some of the others, who are having coffee in my unit at this moment."
Entering Marcia's flat you knew it was a woman's, frilly things all over, there were four ladies sitting around a coffee table with cups in their hands. All of them were dressed in similar dresses, and wearing enough gold jewellery to buy one of these units. The ages I would say ranged from mid fifties to mid sixties. I am lousy estimating women's ages.
"Girls this is Duncan, he has just bought the last penthouse which was empty, and the view from his lounge is fantastic. Now this is Sheila, forget about surnames we never use them anyway, 5th unit 3. Margaret 8th floor, unit 3, Janet also 8th floor unit four, and Mary Fourth unit 1."
As their names were called they all smiled and nodded their heads.
"I hope I get to know you all a lot better, it is very nice to see such a group of lovely ladies."
This made them all coy and blushes and right away I knew I had said the right thing. Almost in unison they said, "you have to come and see us, you will always be welcome." Then they looked at one another and burst out laughing.
"Well I won't be lonely with all these invites." Again this made them all look at each other and giggle.
Marcia had a coffee poured and handed me it, as she indicating a chair within the circle round the coffee table.
"What do you do for a living Duncan?" Marcia asked but I knew it was for the group and I was in the process of being interrogated. I am sure these women were better at it than many people realised. It had to happen soon, so better to get it over with and stop wagging tongues, with all the wrong assumptions.
"I am a man of leisure, I won $30 million on Lotto and I have no intention of working again."
"Oh lovely, you mean you will be here all day."
"Well unless I go out."
"Are you married, I see no ring?"
"Never have been and don't want to, I have no girl friends, except you five lovelies, and I'm not gay, far from it I can assure you."
That really got them giggling and I saw at least two grinding there crossed legs together, the randy old buggers.
"Why no woman friends then?"
"I am not that keen on the flighty young things, I like a woman who knows what she wants and not afraid to come out and ask. Also I have difficulties with women that I don't want to discuss at this time, ladies."
"But you would discuss it at a later time."
"It all depends on the person and the circumstance."
I reached and took a piece of creamed sponge cake that was on the table and sank my teeth into it. Here was a luxury that had been denied me for two years and it tasted fantastic.
"Who made this sponge cake, it tastes fantastic, lovely and light."
"I made it, do you want me to make you one, I love cooking," said Janet.
"That's not all she loves, I can tell you," Sheila whispered to Margaret who was sitting along side her, but was clearly heard by all assembled.
"Oh yes please, but I would make a hog of myself and scoff the lot at one sitting, maybe later once I get settled in."
"Could we see your unit, Marcia seems impressed."
"Sure you're welcome, and then you will know where it is and have no hesitation of calling anytime."
As we left Marcia linked her arm through mine, I think she felt she was loosing possession and wanted to reaffirm her claim on me, I think against Janet at least. This was like a chess game, claiming and counter claiming a man. Seeing Marcia on one arm, Mary linked into the other and looked up at me and gave me a wink. God they were like bees around a honey pot.
They all thought my apartment was beautiful.
"I see none of your things?" Mary asked
"I haven't had time to bring them up, I only have a few possessions any way, I threw all my old life away, this is a new start. I'll go shopping next week, for the things I haven't got.
"I'll give you a hand to bring them up if you want," cut in Marcia.
"I would appreciate that, very much."
All the other ladies departed to their own units or wherever they were going, leaving Marcia and I on our own.
"Well let's go and park my car and bring up my few and only possessions." I took her arm and she was as pleased as punch. She kept close to me all the way down. I had parked my car in the visitors parking at the front, so drove the car to my designated and signed bays in the underground garage. We emptied the boot, between us it was easy as I had one suitcase, my bedding in a bundle and my clothes, which I had over my arm and in a plastic bag.
"Is this all you own; poor man," Marcia exclaimed.
She loved the high speed lift. It went up like a bullet and I felt my stomach on the ground floor when I was in the fifth.
"Wow that is some ride," I said to no one in particular.
I hung and placed my clothes in the walk in wardrobes and they were lost in the vast empty space. They weren't wardrobes, they were dressing rooms with spaces provided to place and hang ones clothes.
"Looks rather sickly, doesn't it," Marcia said from behind me.
"It sure does."
"There's more to moving in than just clothes, can I help you, I'll make a list of what you want and we can go to a department store, but they won't deliver on a Saturday. So what say we go first thing on Monday and they will have it all here by that afternoon, there is far too much to carry?"
"Marcia I could kiss you."
"Well why don't you I won't object."
So I did, I took her in my arms and she flung her arms around my neck and started tonguing me, and rubbing her crotch against my thigh. It looks as if my new life is going to be alright, if they are all like this, it will be like a piece of heaven, but what about my affliction will that stop them?
"You sure put yourself into it Marcia, I think we are going to have a nice friendship." I was still holding her and looking down at her smiling face.
"Come down to my unit and we will start on your list, and you can have something to eat with me, as you again have nothing in here, Monday will be a huge shopping day," she said almost with a pleading voice.
"Thank you that would be most helpful, but only for a short time." I didn't want to sound too eager, as I didn't really know the lady that well.
