I knocked on the front door of the well-preserved Victorian home and waited. A few minutes early for my five o'clock appointment, I carried the tools of my trade: clipboard with notepaper, ampmeter, insulated screwdrivers, and a few other items. Mrs. Miller had called the day before, asking if I would give her a bid to add some lighting and receptacles to the second floor of her home.
I'd driven this street in Olympia many times and often wondered who lived here. Surrounded by newer post-modern homes and a few futuristic glass-and-metal monstrosities, the place seemed like the house that time forgot. Once while doing electrical work a block away, I inquired about it. My client could only say the woman who lived here was "reclusive" and people almost never saw her. She had her groceries delivered and never seemed to go outside. So I was braced to meet an eccentric, cat-hoarding lunatic. The door opened.
"Mister Dustarr?" asked a woman standing partially behind the opened door.
"Yes, ma'am," I replied.
"Please come in," she said
I stepped into the living room. As I removed my slip-on shoes and glanced around, I said, "This is a beautiful home."
The house was not the only thing well-preserved, I thought as we shook hands. She held her slim body erect. With short, stylish, strawberry-blond hair and a regal face, she may very well have been a model when she was younger. Full but not over-size breasts and an hourglass waist. The sparkling blue eyes, high cheekbones, and slightly upturned nose gave her the look of an aging movie star or heiress. The years showed on her face; I guessed her age at late-sixties or early seventies. It was obvious she took care of herself so she might have been even older.
"I love the cove ceilings and wainscoting," I continued. I would have preferred to comment on her firm ass but I knew that would not go over well. "Is this the original wallpaper?"
"It is, thank you," she replied. "May I get you some tea or coffee?"
"Tea, please," I said, feeling it appropriate that I accept even though I wasn't thirsty.
I followed her into the kitchen, admiring the rich variety of antiques and sneaking peeks at her curvaceous backside. She wore a cream-colored knee-length dress of a sheer material but it was lined so I could not see though it. The sleeves came almost to her elbows and revealed strong-looking forearms and lined hands. Her delicate fingers were tipped by perfectly manicured, peach-color nails. She wore white hose and pumps with three-inch heels. Who wears high heels around the house, I wondered. The dress clung to her curves in a most tantalizing manner. My dick started to swell and I had to force my attention elsewhere.
Sensing that she expected a certain decorum to the proceedings, I sat with her at the dining room table and chatted. She explained about the history of the house- built in 1894 by ancestors of a prominent local family -as well as anecdotes about the antique armoire, davenport, and dining set.
"Sounds like the furniture's had a more exciting life than I have," I offered.
Giving me a smile, she said, "Oh, I doubt that. I'm sure a young entrepreneur such as yourself has many stories to tell."
Was she flirting with me? I'm in my forties so being called "young" was a pleasant surprise. I smiled back at her and said, "Well, shall we take a look upstairs?"
"You may look wherever you like," she said.
Unconsciously my eyes flicked down to her breasts. I glanced away, hoping she hadn't noticed. Rising, I picked up my clipboard started sketching a floor plan of the house.
"Where is the electric panel?" I asked.
"This way," she said, and strolled back into the kitchen.
Many of these older homes have the panel in the kitchen, or even mounted to the outside of the house. She removed a gilt-framed oil painting of a tall ship in high seas, revealing a metal door. I opened the door and took more notes.
"This panel has been upgraded," I said, looking at the faded permit on the inside of the door. "Looks like 1976. A full 200 amp service. That's good."
"So you can do the improvements we discussed?" she asked, standing close behind me and peering over my shoulder.
I could smell her perfume, a vaguely floral scent, not overpowering like so many older women favored. My dick started growing again. I wanted to step back and "accidentally" brush against her but I didn't. She'd probably seen every advance and come-on ever invented, I thought.
"There's plenty of room in the panel," I said, turning to face her. "The issue now is how do we get the wires from here up to the second floor with the least amount of disturbance."
"What do you mean?"
Instead of answering I said, "Let's take a look upstairs," and I was careful to keep my gaze at a professional level.
"This way," she offered.
We walked past the mahogany dining room set, past enough antiques to open her own store, to a narrow staircase in the corner. She ascended the stairs, not trudging or clomping like so many elderly folks do, but gliding effortlessly. She almost seemed to float, and if I hadn't heard and felt the vibration of her footsteps I might have thought she was a ghost. From behind I would have sworn her narrow waist and firm butt belonged to a woman of thirty. Maybe it was the pumps and the clingy dress, but Mrs. Miller sure looked like she'd taken care of herself.
I took the opportunity to quickly rearrange my dick, now straining uncomfortably in my underwear. As I neared the top of the stairs I glanced up and saw a large, ornate mirror. She had reached the landing and paused to wait for me. Had she seen me fussing with my cock? But she just continued down the hall.
I've been around many attractive women but I felt flustered and self-conscious by this quiet older lady. Sexual energy radiated off her like sunlight. It had an almost physical force, like a desert wind. I took a breath to re-focus my attention on the job.
She showed me around the second floor, pointing out the lack of electrical outlets and overhead lights. We chatted about where new outlets might go, what style of lights she wanted, and so on. Eventually we stopped at an elaborately carved antique divan in one of the bedrooms. She moved aside some throw pillows and we both sat. Her left thigh brushed my right. I continued sketching.