For the twenty-forth workday in four weeks, I was working and cursing my boundless stupidity in taking on the job of building a downstairs bedroom and bathroom suite for the Jaminsons' multi-million dollar home. Hell, I was in my early sixties. I had retired in my fifties from the electronics industry with a small fortune. I was going to enjoy life and keep it simple. Granted my wife of twenty-five years didn't want that so she soon left me and took half of my small fortune. Still I had no reason to work like this and put up with the endless, baseless complaints of Jon Jaminson's bored beautiful late twenties trophy wife.
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After my divorce I visited my youngest son in Portland. He was having trouble getting ahead and was the only family member who really cared about me. For something to do, I stayed and started building him a simple house so he could get out of apartment living and build some equity. Turned out I was good at building and built quite a good business and reputation over the next years. I always built for myself, on spec and my houses were always sold before completion until the current economic down turn. Jon Jaminson was a big wig on the West Coast for Coca Cola. I had met him at a business awards dinner and liked him instantly. Somehow, he had convinced me to build his dream suite. I told him how I worked and he had promised and promised that I would be left alone to work at my own pace, with my own people and build the quality product that I interpreted from his blueprints.
I remember his words, "Rod, Britney and I will not even be there until the work in completed. We have other homes and will be staying on the East Coast through the summer and fall."
"Ok, Jon, I just wanted to make it clear that I've never done construction for anyone except myself. Like you, I'm use to doing things my way, not having people look over my shoulder and I do not need the money."
By the time I started the project, Britney and Rod had had some problems and only she was staying at the house. She is the kind of woman who would get out of the shower to go pee. She came from money, went to finishing school, got a degree from daddy's alma mater, had never held a job and had never done house work. The hired help do not like her because she is bitchy and bored. God is she beautiful though. Flowing red hair, 5'6", 130 pounds of natural 35, 23, 35, perfectly manicured and exudes sex.
Britney had taken to daily invading "my space" to give me suggestions, offering redesign ideas, complaining about the mess and taking away any pleasure I had in the job. She would stand in the way and talk incessantly in her practiced condescending tones. One day I was the only one on the job site and was constructing the 6'x6' copper pan base for the walk-in shower. The room was just roughed out in studs with exposed plumbing and temporary supporting straps.
"This is shabby work. Look at all these loose straps. Do you know what you are doing? What am I paying you for such crap?"
On and on she went. Finally, I had had enough. While Britney rattled on I picked up three fifteen-inch long zip-ties. She was so surprised when I grabbed her left wrist and zipped it to an open stud; she froze long enough for me to do the same to her right wrist on the adjacent wall.
"What are you doing you asshole?"
I just knelt down, pushed her right ankle to the same stud that her right wrist was zipped to and fastened it to the stud also.
She was screaming at me now. "Untie me this instant. What are you doing? I'll ruin you."
Her eyes widened and had fear in them when I stuffed my cleanest handkerchief into her mouth. It smelled of construction adhesive.
I was still holding her face in my rough hand when I stood and pushed her tight to the open studs with my body and stared down into her eyes. "Listen, Little Girl. I'm the best at this there is. I'm going to build you the best bedroom suite in the city. You'll be able to show off to all your rich friends. Just stay quiet, stay out of my way and you will love the results."
She struggled and still looked arrogant through her fear and watery eyes.
"Little Girl, there is just you and me here. Your word against mine. I don't need this job and would be happy for you to fire me."
My cock was responding and she could feel it hardening as my hips pressed hard against her belly.
The arrogance melted from her eyes. Something else was there but I could not place it. She quit struggling.
"Do we have an understanding?"
She nodded, "Yes."
I retrieved a set of dykes and said, "Good, now leave me alone and let me do my work so you will have a beautiful bathroom to bathe that beautiful body of yours in." I snipped the zip-tie on her left hand in time with my last word. Then I released her ankle and then her right hand. She took the handkerchief from her mouth and handed it to me.
For my own enjoyment I slowly looked over her entire body, reached for the handkerchief and brought it to my nose and inhaled. "I'll bet other parts of you get as wet and sweet as your mouth."
For the moment she was shocked and defeated. She stumbled past me. I did not see her the rest of the day or the next two days or the weekend.
On Monday, I had a big crew working. Someone had parked behind Britney's BMW sports car and she came into the work-area. "Mr. Thomas would you please have someone move the truck that is blocking my car? I have to go to a luncheon."
"I'm sorry Mrs. Jamison. Yes, I'll have it moved immediately and can I give you both a compliment and a thank you."
She looked puzzled but so very sexy and desirable. "Yes."
"First, you are stunning today. The snooty old society bitties will be eating their hearts out when you show up."
I waited for her blush and discomfort from my sincere compliment to have its full affect before I added, "And, thank you, for giving my crew and me the space to work for the last few days. By next week, I hope you will drop by and let me show you the progress we are making."
"I would like that."
She was off in a whirlwind - a little confused but back on her pedestal.
About two weeks later, Portland was having one of its few one hundred degree days. I had sent the crew home by three p.m. and was finishing clean-up before looking for my shirt and heading home for a much-needed shower. In white shorts, white sandals and a white blouse tied at the waist, Britney's tanned body and sun-glassed eyes brought an instantly sex-charged air into the half sheet-rocked suite.
"Mr. Thomas, you were right there has been a lot of progress."
"Mrs. Jamison, please call me Rod. I'm glad you noticed. Let me show you around your two rooms."
She was attentive as I told her about waiting for inspections, expected deliveries of granite, marble, tile and cabinetry. She noticed a fogged window."
"You have a good eye. Yes, that arrived from the factory damaged. We installed it in hopes of putting in a temporary air conditioner. The new window is three weeks out."
She was already starting to sweat in the heat. Her eyes went to the graying hair on my chest and she said, "You have a lean toned body for an ....."