The windows stories are set in the late sixties or early seventies. For some reason I find myself drawn to that era even though it was way before I was born. In those times attitudes towards women like openly leering, whistling at, or making suggestive comments, was just part of the norm. I have researched a lot for this, and watched the odd English sitcom from that time. The guys who starred in the show I wouldn't fancy, they seemed older and in some cases ugly. They got to kiss and grope pretty girls, who they are supposed to be dating. I'm sure in real life the girls would a run a mile, having someone with their looks groping them, and kissing them full on, like they do in the shows. The windows stories are sexist, with most of the males viewing women as sex objects. From what I've read, been told, and seen on the telly, not everything I've written is over the top.
I'd like to thank a couple of guys who both wish to remain nameless, for their insight, and experiences of fancying their mother's friend, or an aunt. Without them and a few experiences that I went through with a nephew and neighbour's son, I wouldn't have got round to writing this.
Enjoy
Sylvia
The first window
I'm watching the people moving in a few doors down. There's a guy and a woman, but no kids. The woman has her back to me so I haven't seen her face yet, she's wearing a mini skirt in brown leather or maybe suede. She's got nice long legs.
I can feel a stirring, which happens when I see women sometimes. Her husband looks older than her, so her face is probably like the back end of a bus. The two men unloading the boxes have stopped and are nudging each other. They seem to be making rude gestures behind the woman's back.
Her long black hair shines in the sunlight. She bends to pick up a bedside lamp. One of the men bends a little looking at her ass, or even up her skirt.
"Steve tea is ready," my mum calls up the stairs.
I'm about to reply when the woman turns round. For the first time I see her face, and I whimper, I actually make a noise, and my heart beat quickens all at the same time. She's beautiful.
"What you staring at love?"
"Oh um, new people are moving in."
My mum moves next to me at my bedroom window.
"Oh yeah, come on tea is ready."
I watch the woman go out of sight, and follow my mum down the stairs.
I picture the woman all through eating my tea, the way the men made rude gestures behind her back, and those long legs of hers. I can feel my erection in my trousers as I daydream about the new neighbour.
The second window
Morris and I are stood in his shop, watching the people moving in up the road.
"I've had the heads up from Martha; she works in the housing department, and lets me know when people are moving in to a house. Hopefully the guy will want some work done, so it is time I introduced myself."
"That's all they will need, you pestering them as they move in," Morris mumbles.
"Well that's a bit of alright Morris, it must be the wife," I say, giving him a grin.
She climbs down out of the van, and follows her husband up the path. They go in the house, and two minutes later the husband comes out.
I watch Tim get out of his van. What Tim assumes is the wife comes back out of the house, bends down, and picks up a box. I watch as one of the men bends slightly looking up her skirt. Not that he needs to bend too far; the suede skirt is short, like young women wear these days. I lean on my brush, watching the raven haired woman carry the box to her door and go in. Hopefully she will be using my corner shop, and not the new large department store that has lured away many of my customers.
"Good afternoon, just moving in?"
He turns and looks at me, and then smiles.
"My name is Tim I do odd jobs around here, anything you want doing just give me a call, my number is on a card in the shop window down there."
He looks down towards the local shop where Morris is sweeping the dust out of the doorway.
"Great, I'm not sure what yet, but I expect something will crop up."
"Well, then I'm your man, what do you do?"
"I work on the new oil rigs off the coats of Scotland."
I rub my chin.
"That's a long way, up the other end of the country. Anyway I'll leave you in peace, anything you want doing, let me know?"
"Yeah, thanks."
The first window
"Where are you going mum?"
"Only down the street, I'm going to welcome our new neighbours, it's been three days since they moved in," she says, showing me the cake she has made.
"Can I come?"
"Why would you want to come with me?"
Fuck I'm stumped. Why would I want to, think!
"Well they could have kids my age."
"I haven't seen any."
God mum just accept I want to come, the more you make a big deal out of it, the more stupid I'll look.
"I won't be a minute honestly, besides lost in space is on, you like that."
I knew this would go like it is. I just want to see her up close, and all of a sudden it's a big deal.
I'm sat watching lost in space, while my mum is down the road in her house, talking to her.
"Oh hi, is your mum in? I'm returning her cake tin from two days ago. You must be Steve, right?"
Shit she knows my name! Okay she would because mum would have told her my name.