There was a knock at the door, I went over to the window to peek out and see who it was. It was a man in a dark blue uniform with a tool belt on and a clip board in hand. Damn, why do service men always come to your home when you are not prepared!?! "I'll be right there", I yelled. I ran to the bedroom to put on my robe and ran back to answer the door.
As I slowly opened the door, sort of peeking to see if he was still there, all I could see was a 30-ish looking man, with dark brown hair that was slightly curly in the back and stopped at his shirt collar and the warmest looking blue eyes I had ever seen. He smiled and gave a slight wink.
Could this be real? A man, at my door with such rugged good looks and a cute smile, that it made me think that all I wanted to be wearing was a smile, his smile! "Stop thinking like that, you don't even know him!" Now having control of myself, I open the door all the way and smile back.
"Good morning Miss, I am here to clean your furnace and replace the filter if needed before winter sets in." "I'm not sure why you are here though because I never called anyone about coming to do this." He says the guy I rent my house from always does this to make sure everything is in good shape and runs efficiently. Pretty good deal I thought, smart man!I step back to let him in and say okay.
So, I show him to the basement door and turn on the light so he can see his way down. I was doing my dishes when he came up the stairs and said he would be back in about half an hour to finish the job after he went to get some parts he needed. After he is out the door I think this would be a great time to get a shower before he gets back.
I grab some clothes and head for the bathroom. I slip out of my robe and step into the shower under the hot running water. As the water runs down over my body I think about that handsome repair man's smile.