Fuck.
I stared into the full-length mirror in my studio apartment for the last time.
What the fuck happened to you?
No job. Before the pandemic, I got by working at a body shop and doing handyman work on the side. Got laid off from the body shop during the pandemic. And after getting my license suspended for my second DWI, hard to get to houses for the handyman work.
No woman. A 42-year-old bachelor. Never was able to stay interested for long.
I looked at myself in the mirror. 5 foot 7 inches tall. Head still full of curly soft hair, even if most of it's greying. Maybe it's the Puerto Rican genes. Strong brows, a little stubble, soft brown eyes that always hooked the ladies and masculine facial features that still had some youth to them. I could pass for a man in my 30s and definitely tried. My beige skin, despite all the work outside, in garages, under cars, in basements, and in yards showed few wrinkles and little wear and tear for 20 plus years of manual labor.
Strong shoulders, hefty pecs that any woman would want to rest her head on, and solid biceps and forearms that clearly got worked on the daily. Hair covered my shoulders, chest, arms and trailed my stomach to my bush. Never believed in any of that manscaping. Didn't have a beer belly but I had the stomach of someone who ate well and liked to drink. I wasn't as tight as I used to be.
The studio was cleared out. Just the mirror remained. I stood there naked as my eyes lowered to my prize possession. Below a full bush of thick pubic hair, my dick hung in all its glory. Uncut, with a visible vein running down the center to my dick head, kept warm and ready underneath the cover of foreskin. Several inches of soft manhood rested on a full and heavy sack. My scrotum resembled two billiard balls in a Ziploc. My package rested between thick hairy thighs. Quads, glutes, calves all had some muscle, even if they were layered with hair and some fat. Sitting home all these months took a toll. But even if I wasn't the muscular beast of my youth, I still stood a solid and thick 190 lbs.
"C'mon Tio! I have homework!" I was thrown from my trance by the horn of my pickup truck outside. My nephew must be pissed if I can hear him up here on the second floor.
Impatient faggot
. After running out of money and selling what I could to pay the last month of rent, my sister Maria offered her guest bedroom while I figure things out. We haven't been close since we were young. She went off to college and got political. Now that she's a lawyer, with a lawyer husband, with her nice house, and blue state friends.... "Tio!!!" The horn blared again.
Fuck
. I promised her I wouldn't talk politics or say
faggot
. I closed my eyes, sighed and pulled myself together.
I quickly threw on an old t-shirt, boxers I should probably replace, a pair of well-worn jeans, some white socks and my boots. I put on my trucker hat, grabbed my duffel bag and left one final time.
Fuck this place
.
My pickup truck sat on the side of the road, American flag proudly tacked onto the back. I threw in my duffel bag and got into the passenger side. Even though my nephew Daniel was upset, he was always respectful...aside from calling me "Tio". He knows I don't like anyone speaking Spanish around me. I'm American. This is America.
"Ready to go, Tio?"
This fucking country
. As I got into the passenger side, I looked Danny over. No idea where his father is from. As long as he's not an illegal, I don't care. But Danny had soft smooth caramel brown skin, straight silky hair that nearly touched his shoulders, and dark rosy pink lips that were full but not disproportionately large. His straight lashes bookmarked striking brown eyes that paired well with his wide, white and constant smile. He didn't look like me or our side of the family. And while his voice was run of the mill for a teen nearing the end of high school, his earring, his painted rainbow-colored finger nails and crop top shirt would have left any of the Rivera's shaking their head in shame.
I said I'd be good
. "Yea, I'm ready. Let's go."
A few weeks have passed since I moved in. I settled into the guest room next to Danny's. Aside from having to talk to Maria about Danny walking around in only his underwear, everything has been fine. She said it was because he's used to being home alone. After they had a talk, he now wears shorts.
Fucking kids
.
Maria was right about Danny being alone. She and her husband Juan were always out for work. Juan is a partner at a big firm and Maria is a big-time lawyer for the state Democratic party.
Remember, no politics
. Even Danny is out most days between school, after school clubs, sports teams (swim or track or something). My license is still suspended, so I'm usually in the house doing small jobs where I can: fixing the plumbing; making an addition to the deck; maintaining both yards and spotting potential for future projects like replacing a few windows.
Last week was Danny's 18th birthday. Maria took me aside and thanked me for being respectful of his "lifestyle", which was her way of thanking me for staying quiet. I don't agree with how Danny turned out. I think maybe if Maria kept the values we grew up with and wasn't so soft, things may have been different. But living around Danny, I can't deny he's grown into a good young man. He's an A student, athletic, tall and always smiling no matter what. After a fucked up year, I can't deny that being around him and that magnetic smile has felt...not so bad.
Today, Maria let me know that they're going away for the weekend. We haven't been close in years, but she trusts me and left the house in my hands. I didn't listen to the details. All I know is that I haven't had pussy in forever and this smelled like opportunity. I didn't leave my studio with much. Clothes, my tools, some weights and a few random things like my DVD player and few DVDs. No TV. No computer or phone to watch porn on like kids do today. My flip phone was for calls and texts only. So it's no surprise I've been dying to get my dick wet.
As night fell, I considered my options. Because my license has been suspended, I haven't been able to hit up my favorite bars in months and my fuck roster has dried up.
Rhonda will put out
. I text her:
MR
>Hey beautiful