Thank you dear reader for opening my story. I hope so much that you enjoy. Mica xx
As required, everyone is over 18
Summer was here and my garden was a riot of weeds. I guess there were flowers in there too, but I think most of the growing stuff is weeds, but I have no clue.
"Dad."
"Hello Mica, to what do I owe this pleasure?"
"I need you help with my garden dad. It's a mess. I don't know what to get rid of, what to keep, what to do, any of it. I have no clue. Help dad."
"Okay baby, I can spend tomorrow with you if that would help, the day is supposed to be dry. Do you have garden tools?"
"I have fork, spade, hoe thing, rake, secateur things, watering can, weed killer and no clue. That's what I have dad."
"I shall see you in the morning baby."
So that was yesterday. Today I am dressed in a canvas skirt, knickers rather than pants to help keep cool, flip flops, and a t-shirt. It's going to be hot according to the weatherman, and all I need is my dad. It's gone nine and I am dadless.
I went out to the garden and looked. It was just a mess. There was a sort of lawn with things growing in it as well as grass, I assumed they were weeds. The edges had some big plants, and lots of small plants, which I assume are also weeds.
"Good morning sweetie" oh thank God.
"Hello dad, thank you so much, I don't know where to start."
"Well it looks worse than it is baby."
"Oh, does it? Believe me dad it looks awful."
"No. The lawn has some weeds. Keep mowing it once a week and that will be fine. We will pull out the worst first, then just make a point of keep mowing."
"Okay dad, but the edges, I mean where do I start?"
"Easy baby, just pull out everything except the shrubs, then we will put some membrane down and mulch and it will be fine, easy maintenance."
"And what's a shrub dad?"
I think at that point dad wanted to go home waving his hands in an exasperated manner.
Dad walked around the edge of my garden and pointed out the shrubs.
"Everything else is weeds baby."
So I got to it. I had my wheelbarrow to put the unwanted things in, I knelt down, leant forward and started pulling up the things that dad had not called shrubs. Shrubs, who knew. It seems I have shrubbery. I worked around on my hands and knees, and after a while, I was really glad I had chosen knickers not panties, the sun was behind me, and I could feel the heat, panties would have been sweaty.
Dad was following on behind me, making sure I hadn't missed anything I suppose, and tidying up the bigger plants that I was keeping; the shrubs. After about an hour I had to stop.
"Dad, I need a break," I said and rolled onto my back and gave my knees a rest. Dad sat on the grass and faced me.
"Going okay Mica, you are doing good."
"Are you okay following me around dad, or would you rather go in front?"
"Oh no Mica, I am more than happy following you." He had quite the grin on his face, I couldn't work out why following my bottom could make him so happy. Oh well.
We worked another hour and we were just over half way round. I turned and sat, my knees up and my arms around them. I was loving the breeze up my skirt.
"Looking good dad," I said, and it was looking so much better than before, the rest still looked awful though.
"Oh I can't argue with that Mica," dad said grinning, I still couldn't understand why he found following me around weeding so enjoyable.
"Lordy dad, It's a hot one. It's really bikini weather." And it was, goodness but it was warm, I was so glad I was wearing flowing knickers not tight panties, otherwise I would have been soaking with sweat down there. Luckily what breeze there was, was keeping me ventilated.
"Don't like the look of that big thundercloud coming our way Mica." Dad said pointing up at a big cloud. Yes. It was a cloud, and yes it was big.
I turned over, back onto my knees, and carried on. This edge was a bit deeper, so I had to bend and lean forward more than before, but it was okay, I could lean on my left hand and pull weeds with my right. It took a little longer, but I still managed to get it done. I guessed my knees must be really dirty, I would need a shower or possibly a bath when I was done.
"I'm just nipping to the loo," dad said from behind me.
"Okay dad," I replied and carried on. Just as I heard the back door close behind him, I felt a big dollop on my head. 'Oh no, it's not going to rain is it?' I thought, and then the heavens opened, oh my. It was as if someone had emptied a bucket of water over me, the rain was the heaviest I had ever experienced. I was absolutely soaked through to the skin in a second. I turned to get up and run for the house, but my feet went from under me, and I fell back, winded, I just lay for a moment getting my breath.
I heard the back door open and looked up to see dad rushing down the garden in his boxers. Presumably he had stripped to keep his clothes dry and left his boxers on for modesty. Crumbs, he looked a little 'full' in the downstairs department, the modesty part hadn't really worked for him. He got to me and reached down to help me up and his feet went from under him, and he came falling down on me. He managed to use his arms so that he didn't crash onto me.