She moved into our street a couple of months ago. Her house was about 4 doors up from ours. An older lady who seemed to be living there alone. I had never noticed any males around the place or even visiting.
One day, I was at home, when there was a knock at the door. When I opened it the same lady was standing there.
"Hello, I am Mrs Phil Rolands, and I live just up the street from you," she said as she introduced herself.
"Oh hi, I'm Steve, what can I do for you Mrs Rolands."
"Well, I hate to be a bother but my power has gone off and I think it is just a fuse, but I don't know where the spare fuse wire is, and I was wondering if you would have any."
"I'm sure we have some, Mrs Rolands, you go on home and I will get it and come and repair the fuse for you," I replied.
"Thank you Steve, that's very kind of you, but I really can fix it myself."
"No worries Mrs Rolands, it won't take me but a moment, and will give us a chance to get to know one another."
So she went back home and I picked up the wire from the tool box and followed her in a couple of minutes.
When I walked around the back of her home, I noticed that the fuse box was in the same place as ours was, so I just went ahead, turned off the power and pulled out the plug and re-wired it for her. She stuck her head out the door as she was so surprised that the lights had come on so quickly.
"Thank you Steve, now you must come inside and have a Coke or something to drink."
I went into the house and was pleasantly surprised at the beautiful dΓ©cor, furnishings and art work that surrounded the room I was in. She saw me looking and commented that she had been married to an artist and that she loved his work.
"Was his name Rolands, I don't seem to recognize the name. She told me the name he worked with, and I recognized it immediately.
"Wow, Mrs Rolands, I love that man's work. I do a bit of sketching and painting myself so I try to keep up with most of the modern artists.
"That is great Steve, but please could you call me Phil, I feel like an old woman when I am addressed as Mrs Rolands. I think that we will get along pretty well as we both have similar interests. I will show you some more of his work at a later date if you like."
"That would be awesome, Phil. I would really appreciate that."
"Now Steve, would you like something to drink."
"I'll just have a Coke, thanks."
We sat and conversed for over an hour, Phil telling me about her life with her husband and what had happened since he passed away three years ago.
I told her about our family and where I went to college and that I was majoring in the Arts. Also a bit about my Mom and Dad, and how Dad had just up and left us one day a few years ago, and that we hadn't heard from him since. My Mom had to work to keep up our standard of living, and how I felt bad about still being at college and Mom having to work to keep me there.
Phil told him that she had had a daughter when she was younger and was not married, and because of family pressures she had her adopted. She regretted not being able to have any more.
All the time we were speaking I was studying her. I had always had a fantasy for older women. She was about 58 years old with a very trim figure. She stood about 5'9", with a crowning glory of red, gold hair, swept back from her face, just with some white round the edges. She had emerald green eyes with a tinge of black around the iris, and curved, pouty, red lips that were just wanting to be possessed by someone; and I wanted to be that someone.
Hey, I don't know where those thoughts came from. Just looking at Phil made me feel as if I had known her for a long time. The trouble was that I wanted to make love to her as well. How I got to this stage I don't know, it was just instant chemistry on my part.
Of course, I couldn't make a move towards her now. I would bide my time. I don't go back to college for about six weeks so I will have ample time to get to know her even better.
Over the next couple of weeks I would call on Phil nearly every day, with the excuse that I may be able to do something for her around the house. One day she asked me if I would mow the lawn for her. She didn't know how to work a lawnmower. When she had been here a bit longer she would arrange to have someone come in and do a bit of landscaping and the lawns.
I got the mower out and went ahead and cut the lawn for her. When I had finished, Phil invited me inside for a cold drink.
"I better not come in Phil, I am all grassy and sweaty and I don't want to mess up your floors."
"No worry Steve, I have a shower downstairs near the laundry. Why don't you go down and have a quick shower and then you can come have a drink OK."
After my shower, I slipped back into my shorts, leaving my briefs off. It felt a lot cleaner that way.
I made my way back to the sitting room and Phil had a long glass of Coke waiting for me.
"Thank you so much for doing that chore for me Steve."