their warm wood tone and painted the walls a natural cream color. Doug tore out the cottage cheese ceiling in the living room and had found an old pressed-tin ceiling two feet higher. It was in excellent condition and easy to renovate.
He then river-rocked the front of the fireplace and replaced the mantle with a 12”x5’ unfinished piece of teak that matched the floors completely. He’s spent weeks finishing that piece of wood to the satin sheen that it now was.
In the master bathroom he tore out the 1950’s upgrade from the previous owner, and installed more river rock in the shower. It looked like an outdoor waterfall took up one complete side of the bathroom.
Although the rest of the house was country-warm, the kitchen was all modern. Black and sleek chrome. He even had a Viking refrigerator built in along one wall. The breakfast area that led out to the backyard was where Doug ate most of his meals.
As he changed out of his clothes, Doug turned on the taps in the shower. He then looked at himself in the mirror, turning to the side the way all guys do, and flexed his arms and his “six pack” stomach. He was pleased to see that all the time he spent keeping himself in shape for the job, kept him from looking like most other guys his age.
Yeah, he had more wrinkles around his eyes and mouth, and more gray in his hair, but he thought he still looked OK.
The water was steaming out of the shower, so Doug stepped in and started shampooing his hair. Washing off the sweat of the day, he entertained a little fantasy about how Nancy would look in his shower – all wet and slippery and woman.
He reached over and turned the cold spigot all the way on and the hot spigot all the way off. He was amazed at how rapidly he’d responded to the thought of making love to the woman.
Time for a cold shower!
CHAPTER 9
Whatever had she been thinking!
Nancy was frantically towel-drying her hair and desperately wishing that she had never agreed to dinner. She glanced at the clock and realized that Doug would be here any minute!
She hadn’t meant to stay as late as she had at the carnival. It was just that so many of the children wanted their fortunes told, and she hated to disappoint the kids. So she’d kept the fortune telling booth open even after the carnival had officially closed for the evening. She didn’t escape until Victoria, the principal, had come over and shooed all the students back to their parents to go home.
That had been 8:00 pm and now it was 8:55 and her hair wasn’t dry, she didn’t have on any make-up yet, and for sure hadn’t decided what to wear.
Oh, no! Was that the doorbell?
Nancy heard Kate’s voice from down the hall and through her closed bedroom door.
“Hi! Come on in! Mom should be ready in a minute. I’ll tell her you’re here.”
Nancy heard Kate’s footsteps come down the hall and the knock on her bedroom door.
“Come on in, Honey.” Nancy called out and the door opened.
“Oh, Mom! You’re not even close to ready!” Kate exclaimed while closing the door behind her.
“Kate, am I doing the right thing?” Nancy felt like there was a chorus line of butterflies doing high kicks in her stomach.
“If by
He then river-rocked the front of the fireplace and replaced the mantle with a 12”x5’ unfinished piece of teak that matched the floors completely. He’s spent weeks finishing that piece of wood to the satin sheen that it now was.
In the master bathroom he tore out the 1950’s upgrade from the previous owner, and installed more river rock in the shower. It looked like an outdoor waterfall took up one complete side of the bathroom.
Although the rest of the house was country-warm, the kitchen was all modern. Black and sleek chrome. He even had a Viking refrigerator built in along one wall. The breakfast area that led out to the backyard was where Doug ate most of his meals.
As he changed out of his clothes, Doug turned on the taps in the shower. He then looked at himself in the mirror, turning to the side the way all guys do, and flexed his arms and his “six pack” stomach. He was pleased to see that all the time he spent keeping himself in shape for the job, kept him from looking like most other guys his age.
Yeah, he had more wrinkles around his eyes and mouth, and more gray in his hair, but he thought he still looked OK.
The water was steaming out of the shower, so Doug stepped in and started shampooing his hair. Washing off the sweat of the day, he entertained a little fantasy about how Nancy would look in his shower – all wet and slippery and woman.
He reached over and turned the cold spigot all the way on and the hot spigot all the way off. He was amazed at how rapidly he’d responded to the thought of making love to the woman.
Time for a cold shower!
CHAPTER 9
Whatever had she been thinking!
Nancy was frantically towel-drying her hair and desperately wishing that she had never agreed to dinner. She glanced at the clock and realized that Doug would be here any minute!
She hadn’t meant to stay as late as she had at the carnival. It was just that so many of the children wanted their fortunes told, and she hated to disappoint the kids. So she’d kept the fortune telling booth open even after the carnival had officially closed for the evening. She didn’t escape until Victoria, the principal, had come over and shooed all the students back to their parents to go home.
That had been 8:00 pm and now it was 8:55 and her hair wasn’t dry, she didn’t have on any make-up yet, and for sure hadn’t decided what to wear.
Oh, no! Was that the doorbell?
Nancy heard Kate’s voice from down the hall and through her closed bedroom door.
“Hi! Come on in! Mom should be ready in a minute. I’ll tell her you’re here.”
Nancy heard Kate’s footsteps come down the hall and the knock on her bedroom door.
“Come on in, Honey.” Nancy called out and the door opened.
“Oh, Mom! You’re not even close to ready!” Kate exclaimed while closing the door behind her.
“Kate, am I doing the right thing?” Nancy felt like there was a chorus line of butterflies doing high kicks in her stomach.
“If by
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