I was just sitting around, doing nothing much, waiting for the baby-sitter to arrive. Finally the doorbell rang and I strolled over to let her in.
"Come on in, Carleen," I told her, and take a seat. "Marg had to go down the street and insisted on taking the little horrors with her. She won't be back for another half hour at least so you might as well relax for a while."
She came trotting inside and flopped down onto the couch. A pretty girl, Carleen, and she always seemed to be smiling and laughing. Nothing seemed to get her down. I looked her over, more from boredom than anything else.
Now Carleen had been our sitter of choice for several years, and I always thought of her as being that young lady I first met at age fifteen. Looking at her now with new eyes I started doing some calculations. Fifteen when we first met her and that was three or more years ago. That put her at eighteen plus. Originally chubby, she'd gained height and any excess weight had rearranged itself quite nicely. At fifteen it would have been flattering to call her an 'A' cup. Now? 'C' or possibly 'D'. A very attractive package in my opinion.
We chatted about nothing in particular for a minute or so and then I made a suggestion.
"Care to step into the back yard for a moment? I want your opinion on something."
Curious she followed me out to the yard and I gestured around.
"As you can see, I've managed to make this yard a completely private place. Wouldn't you agree?"
She glanced around, taking note of the fences and trees and such, seeing that no windows overlooked the yard. We were completely private.
I extracted a fifty from my wallet and held it up.
"How would you like to make a little bonus while you're here?" I asked.
She wasn't stupid, by any means. She caught on to my meaning straight away. She gave me a firm look.
"You're married," she pointed out.
"Yes, I know," I agreed, "But that's not the subject under discussion."
She hadn't turned and walked away so that was a plus in my opinion.
"You don't seriously think I'd take money to let you, ah. . ."