Author's Note: This is a story about an older man helping out a 30 something homeless woman and her young son, abandoned by her husband. A sexual relationship develops between the 30 something woman and the older man. Enjoy.
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I'm driving around town doing miscellaneous chores when I see that homeless woman and her son again. They are huddled along the wall of a convenience store. I've seen them a couple of times before in the same spot. It's fall and the weather is not bad but nobody should be homeless in the United States. She looks to be in her mid 30s or so and the boy is preteen, maybe 8 or 9 or 10. She's a dirty blonde who appears to be slightly overweight although I've noticed she's losing weight. It's really a shame. Neither one looks like they've had a bath or shower in a long time.
I make a decision to do something about her situation. I'm in my late 50s and divorced. My house is almost paid for and I live there alone. My financial situation is not bad. I've got a good job in a local factory and since I'm living alone, I decide I could use a maid.
I approach her and kneel down next to her. "Miss, are you homeless?" I inquire.
She looks at me and says "Yeah, homeless and my husband has deserted me. Could you spare some change? We haven't eaten for two days now."
I smile and say "Hi, my name is Mike Jackson. I've got a better proposition for you. I'm divorced and I live alone in a three bedroom house. I need a maid. I'll give you room and board plus $100 a month spending money if you'll take the job. Your son can have a room of his own. All I ask is that you keep the house clean. You'll have the run of the house and can eat anything that's in the house."
She looks at me and says "Are you serious?"
I say "Yes, very serious. I need a live-in maid. I've never been good at housekeeping."
She starts to cry. I say "Why are you crying?"
She says "Just happy. I'll take the job, sir. My name is Sara Hall." She slowly gets up and pulls her son up. She shakes my hand and I open the rear car door for her and she helps her son in and puts the seatbelt on him. I then open the passenger side door, she smiles and gets in.
As I get in the car, I say "First thing we need to do is get some food in your stomachs. I was just going to stop for lunch at McDonald's. Does that sound good?"
She smiles and says "Oh, yes. That's sounds wonderful."
I say "Don't you have any other clothes."
She says "No, we were thrown out of our house and all our things were in there. They wouldn't let me take anything except the clothes we are wearing. All we have is what we have on our backs."
I say "Well, I think there are a few outfits that will probably fit you at my home that my ex left but I don't know about the boy."
She says "Johnny. His name is Johnny."
"Well, after we eat I'll take you to the thrift store and we'll get him a few jeans and shirts to wear. Does he go to school?"
She says "He did but he hasn't gone for over two weeks since we've been homeless."
I go through the drive-thru and buy them each a burger, fries and a coke. I get myself a double cheeseburger, fries and an ice tea. I drive off and head for the thrift store. We eat in the parking lot. When we are finished (it doesn't take them long), we walk into the thrift store.
We exit with four sets of clothes for her son plus another pair of sneakers. It costs me $18.30. His old sneakers are pretty worn. She says "You are really generous, sir. I don't know how I can repay you."
"Please, call me Mike. Just keep my house for me and we'll be even, okay?"
Again she starts to cry.
Ten minutes later, we pull into my driveway. She says "Oh, that's a nice house, Mike."
"Yeah, I like it. My wife didn't want it. She ran off with another man."
She says "My husband ran off too. Johnny and I lived in the house until they repossessed it. We haven't seen him since he took off."
I get out and open her door. She gives me a big smile and thanks me. I grab the boy's things and she pulls him out of the back seat. I walk them up to the house and unlock the front door. I say "I'll have to get you a key to the house."
I show her around the house and then walk upstairs. She follows. I show her her bedroom and the one her son can use. I throw the clothes on his bed. I noticed he doesn't talk much.
I show her the linen closet and tell her she can make the beds later. I show her the upstairs bathroom and tell her "Why don't you give him a bath and take one for yourself too. I'll be downstairs. By the way, the clothes my wife left are in your closet if you want to take a look at them."
"Thanks, Mike. You are awesome."
"No, I'm not. I'm just a simple man who's a liberal and can't stand seeing someone hurting."
I head downstairs to let her get her and her son cleaned up.
I think to myself that she's very pretty and cleaned up she would be real attractive. She's a little overweight but not real bad, maybe about 10lbs overweight. Just like my ex-wife was. She's got a very similar figure as my ex. I'm guessing 34C-28-36 or so. Roughly about 130lbs.
Forty minutes later, she walks down the stairs in one of my ex-wife's outfits. It fits her well. June was a tad overweight too. She says "Well, what do you think?"
I say "Looks very good on you."
She says "Yeah, it does. Your ex must have been the same size as me."
I say "Yeah, she was about your size."
She says "I made the beds upstairs and put Johnny's new things in his closet. I'm going to have to get some bras and panties but the five outfits upstairs will do fine."
I say "There's a washing machine and dryer down in the basement if you'd like to wash all the outfits before you and Johnny wear them."
She smiles and says "Okay, thanks. You are a very generous man. I really appreciate what you've done for me and Johnny."