I work from home, and with all of the crazy nonsense going on recently, I have been even busier than normal with freelance work coming in left and right. This has left me with little or no time to clean or even cook a decent dinner for myself, so I decided to go online and find a housekeeper that could tidy things up a bit for me.
Not knowing exactly where to begin, I of course went where anyone would go to find a reputable product or service on the Internet; Craig's List. Okay, so it's not the most reputable place I know, but I wasn't really sure how to find a housekeeper, so I figured it was a good place to start. I promise you, it sounded like a really good idea at the time (10:00 PM after a few mixed drinks), and found what seemed like a promising post: "French maid for hire. Full or part time work; $15 an hour, cash only. Call Monique at xxx-xxxx."
It could have simply been a sex ad, but I dialed the number anyway and got a voicemail, which didn't surprise me, given the late hour. I left my name and number, and then prepared to turn in for the night when my phone almost immediately rang back.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Is this Monsieur Jacques?" a female voice inquired.
It was obviously Monique. I wasn't sure if she was really French or not, but the accent sounded real, and calling me the French version of my name, Jack, was kind of cute.
"Yes." I replied. "This is Jack Benedict. Is this Monique?"
"Oh oui, Monsieur!" she said happily. "I got your message. Merci beaucoup for phoning me. You are in need of a housekeeper?"
"Yes. I've become quite busy lately, and I'm afraid my house has gotten a little unkempt." I explained.
"Why are you afraid?" she inquired.
With a question like that, she was either dumber than a bag of hammers and a really good actress, or else she was genuinely French and didn't understand American colloquialisms.
"It's just an expression." I answered. "I'm not afraid of anything."
"Oh. You need me to clean your house? What about cooking and laundry? I do that too. I can also feed your pets if you have any." she offered enthusiastically. "Whatever you need, Monsieur Jacques."
"Well, let's start with cleaning for now." I suggested. "Perhaps you might make me dinner if I'm really busy or something. If it looks like maybe I can use you on a regular basis, perhaps we can discuss that. When can you be here?"
"I can start tomorrow!" she said energetically. "Oh thank you, Monsieur Jacques! I will be there at Eight if it's okay."
"I'll see you then." I replied.
I gave her my address and hung up. I was curious why she was so cheap and cash only, but I was too tired to analyze the clues to answer a simple question. Had her accent been Spanish instead of French, it might have dawned on me but like I said, I was tired.
Monique arrived at precisely 8:00 AM the following morning and rang the doorbell. I opened the front door was pleasantly surprised to see her wearing a traditional French maid's uniform; black blouse and skirt with white trim, matching cap and black heels. Coupled with shoulder length blonde hair, she was really cute. She was about 35 or so, and still looked absolutely delicious! She reminded me a lot of the porn star Laura Bentley, and as soon as I saw her I felt a slight tingle in my prostate. She was definitely hot!
"Bon jour, Monsieur Jacques!" she greeted me with a smile. "I am Monique! I am so happy to meet you."
"Happy to meet you as well." I replied, motioning for her to come in. "I love your uniform, by the way."
"Oh, merci beaucoup. I made it myself." she responded. "Wearing it makes me feel more at home, you know."
I wasn't certain if that meant making herself feel at home in my place, or referring to where she was from.
"Where is home?" I inquired.
"Bordeaux, France." she said, beaming brightly. "Where ze best wine in ze world is made. My family has a winery there. They make ze best sparkling white wine."
I smiled in amusement at her accent. It was really cute; just like her. I was beginning to wish it had been a sex ad after all. I was definitely going to have to find someplace to jerk off while she was busy cleaning, to get my mind off of her gorgeous face and amazing body.
"I will get my cleaning supplies!" Monique said spiritedly. "I will start with dusting and then vacuum. If you need me to fix you lunch or anything, let me know, okay Monsieur Jacques?"
She popped back out the door excitedly and headed for her car. She seemed pretty gung-ho about working for me; like being pumped on your first day at a new job. I wondered how long it had been since she'd worked for someone. If she was that desperate for this small, part time gig, she had to be in some serious financial difficulties. She returned a few minutes later with a basket of cleaning stuff and smiled again.
"Okay Monsieur Jacques," she said eagerly, "show me what you need done."
I showed her around the house to familiarize her with the layout, and she nodded. Her gaze fell on a tall crystal vase sitting on the floor next to the cherry sideboard in the dining room, and her eyes widened.
"That vase is as we would say, gorgeous!" she said softly.
"It was my grandmother's." I explained. "It's made by Dorflinger. There's a matching bowl in the sideboard. I always liked that vase when I was a little kid for some reason. When she passed, my mother gave the vase to my older sister and the bowl to me. One day, I was at my sister's house and saw the vase in the garage. I asked her why it was there and she said she was going to put it in a yard sale! Can you believe that? Our grandmother's vase!
"I brought it home and put it right there where I can look at it." I continued. "I put those peacock feathers and grass pompoms in it. I think it goes well with the date palm, don't you?"
"Some people don't appreciate nice things." Monique said in the same soft voice without answering my question. "They just let them go."
She seemed strangely removed for a second or two, but suddenly brightened again.
"Yes, I think it is a nice look." she agreed. "Where would you like for me to begin?"
"How about my office?" I suggested. "That way, you won't have to disturb me later on, once I get to work."
It would also give me the opportunity to slip off somewhere, and pull my pecker while she was busy. She'd never even notice I was gone.
"Okay," she agreed, "but I won't bother you at all. I'll dust off your monitor first, and then I'll be very quiet. You will not even know I am there."
"Well I guess." I concurred somewhat reluctantly, still desperate to relieve myself. "I need to get this site finished up today if I can."
"What do you do, if you do not mind my asking?" Monique inquired curiously.