Jobs, friendships and dating life wasn't what I expected where I moved to years ago so I decided to move back to my home state for a new start. I wanted all new furniture. Unfortunately, I didn't expect the pandemic to cause such a mess with getting new furniture this late in the year. Everything I wanted was months back ordered so I had to shop around - a lot - to find what I wanted and what could be delivered in a modest time frame.
Eventually I found what I wanted and had it ordered from two different stores. One store kept moving back the delivery dates so imagine my surprise when the other store said they could have the chair delivered this coming Saturday and the dining table and chairs the following Saturday. I would get a text the day prior with a window of time for delivery. When the washer and dry were delivered, they were well past their window so I assumed the chair would be as well.
Friday the text came and said the window was 1030AM to 230PM. Based on my washer and dryer delivery, I figured the chair would arrive around 3PM Saturday so I slept in a bit longer on Saturday than normal. I woke up around 9AM and stumbled in to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. As I stepped out to dry off I heard a knock on the door; the dog started barking. I wrapped the towel around me and looked through the peep hole. There stood a rather attractive black man. I looked at the clock and it was 920AM. I pulled open the door slightly.
"Hi, you ordered a chair?" he said.
"Oh yeah. You're super early though - earlier than I expected!" I said as I pulled open the door a bit more. His eyes moved down my still not completely dry body to the towel, then back up.
"Yeah - I wanted an early start" he said.
"Better than late!" I replied with a smile which he returned. "Let me put up the dog and get dressed."
"And I'll get the chair" he said turning around and walking back to the truck. I stepped out slightly and watched him walk away noticing his nice round ass and wide shoulders. He turned around and smiled at me. I was busted checking out his ass but didn't care. I didn't' know this guy, unfortunately.
A minute or so later I had pulled on a shirt and up a pair of shorts as he came back to the door. He entered carrying the rather heavy chair all by himself. As he started putting the legs of the chair on, we started talking.
He told me about how deliveries are delayed and people are upset and yelling at him for things out of his control, how the lady the day prior was made because the furniture was to big for her place and tried to blame him, etc. As he talked, I watched him intently. I noticed he was taller than me and was built like a runner. His smile was enchanting and his teeth white and straight, big hands and hairy legs.
"If I would have know you were going to be this early I would have made some coffee for ya'" I said in a flirting manner.
He stood up from the chair. "That would have been nice but you would have had to get out of the shower a little sooner for that!"
"True that" I replied.
"But at least you smelled good" he said. "I stink by the end of the day, sweating and all."
"Well, next time you deliver here, make my stop the last and you can shower" I said with a smirk.
"Ah you're offering full service then?" he said with a laugh.
"Total, full service" I replied. He looked straight at me.
"And I almost had a show" he said with a laugh.
"Like I said, full service" I said laughing spinning around with my arms out wide as if I was on display.
"Well, I can't control how they pack the truck, but next week I'll bring your chairs and table early so maybe I could take you up on that cup of coffee" he said. "But now, I have to take a picture of the chair to show I delivered it..." He pulled out his phone and snapped a picture.
"Have a good day" he said as he turned to leave.
"Thanks. You too" I replied as he walked out the door, closing it behind him.
A few seconds later I heard a knock and opened it to see him standing there.
"I forgot this" he said handing me the warranty card for the chair and a business card.
"This is your warranty card and this" he points to the business card "is my card with my number on it in case you need, or want, anything."
"Oh thanks..." I scanned the card "Miles!" I said with a smile. "Cool name" I complimented him looking past his long eye lashes in to his deep brown eyes.
"Thanks. That's my personal number so that's the number I'll text you from next week when I bring your dining table and chairs."
"Sounds good Miles. Oh and I'm Todd"
"See you next week, Todd" he said.
"Coffee and a show?" I asked pointing at him as I smiled.
"Works for me! See ya'!" he said as he walked backwards a few steps, then turned around and trotted back to his truck.
The following Friday I received a text that the table and chairs would be delivered between 930AM and 12PM. I woke up early, got a shower and waited. 835AM I get another text. It was from Miles' phone and said he was on his way with the table and chairs. I replied telling him there would be coffee here for him.
He arrived about 10 minutes later and unloaded the table and chairs. While he was walking back and forth I got a better look at him. He was probably 6'2" easily, wide shoulders, nice arms with biceps that said 'fit' and not 'lifter'. We talked a bit and he stopped for a minute to share some coffee. We found out we're both single and both relocated back to the area. He was heading to the area in a couple weeks that I just relocated from. We seemed to have a connection.
"Well, my day is just starting so I should go. Thanks for the coffee!" he said as he walked towards the door.
"If you want, since you're going to Tampa in a couple weeks, I could suggest some places to eat or go while you're there" I offered.
"Oh that would be great!" he replied enthusiastically. "Maybe we could meet up tonight and hang out?"
"Sounds good. And hey, you know where I live!" I said with a chuckle.
"True true. I''m off around 6 so say...8PM?"
"Works for me! Just make sure you're showered so you're not stinky!" I said with a smile.