A couple of weeks after I had blown Bradley on my bed, I received a text from him. He said that our new doors for the deck had arrived, and he wanted to know when to plan the installation. I had seen Bradley twice since I had played between his legs and received that lovely salty parting gift for my efforts there. There was no awkwardness between us, which I had worried about.
I replied to Bradley's text, "What about tomorrow? Morning or afternoon both work for me. Just let me know when you're coming this way."
His reply was a smiley face followed by, "Both work for me as well. See you in the morning."
Why did that text make me hard in my pants? I don't know. I read through his text twice more. Nothing there was overtly flirting or allusions to sex, yet I still found it sexy.
The next morning just before 9, Bradley arrived and, after some small talk about his family and such, he set to work, unloading materials and tools, and preparing to install the doors. About 11:30, I checked in with him to see if he planned to go home for lunch or would he like to have lunch at our house.
He replied, "Here," and he smiled wryly.
We ate lunch in the dining room, after he cleaned up and changed into a clean t-shirt. We chatted about the project and minor adjustments he was making to the plan. Bradley leaned back then and his chair and looked at me. I looked back, but I could only hold eye contact with him for a moment before I felt my face redden slightly and a smile creep across my lips. I looked down and drank some water. Recovering, somewhat, we resumed eating and talking together.
We finished lunch, yet his eyes continued to track mine as though he was watching me for some sign or indication.
I pushed back my chair from the table and looked up briefly, catching his eyes still on me, and he said, "I'll be finished with these doors by 4 or so. What did you have planned after that?"
I stuttered to respond, "Well, uh, what do you, um, I mean, What I mean to say is, well, Shit." I laughed and cleared my throat to say, more clearly this time, "Why am so often tongue-tied around you? What are you talking about, exactly? Projects? Or the, um, us, two weeks ago?"
Bradley stood up and walked over to where I was sitting. He wore a serious look on his face and he smiled at me and said, "Two weeks ago was fun. But I am talking about today. What do you want to do today? If what we did two weeks ago is enough for you, that's fine. But if not, I'm willing to help with any projects - or fantasies - you have in mind."
My breath quickened, and I was unprepared for his candid offer. I stared at him and this time I took my time looking him over. My inhibition to be observed staring at him disappeared in light of his offer and his smile. And here he was. I took a full assessment of his clothed body, in ways I never had been able to do before. This was not just a furtive glance or a quick peak into the backyard. Today's body scan was something feral and hungry, slow and simmering.
The t-shirt he wore fit him tightly and his nipples were visible points on the outline of his pecs against the cotton fabric. His shoulders had small mounds of muscle that undulated under the shirt up to his neck, which I imagined kissing and licking.
His hands came to rest low on his hips, accenting his thick biceps, his strong hands and long fingers. I knew he was smiling at me and I persisted in slowly and silently looking at him, really looking at him. And I'll say it - I was sexually objectifying my friend and our contractor, and he seemed to be enjoying it. I was, for sure, urged on by the wiggling, lurching ball of desire which was growing just behind my navel.
Bradley's t-shirt stopped at the exact same line as the top of his jeans, so that it barely overlapped the jeans and, in places, it rose above the jeans, allowing some taut skin to be seen and some light wisps of red hair to poke out in front. His pants were not tight, but they fit him well, highlighting a bulge to be observed behind and below his zipper. Slight indentations and swells in the thighs of his jeans reminded me of the precious minutes I had spent between those muscular thighs.
A cough interrupted my staring, and Bradley said with a slight smile, "Should I turn around? Raise my arms? Or have you decided yet on what happens after 4 o'clock or so?"
Somewhat embarrassed, but not overly so, I looked him in the eye and said, "Tell you what: When you finish, find me in my bedroom. I will be ready to tell you what I'm thinking. Then just like with all our projects around here, you can help me adapt the plan to what can actually happen."
Bradley laughed and said, "I like how you incorporate our working process into this, um, well, off-the-clock play-time. And yes. See you after 4, upstairs."
Big smile spread across my face, as he slowly turned and walked out of the room, without looking back at me, but giving me a spectacular view of his denim-covered ass. How was I going to think about anything else until 4 pm?