Great news finally came, my way!
I was offered a new position in Southern California, after my company decided to open a branch down there. I work for a travel company based out of Seattle, in the sales department. I became a sales leader after consistently breaking sales records and dominating the department. Now it was my job to set up a new sales crew and make it perform successfully. I've taken my job seriously for years and it paid off. I always make it a point to look sharp, smell good and be assertive.
I was born and raised in Bellevue, WA. I never moved out of the area and after 27 years, I needed a change. I had only been to California on vacations a few times. I always enjoyed the sunshine and warmer weather down there. I grew tired of the constant rain and slick roads in the Seattle area. I was excited to break away from my family and friends and try something new.
I was flown down to Los Angeles in the company jet with my supervisor and other people from corporate. We had a week to set up the new offices communications systems and find a place to live. The week flew by and we got things working at the new offices. The sunshine and palm trees was a nice change of scenery, I loved my new surroundings.
The offices were in Century City and I found a nice place to live nearby. I rented a spacious 2 bedroom condo with a beautiful view of the city. It came with a community pool and hot tub on the roof. It also had a weight room and a lounge, it was perfect for me. There were also a lot of good looking people around the hallways an offices. There was also several hot babes sunning by the pool, this was going to be great place to live. Being single once again, I was looking for a new love interest. I flew back to SeaTac with a perma grin.
I got myself ready for the move as soon as I got back to Bellevue. My company paid for the moving truck and other moving expenses. I said good bye to Mom and Dad and all my old buddies. The next day I loaded up my Mustang with my suits and drove south as fast as I could. I made it down in two days and the movers took good care of me. I was all set for work and ready to relax for a few days. I felt so free without parents close by and I knew nobody around here.
I arrived on a Wednesday and didn't start my new job till the next Monday. I had five days to get acclimated to my new surroundings. After getting unpacked and settled in that first day, I went to bed kind of early. It had been a long drive and I worked hard to get set up.
I woke up the next morning in my new place with the normal morning wood. The sun was shining and I was in a great mood. It was Thursday morning and all I wanted to do was to sit in the sun and get some color on my pale skin. I went out for breakfast and went food shopping after. It seemed that everyone was fit and good looking. I dumped off my groceries and headed for the pool around 11:30.
I was pleasantly surprised that nobody was using the pool yet. I laid my towel down and stretched out. I put in my earphones and took in the sun. I was half asleep when I heard a noise that brought me back to earth. I looked up to see a couple about my age setting up their towels and stuff on the other side of the pool. I looked at my phone and saw it was already 1:00pm.
The guy looked handsome and had a nice tan body. The woman he was with looked grumpy and overweight. Kind of a mismatched couple, in my opinion. The woman was nagging him about something and he looked irritated. Then a sexy young woman came down and laid face down by them. I could tell he was checking her out, she was wearing a very revealing bikini and looked like a supermodel. His woman noticed him checking out her nice ass and he got hell for that. I felt bad for the guy.
I decided to hop in the pool and swim a few laps. The water was warm from the sun and felt so refreshing. After a few laps I sat up on the edge of the pool and looked over at the guy. We made eye contact and we smiled and nodded at each other. He came over immediately, with his hand out, ready to shake mine, as if we were old buddies. I went along with it, thinking this is California baby, what the hell.
"Hi I'm Brian, are you new here?" He asked with a friendly smile as we shook hands.
"Yes, I just moved in yesterday. Oh hi, I'm Mark." I said, surprised by his friendliness.
He sat down next to me on the edge of the pool and we began to talk with our feet dangling in the water. He was a great looking guy with dark hair and a fit body. I began to wonder what he was doing with that ugly mean woman. I guess good looking guys grow on trees down here.
"Are you from around here?" He asked with a nice smile.
"I wish, I just moved here from Seattle, I was offered a transfer and gladly accepted it." I stated.
"That's great, I think Seattle is a beautiful area. I just don't like that much rain." He said.
"Have you ever lived up there?" I asked.
"No, but I've been up there many times. My brother lives in Kirkland with his wife and kids." He said as he checked me out a little.
"I just moved from Bellevue, which is right next to Kirkland." I said with a smile.
"I've been to Bellevue many times. Boy that city has grown fast. It's like a mini Seattle with all the new high rise buildings there." He said as he smiled and sat a little closer.
"You got that right, Bellevue is booming." I said as I felt more comfortable with him.
"What do you do Mark?" He asked kindly.
"I work in sales and was just promoted to a sales manager position. I'm going to be setting up the new sales department for my company at our new Century City location." I said with confidence.
"Wow congrats dude, we should celebrate sometime. When do you start your new job?" He asked as we exchanged smiles.
"Not till Monday, I would love to celebrate with someone. I don't know anybody down here and I never party with co-workers." I admitted.
"Yeah, especially if you're the boss." He said as he nudged my shoulder.
"What do you do Brian?" I asked, now feeling more relaxed with him.
"I'm a cameraman for channel 4 news here in LA. I'm on vacation this week and would love to help you celebrate. Would you be up for a few drinks tonight after dinner?" He asked sincerely.
"That's great, sounds like fun. You wanna meet up here at the pool or come by my place?" I asked trying to hold back my enthusiasm.
"I'll come by your place, alone." He said as he rolled his eyes in the direction of his woman. "What unit are you in?" He asked with a warm smile.
"Stop by and don't bother to bring anything. I stocked up my place this morning. Oh, I'm in 409." I said
"Oh my god, I'm in 411, that's two doors down." He said with a big smile.
"You can bring your lady with you if you want." I asked trying to figure them out.
"Hell no, she's on the rag right now and has been a real pain in the ass lately. She's actually my wife, we got married seven years ago." He said.
"Uh oh, you getting that seven year itch?" I teased him and nudged his shoulder.
"Yes, unfortunately. She use to be a hottie but now she's spoiled and lazy. She's put on a lot of weight and is so unhappy all the time. I don't know what to do anymore." He said with a frustrated look.
"Fortunately for me I never married and left Bellevue a single man. I wish I had a hottie like that to fuck around with." I said as I looked towards the babe sunning close by.