The older a guy gets, the harder it is for him to find a sexual partner. It stands to reason.
My wife, Connie, of 30 years had left me the year before. It wasn't to another man, I hasten to add but to a dominating woman, older than Connie's 57 years.
I was ages with Connie and I had to admit that I still missed her. I had tried to hook up with other women but was distinctly unsuccessful.
On this particular sunny morning, I popped out of my front door and saw my next door neighbour, Kenny, washing his car. He was older than me, in his sixties but had a compact body, that seemed to fit his height of 5' 6". He wasn't wearing a top and had a matt of grey hair covering his chest and belly. I wasn't gay but could appreciate his body.
"Hi Kenny! How's tricks?" I enquired in standard small talk.
"Not so bad Bob. Beginning to feel a wee bit lonely, to be honest"
"Why's that Kenny? Has Mags cut your rations?"
"You could say that, Bob. She's spending a couple of months at her sisters in the Shetlands."
Is her sister okay? I asked.
"She's fine. It's just Mags getting home-sick." Kenny replied, sounding down.
"What? She's been here for forty years."
"Oh, I know. She's hankering for us to move there permanently but I don't know, I'm not so sure." Kenny sounded tired, as if this was a subject that had been done to death with his wife.
"You are missing her though, aren't you?"
I said, trying to be sensitive.
"I miss not waking up beside her."
" Huh, tell me about it. It doesn't get easier, I'm sorry to say."
Kenny looked at me, aghast. "Oh God, sorry Bob, I've got my head stuck up my own ass and forgotten that you lost your wife permanently. "
"Don't worry about it, Kenny. Who knows where love might appear from for me?"
"Hey Bob, let's cheer each other up. The Formula 1 race is on TV tonight. How about you coming round and we can have drink or two?"
"That sounds great Kenny. When do you want me?"
Kenny smiled appreciatively and I looked at him in a different light. He was a fine looking guy and without wanting to, I felt a stirring in my pants, not really knowing why.
I turned up at his door at 7pm, just before the race was due to start, carrying a six-pack of beer.
My knock on the door was quickly answered. I immediately noticed that Kenny had not put a top back on and I could see the sheen of sweat on his chest-hair.
"Looks like our plans are scuppered, Bob. The race has just been postponed due to the high winds and rain. So you can go home if you want."