The homeowner impatiently tapped his foot on the floor, looking at the clock on the wall, and then by habit looking at his wristwatch. It was already 7:30 in the morning. A man like himself wasn't much of a morning person. In fact, he would have preferred to have slept in today and just snore from morning till noon. But no, he had to be up early today. Today was the day he was going to have his bathroom tile and sink renovated. The place had been needing some fresh coat of paint--among a few other things--and while he was proud to be able to DIY a few things in the house, something like this required a more professional touch.
With a quick phone call to the nearest contractor in town the other day, he was told that someone would be over on at around 7:30, on a Sunday morning. Another glance back at the clock and he was beginning to wonder where the handyman was.
"It's getting late..." he uttered, beginning to pace around the living room with an annoyed scowl across his face..
As if to answer his own question, the doorbell rang.
Jumping at the sound of the doorbell, Jason stopped his pacing and huffed all the way to the door. He was practically steaming at the fact that the contractor was nearly five minutes late. If it wasn't so early in the morning, the homeowner would have just shrugged off the tardiness, but the fact that he had to be up at what felt like the crack of dawn was what annoyed him.
Walking across the doormat which proudly displayed a little cottage and a "welcome home" above it, the male grabbed the metal doorknob and gave it a sharp twist. Opening up the door, Jason was about to open his mouth to let the contractor have it when he found he could not form words.
Standing before him was massive man who nearly dwarfed him in size and stature. He looked to be a bit older than Jason; around his late-twenties while Jason was in his mid-twenties. His azure colored eyes clashed with the tight white muscle shirt across his body along with the jeans. The pants were faded; the blue reduced to a lighter shade of their former glory and several parts of the denim had holes in it. Around his waist, a brown toolbelt showed its wear and expensive looking tools were holstered along the outside. His hair was a beautiful chocolate brown which clashed with his almost intense gaze. The contractor had a bright smile on his face which practically oozed charm, and the brown beard highlighted his striking and bold features. Although the beard was thick, it was well-maintained and reminded Jason of a lumberjack.
The contractor's arms were mostly free and mobile. One of his hands were free whilst the other carried a toolbox that had the logo of the company he worked for proudly displayed. The tight and bulging muscle of the male's arms were on full display and the biceps flexed menacingly. The V of the contractor's neck was full of sinew and tendons that seemed to move on their own accord and Jason could see a tuft of dark hair teasingly peaking out over the band of the shirt. As the contractor looked over his client, Jason could not help, but watch how the light brown skin dipped down into the contractor's tight t-shirt. For a somewhat older man, he had a hunky appearance.
Due to the warm weather outside, the male was already sweating. The man's light brown shimmered in the morning light and Jason was starstruck by a particular droplet that dripped down into the contractor's shirt and rolled over his covered chest.
"Good morning, sir!" he chirped, filled with energy. "Are you Mr. Greenwood?"
Jason blinked, taking a moment to realize that the hulking adonis in front of him was actually talking to him. "Um, uh, yes!" He shook his head, smiling back and extending a hand. "Yes, that's me." The contractor's hands felt coarse and rough, no doubt the product of numerous times working with wood. "Jason Greenwood."
"Pleasure to meet you, Jason," the hunky gentlemen smiled back at him. "I'm the handyman they sent to work for you for the duration of your contract with us."
"NIce to meet you..."
"The name's Ken."
"Uh, Ken, nice to meet you." The client smiled, his previous grievances quickly disappearing as he eyed up the his own handyman. "So uh, yeah, if you would follow me, I can show you as to where you'd be working on the renovations..."
Jason beckoned Ken inside, a warm smile crossing his lips as he led the contractor upstairs. In contrast to Jason's graceful footfalls came the lumbering tank that was the contractor, the boots he was wearing clunking up the wooden steps. The hallway was littered with different pictures of nature. Four frames decorated the wall, each one portraying a different season. The dragon lingered on the one simply titled "Autumn" which had the orange and red leaves frozen in time.
The part that surprised Ken the most was how comfortable the house felt to him. It was warm and inviting; almost like the cute stud that welcomed him inside. Shaking his head as his eyes lingered for far too long on Jason's round backside housed in the tan board shorts, Ken reminded himself that this was a client he was supposed to be working with and not seducing.
Jason led Ken to the sink in his bathroom, opening up the bottom cabinet to show the maze of pipework that led throughout the bottom of the sink.
"I would like a new sink for my bathroom along with a renovation of the tile on the floor," Jason stated neutrally as he looked over to the contractor to see him scribbling down notes on a small, red notebook. The pen that he used looked almost like a small stick in Ken's large hands.
Squatting down, Ken ran his finger across the white tile which had a small, blue cross pattern. He just clicked his tongue as he jotted down another note into his notes before saying, "Alright. The sink I can get the materials in by tomorrow and do. The tile will be about the same," the dragon said coolly, but not without that warm smile at the end. The dragon then stated, "The price will be about $3000 total for everything, but we can always negotiate. My company is always open to run things back and forth Mr. Greenswood."
"Please just do it, Ken." The smaller male nodded. "I've been wanting this done for a long time. I'm willing to pay." It was evident by the walk-in shower along with the sparse bathroom that Jason had a large sum. Ken figured it would simply translate to a bigger tip which was nice.
"Excellent! We can order new tiles. I recognize the style. I believe we have some in circulation and they can come in quick. I can start measuring things out to get dimensions," Ken stated as he got up off of his squatting position.