I dedicate this to Dustin, who hooked up my cable last year. If only you'd known what you coulda had. ;) βLore
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Everything was almost done and boy, was I thankful. It had been such a busy day! You see, I'd moved earlier that day...my first new apartment on my own after my divorce. My phone was already hooked up and my power was on, now all I needed was cable...well, that and a shower. Who knew when they would show up, though. You gotta love the cable company..."We'll be there sometime between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m." Gee thanks, that really narrows it down. Needless to say, the guy didn't show up until 7:45p.m. Figures, right?
I was sitting in my favorite chair, reading a magazine, still in my grungy blouse and jeans, when the knock came on the door. I glided over to the door, opened it, and exclaimed, "Finally!", but then stopped dead in my tracks. I was expecting a complete computer nerd or some nasty fat dude with ass crack showing. This guy was neither. He was HUGE! He didn't look mean or anything, just big. He was impossibly tall, and not terribly muscular, just encompassing. Either way, it was enough to shut me up, which, let's face it, is hard to do.
"Sorry, ma'am, I'm a little behind today," he said in the local southern accent I'd become accustomed to. "Where'd ya want me to start?" he asked, sounding slightly annoyed as he stepped inside carrying several pieces of equipment.
"In here," I said, sheepishly, still standing in the doorway.
He turned around and looked at me, expressionless. "How many rooms am I hooking up?"
"Just two...here and the bedroom."
"Ok, I'll start here in the living room, then work my way back."
Immediately, he dropped the equipment at his feet, got down on his knees, and started going to work near the cable outlet. I sat back down in my favorite chair once more and pretended to read my magazine again. My eyes, though, kept drifting over the top of it to look at this burly guy on his knees in my living room. He had to stand at least 6'5" or so when upright...and probably weighed close to 300 pounds. He had wavy brown hair that fell over his eyes, which I'm pretty sure were also brown if I remembered correctly. Truth be told, he was kinda cute. I found him attractive, anyhow. That slight southern accent he possessed was kind of endearing in a way.
"You just move in?" he asked, just trying to make polite conversation. There were boxes everywhere...it was obvious that I had.
"Yup, just this morning," I answered.
"From out of town?"
"No, I sold my townhouse just around the corner."
"Ahhh," he answered as he screwed two cables together. "Wanted to make a profit while you could, eh?"
"Well, that and my husband and I got divorced."
"Oh, sorry to hear that."
"Fuck, I'm not," I said, with a laugh, shifting nervously in my chair.
He looked up at me and smiled. It wasn't a simple friendly smile exactly...it looked downright devilish. I smiled back as I felt my cheeks get flush. He might look kinda menacing, but he definitely had an attractive air about him, that's for sure.
He glanced down at his paperwork. "This must be a mistake."
"What?"
"This says I'm s'posed to hook up the Playboy Channel."
"That's correct."
His eyes swept over me with an inquisitive look. "We don't get too many requests from women for that channel."
"Oh, I just watch it for the articles," I said, sarcastically, with a wink.
'Sexy cable guy' laughed out loud as he finished connecting one of the cables into the wall. "Well, I'm almost done here. Wanna show me where the outlet is in the bedroom?" he asked, standing up and grabbing a handful of cables.
"Sure," I said, getting up from my chair and leading him towards the back of the apartment. He followed close behind. I must admit, my heart was racing as I felt his presence so close to me. I've never been near anyone so...so...BIG. I'm not sure if I was attracted to him or just intrigued by him. Either way, he made me kinda nervous...but in a good way.
We arrived in my bedroom. Boxes were stacked all around and my mattress and boxspring were sitting on the bed frame, but I hadn't yet had time to put the sheets on. I stepped past the bed and pointed down to where the cable outlet was on the wall. "It's right there."
When I looked back up at him, though, he wasn't about to kneel down towards the outlet. He'd tossed the cables he'd carried with him onto the bed and lunged towards me. Before I knew what was happening, he had both my hands behind my back in his one massive hand and his other hand over my mouth. I was frozen in shock, but I didn't try to scream. I looked up at his face, wide-eyed. "Don't scream," he demanded. I shook my head back and forth, indicating I wouldn't. Easing up a bit, his eyes wandered over me. "Damn, you are one hot bitch," he whispered as he removed his hand from my mouth and ran one finger down my chest, between my cleavage. Suddenly I wished I hadn't worn something so revealing.
"W-what d-do you w-want?" I asked him, stuttering.