Rick’s Story; Beginnings

When Dave first suggested that they hire a local kid to remove the wallpaper from the upstairs rooms Deb rolled her eyes, though he didn't see her do it. Despite the unexpected cost, she preferred to continue to use professionals to finish the job. But Dave was insistent. He had always fancied himself as more of a handyman than he really was; that's why he bought a brand-new tractor to mow the grass on his own even though they could've hired a crew to do it. Now he was talking about doing some of the upstairs rooms on their own, but even he had to admit that he didn't have the time to do the dirty work of removing the many layers of decades-old wallpaper. Deb gave in and agreed to hire a local kid, figuring that after a few weeks Dave would give up and they could hire a crew to finish the house.

So, they put an ad in the local paper, and posted flyers around the local college and the various campus hangouts. It was one of those flyers that Rick saw when hanging out with some friends. He called the number and Deb answered the phone; she gave him the directions to the farm and asked to meet him personally. Deb wasn't expecting much, but when Rick showed up, her opposition eased. First, she thought Rick was very polite. Second, she thought he was really cute. She made him an offer and he accepted.

For his part, Rick never understood why they hired him to remove the old wallpaper. He was shy, and figured it was none of his business. But even he could see they could have hired a professional crew to renovate the house, and that part of it had already been done. While it didn't make sense, he was glad to have a job. To remove the wallpaper they gave Rick a variety of scrapers and an old wallpaper steamer which leaked badly. Rick had to be careful to keep from scalding himself with the damn thing. There were many layers of wallpaper and while some of it came off easily other parts of it took a long time to remove. Every so often Rick had to take the removed wallpaper and stash it in a bin in the barn where it would be picked up by the waste company. Rick got a one-hour break for lunch. He finished the day at five and returned the next morning at 9, 5 days a week.

Once he was hired Rick did his best to be diligent and a good worker. Rick found Dave a bit abrupt, but not unkind, and in any case, he was around mostly on the last few days of the week, and seemed to sleep a lot when he was there. On the other hand, Rick liked Deb a lot. She was very friendly and warm to him. He of course noticed her incredible body. Deb was usually wearing the then current sporty style of T-shirt and "short shorts." Often these were in bright neon colors with split sides highlighted by piping. They emphasized her taut body and while Rick tried not to be too obvious about it, he could not stop checking her out. If she noticed she didn't say anything.

Deb also found that she got along with Rick very well. As her mother might've said he seemed to be "a nice young man." She found him easy to talk to, and she enjoyed watching him work, especially his really cute butt in the blue jeans or corduroy shorts he generally wore to work. After a few weeks she had given him a small raise, in part because he was doing a good job, but mostly because she just liked him, and he was cute. She found herself stopping by to talk with him while he was working more and more. She liked the way that he was constantly checking her out and trying to hide it. That was cute too. She was also checking him out even though he seemed to be oblivious to it. While Deb hadn't been aware of it, her life of ease had become a bit dull and even lonely, at least on the days when Dave wasn't around. She mentally forced herself not to constantly go and watch Rick work, but there was no denying that there was an attraction between them.

Deb learned Rick wasn't a virgin (she had wondered) but the breakup with his girlfriend was hard on him and he wasn't seeing anyone. She found that a bit odd as he was so damn cute, but he was also a bit awkward at first talking to her and seemed so shy, she understood why in a way. He seemed completely oblivious to how good-looking he was. Rick learned that Deb was the one that wanted the farm, that she had her own money and paid for it. He found out that she loved tennis and still played frequently with some friends. She was so easy to talk to that he stopped feeling awkward around her. The problem was he already thought she was so damned hot that he could barely keep it in his pants, and the easy conversation between them made that even harder to do.

His new job did not slow Rick's visits to the hiking trail. The trailhead was on the way home, and he stopped there almost every day after work. Rick also started doing this during his lunch hour, although he didn't have as much time. At lunch he usually went to a small stream bed not too far from the house. While not a trail and therefore not used by anyone, it was also partially visible from the road. Once a car slowed down while he was there, and Rick panicked thinking he had been seen. He quickly got dressed and rushed to his car to see if he could find the car that had slowed but he never did. Rick again swore never to do his naked strolls, but of course the addiction only got stronger.

Once when Dave and Deb were both away Rick even stripped in the barn and walked around the pond naked which was visible from the road in front of their house. While this was a turn on, it also felt like too much of a risk; he feared that if he got caught, he would be fired and everyone in his small town would know. Ironically, as he would find out, Rick couldn't bring himself to get naked at the farm even though there were opportunities.