Friendly Neightbors(closed for Opensesame54321)

[mathpro18]

It was a cool August night almost like any other night and Andy patiently waited for his oven timer to ding. 'Oh I hope she likes this' he thinks to himself as he paces around the kitchen, the floorboards creaking a little as he walked. His tall 6'3 frame moved back and forth with ease as he waited impatiently. The kitchen itself was a mess with mixing bowls and spoons and bowls of flour and sugar everywhere. He was a professional baker and ran a business out of his home so it always looked like that. It was a wonder he got any work done at all sometimes.

Finally it went off and he pulled out the cake he had cooling in the refrigerator out. It was a simple red velvet cake and he spent the next hour decorating it until it was covered in a strawberry cream cheese frosting and had a house delicately piped onto it and the words "Welcome to the neighborhood" spelled out on it.

He quickly wrapped it in plastic wrap, grabbed his house keys, and walked quickly but confidently over to the house and knocked on the door.

(sorry for the quick post but ran out of time before work...but wanted to get something up.)

 

[Opensesame54321]

Willow Garten
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For the umpteenth million time that day, she finished unpacking a box. She was glad that she had taken time off from work, or she would never finish unpacking. She hated packing, and even more, she hated unpacking. Occasionally she would run across a box full of crap that made her wonder why she had packed it.

Willow Garten felt herself lucky to find this house. By day, she worked as a jeweler. Well, at least that was the plan. Right now she worked at a jewelry store but she was working to get her GIA certification which would really help her. The 20 year old knew just what she wanted. Her boyfriend and she had broken up almost a year ago and now, all she really thought about was work. And unpacking right now.

This house had just opened up. She had been looking for an apartment but this house had cost the same and a house gave her more privacy. She had been told by the seller that the neighbors were very friendly and accommodating and we're sure to be very welcoming. That sounded good, and she hoped that she would fit in the neighborhood.

She emptied the box and tore it down. The trash men were going to have quite a load when they picked up. She put it in the pile in the spare bedroom. The first thing she had set up was her bedroom. She wanted to make sure that she could at least get a good nights sleep while she unpacked. And the house basically looked good, with the majority of boxes to unpack being stored in the spare bedroom. And there were only a few of those left. She looked at the green sleeveless top and shorts that she wore. She released her red hair from the hair band holding it out of the way while she worked. The curls tumbled down around her shoulders. Her grey eyes looked back at her. She looked okay enough to go grab something to eat. Maybe she could get something quick.

She was arguing with herself when a knock at the door. She opened it to find a tall, good looking man standing there. Ah, her first neighbor to meet. And it looked like he was bearing food! 'By all means, invite the man in, Willow!' She told herself.

She smiled at him. "Would you like to come in?"

 

[mathpro18]

Andy smiled and stepped back in surprise at the beauty that stood in front of him. He tried to speak but nothing came out and he just nodded, a deep flush crossing his face. He cleared his throat and tried to regain his composure before speaking.

"Yes please if I may? I don't mean to intrude but I baked you this cake and I wanted to introduce myself." He stepped in to the home if she lets him in and then took his shoes off and kicked them to the side so they wouldn't be in the way.

"Do you mind if I set this in your kitchen? Oh and don't worry I'm not planning on staying I just believe its rude to wear shoes in someone else home. I hope you don't think its to presumptuous of me."

 

[Opensesame54321]

"Oh, feel free to interrupt. I'm unpacking and I hate to unpack." She gave a laugh as the tall man entered with what looked like a cake. She was surprised when her removed his shoes.

Do you mind if I set this in your kitchen? Oh and don't worry I'm not planning on staying I just believe its rude to wear shoes in someone else home. I hope you don't think its to presumptuous of me.

"No, by all means, the kitchen is through there. You baked it! It looks delicious!" A man that cooks? She wanted to be sure to make friends with him. And he didn't wear shoes in someone else's home? She filed that away for the time that she visited him. She would need to remove her shoes.

"That is not presumptuous at all. Would you like to have a slice right now? I know that I could use a break. I've been unpacking all day." She smiled at him. "My name is Willow. Willow Garten." She held out her hand in a friendly greeting.

 

[mathpro18]

Balancing the cake on one large hand he reached out the other and shook it, a smile crossing his face as her soft hand was enveloped in his. His hands felt unexpectedly rough against hers as he grasped it firmly.

"Andy Gibbs" he says as he shakes her hand. He then makes his way to the kitchen and sets the cake down on the counter "I'd love a slice if you don't mind me staying? Where is a knife, some plates, and do you have some milk? If not I wouldn't mind having you over."

 

[Opensesame54321]

She shook his hand. It was large and firm, but not crushing. There was strength behind the grasp, though the handshake was a warm greeting.

"If I remember correctly, the knives are in the drawer in front of you. I've got plates in the drain board and I think I've got a bit of milk in the fridge." She grabbed 2 plates and gave them a quick dry and placed them over by Andy. In the fridge was a bit of milk left and she empty the carton in the 2 glasses that she pulled from the drain board.

"Forks are in that same drawer," she offered. She could smell the cake and it smelled yummy. That was very welcoming to bake her a cake.

 

[mathpro18]

Andy Gibbs:

Andy opened the drawer and pulled a knife and two forks out of it and then cut two pieces of cake and put them on the plates she put by him.

"Where do you want to eat these? And what do you do for a living if you don't mind me asking? I'm a baker for a living, I work from home. Which means I'm home if you ever need anything." He placed a hand on the small of her back as he spoke and picked up both plates, balancing one on his forearm.

 

[Opensesame54321]

She grabbed the glasses of milk and led back into the living room.

"Oh, let's sit on the couch. I always think that sitting at the table seems so formal." She was aware of his hand on the small of her back as they walked. His hand was large and covered a large portion of that area. The warmth of his hand could be felt through her summer top. She mentally shook off the strangeness of it.

"A baker? Then I'm sure that this will be delicious! I'm a jeweler. Or rather, learning to be a jeweler. I'm studying to be GIA certified and meanwhile I work at a local jewelry store."

She sat the glasses of milk on the coffee table in front of them and sat down on the couch, waiting for Andy to sit down before cutting into the cake.

 

[mathpro18]

"Yeah I got a little distracted earlier so...I had to make another one burnt. But I'm sure this one turned out perfect. Its a modification for a wedding cake I made earlier in the summer. Obviously its only one level rather than the six levels that wedding cake was."

"So your a jeweler huh? Do you do custom pieces through the store or do you need your certification to be able to do that?" As he spoke he took a bite of the cake and then a sip from his milk. The cake was very good and moist and the frosting was exquisite. "Well let me know what you think of the cake."

 

[Opensesame54321]

She took a bite of the cake and rolled her eyes. "Oh no! This is delicious! I can see that I'm going to have to be careful or I will gain a ton living here. If this was what the wedding cake tasted like, I'm sure that it was a success! The frosting in particular is addicting!"

"I can create jewelry without certification, and do. I haven't set up my studio yet but I plan on doing it out in the garage. But GIA certification will let me do things like appraisals, and things like that.

 

[mathpro18]

"Oh thats cool so it seems like we're both in the wedding business" he says after letting out a hardy laugh. "So what do you do to relax after working? I'm sure your feet get sore from being on them all day? Would you like a foot rub?"

 

[Opensesame54321]

"Well, I do sell weddin...uh, what?" She could not have heard correctly. Here was a man that she had just met offering to rub her feet. She must have been working harder than she thought. She shook her head.

"I think that I misheard you." She gave a little laugh.

 

[mathpro18]

He looks at her a little curiously "I said rub your feet? What did you hear? Because um...we just met so your feet is all I'm wanting to rub right now" He lets out a slight chuckle and he took another bite of his cake before setting it back on the table and giving his lap a pat. "

 

[Opensesame54321]

I said rub your feet? What did you hear? Because um...we just met so your feet is all I'm wanting to rub right now

She blushed and then laughed as he pat his lap.

"I have to admit that I don't usually have men that I just met offer to rub my feet."

She slipped off her sandals and turned sideways on the couch, sliding her feet into his lap.

 

[mathpro18]

He took her foot in his muscular hands and started working the heel of it, starting out softly and then working deeper and deeper into her foot. His hands rough against her skin and very strong. Once he had rubbed her heel for a little bit he cupped her heal in one hand and worked his on the other hand up and down the middle of her foot, again starting out gently and then going deeper and pressing harder. His hand that was cupping her heel started to slowly work the bottom of her calf now as his thumb worked up and down the middle of her foot and the instep.

 

[Opensesame54321]

She found the massage both relaxing and yet erotic. His hand would start gentle, almost hypnotic before he would increase the depth of the massage. And then he would move to the next portion of the sole of her foot. She only noticed the movements of one hand as it worked to relax and relieve the stress that she was under with the move.

His large hands worked their magic on her feet.

 

[mathpro18]

"So what do you enjoy doing when not working?" he asks while still working his magic on her feet. Once he was done with the middle of the foot and the instep he started rubbing around and between her toes and then worked the top of the foot.

"Then again if your feet are any indication you don't get much time off of them. You really should work on that. All work and no play makes burn out very possible and when you do what your passionate about its no fun to burn out on it."

Once he finished one foot he switched over to the other starting once again with the heel, first softly and then more firmly. He repeated the same treatment as he did with the same foot while carrying on their conversation. Looking intently in her eyes the entire time she spoke.

 

[Opensesame54321]

The foot massage was relaxing her quite a bit. She had not realized just how much she was on her feet until he mentioned it.

"Well, my work is sort of my hobby too. Plus the move and the packing and unpacking, have made things a bit hectic. What do you do when you're not working?" His eyes seemed to look deep into her. He had beautiful eyes, she noted.

He was really very good at reflexology and could probably make money at it if he ever decided to quit baking. She could feel the stresses of the day slip away.

 

[mathpro18]

(sorry it took me so long to post its been crazy)

"I love watching football but then again I used to play professionally as well as fishing and pretty much anything out doors."

His hands move up to the back of her leg mindlessly.

"Hopefully you don't let the celebrity go to your head" he said chuckling. "I didn't play long...blew out my knee bad and had to retire..."

 

[Opensesame54321]

She sat there talking and not really paying attention to what his hands were massaging. She felt comfortable with him and listened with sympathy as he told her about his knee.

"Blew your knee out? That must have been awful. Is that when you got into baking?"

 

[mathpro18]

"Little bit before that actually, which my coaches hated because it made keeping my weight down for playing difficult lol. But my teammates LOVED it because I'd always bring stuff in for them to try and for the holidays I'd make them stuff and leave it in their lockers. Depending on how much I liked them it might actually remain in tact" he said with a chuckle. "one of my favorite practical jokes is to throw baked goods into teammates lockers...made a huge mess. Some got be back pretty good though...any idea how much itching powder in a jock strap burns..."

 

[Opensesame54321]

"Ouch!" She laughed. Andy seemed like a nice guy with a great sense of humor. She had noticed that his hands had moved up from her feet, and though he was massaging the back of her leg, she didn't get a feeling of being attacked. It seemed more of a mindless action.

"Well, you are an excellent baker." She smiled at him.

 

[mathpro18]

"Yeah we had some fun back in the day" he said and a forlorn look crossed his face for a moment. He then smiled when she mentioned his talents in the kitchen. "Thank you, I'm sure you make some very beautiful jewelry as well." His hand worked up her leg a little higher, brushing up her thigh now.

"So what brings you to the neighborhood?"

 

[Opensesame54321]

As his hands brushed up her thighs, she figured that now was a good time to stop things, though she didn't want to make a big deal of it.

So what brings you to the neighborhood

She quickly removed her legs from his grasp and pulled her legs back in front of her. Smiling, she said, "Thank you. My feet do feel so much better."

Then she changed the subject. "I just lucked into finding this place. It is my first house so I'm excited about that. And it will be nice not to have to rent a studio."

She smiled. "Have you lived here long? What is the neighborhood like?"

 

[mathpro18]

Once she moved her legs off his lap he picked up his plate and took another bite of cake.

"For the most part its a friendly neighborhood. I actually grew up here. My parents died last yeah and I bought there house and moved in. There isn't a lot of turn over in fact you are the first person to move in in about 5 years or so. Other than me but that doesn't really count. We have excellent schools not that I hear kids around the house. Are they in the cards at all or are you going full professional?"