LitWriter2013
Really Experienced
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(OOC: When you get to the pic of the daughter, imagine the shorts are buttoned up, a white blouse hides all but her impressive cleavage, and the pose is casual and not at all seductive. This is a beautiful young woman, but she is shy and inexperienced ... virginal, actually.)
"Dining room obviously, and beyond that the kitchen."
Trent gestured into the spacious, elegant room, then stepped back into the hallway to let the woman following him through the house take a look. When she'd seen enough of it, he continued the tour down the hall, opening doors and making more gestures; the library, the laundry room, the enclosed back patio, and finally the game room.
Victoria smiled a bit wider at the sight of this one, walking deeper into it that any of the others.
Trent gave her a moment to look around, then cautioned, "You're daughter's going to love it in here, but I would rather she wasn't in here unless you were actually in the room with her. While to a kid, these are just games or toys, most of what's in here is either collectable or antique ... or just plain expensive as hell. Pool table, dart board, pin ball machines ... that's about a hundred grand right here, and I know how kids get a little crazy and careless when..."
He stopped as he saw her mouth widening in a toothy smile. He became a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply that she would rampage through here like a herd of elephants or any--"
"That's not why I'm smiling," she laughed aloud, cutting him off. When Trent didn't ask why she was smiling, she asked, "What exactly did Margaret tell you about my daughter?"
Trent hesitated, trying to recall the high points of the very short conversation he'd had with Maggie. "Not much. She had to catch a flight. We only talked for about five minutes in the airport parking lot--"
Her face lit up in a surprised expression. "You took in a total stranger and her daughter ... based upon a five minute conversation with a friend of a friend?"
"Friend of my sister, to be precise," he corrected. "But, I've known her all my life, and she said you needed help and that you're good people -- her exact words -- and that's good enough for me."
He reached into his pocket, pulled out a folded sheet of paper, and handed it to Victoria. "Most of what I know about you and your daughter she wrote down for me while she was in the limo to the--"
His house guest erupted in laughter, then turned the paper back to Trent and asked, "How old did she say my daughter was?"
He took the paper and, as he glanced at it, answered, "Eight. She said that..."
He looked closer at the hand written note and realized that right after "Age", what he'd thought was a hastily written colon -- two vertical dashes, not dots -- was actually the number one. "Oh. Your daughter's eight-teen."
He felt a blush run through his face.
Victoria chuckled and asked, "What's wrong?"
Trent laughed, obviously embarrassed. "Nothing. I just ... well, I've never spent much time abound teenagers. Not even when I was one. I don't know anything about them."
Again Victoria laughed, reassuring him, "Don't worry. Most of what you see on television is just Hollywood selling advertising. My kid is quiet and reserved. She doesn't have a lot of friends at school, but the ones she has are, like you said, good people. She studies hard, gets good grades ... She's been accepted at six different universities, but..."
"But...?"
Victoria rubbed her finger tips together in a money gesture. "Not enough scholarship money to go around in this economy. And what with being practically homeless for the past year, we--"
Her voice cracked with emotion, but she regained her composure quickly and continued. "I didn't get her paperwork for Student Loans in in time, so ... I'm afraid she might have to wait a year until we can put some money away."
Trent was beginning to feel even worse for Victoria and her daughter. Maggie had described Vicki as a nice, attractive woman down on her luck, who just needed a place to call home until she could get on her feet. That description had tugged at Trent's heart strings, so he'd agreed to let the two women occupy a pair of empty bedrooms in his four bedroom home.
And now to hear that Victoria had this also-down on her luck, nerdy book worm of a kid who -- despite being a brain -- would probably end up flipping burgers at McDonald's for the next ten years. Well, that was just heart breaking.
Trent had enjoyed the best of his teen years: straight A's and a trust fund from his grandmother had gotten him into the University of his choice; good looks and charm had gotten into the pants of just about any young woman he'd wanted; and his father's business and political connections had gotten him onto and up the career ladder so that today, at just 38, he was semi-retired, working with just a client or two a month, and spending the rest of the time playing golf or sailing his forty foot sailboat on Lake Michigan.
And while he was still thinking about how Victoria's likely-homely daughter had probably struggled through her teens, yearning for the attention he had taken for granted, the cracked front door at the far end of the long hall opened farther and ... a box with legs walked inside.
Victoria headed quickly down the hall to help with the awkward looking package, calling out, "Sweetie! I said I'd help you with that one."
Trent followed in behind, slowly, marveling at the portion of the "girl" that wasn't obstructed by cardboard. Lightly tanned legs seemed to stretch upwards forever from a pair of modest, casual black heels up to a tiny pair of red cutoffs. As Victoria grabbed the near side of the box and turned her daughter to set the package atop another box, Trent's eyes widened.
This girl -- this "woman" -- was simply un-be-liev-able! Trent couldn't help but stare: one voice in his head was warning, She's your guest's daughter, and she's less than half your age; while a second voice was screaming, You gotta HIT that thing while she's under your roof, my GOD!
"The Golden Rule"
"Dining room obviously, and beyond that the kitchen."
Trent gestured into the spacious, elegant room, then stepped back into the hallway to let the woman following him through the house take a look. When she'd seen enough of it, he continued the tour down the hall, opening doors and making more gestures; the library, the laundry room, the enclosed back patio, and finally the game room.
Victoria smiled a bit wider at the sight of this one, walking deeper into it that any of the others.
Trent gave her a moment to look around, then cautioned, "You're daughter's going to love it in here, but I would rather she wasn't in here unless you were actually in the room with her. While to a kid, these are just games or toys, most of what's in here is either collectable or antique ... or just plain expensive as hell. Pool table, dart board, pin ball machines ... that's about a hundred grand right here, and I know how kids get a little crazy and careless when..."
He stopped as he saw her mouth widening in a toothy smile. He became a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply that she would rampage through here like a herd of elephants or any--"
"That's not why I'm smiling," she laughed aloud, cutting him off. When Trent didn't ask why she was smiling, she asked, "What exactly did Margaret tell you about my daughter?"
Trent hesitated, trying to recall the high points of the very short conversation he'd had with Maggie. "Not much. She had to catch a flight. We only talked for about five minutes in the airport parking lot--"
Her face lit up in a surprised expression. "You took in a total stranger and her daughter ... based upon a five minute conversation with a friend of a friend?"
"Friend of my sister, to be precise," he corrected. "But, I've known her all my life, and she said you needed help and that you're good people -- her exact words -- and that's good enough for me."
He reached into his pocket, pulled out a folded sheet of paper, and handed it to Victoria. "Most of what I know about you and your daughter she wrote down for me while she was in the limo to the--"
His house guest erupted in laughter, then turned the paper back to Trent and asked, "How old did she say my daughter was?"
He took the paper and, as he glanced at it, answered, "Eight. She said that..."
He looked closer at the hand written note and realized that right after "Age", what he'd thought was a hastily written colon -- two vertical dashes, not dots -- was actually the number one. "Oh. Your daughter's eight-teen."
He felt a blush run through his face.
Victoria chuckled and asked, "What's wrong?"
Trent laughed, obviously embarrassed. "Nothing. I just ... well, I've never spent much time abound teenagers. Not even when I was one. I don't know anything about them."
Again Victoria laughed, reassuring him, "Don't worry. Most of what you see on television is just Hollywood selling advertising. My kid is quiet and reserved. She doesn't have a lot of friends at school, but the ones she has are, like you said, good people. She studies hard, gets good grades ... She's been accepted at six different universities, but..."
"But...?"
Victoria rubbed her finger tips together in a money gesture. "Not enough scholarship money to go around in this economy. And what with being practically homeless for the past year, we--"
Her voice cracked with emotion, but she regained her composure quickly and continued. "I didn't get her paperwork for Student Loans in in time, so ... I'm afraid she might have to wait a year until we can put some money away."
Trent was beginning to feel even worse for Victoria and her daughter. Maggie had described Vicki as a nice, attractive woman down on her luck, who just needed a place to call home until she could get on her feet. That description had tugged at Trent's heart strings, so he'd agreed to let the two women occupy a pair of empty bedrooms in his four bedroom home.
And now to hear that Victoria had this also-down on her luck, nerdy book worm of a kid who -- despite being a brain -- would probably end up flipping burgers at McDonald's for the next ten years. Well, that was just heart breaking.
Trent had enjoyed the best of his teen years: straight A's and a trust fund from his grandmother had gotten him into the University of his choice; good looks and charm had gotten into the pants of just about any young woman he'd wanted; and his father's business and political connections had gotten him onto and up the career ladder so that today, at just 38, he was semi-retired, working with just a client or two a month, and spending the rest of the time playing golf or sailing his forty foot sailboat on Lake Michigan.
And while he was still thinking about how Victoria's likely-homely daughter had probably struggled through her teens, yearning for the attention he had taken for granted, the cracked front door at the far end of the long hall opened farther and ... a box with legs walked inside.
Victoria headed quickly down the hall to help with the awkward looking package, calling out, "Sweetie! I said I'd help you with that one."
Trent followed in behind, slowly, marveling at the portion of the "girl" that wasn't obstructed by cardboard. Lightly tanned legs seemed to stretch upwards forever from a pair of modest, casual black heels up to a tiny pair of red cutoffs. As Victoria grabbed the near side of the box and turned her daughter to set the package atop another box, Trent's eyes widened.
This girl -- this "woman" -- was simply un-be-liev-able! Trent couldn't help but stare: one voice in his head was warning, She's your guest's daughter, and she's less than half your age; while a second voice was screaming, You gotta HIT that thing while she's under your roof, my GOD!