It was a warm December day in the suburbs of North Dallas. Timmy was taking advantage of his flexible schedule and working from home to get some work done outside by digging through the flowerbeds one more time before the winter weather would move in. He had decided to tackle a large holly bush, cutting it down first, the tackling the root.
It had been a long dry period and the earth was hard. His shovel wasn't doing much good and remembered his neighbor, Marcus, had a pick axe in his shed. The light sheen of sweat covered his chest and back... shirt discarded long ago. Timmy took care of himself, at the gym at 5am every morning to keep his body in shape. He was never the "body building type" but liked to keep himself firm and trim to keep his 6'0", 195 pound in good condition. Once he passed his 40th birthday, he made himself a commitment not to let his body go as some others his age have. At 44, he still looked good with his short blonde hair, and piercing hazel eyes.
He took a long drink of water and walked between the houses towards Jake's house. Jake was at work, but he knew that his gate was locked, but Timmy had the combination of his "letter lock". He walked up, grabbing the lock and moving the tumblers "S-U-S-I-E" chuckling because it was Jake's ex-wifes name that left him for another girl a couple of years ago.
Opening the gate he was surprised... seeing Jake's 19 year old daughter tanning by the side of the pool. Glancing over, seeing the earbuds in her ears with her back to him, she didn't even hear him coming in the gate.
It had been a long dry period and the earth was hard. His shovel wasn't doing much good and remembered his neighbor, Marcus, had a pick axe in his shed. The light sheen of sweat covered his chest and back... shirt discarded long ago. Timmy took care of himself, at the gym at 5am every morning to keep his body in shape. He was never the "body building type" but liked to keep himself firm and trim to keep his 6'0", 195 pound in good condition. Once he passed his 40th birthday, he made himself a commitment not to let his body go as some others his age have. At 44, he still looked good with his short blonde hair, and piercing hazel eyes.
He took a long drink of water and walked between the houses towards Jake's house. Jake was at work, but he knew that his gate was locked, but Timmy had the combination of his "letter lock". He walked up, grabbing the lock and moving the tumblers "S-U-S-I-E" chuckling because it was Jake's ex-wifes name that left him for another girl a couple of years ago.
Opening the gate he was surprised... seeing Jake's 19 year old daughter tanning by the side of the pool. Glancing over, seeing the earbuds in her ears with her back to him, she didn't even hear him coming in the gate.
