“Yes.”
“It looks good,” she said.
“Thanks. I just don’t like the city life.”
“Did you think it was going to be better than Higher Ridge?”
“Yeah, I did. I thought it would be nice for people not to know my business or to give me their two cents, and all that shit. I was wrong. I happen to like Higher Ridge, and I like ... town life.”
Tillie laughed. “Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me, and I happen to love it as well. I’ve never been tempted to leave.”
“Not even for a couple of days? A week? A month?”
“Nope. I don’t mind this place. I like walking through town, waving at everyone, and small-town quirks. It’s home, that is how I want to have a family, surrounded by people I know and love, who I know will love my kids.” She felt her cheeks getting bright red as she suddenly felt overwhelmingly flushed. “Would you like some cake?” she asked, trying to change the subject.
“Love some.”
Chapter Four
A heat wave had gripped Higher Ridge, and in doing so, seemed to have set the whole town into overdrive. The truck’s AC had decided not to work. Most people were dressed in shorts, dresses, or even trunks or bikinis. Jaxson knew the lake was completely full with teenagers as well as families trying to escape the sunshine.
He wiped the sweat from his brow as he traveled down the street where Tillie lived. He had her part on order, and it finally arrived at his home this morning. The few jobs he did have had been canceled as people were taking time to bask in the sun. He was still busy, as work for the odd-job man was never done. Kids shoving toilet rolls down toilets, blocking up systems, or pipes becoming damaged. He was all over it; however, he was more interested in getting to Tillie’s home so he could fix her system and she’d have no more worries.
He found her in the front garden. She wore a pair of shorts and a thin-strapped top that seemed to mold to every curve. She had nice large tits, pressed to the front of the shirt, and the shorts molded over her ass, but they came to her knees. As she had spoken to the camera, she didn’t like showing off too much thigh. Her feet were bare, and Belle was in the garden. He watched her dog go from the sunshine, toward the shade, then back again. There was also a small paddling pool in the front garden, just for her dog.
He climbed out of his truck after parking outside of her house. Kids were playing on their bikes, and he heard calls for drinks, as mothers and fathers brought drinks out. Tillie wore a large brimmed hat, and she stood up as soon as he climbed out.
“Morning,” he said.
“Morning, that was fast delivery,” she said.
“I did have it on express delivery. We don’t want you to stop your filming.” She was his entertainment when he went home.
He hadn’t been with a woman in months. Jaxson didn’t know when he suddenly stopped sleeping with random women.
“Are you enjoying this weather?” she asked.
“Fuck, no. It’s too hot and I’m sweating my balls off.”
She nodded. “Yes, it’s way too hot.”
He was not a heat lover. He happened to love the winter, but he liked seeing Tillie with little clothes on.
“I’ll get you a drink,” she said.
They entered her home, and she gave a whistle, to which Belle followed, and they headed into the house. The house was cool, but not overly so.
“Do you have an AC?” he asked.
“I do, but I don’t like to use it too much, as I like to take Belle outside, and I find it a little shock to the system to go from a cool room to hot.”
He understood her reasoning, but for him right now, that heat was just too fucking much, and he needed a fucking breather.
Looking at Tillie, he felt his cock start to thicken.
Tillie closed the front door, and he got to work in her sewing room.
It was hot as hell in the sewing room, and he saw there was a project already at her sewing desk. There was also the video camera, as well as some lights and a large screen, but they were all turned off. He could only imagine the heat coming from those lights. He wiped the sweat from his brow and fixed up the unit, removed the old, and replaced it with the new.