Chapter twenty-one [part two]
The next morning Flynn awoke to the sound of his alarm clock. He checked the time and saw that he had enough for a quick breakfast and a shower, he decided not to bother with shaving; he had a light beard and leaving it to grow for a day or so would not make him look all that scruffy. He put on a pair of clean white briefs and found an old pair of jeans and T-shirt in the bottom of his closet. A pair of desert boots completed his work outfit and he went down to the kitchen for some coffee and a bagel with cream cheese. He had not expected his mom to be up but she was waiting for him in the kitchen.
‘Thanks mom, but you no need to have bothered, I could have seen to breakfast,’ Flynn said as he reached for his coffee mug.
‘No trouble, son,’ she replied. ‘It’s nice to have you back for a while and as today is your first day in the new job, I wanted to be sure you had something inside you before you set off. I have also made up some sandwiches for you to take fir your midday break.’
‘Gee, thanks. I hadn’t thought that far ahead. I’ll take a couple of Cokes as well and that should see me through the day.’ Flynn put the pack of sandwiches and the Cokes in a small back pack and after he had finished his breakfast, kissed his mom goodbye and went off to the construction site.
As he pulled into the yard he saw Ted climb down from a truck and stand waiting to greet him. ‘Good, you are on time, that’s what I like to see. You’ll find a shovel over there and some heavy duty gloves; you’ll need those when you come to shift bricks and broken glass. There are two dumpsters to fill. Give me a shout when you have shifted all the rubble and I will phone the guys to come and take the dumpsters away and bring fresh ones.’ Flynn took a look at the pile of rubble and realized that he was going to work hard if he was to clear it all in a single day. Undaunted he grabbed the shovel and made a start on the loose material.
Flynn as young, strong and fit and he soon made inroads into the pile. The day began to warm up so after an hour or so, he stripped off his sweaty t-shirt and cracked open one of his cans of Coke. As he supped from the can TJ appeared. ‘Hi!’ he said, ‘I see the old man has got you hard at it. Don’t let him make you do too much in this heat.’ Flynn was conscious of the fact that TJ was casting an appreciative eye over his muscular arms and torso, an eye that lingered perhaps a little too long if he was a straight guy. Flynn did not mind as he found TJ attractive and wondered if in fact he was gay.
‘I’m just fine,’ Flynn said. ‘I don’t mind a bit of hard manual work, it keeps me in trim and I get paid – better than having to pay to go to the gym for the same result.’
‘Just don’t overdo it; see you around,’ TJ said and he went around the back of the building in the direction from which he had come. Flynn was curious to know where TJ had gone, so before starting to work again he walked around the back of the building and saw a large quite new looking trailer. Maybe that was where TJ and his father were living while the work on the buildings was in progress he thought. He went back to the rubble and started to pick up bricks and throw them into the dumpster. The bricks were covered in dust from old plaster and mortar an very soon Flynn’s sweating body was covered in a layer of red dust and dirt. Having filled the first dumpster it was midday and time for his lunch break. Flynn went in search of a faucet so that he could rinse his hands and face so that he could eat his sandwiches. He wandered into the main building where he found Ted erecting the wooden framework for an dividing wall.
‘Hi Ted, is there some place I can wash up so that I can eat my lunch?’ he asked.
‘Through there,’ Ted said pointing at a door in the corner. You’ll find a restroom. It is old and none too special but fully functional.’ Flynn followed Ted’s directions and found the restroom. It was a men’s room that would have served for the staff when the buildings were used for business. There was a stained urinal and a couple of cubicles each with a toilet pan that had seen better days. Flynn smiled when he spotted the crotch high hole in the dividing partition between the two cubicles. He had heard about glory holes but this was the first one he had seen. The sink was clean and there was hot and cold running water, soap and a dispenser of paper towels. Flynn ran water into the sink and washed his face and hands, using a paper towel to dry them. Walking back to his car he sat in it to eat his sandwiches and drink another can of the Coke. After resting for ten minutes or so, he went back to work.
The hands on his watch registered four o’clock when he had loaded the last of the bricks and other rubble into the second dumpster. He had not seen Ted all afternoon but had heard hammering coming from the building. He went over and looked inside and saw that his boss had finished the wooden frame work and had nailed plaster board to it, completing the partition wall he was constructing. Ted looked up and smiled at him as he approached. Flynn had never seen Ted smile before and he felt much more relaxed in his presence as a consequence.
‘Well, have you cleared it all?’ Ted asked.
‘Yes sir, the dumpsters are ready for collection.’ Flynn replied with a degree of pride.
‘OK, I’ll phone the guys to come and collect them. You may as well finish up for the day and I’ll see you in the morning.’
‘Thanks,’ Flynn said and went out to drive home. A he reached his car TJ appeared again.
‘Just off?’ he asked. Flynn said that he had been given leave to go as he had done all there was to do that day. ‘Surely you don’t want to go home in that state?’ TJ said. ‘You can come to the trailer and have a shower if you like.’
‘Not much point in that as my clothes are so dirty,’ Flynn replied, ‘but thanks for the offer.’
‘We are about the same size, I can lend you some jeans and a shirt, seems silly to get in your car with all that mess on you,’ TJ said. His words made good sense to Flynn, is mother would be none too pleased if he trailed dust and dirt through the house when he got home, so he decided to accept the offer. TJ led the way round to the trailer.
‘Kick off your boots here and leave your dirty clothes as well, no one will see you and you can make it to the shower without leaving a trail of dust to the bathroom,’ TJ suggested. Flynn saw the sense in the idea and did as he was told. He blushed a little as he stripped down to his briefs knowing that TJ was watching his every move. The bathroom door was almost opposite the side entry to the trailer and he stepped into the shower cubicle having shed his sweaty briefs. The powered jets of water washed over him and he used gel to clean his hair and body.
‘I’ll leave a towel here for you,’ he heard TJ call out to him over the sound of the rushing water. Feeling refreshed and clean once more Flynn turned off the water and stepped out to dry himself. The large towel soon had him dry and he picked up his briefs having decided against putting them back on as they were wet with sweat. He went out from the bathroom and found TJ sitting in the lounge area of the trailer.
‘I’ll get you the clothes,’ TJ said. ‘Are those your underwear? Looks like you will need some of those as well. I have some new ones you can have.’ He went into what must have been a bedroom and returned with the various items of clothing. Flynn had waited with just the towel around his waist and was a little concerned that TJ had not offered him the privacy of the bedroom in which to get dressed.
‘You look pretty fit,’ TJ said casting an admiring look over Flynn’s body. ‘Have you ever considered modelling?’
‘No... I question has never arisen, it’s not something I have thought about.’ Flynn replied holding onto the towel.
‘I am creating a portfolio for a project I am working on. How about I take some shots of you? I think you would look great.’
‘Not so sure about that, I’ve never done anything like that before or even given it any thought,’ Flynn replied.
‘Like I said, you look great,’ TJ replied. ‘I must say you look pretty well endowed as well, although I’m not suggesting you flash your cock for the camera,’ he continued while thinking to himself that was precisely what he had in mind if all went well. He took a step nearer to Flynn and as he did so the door was flung open and Ted appeared.
‘Hey don’t you start your little games with Flynn, he’s a good worker and I don’t want you scaring him off like you did the last two guys I had working for me.’ Ted said angrily.
‘I’ve just had a shower and TJ is giving me the loan of some clean clothes, nothing is going on,’ Flynn said hastily to his employer who was showing a degree of anger.
‘OK then but you watch out of that son of mine, he’s a fairy and wants to get into the pants of any live male that crosses his path!’ Ted said as he walked over to the bathroom door. ‘I’m taking a shower. I expect you to be dressed and gone by the time I’m done and I’ll see you at eight sharp tomorrow morning.’
Once his father’s back was turned, TJ tossed a rude gesture in the direction of where he had stood. ‘Fuck you too you old killjoy,’ he said under his breath and then looking at Flynn he said, ‘I am serious; you would make a great model. We’ll talk about it again meanwhile you had better so as the old man says otherwise there could be trouble.’ Dropping the towel Flynn picked up the briefs and put them on under the watchful and appreciative eye of TJ. He quickly put on the other clothes and said, ‘I’ll be going. Maybe we can come to some arrangement... see you tomorrow.’
Flynn was attracted to TJ and couldn’t understand why he didn’t make a direct approach if he wanted to make out with him. The photography ruse was hardly original. Then his thoughts turned to Ted. He wondered what he may be like once he had showered and put on some decent clothes. Ted was what in gay terms would be called a bear... a daddy bear even, and he had often toyed with the idea of a session with one of the WWE stars and Ted looked the part despite the sweat and the grime.
Flynn made his way to his car and drove home.
To be continued.