These walls could do with a coat of paint, and when did you last hoover your carpets?’ Nathan laughed out loud. His teeth were pearly white and even... I found myself strangely gratified that I had made him laugh. What was it about this man? Why did I find myself so eager to gain his approval? His laughter died down and then he said, ‘Manni. I like you. Tell me, you’ve done the MS Office courses. Any others?’ I nodded, ‘I’ve done a shorthand and a typing course and I’ve just about completed a. In just myhigh argyle socks I stood there, expectantly optimistic. Grace grinnedat me and purred seductively, "Now let's go into the back yard."The sun was down by then but the idea of being outside, of possibly beingspotted while naked, horrified me. It would normally have beenunthinkable but, after the teasing she had just given me, and with thepromise of getting relief from my horniness dangling so near, tantalizingme, and the way she looked in her exercise outfit, I headed to thesliding. The topography is so diverse, I could drive five minutes and be at the beach, or two hours and be in the desert, or three hours and be in the central valley where there are miles and miles of farmland.’ ‘I never associate California with farms.’ ‘Oh, you’d be surprised. We used to drive to see my grandma and for five hours straight we sat in the car seeing nothing but farms, orchards mostly. Do you know what they were growing?’ ‘Oranges?’ ‘Good guess, but no. Almonds. California’s main crop is. She told me I looked good, and how glad she was we could have the weekend together. She got up to go to the bathroom and as she walked away from me I saw the seams on the back of her nylons were perfectly straight, disappearing up under the hem of her skirt towards the delights to be had there. By her normal dress habits, this was particularly erotic for herI didn't want to appear anxious. I tried to be nonchalant about it enjoying my drinks and the atmosphere. Time just seemed to creep by;.