Posted by Mimi on August 27, 2003 at 20:25:19:
PS: I would once again to thank Hallie for her huge help is this chapter.. she is a gem.
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Pete watched his lovely neighbor disappear into her house. "This will be a very interesting afternoon!" he said to himself.
By noon, Pete had showered and changed into a pair of navy blue docker shorts and a gray pull over. He had just finished shaving and applied a dash of cologne on when he heard glass breaking, and a female cursing loudly.
Amanda, Amy and Marcie stared with their mouths agape at the broken shards of glass all over the driveway.
"I told you it wasn't a good idea, Kim." Amanda said to her friend. "We didn't need a spot light to draw attention. There are poster's up all around town!"
"Can this day get any worse before it even starts!" Kim ranted from her perch on the roof.
"Hello, Ladies" Kim heard, as Pete approached the group and surveyed the broken spot light and shards of glass.
"Well, Hello!" Amy answered, "You must be Kim's new neighbor. I am Amy, her sister." Amy took his hand and shook it. Without releasing his hand she turned to the other's "This is Amanda and Marcie. And of course you already know Kimmie." Amy said pointing up to Kim on the roof.
"Nice to meet you ladies" Pete smiled and removed his hand from Amy's grasp. "And it's nice to see you again, Kimmie?" Pete's smile widened when he heard her growl. "Need some help?"
"Not anymore! As you can see I broke the damn thing!" Kim answered as she scooted along the shingles, on her bottom, working her way to the corner of the roof.
Pete followed her path and noted the three garbage cans, two side by side a few inches back from the house, the third sitting atop the other two, leaning up against the house. Pete frowned has walked down to the make shift ladder. No sooner had he stopped and looked up, Kimberly had turned onto her belly and swung her legs over the edge. Pete couldn't help noticing how cute her backside looked in her blue jeans shorts, while she hung dangling before him. Levi's sure did right when they created those shorts. They were snug in all the right places.
Kimberly cursed under her breath as she tried to catch her footing on the garbage can. "Why is it always easier going up than it is coming down!" She huffed out to nobody in particular, than gasped when she was grasped around the waist and told to let go. And let go she did.
Pete eased Kim to the ground, as if she weighed but a feather, then turned her to face him. Kim's face was flushed from the heat and from the closeness of him.
"Haven't you ever heard of a ladder?" He asked pushing back the hair from her face.
"Yes, I've heard of a ladder. I actually even have one."
"Then why are you climbing up garbage cans to get onto your roof?"
"Because the ladder is up in the rafters in my garage. So I had to make a choice. Stand on the garbage cans to get the ladder down or to stand on them to get on the roof. Time and my sanity chose the roof."
"Why is your ladder in the rafter's of your garage?" Pete asked quizzically.
"Because it's in the way anywhere else. Look, I'd love to debate with you about my ladder. But I have about two more hours to get things set up for our Jerry's kid's Day. And then a bus will be pulling up here to drop off twenty five kids from the Haven's house. And I have a thousand more things to do."
"Twenty-five kids?"
"Yes, every year we select a kids club to help out. They help in washing the cars and collecting donations and in return, they get a day out in the sunshine and a lot of fun games to play."
"And some of Kim's homemade Ice cream!" Marcie jumped in and added. "That's why I come every year."
"Well, You are full of surprises .. Kimmie." Pete said with a laugh.
Kim took a hold of the front of his shirt and pulled him down face to face with her. "It's Kim!" she corrected, between clenched teeth, kiddingly, almost.
"Kim" Pete quickly kisses her cheek "Got it."
"Aww. Isn't that cute. Does Kimmie have a boyfriend?" Amy snarled as she headed for the house.
Kim's face went from a light flush to a full blown, bright red, embarrassing blush.
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It didn't take long with setting things up once Marcie's husband Alan and Amanda's boyfriend Brice showed up to help. Pete worked, along side the Alan and Brice, setting up the balloon wheel, and spacing out picnic tables. While the girls set to work filling up the water balloon, making sure the last of the food was ready, and gathering sponges and rags for the car wash.
"He's cute, Kim." Amanda said.
"Yeah, and boy does he fill out those shorts!" Marcie added with a low whistle. When Alan looked up at her from across the yard. Marcie smiled and waved. "I think he likes you Kim."
Kim rolled her eye's skyward. "You say that about every single guy that looks at me, Marcie."
"I don't say that about Patrick Risor." Marcie answered with a laugh.
"That's because he's eighty years old and a pervert, Marcie!" Amanda laughed.
Just then Amy joined them, laying down the hot dogs and brats, she had carried out, on the sideboard of the grill to thaw. "If Kimmie doesn't catch someone soon, she'll became a spinster."
"Oh, hush that talk, Amy." Amanda chided. "You are three years older than Kim and you and Paul just got married last year."
"Yes, but Paul and I were together for five years before that." Amy said in her own defense.
"I'm not in any hurry. Besides, I have Mr. Jingles!" Kim said with a smile then let the balloon she was filling with water go.
The balloon, hissed around in a small circle, sputtering out the water everywhere. Amy screeched aloud when the bulk if the water was sputtered onto her. "Oh Kimmie! Grow UP!" Amy shouted as she stormed off into the house.
"Naughty girl" Pete whispered into her ear as he came up behind her.
Amanda gathered up a tub of water balloons, Marcie grabbed the buckets and sponges, and they left the two alone.
Kim turned towards Pete. Smiling up at him she answered "Yeah, well .. she deserved it."
"I think I know someone else that deserves something too." Pete's eyes were gazing into her's.
Kim flushed again "Oh yeah? And who might that be?" she sassily replied.
"Oh, maybe this cute little, red haired, green eyed, Imp, I've met."
"Ohhh .. and what does this charming young woman deserve?" Kim's green eyes were smiling into Pete's blue ones.
Just as Pete lowered his head to tell her, a horn sounded.
"Ooops!! The kids are here!" Kim winked at Pete.
Pete swatted at Kim's bottom, but missed as she moved past him to greet the kids.
To be continued ...
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