Modern living has advantages and disadvantages, and sometimes, one gets a bit of spice from the aforementioned advantages.Modern living has advantages and disadvantages, and sometimes, one gets a bit of spice from the aforementioned advantages. The crowding of houses close enough to touch created townhomes and condos, and some advantages. I live in a townhouse and the neighbor's across the walkway moved out recently, and I was hoping that someone interesting would move in. I didn't have to wait too long, as a week later, Michelle and her friend, Jackie moved in. Their place is a small two bedroom, two bath mirror image of my own, and on the Saturday they moved in, I said hello and gave them a hand moving a few of the larger items in. Sunday, Michelle knocked on the door and asked if she could borrow a screwdriver. I gave her several tools and went about my errands for the day, noticing that the girls were making good headway in getting their new home straightened out. It was late afternoon when I returned home from the store, and Michelle again knocked, returning my tools. We chatted for a while, and I asked how things were going. Jackie came out, wiping sweat from her face and said that they still needed to finish filling a waterbed. I offered to cook them steaks for dinner, at my place, and treat them to a well deserved break. They hesitated for all of one second and agreed. I asked if six o'clock would be alright, figuring they would want to clean up. Agreement and smiles, and we parted until dinner. Dinner went fine, and I put on a good, but simple, meal of steaks, corn, and salad for the girls. I was delighted, as they were both good company for a single guy, both very attractive, and, I hoped, both unattached. Conversation at dinner centered around where good restaurants, stores, and such were in this part of town, and humorous horror stories of previous moves we'd all made. |