The Second Hand Man
July 16th, 2013

I had a most pleasant surprise waiting for me at the mansion today. Iwould like to think it makes up splendidly for the very unpleasant one thatTallis once had the audacity to leave behind!

In my first life, I loved my mansion on Berkley Hill. So, once the groundcame up for sale again, I had decided to build a new one on the exact samespot.

I have built a very similar designed construction, but made a few changesthat I identified as most necessary from my previous stay on the bare hillock.This time I knew to turn the house one eighty degrees so that the miserablesouth-easter that constantly blows over the top of Berkley hill won’t bespoiling my periods of relaxation by the pool anymore; now the front of thehouse takes the brunt of the wind. I could have built a high wall around thepool area, but this would have meant forsaking the fantastic view for which Ihad especially purchased the lofty area.

I also moved the main bedroom to look out over the pool so that it isstill north-facing.

The land on which I built is immense and solitary, which allowed me tochoose any section I desired to place my front gate; I too moved this from thenorth side to the south so that visitors wouldn’t enter my grounds from therear.

Although I can’t see the frontgate from my bedroom window any longer, the change has made a remarkablypositive difference to the pool area.

Another important change, and one that was done with the intention ofimproving my health, was to replace the hundred-seat mini theater (In my firstlife, it seemed like a cool idea at the time, but I hardly ever used the thing– if ever!) with an enormous home gym area having completely mirrored walls.

Now, twice a week I have a personal gym instructor, Jeanette Blake, comein to help me workout.

Nikki has also decided to tone up a little on those same days. Not thatshe needs it in the least; she’s one of those lucky women who manage to retaina good figure with minimal effort. I guess her carrying around that extraweight due to her large stature is exercise enough?

Anyway, I have given them keys to the large changing room and shower thatlead onto both the outside pool and the gym. So now, whenever I’m late for ourappointment, they at least have access to the equipment. I’ve even taken theliberty of installing a couple of lockers in the change room where they keep afew personal items. I’ve also put a water cooler and a bar fridge stocked withenergy drinks into the gym.

I had met Jeanette at a local gym. She is one of the in-house instructorsand was a state finalist in the Ms. Olympia Competition. Although I have nodesire to do any bodybuilding, she is still an expert in other areas of fitnessand body toning. She had helped me to rig out the gym with only the bestequipment.

I had later purchased some special bodybuilding equipment for her soleuse, as I got kinda self-conscious with her watching me full-time going throughmy routines. Now we can both do our own thing at the same time.

She’s not bad on the eye, and appears to have a normal, although slightlymore muscular than other woman, physique when not pumped up.

I had chosen her to be my instructor as I wanted to have a littleeye-candy about to improve my view during my workouts.

Of course, I did try my luck with her once. I should have guessedsomething was not on the level with her when she told me she doesn’t touchalcohol – not a drop! I had hoped to first mellow her out a bit with a nicecool drink after a heavy work out on a really hot day. She refused the drink,but asked if she could take a dip in the pool before heading for the shower.

After informing her that she was most welcome to use the pool anytime shedesired, I was surprised and delighted as she stripped naked before going for askinny dip. I decided it was her way of initiating a come-on from me in view ofthe fact that she understood my prior intentions in offering her a drink. Iwatched her do a few slow lengths before I retreated inside to take my showerinside the change room for a change. I took my time, and as hoped, she waswaiting outside the shower door as I exited – still totally and unashamedlystarkers. Her breasts were small, but I found her extremely sexy andattractive. I reached for her instead of the towel.

She quickly and sternly informed me that I had gotten the wrongimpression; she had absolutely no interest in men whatsoever.

She also told me that for health reasons, the instructors at the gymwhere she worked had their own private locker room, and being the only femaleinstructor on the payroll, she had reached a point where she had gottenfrustrated waiting her turn to use the open showers; many times discoveringthat the hot water had all been used up too. So, one day she had just said, ‘Tohell with it!’ and taken her place in the row of other shapely bodies beneaththe string of large shower heads. The guys had all thought it a big deal atfirst, some even ashamed of their own nakedness (I guess it’s probably truewhat they say juicing can do to a man’s genitals.). Anyhow, with time thenovelty wore off and now they just accept her as one of the gang; keeping theirdistance in knowing full-well her sexual preference.

I guess she got some sort of thrill doing it. Maybe she wanted to feellike one of the guys in a football locker.

I have no idea?

Anyhow, from that day on, when she had taken a dip in my pool, she had noreservations either about me being naked in her presence or vice versa.

I pretended to be disinterested, but whenever I felt myself starting togive away the game, I would make a hasty trip to the pool to do my own skinnydipping.

Hell, truth be told, I hardly ever go for a swim any other way. If somearsehole with a very powerful zoom lens on his camera wants to put CorneliusCrane in the tabloids, so be it. It’ll probably only improve my image!

Today I had a senior staff meeting run slightly over the scheduled time;I arrived about fifteen minutes late for my gym appointment.

Jeanette’s and Nikki’s vehicles were parked off to the side where theyalways went round the back to the pool area.

After changing into my workout attire, I unlocked the door to the gymfrom my side. The gals weren’t in yet, so I unlocked the door to the changeroom and peeked in.

They were both naked and oblivious to my presence due to the fact thatthey were engaged in a very passionate kiss.

Jeanette’s darkly tanned (Due to all the free sunbed sessions at herwork) body contrasted greatly against Nikki’s much paler skin. And althoughJeanette was the more muscular of the two, Nikki’s stature appeared to make herthe dominant party in this sensual duet.

It was only when they eventually decided to surface for some air thatJeanette noticed me. She hastily broke away from Nikki and chided, “Shit,didn’t you think of knocking before coming in?”

Nikki just smiled at me and used the back of her hand to wipe her mouth.

I frowned and queried, “Why, I already seen what both you ladies got tooffer. Besides, don’t stop on my account?”

“You wish, buster? Ain’t nothing here that I’m offering you.”

“No? Shit, what a pity? I was hoping you two wouldn’t mind if I fixedmyself a whisky and watched the sports channel instead today?”

“In your dreams!”

“Actually,” said Nikki. “I kinda like the idea.”

Shocked, Jeanette blurted, “What?”

“Yeah, it’ll turn me on even more to have someone watching us.”

“Oh, yeah?” Asked Jeanette with a hint of too much excitement in hervoice. “I dunno about that?”

It was great to have Nikki rooting for me. “Come on, it’ll be fun! I’llmake you forget we got a spectator.”

“Sounds…promising?”

“I know how to deliver the goods, baby!”

“I think I’ll first need one of those whiskies myself.”

Nikki raised her hands and exclaimed, “Whoa, sister, for somebody whodoesn’t touch a drop, that could be fatal?”

“Bullshit!” I said. “It’ll be much healthier than all that other crap shekeeps putting into her body. It’s probably all that other shit that put you offmen in the first place? A stiff…drink just might shock those hormones of yoursright again.”

“Keep wishing, sailor.”

“How do want it, with water or soda?”

“Like a cowboy, honey; from a shot glass. I don’t wanna waste time. I’mfeeling kinda amorous. I plan to down it straight.”

“Make it two said Nikki. I’m gonna teach her how to make a yellowsnowball.”

“Why don’t I just fetch the bottle? In the meantime, why don’t you twolovely ladies get into something more comfortable?”

“We’re naked!” they exclaimed in unison.

“I meant the bed.” I ambled off towards my drink cabinet. “Nikki, Ibelieve you know the way?”