The Mom Next Door

19-Flirt

*jens pov*

"Do you smoke?" The man asks me. "Smoke what-?" I ask and he gives me and unamused look. "Cigarettes, weed, do you vape?" He asks me. "Oh-no. Not regularly." I say.

I probably should've just said no.

"Mk." He says and scribbles something down in his notebook. "Do you have any experience in waitressing?" He asks. "Yes. I've had 2 jobs in the past where I waitressed." I nod.

"Ok. And lastly, describe yourself in 3 words." He says and puts his notebook down on the desk. "Um. Sociable, confident anddd smart I guess." I shrug. "Great." He nods.

"So do I have the job?" I ask, getting straight to the point. He laughs and I raise one brow. "We'll call you in 2 to 3 business days and let you know." He nods and I press my lips. "Ok.." I say and stand up.

"Thanks for coming in." He stands up too and shakes my hand, then I leave.

My mom has been busting my ass for the past 2 weeks about me getting another job. She thinks it's great that I'm making money by babysitting Sofia, but she says I need a 'real' job. I completely agree with her since I can't babysit forever. I do plan on having a profession one day, but I'm not ready to move on just yet.

Leah pays me great, she's the best boss I've ever had. And I love being with Sofia, plus I get to have more time with Leah.

I drive home from my job interview, luckily my mom gave me my car back. I get home and immediately change out of these professional looking clothes, and into something more comfortable.

"I'm gonna make some food, do you want any?" I ask my mom as I walk past the living room. "Sure, just leave a little for me." She says and I nod.

I cook some food and eat at the table once I'm done, then I get a call from Leah. "Hello?" I answer. "Hey, Sofia has been nagging me all day for you to come over and see her." She says. "Are you sure it's her that wants to see me?" I tease and I hear her giggle.

"Are you coming or not?" She asks. "Sure, I'll be over in a second." I say. "Ok. Wear something that you don't care if it gets dirty." She says and I raise one brow. "Ok..?" I say and hang up.

I go upstairs and change into jean shorts and an old black tank top.

I head next door and walk in since it's unlocked. "I'm here!" I call out and shut the door. No one replies, so I walk around the house and look for them.

Suddenly I hear laughing from the backyard, so I head to the back door and walk outside. Right when I walk outside, Sofia runs and jumps into the pool, fully clothed. "Sofia!" Leah laughs. "What the hell?" I giggle and Leah turns to me.

"Hi." She smiles. "Hey. What's happening here?" I ask and walk down the steps of the back porch. "Well, we were gardening." She says and I giggle.

"Jennifer!" Sofia calls out once she comes up from underwater. "Hi baby! What are you doing??" I laugh and walk over to the side of the pool. "I got too hot." She shrugs. "Yeah?" I giggle.

"Wanna get in?" She asks. "Mmm, maybe in a little bit. I'm gonna help your mom with the garden." I say. "Ok! I should probably go change into a bathing suit." She says. "Probably." I agree as she gets out of the pool and runs to the back porch.

"Don't track water in the house!" Leah calls out to Sofia but it's too late since she already went inside. "Great." Leah sighs and I giggle. I walk over to her as she's bent down by a whole bunch of pretty flowers.

"This looks good." I say admiring her garden. "You think so?" She asks and stands up, wiping her forehead. "Yeah. This is a nice hobby of yours." I say.

"Seems like pretty good exercise too." I say and eye her sweaty body down. "Yeah-." She giggles and looks down her body.

"Wanna help?" She asks and hands me a gardening tool. "Teach me your ways." I say and she smiles.

Sofia comes back outside in a bathing suit and gets back into the pool as I help Leah.

Leah shows me how to pot flowers and tells me when it's right to water them, then she lets me plant my own little section beside her garden.

"What's this one called?" I ask and point to a plant. "I don't fucking know." She shrugs. "I- aren't you supposed to know?" I laugh. "I'm not an expert, I just want my yard to look pretty." She says innocently and I laugh.

We spend time together for about 30 more minutes, then we both get tired.

We both walk over to the pool and I sit at the edge and take my shoes off so I can put my feet in. "You having fun?" Leah asks Sofia as she's playing by herself in the pool. "No." She sighs.

"Can you get in now???" Sofia swims over to me and puts her hands on my knees. "Mmmm." I wine. "Pleaseeee?!" She pouts and I tilt my head.

"Ok. But your mom has to get in too." I say and look up at Leah. She rolls her eyes and sighs. "Will you mom?" Sofia asks. "Ok." Leah nods and walks inside. "I'll be right back." I tell Sofia.

I go back over to my house and change into a bathing suit, then I walk to the front door. "What are you doing?" My mom asks me. "Going swimming." I say. "At Leah's?" My mom asks and I nod my head. "Sofia wants me to get in with her." I tell her. "Ok, have fun." She says and I walk out.

I get to Leah's backyard and they're both in the pool. "Finally." Sofia says to me and I roll my eyes as I slowly get in.

We swim around for a little and just talk. "Mom can you go get my pool toys?" Sofia asks Leah. "Um- you can get them yourself." Leah chuckles. "Ughhh ok." Sofia sighs and gets out of the pool. She drys off some then she goes inside.

I turn to Leah and she's looking at me. "Thanks for helping me." Leah says and I swim a little closer to her. "No problem." I say and stop in front of her.

"You can give me a kiss in return." I say and she tilts her head. She sighs before cupping my face and giving me a kiss. She pulls away but I keep my eyes closed for a second and smile. "Mmm." I hum and open my eyes. "Stop." She giggles.

"You should kiss me like that more often." I say  and she stays quiet. "I'm tired of doing all the work..." I say and look at her lips. I turn around once I hear Sofia open the back door, and act like I wasn't just flirting with her mom.

"Did you find them?" I ask Sofia. "Yep!" She says and throws the toys in the pool, jumping in after them.

Sofia continues to play around with her toys, and I keep talking to Leah.

"So I had a job interview today." I say and Leah turns to me. "You did?" She asks. "Mhm. To be a waitress at some fancy restaurant." I say.

"You're ready to leave me and Sof that fast?" She asks and I side eye her. "Don't do that. I only went to the interview because my mom made me." I say.

"I didn't even want to go since I'm completely fine with what I'm doing now, but my mom had a good point, I need to start looking at other jobs." I tell her.

"She's right. I'm glad you're getting out there." She says. "You can't babysit Sof til she's 30." She says and I giggle. "I know, but if I had a choice, I'd keep this job forever. I really do love it, it's not even like a job to me." I say.

"Really?" She asks and I nod. "That's sweet. I'm glad you're not miserable." She says. "Miserable? How could I be miserable with a boss like you? I love Sofia, but you're a great addition to this job." I say and eye her down.

"That's promising." She smirks. "Yeah?" I tilt my head and she nods. "Then promise me that we can have another night out together.." I say and she looks at me. "Well yeah, of course." She shrugs, probably thinking I mean just to 'hang out'.

I tilt my head and look at her. "What?" She asks cluelessly. "By night out I mean letting me get in your pants." I say quietly and Leah's eyes widen.

"Jennifer-." She says and looks at me. I squint with the sun in my eyes and smile innocently as she eyes me down. She sighs and keeps her eyes at mine.

"You're so gorgeous." She says softly and I feel my heart flutter. Leah compliments me all the time, but this one felt different. It's like now that we know our feelings towards eachother, everything is so much more sentimental.