Dirty Hands In A Clean Suit

growing feelings

23, October 2018, Perkins Nebraska,
Mansons Grandmother's

I went back to my grandmothers as I had heard from her nurse that she
had a stroke.
'Jesus...why am I learning about this now..?'
I pulled into the driveway and
knocked on the door checking myself
to make sure I looked presentable in my new super expensive tailored
tux from a well known british brand Benjamin INSISTED I wear. The supposed to be gone nurse Martha opened the door to see me and
smiled wide with those perfect
white teeth hugging me lightly.
"Oh thank god you're here, I'm so so so SO sorry that I didn't tell you a week ago when this happened but I knew you were probably busy and I had to get a new phone after my daughter spilt milk on it which even ruined my sd card that I had your number on a-"
I cut her off quickly and set my hands on her shoulders giving her a gentle shake.
"Hey hey hey hey...it's okay, breeeeath.
I have been busy like you said, don't
feel so bad. I'm just glad you told me."
A high pitch whailing sound rang
from the living room followed by a
thud.
"Thats my snacky bagh Sam! Give it back!"
"No it's mmmmiiiine! Mommy handed
it to me so its mine!"
We watched as the twins argued over
a bag of snacks tug-o-war pulled on before Martha finally stood in
between them.
"That is enough! If you cannot share
then you will give me that bag and no
snacks for either of you, besides. I
told you two to do your homework
that Mrs. Flowers gave you, and billy
your snack bag is in your backpack remember? I put it there because you
tried to eat it in the car here and I caught you. Now I would like you two to meet Mr. Salvador, Mason these
two little goblins are my kids, I am
so sorry they are here, I know they aren't supposed to be but my Ex is at work right now doing shit that makes
no sense and this is his weekend with them."
Her kids looked at me with astonishment as if I was a giant;
which I kinda was to them.
"Samantha, Billy please stop staring.
It's rude to stare.
"Hey mister, you're taller than both
my mommmy and daddy! Can I
climb you!!"
I started laughing and hid my face somewhat looking away while
Martha blushed from the pure embarrassment her son just ask of
me. I ruffled his hair and smiled.
"You have amazing kids Mrs..."
"Strummer. Please, just call me
Martha Mr. Slavador. It is I who is below you, I'm but a nurse."
I rolled my eyes and picked up the snack bag from the kids splitting it
in half for them. A squeaking sound followed by a shuffle came from the hall where then my grandmother appeared before us.
"Nana!!"
The kids stood up a d ran to her embracing her with their little arms.
"Hello there my little berries, you two
look gorgeous as always with those enormously big eyes and eyelashes, your mother truly is an angel."
She looked up to us and smiled.
"Oooooh look at YOU! my little Macy Wacy is looking like the Italian he
was blooded with! Oh and my black
angel Martha, how you have such
a perfect completion I don't know."
Martha hugged her and called for
her kids nudging them to the kitchen requesting that they go do their homework and sat down next to me and grandma.
"Grandma Roberta, are you okay?
Are you on oxygen? I'm worried sick about you!"
Marthas head tilted down and her
body sulked skooting a bit more from me trying to not make it noticed.
As my grandmother sat down I
noticed that she began messing with what was to anwser my question;
an oxygen tank.
"Yes, I have to be on the god dammed thing for a month, and the fuckin
thing is both annoyingly heavy and very expensive. I hate it..would you
like some tea or coffee?"
Martha stood up quickly heading for
the kitchen and began messing with what was needed for coffee and tea.
"Grandmother Robert, whats up with her? Is she okay??"
She sighed and shook her head.
"Sadly no..its that Ex if hers..he us retiring from the military and going into the hone defence department
as some big shot possition boss meaning that he won't be getting this kids as often as he should to help her out, they argued on the phone yesterday for hours while the kids
were here even though she was outside. I tried to get the kids in
front of the tv but they insisted on watching mommy."
I nodded my head and shook my
knee to keep my temper down some.
That poor woman deserved better.
"Now stop asking me questions and
it's for mine! Uno: where have you been? Uncle Leo has been at your
place the last two months more than
once and two: where in gods green earth did you get such an amazing
tux! Did you get a new job??"
Martha came back in the room with
our beverages sitting down with
space between all three of us to see each other. I explained to her that I
had not made any new changes but simply had just got an extra job and continued with an excuse. I noticed
Martha was lookin me up and down intensively astonished.
"Well...you you look great Mr.
Slavador, you look very presentable
for anything in my opinion."
Time went on and I caught up with both grandmother and and Martha
who still seemed so stressed over something that I could not explain.
Martha rallied up the kids and their
things heading out the door after
saying our goodbyes to grandmother.
"Mr. Salvador, uhm, I..uhm, I want to
say I'm sorry for the way I have been
acting to you today, I have just been
very very tired with extra work from
the kids, my ex and more. Please do
forgive me."
I raised and eyebrow to her statement
and looked at her shrugging my shoulders with a reassuring gesture.
"Please, don't be sorry. Its okay, I completely understand why you have been the way you have, I would be
too if I were in your positions that you're in. I know you meant well."
As we talked for some time clearing
the air of tention for us. As we talked
I couldn't help but look at her more
and more from her hair, eyes, nose,
lips and glance at her body. She was gorgeous for someone I have only
met maybe four or five times.
Her hair was charcoal black and straight, she had these beautiful
forest green eyes above a perfect button nose above the smile of hers with those pearly white teeth that I
just can't get enough of, she has a slender hourglass shape and from
what I could guess is about 5'7 in
hight.
"Uhm hey Martha? How would you
and the kids like to come to my place
sometime and I cook for you guys?
I'll have some activities for them to
do and even have a buddy of mine
over to help watch the little goblins
of yours while we get to talking and learn each others past more. I'm sure
by know you've heard all my baby stories from grandmother by now."
Her eyes kind of widened as she
caught word of what I said making
her look down and away from me
but sighed and looked back up at
me with a very wide smile and
glimmer in her eyes.
"I would love that m-"
"Mason, please don't treat me so formally Martha. I don't deserve it,
I owe you more than you owe me. Grandmother is almost 90 and her health is weary, you have done so
much. This is the least I could do for
you."
We stared into each others eyes and I stepped closer to her but she stepped back putting her hands to her side
and into her scrubs pockets.
"I- I should go! It's late and the kids a-"
"It's okay, breath. I'm the one who is sorry. I uhm, I will see you then."
She left the porch and drove off her kids looking out the back window and waved goodbye. Now I just felt awkward, I nearly kissed my grandmothers nurse who also has
Kids, has a ex and I'm mobsters PROPERTY basically. I just need to get
home and have a drink and sleep.