I’ve needed some repairs and painting done in a bedroom for a long time and decided to get some estimates. I had a water leak in the ceiling, and there was a hole there since it was fixed a month ago. Several professional painters came in and they all wanted $700 or more to do the job. I decided to ask my friends if they knew someone who might do it for less.
One of my friends told me about Jim, a young guy going to college, who also has a painting business on the side. She told me that he immediately came to mind, because being best friends with his sister, she knew he was also a crossdresser. I suggested she give him my phone number and website and ask him to call if he was interested in a possible barter. Less than an hour later the phone rang. The conversation went something like this:
“Hi, Miss Bowers?”
“This is she”
“This is Jim from Paragon Painting, Susan told me you need some work done”
“I do indeed Jim. Would you like to come over and discuss it?”
“Sure, by the way I love your website. I don’t know if she mentioned it but, uh, I, uh, maybe we can work something out”
“Absolutely, I’m sure we could. When can you come over to take a look?”
“How about tonight around 7:00?”
“Perfect, see ya then”
I discussed it with my girlfriend and made sure she was there to help me decide if this was a good idea. 7:00 sharp his van pulled up.
“Wow-he’s cute isn’t he? And besides a having a recommendation, we know his address and everything! This will be fun”
“Lets meet him first OK? You’re too trusting sometimes Teresa”.
“That’s why you’re here Ashley. I’ll let him in”
Hi, Miss Bowers? I’m Jim”
“Come in Jim, and you can call me Teresa. I want you to meet my friend Ashley”
“Hello Ashley, nice to meet you. Wow, Susan didn’t tell me that you ladies were Gorgeous!”
“Flattery will get you everywhere sweetheart, walk this way”
“I’ll pass on the Groucho Marx line”
“No don’t. I want to know all about you! I was hoping we could work out some kind of arrangement rather than cash for the job. Let me show you the room and then we’ll talk. Its right here.
I need that hole patched, then the ceiling painted. And since the whole room will be covered, I thought we might as well paint the whole thing”.
“I’ll do it!”
“You’ll do what?”
“I’ll do the job for you, let me go get you some color charts”
“But we haven’t talked about the price? Sit down on the bed and tell me about yourself”
“Well, I’m going to school for art, and”
“Not that stuff silly, Do you like to wear girls clothes Jim?”
“Uh, can you get me some water or something please?”
“Sure, go get those charts and we’ll go over all the details”
“So, will he paint the ceiling?”
“I have a feeling I can get him to paint the whole house, but I don’t feel like moving everything.
