Colorado State Patrol - 7. Busted Pipe

I lifted the wife-beater to wipe the sweat off my face, adjusted my junk inside the sweatpants, and went to answer the door wondering who’d be brave enough to come out on a morning like this. The temperature had plummeted overnight, it was colder than the proverbial witch’s tit outside, and snow was on its way. I’d decided to skip the gym this morning and was trying to get a little exercise at home.

“Hi, Karson Gee. With Ace Plumbing? Need to take a quick look at your pipes. A neighbor had one freeze in her apartment and it busted. The condo association wants us to do an inspection of all the units.”

Sure you do. Buddy, you can inspect my pipes anytime you want. As a matter of fact, I think they need a good blow to clear them of any backup. The young guy had a dazzling smile which was raising the temperature just below my waist; never mind how cold it was outside. He wore a dark blue t-shirt over a long-sleeved, gray, thermal one, blue jeans, and brown work boots. Little Drew liked it a lot!

“Ummm, sure, come in. I bet the problem’s in 2E. She went out of town. Too much of a blonde to think ahead, and leave a drip going in case it got cold.”

Look up dumb bimbo in the dictionary and my neighbor’s face is there. I’m in great shape, young, single, and gay. She seemed to ignore the gay part. Hell, she’d seen me kiss one or three guy’s who’d come over for dinner when they left after breakfast. Yet she keeps hitting on me regularly.

“Yup, that’s the apartment. Figures it would be a chick. For whatever it’s worth, I adore what you’ve done with your place, it’s fabulous. Looks very comfy but has a festive feeling at the same time. So much better than hers.”

Absolutely adore? Fabulous? Festive? PING, PING, PING… Damn, that’s a loud gaydar alert tone. Maybe I should go bust a bathroom pipe while he looks in the kitchen; I can ask him to stay over and fix it. And what’s with me and younger guys all of a sudden? Last weekend the snowboarder and now a plumber who doesn’t need to shave yet?

“Going to take a quick glance under the kitchen sink. That’s where the cracks first develop most of the time. Would you mind holding my flashlight for me? I need to get inside and take a good look around.”

“Sure, not a problem. It’s kinda tight in there, it’ll be tough to move around.”

“I don’t mind a tight space; I’m good at sliding inside them.”

“Do you see anything? Do I have a problem?”

“Nothing the plumbing service can help you with. But you do seem to have a problem with that pipe in your sweats, and I did notice a crack when you bent over the sink.”