Not hearing any response to his calls, Phil proceeded down the steps into the basement. He figured that someone had to be working down there as the basement light was on. As he reached the bottom of the stairs he saw a light on in the laundry room ahead. Phil proceeded into the room and found Zoey's mom, Helen, reaching into the drier. She was wearing her household chores attire which consisted of 'Daisy Dukes' and a T-shirt, 2 sizes too small.
Phil knocked on the doorframe to get her attention so as not to look like he had been staring at her for the past minute. There was no response. He knocked louder but she still didn't seem to hear him. Apparently she was focused on getting all the clothes out of the drier in 'one go' and wasn't paying attention to anything going on around her. As she stepped back with her arms full of clothes, Phil noticed she was wearing her earbuds and was able to discern some loud pop music. She put the clothes into a laundry basket and then suddenly noticed Phil standing there.
Helen jumped back startled as she saw Phil in close proximity to her. "Ahh! Oh Phil you scared me. Where did you come from?" she asked as she removed her earbuds.
Phil answered "I called from the front hall and no one answered. I was looking for Zoey and heard someone moving around down here, so I came to investigate. I knocked on the doorframe, but you didn't seem to hear me."
"Yes, I guess I had my music turned up too loud." said Helen as she noticed Phil's wandering eyes. "Just how long were you standing there waiting for me to notice you?" She asked with a smile.
Shaken from his distracted thoughts about how revealing her shorts and t-shirt were, Phil attempted to backpedal as he changed the subject. "I had just arrived when you were backing out of the drier." He averted his eyes to the ground, looking embarrassed. "Is Zoey here?" he stammered.
"As far as I know, Zoey is out walking. She'll be back in a while." Phil noticed that Helen's eyes narrowed in a predatory way. "Why don't you join me upstairs? I'll finish folding these clothes and then we can have a snack while we wait for Zoey to return." Offered Helen.
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