30 photos; 2:14 video
The Landscapers
By Caitiff
Dave Hanson was running late to work. His stupid alarm had failed to go off and then traffic had been unusually bad. Dave had barely been able to take a quick shower and then jump into a pair of jeans and his work shirt. It wasn't good to be late, especially when you're the boss. Dave knew he was going to get a major talking too by his partner and only other worker at H & L Landscaping, Mark Leeds. They were doing the lawns for their biggest clients yet, the Baumann family. The Baumann's were one of the wealthiest families in town and their house was like a small castle.
When Dave arrived at the shack behind Mark's house where H & L Landscaping was headquartered, however, Dave didn't get a chewing out by Mark. In fact, Mark had very little to say. That was probably due to the gag that covered his mouth! He was also shirt less, his hands and feet tightly bound.
"Mmmmpphhaaammmm!" Dave's blond haired business partner tried to warn him but it was too late. Dave feltan object against his back. In moments, the dark haired landscaper had his work shirt ripped off and was sitting beside Mark. Dave's hands were tied behind him and his feet also lashed with the rope. Then a bandanna was shoved into Dave's mouth and held in place by another rag tied over his face. Both men could only stare in fear as their assailants, two young and unkempt men, put on the stolen work shirts of their captives, shirts that had the H & L logo emblazoned on the back. They were soon joined by a third.
"Did it go all right?" asked the third man.
"Easy as pie. Just had to wait for one of them to show up. With these shirts, we'll have total access to that mansion. They'll never notice us casing the place."
One of the first two men replied. If they had been able to talk, Dave and Mark might have agreed. One of the impostors was dark haired like Dave was, the other blond like Mark. And the Baumann's had never actually seen either Mark or Dave up close. This was the first time they had been called to work on the Baumann's lawn.
"You watch these two while we got to work," the other impostor said to the third man as they loaded up the truck with landscaping equipment. "Having them get loose would mess up everything."
Both bound men could only watch helplessly as their truck was driven off by their impostors. But if the third man had promised to be an alert guard to his partners, he broke that promise by turning on the small t.v. in the shack and watching the game, his back to his captives.
Neither of the tied up landscapers thought they could get away with trying to hop away to the door or moving towards each other but they did struggle as much as they could without moving too much. Every so often, their guard turned around to give them a look over, then turned back to the game. They also gave each other nods of encouragement, all that they could with the gags covering each other's mouths.
Under different circumstances, Mark thought, this would have been kind of fun. His partner Dave was the definition of tall, dark and handsome. The guy looked great without his shirt off. With Dave's hands tied behind his back, his shoulders were arched, making his chest puff out. Little did Mark realize that Dave was giving him a few sideways glances on the sly as well. Despite their dangerous predicament, Dave couldn't help thinking how nice Mark looked tied and gagged and all the things he wanted to do to Mark's body if only he had his hands free.
At least both captives had the hope that since their impostors had tied them up instead of just shooting them, they would get out of this eventually. Even if it was a faint hope.
Unfortunatly, as they struggled to get free, both men had been stealing glances at each other in bondage that they hadn't noticed their guard noticing them.
"Seems you two have too much freedom." He said.
Both men soon found themselves tied up back to back. Their arms were tied together and duct tape replaced the bandanas as gags. Now one man couldn't move without getting resistance from the other.
"That should take care of you two. You both look pretty sweet."
Both Mark and David tested the ropes a little but knew that this time, they wouldn't be getting free. It was also even more frustrating then before because now, though they couldn't see each other, they could fell the other rubbing against them.
The third man then was about to go back to watching television when his partners arrived.
"How did it go?" He asked as the impostors.
"Beautifully! They never even noticed us coming into the house and taking the jewels. It was so easy." One of them said.
"Now we just got to blow this stupid town.", said the other.
" What about them?" the third man asked, nodding towards Mark and Dave, still both bound and gagged.
"Leave them. By the time they get free, we'll be long gone.", the first impostor said, eliciting a silent sigh of relief from both captive men.
So it was that while the robbers took their truck, the landscaping equipment, and probably their reputation as landscapers, at least Dave and Mark were able to live to tell the tale.
Of course, this time they knew they wouldn't get freed on their own and the skin to skin contact was beginning to make both men rather frustrated now that the danger had passed. Dave began to hold Mark's hands while Mark continued to rub himself against Dave's bare back. They couldn't even talk to each other because of the gags over their mouths.
Even though they couldn't speak, both Mark and Dave knew that when they did finally get untied, they would have a lot to talk about.
The End?
Dave played by Aaron
Mark played by Kent
Photography by Caitiff
Date of Production: 06/13/2007