The Masseuse

by Kiki Goodman

  He looked down and then realised he was still swinging in the wind.

  “Oh shit, sorry!” Jacob said abruptly.

  Kelly giggled and moved behind some bushes so that she could sort herself out.

  “Yeah, around twelve years, but who’s counting. I was seventeen when you left… Excuse me while I fix myself up,” Kelly replied from the bushes causing Jacob to remember their past. He was nearly eighteen when he had moved, leaving his friends and his old neighbourhood behind.

  “No worries. I’ve moved back – well, I just bought a house in town, but I’ve been living on the outskirts for the last three years. What about you?” Jacob asked doing himself up and making sure he was completely put away.

  “Oh yeah? Great, I’ve been here this whole time. I work as a loan manager at First State Bank… not a lot has happened really,” Kelly said popping up from behind the bushes and throwing her panties into them. “Won’t be needing those. So what are you doing up here?”

  Jacob shook his head, the same old Kelly. It felt like he was home now; he didn’t realise how much he had missed her. But he also wasn’t sure how much she had changed.

  “Going for a run with my friend Tyler. I live basically at the bottom of this hill. What about you? What are you doing up here?” Jacob replied.

  “I go bushwalking, or should I say hiking, with a friend of mine once a month. You live at the bottom of the hill? So do I,” Kelly said with a smile.

  Jacob felt like he had never left – he knew it was a good move coming back here. Maybe he could reconnect with his old friends and get on with life in general.

  “Yeah down in Electra Street, number 23,” Jacob said politely.

  “You’re kidding? I live in Electra Street, number 19,” Kelly said with a smile.

  “Hey, what’s the chance of catching up later or something? It’d be great to see you,” Jacob said starting to walk back to the track.

  “I’d like that – you can fill me in on what you’ve been doing,” Kelly said turning to go back up the hill. “It’s great to see you Jake…”

  “You too Kel… let’s try and catch up in the next few days. I’ll be home all the time, so just pop around or I can pop around,” Jacob said with a smile.

  “Sounds great… bye,” Kelly said with a wave as Jacob walked back to the track.

  He couldn’t believe his luck, running into an old friend like Kelly. Hopefully things wouldn’t have changed too much, as it would be nice to have friends like her. They always did get on so well. Time would tell he guessed, now all he had to do was catch up with Tyler.

  Chapter 3

  Jacob had finished putting his rubbish out in the bins behind the garage. He stopped for a moment to admire the flowers that had come into bloom when Mrs Chang called to him over the fence.

  “Hello Jacob,” Mrs Chang said in her somewhat accent-free voice.

  “Good morning Mrs Chang, how are you?” Jacob asked, seeing Mrs Chang smile and stand there in what seemed to be her workout clothes; a pair of black shiny leggings, black sneakers and a red crop top that hugged her figure. If Jacob didn’t know any better he would have said the middle aged woman was dressing too young for her age, even though she had a slender build. In Jacob’s experience though most Asian females he met had a slim build.

  “Good thank you, I’m just going for a workout with my daughters,” Mrs Chang replied with a smile as Jacob stopped by the fence. “You have a lovely place.”

  “Thank you… so do you,” Jacob said with a grin. “If you want to come around for a swim some time you’re more than welcome. It’s all sectioned off so it’s nice and private.”

  “Thank you Jacob, I might take you up on the offer one day,” Mrs Chang said as her two daughters called out from the car. “Then I can work on my tan.”

  “Any time,” Jacob said picking up on what she was alluding to.

  “I had better go, my daughters will get frustrated if I don’t hurry up,” Mrs Chang said with a wave. “I’d love to see you around more.”

  Jacob smiled and watched as Mrs Chang left the yard, going down the side of the house and then out of sight. He knew what she meant and could only guess as to what was going on in her mind. It was starting to become clearer what she was about: the youthful look, the slender body and nosy attitude. She was one of the quiet ones that people always talk about. Jacob walked in through his back laundry door when someone called out from the front, their muffled voice just loud enough for him to hear.

  “Hello?”

  Jacob went to the front door and opened it to find Nikki standing there with a plant.

  “Hi, I just wanted to see how you were going, and… drop this off,” Nikki said offering Jacob the plant before he took it and let her inside.

  “Any time. I’m glad you came,” Jacob said setting the plant down on the dining room table. “It’s good to have someone I know here.”

  “You don’t know me that well,” Nikki said, her hands clutched in front of her. In her mind she was thinking about getting to know him intimately, the whole idea of being massaged by a naked man had been playing on her mind since he first mentioned it.

  “Well I’d like to,” Jacob said pouring on the charm.

  “Truth be told, after our little office meeting, I couldn’t stop thinking about you… it sounds silly but I want to know more about you as well,” Nikki said smiling and working her feminine wiles, subtly yet confidently, in an effort to win him over.

  “No it doesn’t sound silly at all. I was hoping to see you again too,” Jacob said warmly.

  “Great. So what’s the chance of going for a swim? I’ve got my bikini in my bag… I just need somewhere to change,” Nikki said holding her bag up.

  Jacob found her quite forward but enjoyed that; she seemed to know what she wanted and wasn’t afraid to say it either.

  “Sure, why not. You can use the upstairs bathroom,” Jacob said moving to the stairs, “Follow me.”

  Nikki quickly followed Jacob, like a tiger ready to pounce, and made her way to the bathroom while he went into his bedroom. Within moments he was out of his bedroom in a pair of black boy leg shorts – shortly after, Nikki appeared in a white Brazilian cut bikini. Jacob noticed it cut a fine figure, showing off everything beautifully – but taking centre stage was Nikki’s smile.

  She looked him up and down, unconsciously breathing out heavily as she studied him.

  “Wow…” Nikki said fixated on his black shorts. “I’m… wow…”

  Jacob smiled having been taken in by the view in front of him.

  “I could say the same…”

  Nikki looked down at her bikini and feigned embarrassment, her hands coming together in a deliberate way, before clasping them in front of her, her motive to simply draw attention to her physique that was now framed by the cut of her bikini top.

  “It gets more interesting when it gets wet,” Nikki said with a wicked grin before moving her fingers to her bikini bottoms.

  “Not afraid to go for it are you?” Jacob asked as she pulled her bikini bottoms tighter while maintaining eye contact with Jacob.

  “I can’t help it with you… it feels different. But no, I’m definitely not afraid,” Nikki replied breathlessly. For the first time in a long while Jacob felt a little less like a piece of meat and more like a human. Things were looking up for him with Nikki and he was keen to see where it would go.

  Just then there was a knock at the front door.

  “Okay… that should be interesting then, I’ll just get that,” Jacob said heading downstairs.

  Nikki moved to the middle level while she waited for Jacob to return. A female voiced filled the silence after Jacob opened the front door – nothing out of the ordinary Nikki hoped. Suddenly she realised that there was another female in the house besides her and that the unknown female wasn’t leaving any time soon, causing Nikki to go downstairs to Jacob.

  “Hi,” Nikki said holding out her hand to greet Kelly. “I’m Nikki.”
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br />   “Nikki this is Kelly, an old friend of mine,” Jacob said with a smile.

  Nikki looked Kelly up and down, feeling somewhat inadequate against the voluptuous woman before her. Kelly stood there in a pair of khaki shorts that showed off her firm legs and a green fitted shirt that enhanced her round bust. Nikki wasn’t impressed, Kelly was stealing her thunder. She’d have to pour on the charm to win Jacob over.

  “Pleased to meet you,” Nikki said charmingly. “We were just going for a swim weren’t we Jacob?”

  Jacob looked at Nikki who was holding her hands in front of her; her arms pushing her bust forward while acting innocently.

  Kelly noticed the tactic and rolled her eyes.

  “Ah yeah… sorry. Do you want to join us?” Jacob asked turning back to Kelly.

  Before Kelly could speak Nikki interrupted.

  “Jacob she looks like she’s going hiking, I’m sure she doesn’t want to come swimming,” Nikki said causing Jacob to look in her direction. Nikki moved her hands behind herself, pushing her chest forward, causing Jacob to look down before quickly darting back to her face and then back to Kelly. Nikki knew it was working.

  “I’m sorry… I didn’t think,” Jacob said as Nikki moved beside him and grabbed his hand again taking his attention.

  Kelly noticed and started to get frustrated – they couldn’t even have a normal conversation without being interrupted.

  “That’s okay… I was only coming past to say hi,” Kelly said changing the reason why she was there.

  “Oh I had better get the sunscreen so that you can do my back like you suggested,” Nikki said abruptly. “Silly me, excuse me. It was lovely to meet you Kelly.”

  Nikki quickly left to go to the bathroom leaving Jacob standing there bewildered with Kelly.

  “I’ve caught you at a bad time, I should go,” Kelly said looking a little unhappy.

  “No, you don’t have to… you,” Jacob said but by now Kelly was already at the door.

  “It’s okay, I forgot I’ve got something to do at home,” Kelly said smiling, the fake smile that someone put on to say everything’s okay when it’s not.

  “Well, I’m having a party on Friday, come by, bring someone along if that helps. We can catch up then,” Jacob said hoping Kelly wouldn’t say no.

  “Okay, no problem… thanks,” Kelly said leaving quietly and quickly.

  Nikki returned with her coconut oil from her bag.

  “Just slap some of this on and I’m good to go,” Nikki said, and then suddenly realising they were alone she asked. “Did she leave?”

  “Yeah, she had something else on,” Jacob said turning to Nikki, and feeling a little bewildered.

  “Oh, well, don’t worry about the oil, let’s get into the pool and get wet,” Nikki said enthusiastically.

  Jacob thought about it for a moment. Something wasn’t right: the whole display that had taken place in front of him, the way Kelly left, it didn’t seem correct. Something left a sour taste in his mouth, something that he found unusual since it had never happened before.

  “Actually do you mind if we take a rain check? Something’s come up,” Jacob asked looking at Nikki.

  “Okay, is everything alright?” Nikki replied the smile disappearing from her face.

  “Yeah fine… I just need to… take care of a few things. I’m having a party on Friday, I’d love for you to come,” Jacob said with a smile. “How about we pick things up from there?”

  “For you, anything,” Nikki said with a wiggle. She turned and slowly ascended the stairs looking over her shoulder at Jacob. Once she knew he was looking she pulled her bikini bottoms down and wagged her backside, giggling as she climbed the stairs.

  Jacob shook his head smiling before Nikki winked and disappeared into the upstairs bathroom. He stood there thinking about his next course of action. Perhaps it was better to get things ready for Friday night – but something wasn’t right.

  Chapter 4

  Tyler was the first to arrive at Jacob’s small get together, dressed in his casual white designer tank top and pin stripe shorts that were finished off with a pair of sandals. All in all he looked like a surfer without any beach to go to, but what surprised Jacob the most was his date. The leggy redhead wore a tight, white boob tube style dress that hugged her busty figure and showed off her curvy backside wonderfully. The blue bikini underneath screamed attention-seeking, as well as the perfectly manicured nails. Jacob could tell the woman was high maintenance before he even spoke to her.

  “This is Harriet, Harriet this is Jacob, my friend I’ve been telling you about,” Tyler said with a smile. Harriet reached in and kissed Jacob on the cheek.

  “A pleasure,” Harriet said in a sultry tone.

  “Likewise,” Jacob said with a smile. “Make yourself comfortable out by the pool.”

  “Thanks,” Tyler said leading Harriet up the stairs to go out back as she winked at Jacob.

  Before he could say anything Kelly arrived with a female friend in tow. Kelly was wearing a lovely white summer dress that contrasted against her caramel skin and was tied around her sensuous long neck. It highlighted her figure and made her even more so warm and bubbly.

  “Hi Kel, welcome,” Jacob said accepting them into the house.

  “Hi Jake, this is Donna, my hiking friend,” Kelly said introducing the voluptuous short woman with cropped black hair and pale white skin. The tight t-shirt and cargo style shorts did nothing to hide the rounded figure she was sporting, or the black bathing suit underneath her shirt. Obviously she was comfortable with her body, otherwise she wouldn’t be showing it off this way, which was unusual for a woman that, while not overweight, had rounded features. It was refreshing for Jacob to have the company of a woman like that. Jacob had the tendency to look at women’s bodies – their shape, their lines and their curves – after all he did see them bare it all on his massage table. It went beyond the mere perv factor and more towards art appreciation. There was nothing else in the world so diverse yet beautiful at the same time. To him the female form was a work of art. The one thing he found as a masseuse was the number of women so unhappy with their bodies when there was nothing wrong with them. One of his clients was a middle aged woman who had four children, was slender and had a beautiful smile but couldn’t stand her slightly round stomach and stretch marks. To Jacob she looked gorgeous – her eyes lit up when she smiled and her skin was still buttery smooth. He told her often but she simply blew him off as if it was part of the service, which to Jacob it wasn’t – she had a figure which showed her experience, something that was very sexy to men.

  “Hi Donna, pleased to meet you,” Jacob said shaking her hand.

  “Pleased to meet you too,” Donna said with a warm smile. “You have a lovely home.”

  “Thanks,” Jacob said. “Make your way out to the pool and I’ll be right with you.”

  “Great, I can’t wait to strip off and go for a swim,” Donna said making her way upstairs and causing Kelly to shake her head.

  “I hope you don’t mind, but she’s been known to skinny dip on occasion,” Kelly said before following Donna upstairs.

  “Not at all,” Jacob laughed putting Kelly at ease. She smiled back at him before disappearing outside.

  Jacob was happy when Nikki showed up with her hair all tied up in some fantastical do, a white blouse knotted in front showing off her mid-riff and a pair of cutoff jeans shorts that showed off the entire length of her legs. If Jacob didn’t know any better he would have guessed anyone could see her backside peeking out the back of those shorts. She put her bag down inside the door before turning her attention to Jacob.

  “Hi,” Nikki said sensually as she sauntered inside and kissed Jacob on the cheek. “Sorry I’m late.”

  “Not at all,” Jacob said while Nikki held him a moment. “You’re perfect… I mean right on time.”

  Nikki smiled widely before turning to her bag and bending over, putting her sunglasses away while looking back at Jacob. She w
as going to enjoy getting his attention as much as possible this evening.

  “Let’s go out back,” Jacob said motioning to the rear of the house.

  “Sounds good,” Nikki said, taking Jacob’s arm and walking with him upstairs and out to the pool.

  Immediately in the pool area Harriet stripped off to nothing but a skimpy blue string bikini and began parading her enhanced figure around in front of everybody. Jacob shook his head knowing that Tyler did this to try and one up him with the stupid game only Tyler liked to play. Donna sat there with her mouth open and Kelly shook her head at the blatant display in front of her.

  Nikki didn’t flinch, keeping her eyes firmly on Jacob who she thought looked incredible in his tight shorts and t-shirt. She knew she’d have to pull out the big guns to get Jacob’s attention, push herself to win him over, even if that meant exposing things she normally waited a few dates to do. She needed a distraction to stop herself from going overboard too soon. When Jacob wasn’t around she looked at Tyler who had his muscles on display thanks to the tank top he was wearing. While Tyler wasn’t bad by any stretch of the imagination, she was here for Jacob and only Jacob tonight.

  “Everyone okay?” Jacob asked as Harriet tiptoed into the pool.

  “Great,” they all replied in unison.

  “Good, I’ll just grab some refreshments before getting the food organised,” Jacob said politely.

  “I’ll help,” Tyler said following Jacob inside. Once inside he grabbed Jacob’s arm. “You never told me you knew Donna.”

  “I don’t,” Jacob said bluntly.

  “She’s a dyke, I’ve known her for years. I bet Kelly is her girlfriend too,” Tyler said which took Jacob by surprise. He never knew Kelly to be like that, ever. She was always with boys when they were younger.

  “I don’t know about that… anyway, what’s with Harriet?” Jacob asked not wanting to believe Tyler.

  “Oh she’s one of my clients… you know, she stars in… certain videos. She loves attention. Thought it would be good for her to come to your party and put on a, you know, show. I told her about you and she really wanted to meet you,” Tyler said with a smile.