“Well, no,” Douglas smiled sheepishly. “It was all Anna’s idea.”
“She told me as much,” Nicole nodded. “Don’t worry, a lot of men don’t think of massage therapy as a legitimate form of treatment.”
Douglas couldn’t help but shift in his chair. She already knew he was skeptical.
“I talked to my trainer,” he said. “And he told me that a few of his friends had benefitted from massage therapy. So I’ve been steadily warming up to the idea. It’s just when Anna first suggested it, I thought it was sort of… you know, feminine.”
Nicole laughed, and Douglas smiled uneasily.
“You’re definitely not the first man to think that,” she said with a nod. “But I think you’ll change your mind after the first couple of treatments. Which is why I am going to work out a free trial period with you for two weeks.”
Douglas frowned at the word free.
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“I’m sure that wouldn’t be necessary,” Douglas said. “I mean, the trial period- yes. But I insist on paying you at least your standard rate.”
“I am just trying to express to you how confident I am that my services will help you, and in a short amount of time,” Nicole said.
“Well, then let’s start with the first thing first,” Douglas said, his mind whirling a bit. “And that would just be your payment for the two-week trial period.”
“Alright,” Nicole said, crossing her legs in front of her, her manner becoming businesslike. “I propose to offer you half my standard rate for the trial period.”
“No,” Douglas said flatly. “I offer you the full rate, and then if I am still happy after the trial period, I will increase it yet further. That way, you will not have lost money on the trial period.”
“Well, if you can afford it, I won’t argue,” Nicole shrugged. “For your symptoms, I would recommend five one-hour treatments a week. You could, of course, select the days. I was thinking I would give you your first treatment today.”
Douglas’s mind whirled.
“Today?” he stammered.
“Yes, today,” Nicole confirmed with a smile.
“So, will I go to your office, or…” Douglas gesticulated for a moment, moving to stand.
“No, we can do it here,” Nicole said. “I have a table and everything. I have an office too, but I also offer in-home services. Mrs. Price said she thought you would prefer that. She also gave me the okay to start today if you like. She said you might have some reservations. But I think you’ll find that the results are pretty immediate.”
Douglas was quiet for a while. On one hand, he wasn’t sure he was completely comfortable with the idea of having this incredibly attractive young woman touch him in any way. He was already feeling more stimulated than he had felt in years. He could only imagine what it would be like if she started touching him.
“You know, hold on,” Douglas stood and began to pace nervously. “What… what are your qualifications?”
“I’ve had my massage therapist license for seven years, and I’ve own my owned practice for four,” Nicole said with a smile. “I’m more than qualified to treat you. Your wife went through several therapists before and after me. I’m the only one who made the cut. She’s a competent woman, you should probably listen to her more often.”
Doug felt a flash of anger.
“You can’t- I listen to…” he uttered, huffing in his frustration.
He was suddenly beginning to wonder if this was all just a very bad idea.
“Look,” Nicole stood, and approached him, holing her hands out in front of her. “Let’s do the first treatment today. And then we can figure out the rest of the schedule for this week, okay?”
Doug’s mind was reeling, and he ran his hand through his hair in frustration. He kept catching glances of her figure, and it was certainly not helping him to make any educated decisions.
“Look, I don’t- I just…” Douglas stammered, looking around desperately as if help would somehow magically come to him. He looked at Nicole, and his eyes ran up and down her body of their own accord. He mentally berated himself, and suddenly he had a great idea.
“I have to call my wife,” Douglas said resolutely. “Right, I have to call my wife.”
“Take your time,” Nicole smiled gently, and sat back down on the couch. Douglas watched as she crossed her long legs yet again. He shook his head, and immediately moved out of the room. He went all the way outside to stand on the porch.
Douglas took a moment to shake his head and try to clear his thoughts. He pulled his phone out of his pocket with shaking hands and selected the redial button, and held the phone to his ear. The phone rang three times before Anna answered.
“Hello?” she said.
“Honey, hey, hello…” Douglas said, trying to come up with a way to drag out this phone call. “How’s it going? How’s Kathy? You two having fun?”
“Yeah, we’re great Douglas,” Anna said, her voice seeming somewhat bored. “We’re about to get some dinner.”
“Oh, that’s great!” Douglas said, maybe a bit too excitedly. “Where, ah, where are you going to eat?”
“What? I don’t know,” Anna said, confused and irritated. “What are you talking about? Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine, I’m fine,” Doug laughed, and paced up and down the porch. “I’m just checking up on you, you know?”
“What?” Anna stammered, perplexed. “Doug, this is weird. You never call. What’s going on?”
“Nothing nothing!” Doug laughed again.
“Douglas,” Anna sighed. “Did you miss the meeting?”
“What? No!” Doug shook his head. “I am actually taking a break from the meeting right now!”
“Oh, wow,” Anna said, surprised. “Well… wow. I’m impressed.”
“Thank you!” Doug exclaimed.
“Well how’s it going?” Anna asked, genuinely interested.
“Well, um, it’s…” Doug huffed, and raked his hands through his hair. “It’s going well, I think… maybe.”
“Maybe?” Anna asked. “What does that mean?”
“I just, I…” Doug searched for words. He certainly couldn’t just come out and say that he was afraid that she was too attractive for the job.
“You know, she just seems really young,” Doug shook his head. “I honestly just don’t know if she’s the right choice.”
“Doug, trust me,” Anna insisted. “She really is the best available. She comes highly recommended, and she has a lot of experience.”
“How much experience can she possibly have?” Douglas scoffed. “She can’t be older than twenty!”
“Doug, that’s just your age showing,” Anna sighed. “Look, she’s the best choice. I wouldn’t set you up with someone if I thought they were going to do a bad job. Why don’t you just trust me on this one, okay?”
Doug released a long sigh. He had no way that he could possibly explain his major issue with Nicole without making himself sound like a complete pervert.
“Just…” Douglas sighed and dragged his hand over his face. “Have you seen her? Have you talked to her in person?”
“Yes, and yes,” Anna answered. “I think she really is the best choice.”
Doug was quiet for a long moment, trying to wrap his head around this whole deal. At last, he let out a long breath.
“Okay,” Doug complied.
“Thank you,” Anna said, and he could hear the relief in her voice.
“She wants to have our first session today,” Doug said. “Like, right now.”
“Well great,” Anna said. “What are you waiting for?”
“Oh I don’t know,” Doug shrugged. “I guess I just wanted to see if it was okay with you.”
“Yeah, of course,” Anna said easily. “You guys do whatever she says is best. We’re trying to get you well, remember.”
“Yeah, yeah, of course,” Doug nodded. “And you’ll be home tonight, right?”
“Yeah, lik
e I said, probably around ten or eleven,” Anna said. “I’m going to. Kathy and I are about to go find a place to eat.”
“Okay,” Doug said, feeling nerves creep up inside of him. “I’ll see you tonight.”
“See you tonight,” Anna replied, and with that she hung up the phone.
Now that he had gotten approval from his wife, Douglas could think of no more ways to procrastinate. He sighed heavily and gathered his confidence, and then moved back into his home. Nicole sat exactly where he had left her.
“Well, we got the okay from the boss,” Doug laughed nervously. “I guess we can get this show on the road.”
“Great,” Nicole smiled and stood up. “I’m just going to go run and get the table from my truck.”
“Oh,” Doug blinked. “Do you need any help?”
“No,” Nicole smiled over her shoulder as she walked away. “Just tell me where we can go to set up once I get back inside.”
With that, Nicole left him and went outside to get her table. Meanwhile, Doug racked his brain to think of where on earth they could go in the house to set up the table. The best place Doug could think of was the small garden room that led out into their back yard. The floors were beautiful white marble, and the windows there revealed the beautiful landscaping of the yard and their pool, but white, gauzy curtains offered them a measure of privacy.
Doug had just come to that decision when Nicole finally arrived back in the house. She had a large duffel bag slung over one shoulder, and behind her she rolled a large case. Doug looked over at her, shocked that she was somehow managing to haul such a heavy load.
“Are you sure you don’t need help?” Doug asked, feeling slightly uncomfortable.
“Let me do my job Mr. Price,” Nicole winked at him. “Now just tell me where I need to set up.”
“Right,” Doug shook his head. “This way.”
Doug proceeded to lead Nicole through the kitchen and to the small garden room.
“Oh this is lovely,” Nicole said, taking a look around the small room.
“I thought it would be a nice place for you to set up,” Doug said, continuing to stand awkwardly.
Nicole looked around the room for a moment and smiled.
“Yeah, I think this will do very nicely,” she said at first, but then frowned.
“What is it?” Doug asked, looking around to see what exactly had inspired that reaction in her.
“Nothing serious,” she waved off his concern. “But would you happen to have a small table, or maybe even a TV tray that I could use to set up a few things.”
“I think I have something that will definitely work,” Doug nodded. “I’ll be right back.”
Doug left the room and went upstairs to one of the spare bedrooms. They had always intended to use them for their children when they had them, but since that had yet to happen, they were largely just used for storage. One of them had various pieces of furniture that they had never really found a place for in the whole scheme of the house. In that room was where he was sure he would find the sort of table she needed.
He crossed the hallway and entered the small room, and quickly identified the table he had in mind. It was about the size of a small desk, and he figured it would be just about perfect for what Nicole had in mind. He picked it up and headed back down the stairs.
By the time he returned to the garden room, Nicole had already set up the table. He couldn’t help but b impressed.
“Here’s a table,” Doug said, stepping into the room.
“Great!” Nicole said. “Just put it right here.
She indicated an area right next to the table, and Doug set it there as she had asked. Doug watched as she laid out all manner of oils, as well as towels and even a robe on the table. She picked up the large robe and held it out to Doug.
“Here,” she said. “Go change into this.”
Doug took the robe, and then took a deep breath. Fortunately, there was a small half bath inside the garden room, and he moved over there. Once inside, he slipped out of his suit and underclothes and laid them out over the sink. Then, he put on the robe. Then, he braced himself and headed back out into the garden room where Nicole was waiting for him.
“Very good,” she said, appraising him. “Now, actually, you’ll have to take that off as well, and then lay down on the table.”
Doug was floored for a moment.
“You mean…” he gestured to the table, and then back at himself.
Nicole raised an eyebrow.
“Naked?” she asked with an amused smile. “Yes, you will have to be naked.”
Doug felt his face go pale.
“It’s a full body massage,” she explained. “So I have to have access to your full body.”
Doug stammered for a moment, at a loss for words.
“Don’t worry,” Nicole shot him a smile. “We’ll start with your back, and when you turn over you can use a towel to hide anything you don’t want me to see. Okay?”
“Okay…” Doug said with hesitation.
“Great,” Nicole said. “Now go ahead and lie face down, make yourself comfortable. I’m going to be doing some things over here to keep getting ready, so I won’t look at you.”
Doug nodded, and Nicole turned her back. Doug let the robe pool to the floor as he pushed it hastily off his shoulders. He looked at the table, and he moved over to it, then stepped up and laid out his body across its length. He put his face into the cushion, though he was somewhat unnerved that he couldn’t see.
“I’m ready,” he said, trying to keep his voice calm despite the fact that he was more nervous than he had been in a very long time.
“Great,” Nicole said pleasantly. “Then let’s get started. I’m going to start with your neck, okay?”
“Okay,” Doug confirmed.
The next thing he knew, he felt Nicole’s hands on his neck, and he couldn’t help but flinch.
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“Easy there,” she chuckled softly, even as she began to work her fingers into his neck.
Doug was stiff at first, but he was eventually forced to relax as her hands worked their magic. The sensations she created were incredible. He had not felt so clear minded in a long time. She then moved down to his shoulders. Her touch was rough at first, but as she worked out some of his major knots, she relented into more soothing touches. Then, she proceeded down his spine.
Doug left as though he might fall asleep as she worked from his spine and moved outward and then back in and down. Always with the rough touches first and then the gentle. The rougher, more forceful touches were easy to abide by. It was the softer, gentler touches that were beginning to try Doug’s resolve. Especially as she got lower and lower toward his buttocks, he felt excitement rise up inside of him.
Doug tried to remember that this was a professional type situation, and that even though they were in his home, she was giving him therapy. She was not just running her smooth, perfect hands up and down his body for pleasurable purposes. No matter how much he told himself that, though, it seemed that his body would not understand.
In fact, his body was reacting to her touch, and it was all he could do to keep quiet as pleasure rolled form his head to his toes and back. Doug didn’t know if he was going to be able to keep cool when she reached his backside. But fortunately, just as he thought she would touch him there, she diverted her path, and gently traced back up to his arms.
Doug sighed a little in relief as she began to work on his arms, but he quickly found that there was not much difference in her touch there than any other part of his body. He rough and then soft touches were driving him crazy. He found it exceedingly sensual when she massaged his hand. His mind was spinning by the time she finished his left arm, and then she still had to move on to his right.
Doug was doing everything he could to keep his racing blood away from his cock. The last thing he wanted was an erection in this scenario. It seemed, though, that no matter how many state capitols or dog breeds he could think
of, his body was intent upon getting aroused, and with Nicole’s constant touches, it seemed he was helpless.
He was grateful for a brief break when she finished with his arms, but he was somewhat anxious to see where she would go next.
“Are you ticklish, Doug?” she asked from somewhere at the other end of the table.
“No, I’m fine,” Doug answered, and he could hear a tightness in his voice.
“Good,” Nicole said.
With that, she began to massage his feet.
Doug nearly groaned as she ran her healing touch over his foot, and then began to work up the back of his leg. Again, her touches were rough and then soft, and she moved at a slow, steady pace up his leg, over his calf and then inching up the back of his thigh. Once again, he was filled with nerves as she approached his sensitive buttocks.
This time, though, she did not relent, and she began working the muscle there. Doug almost gasped at the pure pleasure that course through his body. He clenched his teeth and tried hard to stabilize his breathing. Again, the rough touches were bearable, but her soft, gentle strokes were enough to undo him.
Finally, she relented and moved back down the table, only to begin the whole process again on the other leg. Doug schooled himself through the process, working on remaining calm as she slowly but surely worked her way up his other leg. He felt her once again move in on his buttocks. She repeated the process, and Doug tracked the progress of her hands, eager for this portion to be complete.
He was relieved when she reached the point at which she had stopped last time, but this time she continued. In fact, she used her hands to gently massage at both of his globes, moving in what felt to Doug like a deliberately slow and sensual movement. His body was becoming highly aroused, and if it had not been for the fact that he was lying on his cock, it would have been raging and erect by now.
“You okay, Doug?” Nicole asked him even as her thumbs spread his cheeks and ran along the muscle inside of them.
“Uh-huh,” Doug managed to get out. He was sure he heard Nicole chuckle. Finally, her hands left him, and Doug relaxed.
“How are you feeling?” Nicole asked.
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