The snow crunched under the tires of her jeep, prompting Elizabeth to switch over to 4-wheel drive. The deep snow was twinkling in the faint glow of the streetlights, catching the light and throwing it in all directions. Christmas lights were long gone from this country road but the crystal snow kept it looking warm and cheerful.
Sometimes she had regretted moving out of the city, especially during her daily commute when the weather turned nasty, but days like this reminded her why she did it. The deep furrows left in the road by her jeep were testament to the pristine beauty of the area she lived in.
Sighing to herself softly Elizabeth recalled the stressful week she had been put through at work. It made her realize that sooner or later the encroaching city and the pressure of her job would push her further out into the country. But for now she was content, and glad to throw off the shackles of the week in exchange for the pleasures of the weekend.
She wondered briefly exactly what might be in store when she returned home. Brian had made it really hard for her to leave that morning, planting one of those long slow luscious kisses that only he could do on her as she walked out the door, whispering in her ear that a special Valentine's treat awaited her when she returned. She recalled how his hand had gently stroked the soft curve of her breast, then wrapped around her as he pulled her close to him. Ordinarily she would have shut the door and taken him back to the bedroom but the big presentation she had that morning just couldn't be late. (Now that she thought of it Brian knew that, and was probably teasing her on purpose.)
Oddly enough, neither of them had ever made much of a fuss over Valentine's Day. The last few years they hadn't even celebrated in any particular way, it was just one more day of the year. Not that that was a bad thing, mind you. Their relationship was pretty passionate a good portion of the time so unlike most couples there wasn't really a need to reaffirm their love this one particular day. Still Brian promised her a night to remember, so he must have been planning something really different for her.
The headlights of the jeep lit up the front of her house as she pulled into the driveway. There didn't seem to be any lights on, but the tromped down snow in the driveway and path indicated that someone was definitely home. At least the pathway lights were lit - Elizabeth had seen them in a Thomas Kinkaide painting and immediately fallen in love. She thought it lent their house a real country cottage type of charm. It seemed to relax her, and always made coming home seem a little cozier.
Looking up she spotted a billow of smoke curling out the chimney. "Well the fireplace is lit, so I certainly hope he's home," she thought. Inserting the key into the lock she turned it and pushed the door open. She startled for a second as there was somebody standing there, but it wasn't Brian. "Welcome home Elizabeth," he said. "I'm Shane, the masseur from the club. Brian has arranged a Valentines surprise for you, starting with me."
Elizabeth was speechless. It took her a second but she did indeed recognize Shane, not that his sleek muscular body and square jaw line were easy to forget. "If this is just the first surprise," she wondered, "I wonder how he's going to top it?"
Her attention returned to Shane, who had continued to speak. "It's my job to make sure that you have completely shaken off the cares of the day and are relaxed." With that he took her purse and hung it on the nearest hook and circled around her to remove her coat.
"This is okay with you, isn't it?" he asked. Nodding briefly Elizabeth replied, "Absolutely, and you might not have much to do since I'm already pretty relaxed." Shane laughed, "We'll see about that. Brian was more specific about how relaxed he wanted you, but you'll see that soon."
With that he reached around to finish undoing her coat buttons then slowly slid it off to the side, brushing his hand softly against her breast as he did. "Now Shane," Elizabeth said half-jokingly, "what would Brian think of you touching me there?" Shane laughed again as he repeated the motion on the other side, stroking her other breast as he had the first one. "Brian would say that this is exactly what he wanted."
Elizabeth felt her nipples grow hard, although she wasn't sure if it was from his touch or from the hidden implication in his statement. The health club Shane worked at had a very steamy underside, which her and Brian had explored often. Everyone there knew what went on after hours but during the day it was business as usual. She seemed to remember seeing Shane there late one night, but couldn't be sure so she didn't say anything just yet.
While she was lost in thought Shane's hands had been working their magic. After removing her coat he had slipped off her shoes, giving that same soft stroke to the soles of her feet, which ordinarily were not ticklish, but she let out a giggle nonetheless. He led her into the living room where a portable massage table had been set up, obviously meant for her. "Lie face down on the table, if you would," intoned Shane. "No need to remove your clothing." Elizabeth thought she caught the faintest whisper of the word "yet" at the end of that sentence.
Dutifully complying she hopped up onto the table and let Shane start. His touch was very gentle but firm, and she felt the tension in her shoulders and back fade away. She grinned into the table when he took hold of her buttocks and kneaded and squeezed them as he worked his way downwards. He ran his fingertips down the back of her legs, stretching and lengthening the muscles. Elizabeth had not even been aware of the knots she had been collecting there but he was sure doing a memorable job of smoothing them out.
As Shane reached the bottom of her legs he began to massage her feet, which was always a treat. There was a fine art to massaging a foot without tickling and Shane was the master. Of course whenever she had him doing this at the club she wasn't in quite the same mood as she was now. The way he had brushed against her earlier had aroused Elizabeth and his touch now seemed more sensual than clinical.
Finishing off her feet Shane ran his hands back upwards along the sides of her legs. One worked its way in between her thighs and upward; Elizabeth let out a slight gasp as his hand touched her "there" but quickly withdrew. There was no mistaking it now - his touch was not just meant to relax her. She thought for a second and then decided that this was probably part of Brian's plan - to get her uncontrollably horny before he met up with her later. Being in an agreeable (and indeed excited already) mood she let Shane continue without comment, just relaxing and enjoying his touch.
Obviously Shane had been paying close attention to her reactions since his touch now became bolder. He reached upwards towards her shoulders, slowly raking his fingertips back along her sides, rolling over the soft curves of her breasts as he did. She felt his thumbs moving in small circles as his hands roamed all around. It made her feel good to be touched this way but she knew from past experience that this was a lover's touch, not that of a masseur. And it felt good.
Finally she decided to put it to a test. She lifted her head up and asked, "Shane, I think you could do a much better job without the clothing in the way, don't you?" He responded immediately, as though expecting the question, "I agree completely, so long as it's okay with you." Elizabeth grinned a devilish grin and answered, "It's more than okay. I insist!"
With that she sat up and began to disrobe. Shane reached into his bag and pulled out a bottle of champagne. "I thought you might like some of this, to help you relax even more." Elizabeth nodded, reaching back to undo the clasp on the neck of her dress.
The dress was standard business black, but she insisted on adding a little bit of her own style by choosing a revealing fashion. Although it went to mid-calf the top exposed her shoulders and back. The only reason they let her wear it at work was the full turtleneck front and, she suspected, because the boss was willing to make any excuse to allow her to show a little skin.