Laura arrived at her massage appointment on time. She knew that Melissa was away on vacation, but Melissa said that she'd found a replacement. The replacement was male, but Melissa had trained with him and they had made an agreement to cover each other's practices when necessary. She said she trusted him completely.
Laura was a little nervous to have a massage from a man, but decided she was being silly. It's a professional environment. Besides her shoulder ached really badly and no amount of Tylenol or Advil would relieve the pain. Brian, her husband, had tried to use the massage gun the night before, but that only helped with the pain for a short time. She needed this massage.
She parked in Melissa's driveway as usual and headed down to her studio. The room was dimly lit in order to create a sense of relaxation. As she walked down the stairs, she saw the massage therapist sitting at Melissa's desk. From the stairs, she could see that he was balding and was a white male about the same age as her.
He stood up and greeted her as she approached the desk, sticking his hand out to shake hers. As their eyes met, Laura realized that she was looking into the face of her boyfriend from high school, Paul.
She was taken aback by this realization and so it seemed was he.
"Is that you, Laura?"
"Yes. Hi, Paul," Laura said awkwardly. Her mind immediately flashed to all those sex stories both real and exaggerated that she had told her husband, Brian, about Paul. Brian had also embellished on the stories and, as a result, Paul was a regular figure in their fantasy life together.
She had only dated Paul for a month at the most, but he had been the first person she had really "fooled around" with. They hadn't done it, but had pretty much done everything else. One of Brian's favourite stories to hear was the time she had given him a handjob and a blowjob at a movie theatre. He in turn had fingered her cunt giving her what she remembered as an incredible orgasm.
Aside from sex in public, the thing that made Paul stand out the most was his cock. Laura and he had measured it at 8 inches when he was 16. Since he was her first, Laura didn't realize the opportunity she had had at the time. The opportunity to have sex with a huge cock. This was one of her greatest regrets.
Staring at him in Melissa's office, she briefly wondered if it had continued to grow as he aged and became an adult ... She quickly pushed these thoughts out of her mind — though her cunt got a little wet at the thought.
"It's been a really long time!" said Paul, feeling a little awkward himself.
"Yeah, 30 years or so, wow that makes us seem so old. I definitely don't feel or look like that same 16 year old girl."
"We've all gotten older and with lots of other changes," he said, tapping his stomach and showing off his dad bod. He had been extremely thin when they dated as teenagers.
They looked at each other unsure what to say. Laura was the first to break the silence.
"I have to admit — I'm feeling a little awkward about this massage since we dated before. You always joked about becoming a massage therapist, but I didn't think you would actually," said Laura sheepishly with a bit of a smile.
Switching into professional mode, Paul said, "Don't worry about that. Melissa trusts me to take her clients for a reason. We trained at the same college and have been working together and helping each other out for the last 20 years. I was kidding when we were young, but it turns out I love it. It's so interesting and you get to help people live their best, most comfortable lives."
"Okay, you're right, I know."
"Why don't you head into the massage room and get ready? Please remove your clothes, leaving your underthings on, then lie on the table face down and pull the sheet over yourself."
"Okay."
Laura headed into the massage room and did as she was asked. Paul joined her shortly thereafter.
"Where are you experiencing the most discomfort?" he asked.
"Primarily around my shoulders, but also my lower back... actually pretty much everywhere." she joked.
"We'll let's start with your shoulders" he said. "So, Williams, eh.. I guess you're married?"
"Yes, to the same person for the last 28 years. His name's Brian"
"I was married for 20 years, but just separated from my wife." he said.
"I'm sorry!" she said.
"Oh, no worries. I found out she was cheating on me with one of her colleagues at work. They're together now. I figure if that's what she wants and how she's going to treat me, I'm well rid of her."
"That's sad. Have you started dating at all?"
"No, I haven't. To be honest, I'm really nervous. I don't get online dating and that kind of thing. I've only had one partner for the last 20 years and I have no idea how to be with someone else. I guess that's a little TMI."
"It's fine. This is a difficult transition for you. I don't know how I would handle it either"
They continued talking through the massage and discussed each other's kids. Laura talked a little about being a teacher and her worries over her husband who had been off work.
After the massage, Paul left the room so Laura could get changed. After she was dressed, Laura exited the room. She paid and thanked him and told him how much better she felt in her shoulder.
Laura left the studio feeling really good. Things with Paul had always felt unfinished and it was really nice to get caught up. She couldn't decide whether to tell Brian about the chance encounter. Would he be jealous? ... nope ... not his style. He would definitely be more sad she didn't have sex with him and in fact probably would make up a scenario where that happened. He was a bit of a perv., but she liked it... usually.
She pressed the start button on the minivan and nothing happened. She checked her purse and realized that her keys must have fallen out as she changed.
She headed back into the studio and looked around for Paul. He wasn't at the desk. She figured he'd gone to the bathroom and that it would be okay if she just snuck into the massage room to grab her keys.
