"Hi Lacy. How are things with you and your business these days?" I texted.
I expected it would be more than a few minutes for Lacy to respond. I hadn't reached out to her in about three months and it had been nine months since Lacy had last waxed my cock and balls. I had tried twice to book an appointment since the pandemic had begun and both times another complete lockdown had been ordered just before my scheduled appointment. I would have gone in knowing Lacy's commitment to cleanliness but that would have put her at risk for a huge fine, so we agreed it was best to cancel those appointments.
Lacy didn't actually use wax, she used sugar which is a much better experience in my books. It had something to do with sugar only adhering to your hair and not your skin like wax does. Lacy was good at it; really good actually.
"Hi Brent. It's great to hear from you. Business is slow. But I am fine. Thanks for asking."
Lacy was a little faster responding than I had expected. I smiled a knowing smile. Lacy was one of the most determined and hard-working people I had ever met. I knew she would have found ways to exist and keep some sort of income flowing her way. She would not allow herself to be dependent on someone else or to become a charity case. She had too much pride.
"That's so good to hear Lacy. It's great they are opening things up again. Finally. Are you open? Can I come by for an appointment next Friday, Saturday or Sunday?"
I turned back to my work and waited for a reply knowing Lacy was likely busy at something and not sitting waiting for my reply.
Some minutes passed before my phone buzzed again.
"Will Saturday at 4:30 work? I have an office to clean Saturday afternoon but I should be done and at the spa by 4:30."
I won't bore you with the pauses that stretched our SMS chat to over 30 minutes. I will just give you the highlights.
"4:30 is perfect. I can run errands and do a few things around the house then make my way over to the spa. If you need to change the time, I have some flexibility as long as you let me know about an hour ahead of the change."
"Great Brent. Thanks for the business. I really appreciate it. Hardly anyone is coming by these days."
"Hey Lacy. What other services do you offer at the spa that I might be interested in? I browsed your website but, are there other things? I want to give you more business if I can."
"Thanks Brent. That's so nice of you. I can certainly use any cash you can send my way. We have some services not on the site but most of it is geared towards women."
"I hear you about the cash. And I have the sense from knowing you that if I just left you a big tip you wouldn't like that."
"You're right. I would feel like it was charity, and then I would just give you free sessions later. Read the site. Maybe you will find something. I will think about it too. We can look at things on my laptop before we start in case you find something we should do before I sugar you."
"Will do Lacy. Hey I'm rather bushy if you know what I mean. Should I trim the hair before I come?"
"No. you don't have to. When clients do that, they tend to trim their hair too short. Have you been shaving since your last session?"
"Okay. I get it about the trimming. And no shaving. Not since you told me it makes the roots stronger."
"Good man. See you Saturday Brent."
"Okay Lacy. I will let you know if I find a service to add on. I will See you Saturday."
I didn't add 'Looking forward to seeing you.' Even though I was. Lacy is such a beautiful woman with this great energy. I was certain she had male clients hit on her all the time. I didn't want her to have the slightest inkling that I might be hitting on her, even though I was still trying to find a way in with Lacy without ruining our business relationship.
Two minutes later I had a notification from Lacy's booking system about my appointment on Saturday. On Friday I got a notice to confirm the appointment and another reminder Saturday around noon.
I looked at Lacy's website. The only two services I could see that may be of interest were a body wrap and a Chi Session; whatever that might be.
Saturday afternoon, I checked with Lacy to see if she needed to change the time and put out the possibility of the body wrap of Chi treatment. 4:30 was still good for her. I shaved my face, put a number 2 blade on my trimmer and trimmed my pubes, then showered, rinsing really thoroughly so there was no soap residue, allowing the sugar to stick to the hairs.
Traffic was light so I arrived about 15 minutes early at Lacy's spa. I texted Lacy when I arrived. She said she would be at the spa in 5 minutes. I listened to a newscast and scanned some emails while I waited. I looked up to see Lacy running to her car and back. She looked as fabulous as ever in a tight white top and snug black yoga pants.
My phoned buzzed just after I saw her go into the spa. "Here. Come in when you're ready."
Lacy greeted me with one of her big smiles. At least, her eyes were smiling and I assume her mouth was too under her mask. I'm sure she could see my face smiling under my mask as well.
"Thanks again Brent. I really appreciate you coming to see me. No one comes anymore except for a few of my regular customers. But that's hardly enough to keep this place going."
"You're welcome Lacy. I just wanted to help in someway. You've always been so terrific with your service and friendliness and I know you're always helping other people."
We were walking to the sugaring room while talking and broke into some typical small talk about the weather and how long it been since we had seen each other and of course COVID. When I got into the room I stripped down in preparation for the sugaring. Lacy walked over to the counter and was typing into her laptop.
"I don't think the body wrap or Chi are the right things. Come have a look."
I walked over to Lacy buck naked to look at her offerings. We went through several things after she eliminated all the services that just didn't fit.
"The wrap and Chi are really solitary activities. You and I enjoy chatting so much I don't see them working. A facial may work but I don't know."
"Yeah that could work I guess. I enjoy facials..."
"But this is more time spent with a machine not so much hands on, Brent. How much money did you bring?"
"I brought $500. A machine facial; you're right, not interested."
"Okay. I've been thinking about this a lot and honestly can't think of a service I have that is right for you. I have been trying to come up with new offerings to entice customers back to my spa during the less restrictive times of the lockdown. I was thinking of offering some VIP level services."