I arrived at her apartment door and before I could knock, she opened it.
"Hi."
"Hi. Good to see you," I said. And it was. She had her usual coy smile and was wearing a green cardigan sweater and blue jeans. She was sprightly, barely 5' but was pretty, had a cute smile, and very Vietnamese features.
I walked in and took off my jacket.
"Want anything?" she asked.
I just looked at her knowingly.
"I meant something to drink," she said as she blushed.
"I'm ok," I said.
By the hall mirror, there was a bicycle.
"Is this new?" I asked.
"Yeah, figured I'd start biking again," she said, as she came and stood next to me.
"The seat seems a little high for you," I said. "Here, hop on."
Thu straddled the bike and tried to push herself up on the seat.
I took her waist in my hands and pushed her up on it.
"Thanks," she said, as she gripped the handlebars.
"You want your knee to be slightly bent when your foot is at the bottom bracket position," I instructed.
She pushed the pedal down with her left foot but was on her tiptoe.
"Come off the seat," I said, as I cupped her ass cheek with hand and lifted her up. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that the back of Thu's neck was flushed.
I released the quick release of the seat post and lowered it a half inch, then reached up to her shoulders and pulled her down to the seat.
"Much better," I said, "but your shoulders are a little tense."
"Yeah, I've got a lot of things on my mind... Thanks," she replied, while getting off the bike.
She headed towards the kitchen, "I'm just going to get some water."
Thu came back sipping a big glass of water. I took it from her and drank some, then put it down on the coffee table.
"Let's try to relieve some of that stress," I offered.
"It's ok," she replied, but I had already placed my hands on her shoulders, sat her down on the couch, and started massaging her from behind.
"That feels so good," she said. "I was thinking about your massages earlier this week and wished I could get one."
"Which ones?"
"Just in general, how you are really good at giving massages."
"I massaged you last time," I offered.
"No, you didn't. Well maybe with your tongue perhaps, but not my neck and shoulder," she laughed. "I remember your first massage for me. You tried to get me topless and you did too, but I wouldn't turn over."
"Ha. I don't remember it that way." I replied.
I moved up to her neck with my right hand while I slid the left hand underneath her cardigan and rested it on the bare skin of her stomach.
Thu kept talking, "You probably give the best massages though... I was quite impressed... Sad I didn't get it as often... Guess I lose my power once you've already seen me naked..."
"You could have asked for it," I countered. "Just be bottomless when you ask."
"To be bottomless?"
"Hell yes."
"That's easy enough."
Now I slipped both hands under her cardigan and up to her bra strap. I undid the clasp and let the ends fall. I massaged her scapulas and then moved my hands to her front, sneaking my hands between her breasts and the cups and letting them fall away.
Thu pulled her arms out of the sleeves of her sweater and pulled off her bra, throwing it on the floor in front of her. Then surprisingly put the sweater sleeves back on.
She turned to me and said, "I started seeing someone."
"Oh," I said, surprised. "Who?"
"No one you know. We both work in the same building," she admitted. "He's... black."
"Oh."
I tried to recover. "How do we compare?" I laughed, trying to lighten a newly awkward situation.
"You two are about the same size," she answered.
"Well, I'm happy for you," I said. "Do you want me to finish the massage?"
After a moment's hesitation, Thu said, "Sure."