Chapter 9 - Audrey in the Baths
I had been in Burney almost six weeks now and had settled into a routine. There are some routines that are dull and boring, but mine wasn't. I would get off duty and go to dinner, go to my room in the Kiva and put on my robe and shave, and then I'd go to the Bathes. Most nights I'd just sit on the pedestal and talk to the women as they socialized with each other, some nights I'd have a woman take me into an alcove for an insemination. It depended if I was on duty or not, most nights I'd just talk and fondle a few as they wouldn't be on the schedule or would be on the rag.
Tonight was different however; tonight I was going to start my business. I had gotten Maria Bitterwater to build me a shampoo chair and a massage table. I got the Village Council to agree to lease me one of the Alcoves and let me set up my shampoo chair on the duck boards off to one side of the bathing area. I went over to the baths that night kind of excited.
I got into the baths while there were a number of women and girls bathing. In the early hours after dinner was when the women washed their kids and tonight was no exception. I found a couple of girls about 12 or 14 sitting on my chair and playing with it as they waited for an opening to bathe.
"Hello girls," I said. "Do you like my chair?"
"Hello Mr. Perkins. What is this for?" The older of the girls asked.
"It's a shampoo chair, see how it has a basin to hold the water and the seat adjusts up and down so you can be just the right height and lay back so your head is just right?" I said and showed them how I could adjust the seat height, and, there were foot rests that could be adjusted to make it comfortable for any sized woman.
The older girl said, "Why would you need a shampoo chair? Can't you just wash your hair standing up? I always do." She was kind of coltish, thin and just starting to grow her boobies.
"What are your names, you know mine but I don't know yours?" I asked them.
The older one said, "I'm Beth and this is Gene, my sister." She smiled at me, "Everyone knows your name Mr. Perkins. You are here all the time." Gene giggled and whispered something to her sister.
I smiled at them, took my robe off and hung it up. They were both naked as everyone was in the bathing area. I asked Beth, "Would you like me to wash your hair? I can show you how it works and maybe generate some interest in my business?"
Beth grinned and looked at Gene, "Should I?"
Gene giggled, "Yes, I want to see how it works and we can tell every one at school how you got Mr. Perkins to wash you." She laughed and Beth blushed, but smiled and nodded to me.
"OK, here sit in the chair and let me get it adjusted for you," I said and Beth sat on the seat and leaned back. I had her get up and adjusted the seat so her head would be just over the basin, then I got the foot rest adjusted so her legs weren't just hanging off the seat in mid air.
Now I had asked Maria to make the seat heart shaped. There were reasons for that, first I wanted the seat to fully support the thighs so a woman wouldn't get a sore butt if the washing took a while and second, the shape made the woman spread her legs naturally, exposing her crotch so I could trim her pubes, if she asked. The indentation went well back and while Beth didn't have any pubic hair to speak of, when she sat down her legs spread and showed her pink little pussy off really well.
Now I didn't have any designs on Beth, she was far too young to play with sexually, but it was kind of nice to look at a sweet young thing like her. She sat there innocently and I smiled at her, "Is it Comfortable?"
"Yes a little cold but I guess it'll warm up," she said.
"Good, let me get some water and I'll be right back." I went to the water heater and dipped out a bucket and added some cool water to get the right temperature and went back to the chair. Gene was giggling and standing next to her sister.
I poured a bit of water into the basin and had Beth lean her head back so I could get her hair wet. I put some shampoo in her hair and lathered her up. She had very fine hair and it felt nice to massage her head and tickle her ears. Beth giggled and squirmed in the chair a little. A woman came over and watched me. I nodded to her. "Are you Beth's mother?" I asked.
She gave me a suspicious look, "Just what are you doing to her?"
I grinned, it was pretty obvious what I was doing, "We're trying out my new Shampoo chair. Beth and Gene are helping me break it in."
"Why?" She asked.
"Well someone has to be first," I said. "I want to start a new business and thought if I started washing; it would give others the idea that having someone else wash your hair was the right thing to do. Can I do you next?"
She was about late thirties and not too ugly, actually in the right light she wouldn't be bad. She was pretty pudgy and had a wild bush between her legs, her face was round and her teeth were pretty straight. She asked, "Business, what kind of business is this?"
I smiled at her, "Personal Services, I thought I'd offer shampooing and hair cutting, if I can find the right person to help me I thought I could add manicure and pedicure services too, but I want to get the shampoo part started first. What's your name?"
"Molly, Molly Bracken. How much are you going to charge for this?"
I smiled at her, "Only five cents, but I'll do Beth and Gene for free since they are helping me try out the chair."
Molly smiled at me, "You're not going to make much money at five cents a head."
"Well I may raise my rates after a while. After all I have to pay off the chair and the shampoo costs a little. But this is mostly to keep me busy and I like to handle women's hair." I rinsed Beth's hair by dipping water from the bucket. I squeezed her hair to get the soapy water out and then took the basin out and poured it into the urinal that was nearby. I lathered Beth's head up again and massaged her head and hair for a while then rinsed her out and emptied the basin again. I dried her hair and made a turban for her to hold her hair up and helped Beth out of the chair.
Beth was smiling as she got up, "Thank you Mr. Perkins. I liked that."
"Go finish your bath Beth," Molly said. Gene hopped upon the chair and leaned back. She was so light I didn't have to make her get up to adjust the chair for her. Molly just stood there and watched as I washed and dried Gene's hair. Gene giggled the whole time as my fingers massaged her head.
When I had finished Gene and handed her up off the chair, she kissed me on the cheek and ran off to finish her bath. I looked at Molly and asked, "So are you going to be my first paying client?"
"Sure why not," Molly said and sat down.
I laughed, "Molly, I need you to get up and adjust the chair." She got up smiling and I readjusted the chair. She leaned back and smiled at me. "It's comfortable."
"Good I was wondering if Maria and I worked out the dimensions right." I got another bucket of water and began to wash Molly's hair. By the time I had given her the first rinse, several women were watching me and by the time I had finished her hair, there were several more standing around. I helped Molly up and she smiled at me, "How do I pay for this?"
"I made a deal with the snack shop, Molly. You can give Roger the money or a chit in the Snack Shop. Roger'll put it on my account." Sarge had set up a snack shop, the guys who weren't on duty manned the counter for free beer and left overs. That's what we called the women who wanted service but couldn't get one of the duty crew to cover them.
Molly smiled, "That felt marvelous, Josh. I think you'll do well if you raise your rates."
"Well," I said, "You could tip me, a little."
Molly laughed, "Let me give you a kiss Josh, I'll tip you too, but that isn't very personal."
I grinned and bent so she could kiss my cheek, "Thank You Molly."
I looked over at the women who had been watching, "whose next? Only five cents a wash," I said.
