I want to thank Nthusiastically for her help editing this for me. Much appreciated!
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Jen's Payback
Jen and I waited in the living room until Sue came out. As if nothing out of the ordinary had happened, Jen asked her "So did you enjoy your massage?"
Sue smiled and replied "Yes indeed. It was very relaxing. Thank you both."
"You were our first 'Guinea pig' for our four-hand technique." Jen said. "Is there anything you can think of that we could do to improve the experience?"
Sue replied "I'll have to think about that, but overall it was more than I expected."
This exchange between Jen and Sue was killing me; as if we all didn't know what went on in there.
"I'll definitely recommend this to some of my friends." Sue said. She turned to look at me and added "And, when this apprentice is ready to fly solo, I'd be more than happy to be the Guinea pig again."
Jen looked like she was holding back a laugh as she said "I think he's almost there. He just needs some more hands-on experience."
Sue smiled and said "Oh, I think his hands-on were just fine."
After Sue left I turned to Jen and asked her "Were you serious about giving me a massage?" I wanted to give her a possible out.
"Yes, indeed," she replied. "I totally used you, for Sue's sake, and I'd like to make it up to you with a massage."
I could have told her that I had enjoyed the session working on Sue, including the ending, and that there was no need for Jen to feel bad about setting me up. But I didn't, as I was not about to turn down a massage, especially one that already seemed to be more than a little bit sexually charged.
We went back into the massage room, or the 'scene of the crime'. Usually the room had a light scent of the candles we used or the oil. I swear that this time it smelled a bit like sex. I guess it could have been my imagination, but the sheet covering the table as well as the towels I had given Sue were well used.
"You go ahead and get ready. I'll change these." Jen said as she started cleaning up the table. We had long passed the point of being politely modest; it wasn't unusual for me to get undressed while Jen was in the room. The fragrance, as well as what had happened earlier on the table had me a bit on edge; I wasn't hard but was definitely sporting some wood. I don't think Jen noticed it. She didn't remark on it as I lay face down. She covered my ass with a fresh towel, moved to the head of the table, applied some oil to her hands and began the massage as normal on my upper back and shoulders.
I started the conversation. "So exactly how well do you know Sue?"
I heard a slight giggle in her voice. "Yes, Sue and I have an understanding. I'm not exactly sure when we reached it, and we really don't discuss it."
"And the understanding is...?" I asked.
"Hmm.. How can I explain this?" Jen mused. "Sue sometimes, well probably more often than not, gets aroused by her massage. And when she does I leave her some time alone in the room to do what she has to do."
I recalled that I had seen a note in Sue's profile about that, but I had totally misinterpreted it.
"Is that how you always massage Sue?" I asked.
"No, I've never purposely tried to get her that excited as we just did."
"Then why this time? Why now?" I asked, adding "Not that I'm complaining."
"Well, I think that our day at the spa changed how I feel about the matter of ethics." she said. "And not just the massage itself, the whole set of experiences."
I asked "How so?"
"As the day progressed, from first getting naked with you in the steam room, to showering, and up to the massage, I was getting more and more relaxed about what was happening. By the time Rick was massaging me I really wanted to be touched, intimately." She said, adding "At that point I would have felt cheated if the massage had ended just as a normal massage."
She continued "I think it helped that we went into the day with the 'whatever happens, happens' attitude."
"So, once you were on the receiving side, you decided you could also be on the providing side?" I asked.
"Yes, especially because it didn't feel forced. It felt like at any moment if I had said 'stop', Rick would have."
"And you're glad you didn't?" I asked, fully knowing the answer.
"Indeed" she said "And afterwards there was no feeling of shame or embarrassment. Just a nice service provided."
"Also," she added, "it was nice knowing that you were receiving a similar massage experience."