I used a corkscrew to open our second bottle of a very nice Cab-Merlot blend and poured each of us another round into the long-stemmed glasses. My wife, Dana, our next door neighbor, Sue, and I were enjoying a warm, early evening on our deck last summer.
Dana took a sip of her wine, leaned back, and put her foot in my lap. Automatically, I put my hand on her foot and began to slowly stroke the length of her long, narrow foot. She wiggled her painted toes in response to my caresses.
Sue took a long sip from her glass and watched me stroke my wife's foot lovingly.
"Paul gives a wonderful foot massage," Dana told our neighbor. "Sometime, I think he has a foot fetish," she added with a giggle.
I was a bit embarrassed, but I continued to lightly stroke the top of my wife's foot absently.
"It must be divine," Sue offered. "I wish my Dan would do that for me. My feet ache at night after I've been in heels all day."
Dana found it hard to believe that Dan didn't like to play with Sue's feet. "There are only a few things that feel better than a good foot massage," she quipped.
I reached for my wine glass, leaving Dana's foot in my lap.
"Hey, don't quit now!" Dana told me. "I was just starting to enjoy it."
I told her that I was just having some wine and would soon continue.
I returned to massaging my wife's foot and pulling gently on each toe. Dana leaned back and closed her eyes as I slowly worked on each small bone within her foot.
Dana finally opened her eyes and glanced at Sue. "Really, haven't you ever had a good foot massage?" she asked.
"No, not really," Sue replied. "I really don't like massage stuff," she added somewhat haughtily.
Dana grinned. "You don't know what you're missing, Sue. "You would love it, I'm sure."
"Dan likes some of my other parts," Sue joked, calling my attention to her ample breasts.
"Nevertheless, you should let Paul massage your feet for you. He's really good at it."
Sue hesitated. "I doubt if Paul would want to do my feet," she said without looking at me.
I looked over at Sue as I began to stroke Dana's other foot. "It would be my pleasure, Sue," I assured her.