*Note to the reader: This piece was originally written in response to a special request from a dear friend, who's banter greatly inspired it. It was also his gentle encouragement that led me to post it here for your enjoyment*
It's 10:00 pm when you call Master and tell Him that everything is all set up for the next day. Master instructs me that I am to meet you at your home, massage table and all of my implements in tow, at promptly 8:00 pm. I am to be dressed as a professional masseuse would, in casual loose clothes. She is not to know exactly why I am there, yet, and my conversation must be extremely limited. He reminds me of my place and tells me if he is not satisfied with your report, my punishment will be severe.
8:00 pm the following day arrives and you greet me at your door with a warm smile and a glint to your eyes that speaks of devilish intent. You motion me through the door into the foyer where you introduce me to your wife as Eva, her masseuse for the evening. You tell her that you have commissioned me as a gift to her, to help ease the stress of her long day working with children.
You show me to the room in which I am to administer my treatment. A darkened room, illuminated by only candles. The scent of sandalwood wafts through the air. I set up my table alone and lay my implements on the bed; wooden back rollers, lotions and oils of all varieties in a velvet drawstring bag. I pour some fragrant oil into a glass dish that is set to warm over a candle. I put a on cd of light Moroccan music. You escort your wife, now donning only a terry cloth towel into the room where she lays on the table and I drape a sheet over her while you take your leave into yet another room, leaving the door slightly ajar. She is visibly nervous. She's had massages from women in the past, but never at home in the comfort of her own room. She's never been naked in front of another woman in anything other than a clinical setting, and a blush had set in over her entire body.
I take note of the strong build of her shoulders and the ripples in her back. Her body is that of an athlete, firm in all the right places and not a sign of cellulite. Her muscles are visibly tense. I take the now warmed oil and rubbing it into my hands start at her shoulders and gently but firmly work into her tense muscles. She lets out a sigh and I feel her almost instantly relax under my touch. I ask her if she wants the full release, or just a basic massage. Not quite realizing what she is saying, she tells me full release and I continue with my ministrations. I softly tell her to close here eyes and let her mind wander on the drifting smoke of the incense. I paint a picture of an exotic land for her to travel to and just exist, with no worry, no tension, only blissful drumming and the smell of sandalwood.