Karen was setting in her car in the parking lot next door to he massage parlor. Her best friend had told her about it a month ago, right after she had discovered it. Her friend Sandy was thirty-five and newly divorced like herself. "You have to try this place. That's all I'm saying." And try as she might, that was all Sandy would tell her but she did ask if Karen had made an appointment every time they were together or talked on the phone, which was nearly every day.
So finally, just to shut Sandy up, she called and arranged for a massage and she certainly could use one. Her divorce had been final three months earlier and her life was in a bit of a mess ever since. Financially she was fine. Between what her husband, a successful and well known attorney, had agreed to pay her each month and the fair amount of cash her grandfather had left her, she would be just fine indeed.
The hassle and stress came from having to find a new apartment, furnish it, buy a car and completely change her life. She locked the door of her new bright red Miata and smiled as she turned toward the shop.
When the door closed behind her, she was standing in the waiting area. It was very pleasant with soft jazz playing. It was quite dark but she could see and smell a number of vases of flowers set around and there was a black leather sofa and two matching chairs arranged in sort of a conversation area to her right. There was a very modern glass counter ahead of her and for the first time she saw there was a woman standing behind it.
"I'm guessing you are Karen?" she asked.
Karen walked to the counter and nodded. "Yes." She said. The woman was around forty or so but striking to look at. She had long red hair with black streaks running through one side. She was taller that Karen by a good six or eight inches and very slender. She was wearing a blue floral silk wrap around her waist and a dark blue spaghetti strap tee that ended above her naval. She was quite beautiful with a flawless tan complexion.
"Please have a seat." She pointed toward the sofa. "May I offer you a glass of wine?"
"Gee." Karen said. "Sure. I never expected wine. Do you have white?"
"I'll bring it to you and I'll let Tess know you are here." The woman said.
It was only a couple of minutes when the woman reappeared carrying a glass of white wine and a cloth napkin. When she handed it to Karen she said. "By the way, I'm Samantha. This is my shop but the help all insist on calling me Sam. I wasn't sure I liked that at first but I decided I couldn't fire them so now I guess I'm Sam "
"I like Sam." Karen said. She held out her hand and the woman shook it. She had very long fingers and the softest hands she had ever felt. The woman returned to behind her counter and slid onto a stool. When she crossed her legs, the wrap exposed a lot of thigh and Karen could see that a very exotic tattoo ran from her ankle to well up on her hip and disappeared beneath her wrap.
Maybe fifteen minutes had passed and Karen had finished her glass of wine when the curtain against the far wall slid open and a very young girl walked through. "Karen, this is Tess, she will be providing your massage today." Karen stood as the girl approached her. She took the glass from Karen's hand. The girl could not have been more than eighteen. She was physically a mirror image of Samantha except she had short dishwater blonde hair and a breathtaking beauty that can only come from youth. It was then that Karen realized that the girl was wearing an identical outfit as Sam. She assumed it must be the office uniform, Well, Karen thought. Sam had great taste.
"Will you come this way please?" The girl asked as she pointed toward the curtain and the hallway beyond. Karen made her way down the short hall and entered a second room that was only lit by candles. It was dark but everything was still visible. She heard glass clink and when she turned she saw Tess pour her a second glass of wine. She walked over and handed it to Karen and then she put her left hand under Karen's right elbow and said. "It takes a bit for your eyes to adjust. I've told Sam we need a few more candles in here."
"It is quite dark isn't it?" Karen agreed.
"Just over here." The girl said and opened a door leading into a spa. There were more candles and flowers and in the middle of the room set an old-fashioned claw-foot tub filled with water and bubbles and a bit of steam was rising into the room. The girl placed her left had on Karen's left hip and patted. "You get undressed and we'll get you all ready for you Massage. I'll be back in just a couple of minutes.?"
"But I just asked for a massage." Karen explained.
"It's all part of the spa package hun. You just relax and enjoy yourself. Its not every day we get to treat ourselves this way is it?" Tess said.
When Tess was gone and Karen heard to door close she just stood there. She walked over and slid her fingers into the tub. The water was quite hot and it felt silky to her touch as if some type of oil had been added to the water. "What the hell." She said out loud to no one. "She is exactly right, how often do I get to do this?" Karen unbuttoned her blouse and slid it over her shoulders and placed it on a hook she located on the wall. She then unzipped her skirt and stepped out of it, placing it too on a hook. She set down on a chair and removed her shoes and thigh high stockings. When she stood again she reached behind her and unhooked her bra and placed it on the chair.
She was moving to the tub when the door opened and Tess returned. "I see you are about ready for your bath." She said. Karen was startled and turned, covering her breasts with her arms. Tess walked right up to her. "No need for modesty, I will see most of you before the day is over." She looked at Karen and smiled. Karen relaxed and was feeling a little silly. Tess took her hand and turned her toward the Tub. Then she knelt down and hooked her thumbs into Karen's panties and slowly removed them, lowering them to the floor. "Lift." Tess said and Karen realized she had to step out of her panties. Tess stood and took Karen's arm and steadied her, "In you go." She said.
Karen stepped into the tub and immediately sat down, the hot sudsy water felt marvelous. Tess walked to the end of the tub and knelt next to Karen's head. She took her head into her hands and slowly rolled it side to side. She leaned in to Karen's ear. "Relax." She said. "This isn't by the hour." Tess lowered Karen's head back and while holding it in one hand, she placed a thick folded towel under her neck. She released Karen's head and ran the fingers of both hands over Karen's forehead and down across her cheeks and along her neck. She brought them back up under Karen's chin then she stood. "You just soak a bit." And she was gone out the door again.
Karen closed her eyes and literally fell asleep.
Although it was a mere five minutes since she had left, when Tess once again knelt behind Karen's head and asked, "Are you ready for your bath?" Karen was startled into consciousness. Tess again placed her fingers on Karen's temples and slowly massaged her back to reality. Tess then moved to the side of the tub and produced two sponge mitts sliding one on each hand. She picked up a bottle of liquid soap and poured a generous amount onto one mitt then she rubbed them together creating a lot of foam.
Tess lifted Karen's right arm and proceeded to wash it thoroughly from pit to fingertips. When she lowered it back into the water she repeated the process on her left arm. Then Tess raised Karen's right leg and ran the foamy mitt the length of her leg starting at her foot and slowly letting the sponge covered hand travel the inside of Karen's leg until it touched her pubic mound. That's when Karen jerked. Tess giggled and said. "Sorry."
