I sat in my doctors office, sore from all the testing I'd been through all morning. I'd been in a wreck a year prior and despite months of physiotherapy and x-rays and countless other tests I still had pain in my back that the doctors said I shouldn't have.
"I've been over the results again Laura and I can't see anything wrong. Your spine is pristine, your yoga has your back and core muscles nice and strong, even your chiropractor said you shouldn't have this pain." Said my Doctor.
"I'm not making this up Doctor Miller, pain pills aren't working but I seriously sit and cry most days it gets so bad." I replied, trying to keep the tears at bay.
"I want to send you to a specialist, she's a good friend of mine and I'll put it through your insurance as a Preferred Referral so they don't charge her usual rate. Here's her address, are you free this afternoon?"
"Yes, I took the day off."
"Good, her methods are not what you'd call conventional but she's helped a few of my patients."
"At this point I'll try anything, thank you Doctor."
I went home and showered then took the short drive to the address I was given, I fully expected a little office but it was a private address in a nicer part of town. I pulled into the driveway, the garage door opened as I pulled up and a lady gestured me to pull in.
"Thank you, my HOA get really pissy with me if I have cars other than mine on my driveway. You must be Laura, I'm Melissa." She said with a smile.
"Yes." I replied.
Usually, when I meet someone new I'm open, friendly and will engage in conversation no matter what but this woman had me in awe. She had shoulder length dark brown hair, softly tanned skin and piercing blue eyes. She reminded me a lot of the actress, Eva Green and her beauty seemed to resonate from every pore. I'd never felt like that towards a woman, or even a man for that matter but I felt my face getting red and I was getting wet. I missed what she asked me.
"I... I'm sorry?"
"I said you look a little flushed, are you okay?"
"I uh, I'm fine."
"Shit, I'm so sorry, come on in. Please relax, I have to shower. I'm wearing a special pheromone spray from one of my previous patients, I'll explain later but I didn't think it worked on women."
I sat down on the couch and drank the bottle of water she'd given me, she didn't take long but came back out in a silk robe, smelling fresh and wonderful from her shower. I'd never really felt attraction for another woman before, I knew and could appreciate a beautiful woman sure, but sexually? Not until then.
"I have some questions for you then I'll explain further but do you know why you're here Laura?" She said, sitting on the couch beside me.
"Doctor Miller said you were a specialist, she didn't say what but I've been through a lot of testing and nobody can explain why I'm still getting pain in my back, long after the wreck and my body is supposedly fine."
"I've spoken to Gloria, oh, Dr Miller about you and from what little I know I think your pain is all in your mind my dear."
I could feel myself getting angry and almost got up to leave.
"You mean I'm making this up?"
"No! Sorry, I may have phrased that wrong. It's usually referred to as psychosomatic but I don't like using that word. Basically your body is manifesting pain from your mental anguish and together we're going to get rid of it." She said, smiling as she touched my leg.
"H...How?" I stammered.
"I'm going to ask a few questions that are going to get deeply personal, please accept this house as my office, everything you say to me is held in the strictest confidence but there is a reason I need to ask okay?"
"Uh, sure."
"How long ago did your husband leave you?"
"I uh, oh. Right after they told him I may not walk again."
"Have you had any partners since then?"
"No."
"Do you feel it was your fault he left?"
"I... No, he was a selfish prick and didn't love me like he said he did."
"Do you masturbate Laura?"
"I, what? I..." I felt my face getting red again.
"How long since you climaxed Laura."
"I don't know." I said quietly.
"Come, lets start with a massage then I'll tell you more." She said, getting to her feet.
Melissa led me to a small room off the main lounge, it was cozy looking with a massage bench and a small dresser with candles on top. Melissa dimmed the lights, lit a few scented candles and stood smiling.
"You can put your clothes on the chair then lay face down on the bench."
I half expected her to leave while I undressed but she just turned around. I turned my back and stripped and turned to get on the bench in time to see her hanging her robe on the back of the door and got a glimpse of her breasts as she turned to face me.
She didn't say much at first but her hands felt amazing, she worked my back and shoulders, my arms then worked her way down my spine. When she got close to my ass she started talking again.
"I'm going to touch you in some pretty sensitive areas, if at any time you feel uncomfortable, please ask me to stop and I will."