(This is the first part of a two part story. This one involves Joan and the girls, while the second part will be about Joan and Harry)
"Call Me" by Blondie was playing on the car stereo as Amanda pulled into the spa's parking lot.
"Jesus, don't you like any music from this century?" Asked Joan
"Eh, not especially," said Amanda. "anyway - my car, my music."
The Blue Horizon spa was located just outside the city on the shores of Great Sandy Lake. Amanda and Judy had been there before and recommended it highly. It was the day before Joan's birthday, and her husband Harry had booked a day for Joan and her friends, followed by a night at a posh downtown hotel.
"This is just the first part," Joan explained. "We're having a more private celebration tomorrow on my actual birthday." The other women laughed and said "awwww..."
Joan was turning 50 this year, and she had found that she didn't mind getting older, but she liked the idea of the rejuvenating effects of a spa. At the very least it promised to be relaxing, and it was another way to see more of the girls.
Joining Joan and Amanda were Judy and Bridget. The others in their group had given their regrets. Marie was visiting family in New Orleans with Terry, while Sylvia and Leonard were celebrating their anniversary. Marcy was back in Carter Hills, but promised to give Joan a special night when she visited with Harry next month.
They got out of the car and headed to the front entrance, where a staff member led them to the locker rooms, handing each of them a robe and towels, a keycard and a padlock on a lanyard. As the four women changed into their robes and locked up their street clothes, Bridget showed off her latest tattoo: a pair of wings on her back.
They headed first for the mud baths, mostly because this seemed like the "spa" thing to do.
According to Amanda and Judy the spa tended to look the other way if the guests fooled around with each other, as long as they weren't too overt about it and didn't involve the staff. However, the mud baths were in a busier part of the spa, so they behaved themselves. Bridget ordered some cucumber water and promptly put the cucumber slices over her eyes "because that's what you're supposed to do, right?"
The mud was surprisingly warm and comfortable, and Joan closed her eyes and felt that she was floating in the tank. After about fifteen minutes they were directed towards the showers where they washed everything off. An attendant handed them their towels and robes and they were led to the steam room. Seeing her friends wet and steamy was turning Joan on, but she did her best to keep her hands to herself.
Next up was massages. Joan's masseuse was a woman with coffee-coloured skin and angular features framed by long black curly hair in a loose ponytail.
"I'm Paola," she said in a bright, cheerful, voice. "Is there anywhere in particular you'd like worked on today?"
"I'm not sure, my ankles have been a little stiff lately."
Paola nodded and turned on some New Age music, instructing Joan to lie on the table on her chest. Putting oil on her hands, she worked on Joan's feet first, then massaged Joan's calves. When Paola reached Joan's thighs, Joan found her pussy tingling almost involuntarily. Good god, she thought, it must be impossible for a guy to get one of these and not be turned on. Once Paola had thoroughly massaged Joan's thighs, she moved on to her shoulders. Joan let her robe slip a bit to give Paola access to her back. By the time Paola was done Joan was thoroughly relaxed.
It was almost noon so they changed back to their street clothes and went for lunch at the spa restaurant. They toasted the birthday girl ("you don't look a day over 65," Amanda joked) and dined on salad with grilled salmon. Towards the end of the meal Amanda was looking around the restaurant and suddenly looked stricken, hiding her face in her hands.
"What's wrong?" asked Joan.
"I think I see my kids' old history teacher."
Amanda tried to look nonchalant when, sure enough, a small Latina woman in her mid 60s came to the table.
"I thought that was you!"
"Hello, Ms. Gonzalez, how are you?"
"Oh just fine, how are Mara and Richie?"
"They're both doing fine." Amanda then introduced her friends to the older woman.
"Well, enjoy your stay," said Ms. Gonzalez as she left the table.
After lunch Amanda insisted they head to the tennis courts. They rented some rackets and soon were attempting a doubles game, with Amanda and Joan facing off against Judy and Bridget. Amanda and Judy turned out to be far more competitive than the other two, and it was soon clear that Bridget had never played tennis before at all. Joan and Bridget ended up watching from the sidelines. Joan was watching the two women play when Bridget giggled and nudged her.