Sarah stood outside her flat. It was late in the evening and she needed fresh air. She hung over the railing listening to the noises of the town drifting in the air. She heard someone walking along the catwalk. Raising her head, she brushed her brown hair out of her face and saw Neomi, her neighbour walking towards her.
"Hey. Neomi," Sarah waved. Neomi grumbled in response "Rough day?" Neomi nodded, her curly brown hair shook around her head. She looked like she'd had a smile on her face all day and was glad to not have to smile anymore. Her slender frame was covered in a light skirt and blouse.
"All I want in the world is to relax right now." Neomi grumbled, fumbling for her keys to her flat.
Sarah started back to her flat and turned just as Neomi opened her door "H-hey if you... if you want I could...give you a massage if you want." Sarah stammered. She'd been looking for a reason to try and talk to Neomi for a while now. She was curious about her and no one else seemed to know. She always seemed to keep to herself and never seemed to have any visitors.
Neomi looked distant for a moment, looking past Sarah. She shook her head, and brushed her brown hair back. "Yeah, erm, just let me...just take a shower quickly and then yeah, that sounds great."
"Just knock on the door when you're ready, okay." Sarah watched Neomi enter her flat and quickly entered her own. Her heart was racing. Why had she said that, what was she thinking? She rushed around her flat, moving objects and furniture around. It seemed like an eternity, nothing seemed right, everything seemed out of place. She shouldn't have said what she said. She should learn to keep her mouth shut.
There was a knock at her door and time seemed to stop. Her body went into autopilot as she moved towards the door. She reached out to the handle. Pulling the dead-bolt back, Sarah opened her door. Neomi was stood there, a faint smile across her face. She wore a light, loose white tank top and a light pair of shorts. "Hey" Sarah said, noticing the vacant look on Sarah's face. "Everything okay? I can come back if you want."
Sarah quickly shook her head returning to the present, "NO, I mean, come in everything's fine, I was just sprucing up." She moved away from the door allowing Neomi access to her flat. Neomi walked in, Sarah motioned her towards her room. "Just take your top off and lay face down on the bed. I'll make sure all that tension is gone quick enough. Just yell when you're ready."
Neomi entered the bedroom and a few moments later called out. Sarah entered the room and saw Neomi laying on her front. Sarah moved to her bed side table, opening one of the drawers and pulled out a small bottle. "Now let's deal with all that pent up stress and tension. Okay?" Sarah spoke calmly and slowly, holding back to absolute terror that screamed inside her. Sarah climbed on the bed and straddled Neomi's hip. Opening the bottle released the sweet aroma of coconut. She dropped a small amount on her hands, placing the cap back on the bottle and rubbing her hands together to warm the oil up. She leaned forward. "I'm gonna start now, okay. Just relax and tell me if I push too hard." Neomi nodded with her head in the pillows. Sarah touched her hands to the middle of Neomi's back, feeling the tension spike in her muscles. In a voice filled with strength and power, she spoke "I need you to relax, if you can't manage that, I guess we can't continue."
"N-no, its okay, I'm just a little embarrassed, I've never done something like this befo-" Neomi started but was quickly interrupted by Sarah's powerful voice "First the tension in your body must be dealt with, then we'll see what happens, alright?" Sarah moved her hands, stroking Neomi's bare flesh. Her hands moved across her skin, pushing the tension out rubbing the oil and the sense of calm deep into Neomi's muscles. Sarah felt the stress melt beneath her and Neomi whimpered under Sarah's touch. "That's it. Just relax. Just enjoy this." Sarah moved her hands lower along Neomi's back. Rubbing the sweet coconut oil into her lower back, Neomi moaned softly. Sarah lifted herself up and off Neomi, "Would you kindly roll over." Sarah commanded. Neomi rolled over and Sarah went back to straddling Neomi. Sarah smiled down at Neomi. Neomi's breathing picked up as Sarah started rubbing the oil into her arms and upper chest. She moved her hands around to Neomi's sides and gently stroked down to her stomach. Neomi grumbled quietly to herself at the lack of Sarah's attention to certain areas. Sarah watched Neomi as she gently rubbed her pale flesh. "Are you enjoying yourself?"