Sophie sat nervously in the chair at the salon, waiting to be called. She absentmindedly flipped through an issue of Cosmopolitan, unable to focus on 50 New Tricks to Try in Bed or How to Decode His Facial Expressions. She had decided to get a brazilian wax as a surprise for her new boyfriend, Sean. Secretly, she hoped it would encourage him to go down on her, which he had yet to do in their six weeks as a couple. However, she was quite nervous. She had never gotten anything waxed before, and had heard it could be quite painful. The logistics also worried her a bit. Would she be totally bare from the waist down? Would things be awkward during the wax? What if it hurt so much that she screamed or cried?
To reassure herself, Sophie thought of her friend Beth, who got waxed every single month. "It's no big deal," Beth had said. "Want me to go with you?".
Bringing a friend had seemed even more embarrassing to Sophie than going by herself. As she sat waiting, she released her long brown hair from its ponytail and twisted it into a bun. Her appointment was with Lisa. What would Lisa be like? The woman on the phone had said, "Lisa is one of our most popular technicians. She always takes good care of her clients." What did that even mean? Sophie hoped that meant it wouldn't hurt too much.
"Sophie?" A woman emerged from a room to Sophie's right. She had golden blonde hair braided back into a bun, and was tall and slender. She looked to be in her mid-twenties, a couple years older than Sophie's 21, and she was absolutely gorgeous. Her smile made the skin around her eyes crinkle as she watched Sophie put down her magazine and get up.
"Um, yes. I'm Sophie," she replied awkwardly. Lisa greeted her with a warm handshake and led her into the room. It was small, with a massage table in the back next to a cart of waxing supplies.
"Just go ahead and get undressed from the waist down, and lie here on the table." Lisa smiled and turned her back as Sophie slipped off her flip flops, pulled off her denim skirt and panties, and lay down on the table.
"So, what are we doing today? Everything off? Or a strip in the middle?" asked Lisa.
Sophie hadn't considered this. "Everything off, I guess. Please."
Lisa smiled. "First time?"
Sophie grimaced. Was it that obvious? "Yes," she admitted.
"Don't worry," replied Lisa. "You are going to be just fine." She winked. "And, whoever the lucky man is, he is going to love it."