Author note:
My wife and I were at her best friend Sherry's sixtieth birthday party, and the wine and spirits had been flowing freely when the subject of Sherry's new hot tub came up. She had gotten it a few weeks earlier, and as the conversation digressed, she mentioned, with a sly smile, that there was one particular jet 'she really liked!' I couldn't resist the low hanging fruit and was teasing her about having an affair with her hot tub when I offhandedly remarked that it would make for a fun short story. We all had a good laugh at the notion, but I don't think anyone thought I was serious, including myself. Well, the idea tickled me, and just seemed to stick, so I wrote this story. I had Sherry read and okay it before publishing it. Surprisingly, her only comment was, "I wish my hot tub really did all that stuff!" The story is a blend of truth and fiction, and names were changed to protect the guilty!
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Sherry is an outgoing fun-loving person with an infectious smile that always seems to have a hint of mischief in it. She was even pretty wild
back in the day.
These days, she is happily married to her third husband, of fifteen plus years, and they love spending as much time as they can with her grandchildren. But since her car accident several years ago, she has lived with the daily grind of unexplainable pain. A sharp, burning, radiating pain that pulses through her hips and legs.
Sherry has been to specialists and esteemed college medical institutes looking for answers. But none of them have given her a definitive diagnosis. At first, she abated the pain with wine, but over time it helped less, and her family doctor referred her to a pain clinic. The patches took the edge off her pain, but they made her tired, and she was becoming more and more depressed, and her husband very concerned.
Every specialist and clinician Sherry had seen over the years suggested she get a hot tub to help relieve her pain. She had resisted the idea because her husband, who is ten years her senior, has health issues that would not allow him to sit in the 102-3 degree water with her. Eventually, he convinced her it didn't matter if he couldn't get in with her. The hot tub would be for therapeutic purposes, not simply for pleasure, and if it would help relieve her pain, he was all for it.
With due diligence, they picked out a hot tub with all the bells and whistles and had a concrete pad poured by their back deck. On the day it was delivered, Sherry and her husband sat in the shade of their deck awning and watched the young man, who had introduced himself as Tommy, and his two helpers set the tub in place. As the three young men went about hooking it up, she couldn't help but notice the way Tommy was grinning at her whenever they made eye contact. He was the good-looking bad-boy type, she would have run with
back in the day,
and Sherry had to admit she was enjoying the attention!
She hadn't thought about those days in quite a while. She had passed through menopause, and between her health problems and her husband's diabetic complications, their passion had faded. She loves her husband dearly, and he had always been more than willing to pleasure her in the ways he could. But, because she could not fully reciprocate, Sherry felt it wasn't fair and had decided there was so much more to their lives, it just wasn't that important.
Her husband was well aware of her new admirer and patted her knee with a sideways grin, climbed out of his chair, and said he was going in to watch some TV. Sherry knew that was "code" for catching an afternoon nap and rolled her eyes at his statement. Then in response to his sideways grin, coyly waggled her eyebrows with a catty little smile and said she had better stay and keep an eye on the young men. Her husband rolled his eyes with a smirk, and let out a little chuckle as he went into the house.
She watched with excited anticipation as the young men filled the tub and checked the systems. When they finished, the two helpers tidied up and were putting away their tools when the handsome bad-boy beckoned for her, with a devilish gleam in his eyes. Earlier, when Tommy introduced himself, he had promised her a full demonstration. Sherry knew the young man's type and figured, at the very least, this would be amusing.
She climbed out of her chair, and as she headed his way, Tommy gave her an exaggerated, hand-waving, game show presentation of her
brand-new deluxe hot tub!
Sherry couldn't help but smile at his display as he greeted her with a big grin and began his demonstration. First, he showed her how the new swingarm design, lightweight top, could easily be opened and closed with one hand.
Next, he brought her attention to the ergonomically placed control console, and invitingly held out his hand; Sherry offered her hand without hesitation. Tommy gently took her hand, extended her index finger, and began to
suggestively
run it over and around the mood lighting button as he explained with a gentle, whimsical, sexy voice, how the multiple light patterns of the primary color LED arrays would
definitely
enhance her therapeutic experience
after dark.
Then Tommy began to
suggestively
run her finger over and around the bubble-jet massage button as he explained how this exclusive feature would
spew
bubbling jets of warm water through hundreds of small holes, along the length and width of the body-contoured lounge seat,
titillating
her with the sensation of a thousand little fingers massaging her entire body.
Sherry was
indeed
amused and impressed with the young man's extensive and intimate knowledge. She was also feeling something she hadn't felt in some time,
deep in her loins,
as Tommy gently moved her finger to the deep massage feature.
He slowly circled the button as he explained how the
large, penetrating
deep massage jets would relax her tired, sore muscles from her shoulders to her feet. Then, with a lower sexier tone, suggested that she might find some of the jets more
stimulating
than relaxing, and without warning, pushed the button with her finger. She gasped loudly as the powerful surge sent a shudder through her body. Sherry took a moment to collect herself, then pushed the button to turn off the jets, and sheepishly smiled up at Tommy. He had a devilish sparkle in his eyes as he gave her an eyebrow waggling grin that said
I know you're a tigress, and you're not dead yet!
Tommy continued his presentation and explained every detail of how to care for her new hot tub. He adoringly caressed her hand as he sadly informed her that the water would not be up to temperature until the next afternoon. Then he assured her that if she had a problem or needed anything, he would personally take care of it and asked if she had any questions. Sherry had a question
all right,
but knew she would be keeping it to herself as she thanked Tommy for his wonderful presentation. Then, with a devilish sparkle in her eyes, said she would
definitely