It was the third week in August and a Wednesday, the slowest day of the week at our mountain resort-retreat and the bosses only day off. It was even slower because a Faith Bible Church group had booked the entire resort, and they weren't doing any extras. They had meetings in the morning, then broke up for sightseeing and shopping trips. Almost no one came in to the Spa for massages and facials, though a few had manicures and pedicures in the Gallery area.
I was re-stocking the massage room with towels when I became aware of an argument between a husband and wife. They couldn't see past the bushes to the open frosted window, so I heard almost every word. The wife didn't want to see some Civil War battlefield with her husband, and didn't care to spend any more time with the other wives, either. She said she would read in her room, but her husband thought that would look bad. That set the woman off on a harangue about appearances and living other people's lives, at the end of which she said that maybe she would get a massage. The husband thought she was joking, but she opened the door, said she was serious and told him that she'd see him at 5 to get ready for dinner. He protested to a closed door for a second, then walked away mumbling.
I tried to look like I hadn't heard a word, and smiled when the woman looked at me and asked if I could fit in a massage. She was a nice looking, conservatively-dressed brunette, probably in her late Thirties.
"I've never had a massage in my life, but I think I need one right now."
"Well…" I responded, but that's the only word I got out.
"Please, I need a massage. I'll take any time."
She was pleading with me, and I saw her eyes water a little
"Okay. I can fit you in right now. May I ask your name?"
"Arlene M____________________. I'm with the Faith Bible Church group."
"Okay, Arlene. There's a robe in the dressing room. I'll prepare the table. Come out when you're ready."
I put a "No Entry" sign on the door and locked it. A minute later, Arlene called out, asking about the cost. I told her that Wednesday's were normally slow, and that we had a half-price special. Arlene practically bounded out of the dressing area, she was so happy to hear that news. She began chirping away in excitement, excused herself for babbling, for being nervous, and then asked if it was okay to leave her underwear on for modesty.
It was. I asked her to lie on the table face up and proceeded with a basic head, neck and scalp massage. Arlene enjoyed the touch and kept talking, perhaps out of nervousness. I heard more than I needed to about her dissatisfaction with the church, what a scandal it would cause if anyone knew a man had massaged her, general husband problems, etc. Eventually she wound down, talking less and less, but making more and more "Mmm" sounds. She was really enjoying it.
I took extra time with the head and neck massage, then began on Arlene's feet. She was extra sensitive there, and stretched a little or jumped each time I hit a pleasurable spot. I put a creme on my hands and continued, delighting in the sensations it was causing her. I rubbed each toe individually, each millimeter of flesh a dozen times. I had nothing to do and it was slow, slow, slow, so why not? I was liking this attractive and friendly woman, and the "Mmmm unnnh" sounds she was making were a turn-on.
At the thirty minute mark I asked Arlene to turn and lie on her stomach so that I could do her back.
"You'll have to take undo your bra and take off the robe, but I'll cover you with these towels. She sat up, turned away from me and reached behind her to unsnap her white brassiere, then lay down with her hands tightly at her sides. I pulled her robe down to cover the bottom half of her body, put a towel over the robe, then removed only the robe, leaving just a folded towel from the small of her back to the back of her knee.
I began working on Arlene's back and neck. She loved every touch, and arched her back or made sounds of pleasure at the finish of each stroke. I worked up, down, back, across and repeated each move in reverse. She was especially receptive to my massage of the lower back area, and I palmed the area just above the band of her plain white panties in slow circles for a good five minutes.
When finished with Arlene's back I began working her ankle and calf on the right leg. She jumped at my touch on several occasions, and continued making "Mmm-mmm" sounds and another one that sounded more like Umm-nnnhhh". It's hard to translate sounds into writing, but it translated easily into a hard-on for me. I spread her legs a little and worked each calf lovingly. When I moved on to the area behind her knees, she seemed ticklish. She didn't tell me to stop, though, so I continued. I pulled up the towel and gently spread Arlene's legs a little more to work on the area just above her knees. The skin was smooth and soft, with just a trace of veining. I noted the remnants of muscular development and definition, thinking that this would have been a very pretty leg ten or twenty years ago. It was still attractive now. Moving higher, I noted the minute lines, dimpling and fine hairs that give any leg character. When I was in my teens just the sight of this area of a woman's body would have made me hard.
I worked higher still on the leg, noting how Arlene's hand clenched and unclenched. This was thigh and inner thigh, area not exposed to strangers, much less felt by them. I was feeling it, though, and Arlene had no apparent objections. She was breathing rather hard, though, which I took to be a good sign.
My hands were now under the towel and I circled Arlene's thigh with both hands and continued a circular motion. Arlene almost stopped breathing as the back of my fingers brushed against the cotton of her pantie crotch once, then twice before my hands descended and I began work on the other leg. I was trying to be professional, but I could now see white cotton pantie crotch and a spot of moisture dead center. It wasn't normal to touch a woman's labia when massaging her, but she didn't know it. She was just going along because she thought this was what the Rest Of The World was used to.
I began working on Arlene's left leg, taking my time. Each square inch of flesh got its due. It was hard not to rush, hard not to give a perfunctory massage to the lower leg, then begin working on the sensitive thigh, but I didn't. My reward was an extra, involuntary spread of the legs when I got above the knee. It was an unconscious move, but subliminally, I knew it meant Arlene was ready for more. I was not her lover, but her body didn't know it.
"I'm enjoying this so much. Why did I never get a massage before?" Arlene murmured.
I didn't answer. I worked higher on the left leg, halfway between knee and rear. I peeked at Arlene's panties and noted the spot in the center of her pantie crotch had grown. She was definitely getting wet. I sniffed the air slowly, hoping for that beautiful scent of a woman, but it eluded me