Prologue: This story is adapted from a chapter in my book. It is fiction but incorporates true personal experiences. The main character, Liam, is an eighteen year old recent high school graduate who is living with his Aunt during the summer before his first year in college.
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After working a long week at my construction job and all morning and half the afternoon on some projects for my Aunt Betty, I was looking forward to taking a power nap to recharge my batteries. My Aunt had gone to her office to catch up on paperwork and the phone was off the hook. I had just taken a long hot shower and put on some comfortable clothes.
Taking off my shoes, I lay down on the living room couch, unbuttoned several buttons on my shirt, undid my belt, unsnapped and unzipped my pants and quickly feel into a deep sleep.
About a half hour into my nap I was awakened by noises in the house. When I cleared my eyes, I saw my Aunt's friend, Jean, standing in the living room doorway. Jean, who lived in a nearby town, was an attractive brunette, tall and thin, in her late thirties.
"I'm sorry that I awoke you," she said, "I was in town and thought I would drop by."
I explained to her that Betty was at her office this afternoon.
As I started to sit up, she said "Please don't sit up. I didn't mean to disturb your nap."
I lay back down. She walked over to me, sitting down on the edge of the couch.
"Betty tells me you have been a great help to her this summer and that you work very hard. Now how about if I give you a nice relaxing massage?"
I didn't know what to say. I'd never had a massage before, so I just nodded approval.
"I'll have you back to sleep in no time," she said as her fingers started lightly kneading my left arm. Never pressing or squeezing hard, she methodically massaged my arms, hands, feet, calves, the lower half of my thighs, and finally my forehead and face.
Right when I thought she was finished, she unbuttoned the remaining buttons on my shirt and opened it up, pressing her hands on my hairy chest. Starting at my neck her palms and fingertips slid down my chest and stomach to near my waist, then back up my sides to my neck. After several minutes of that gentle, repetitive motion, I was almost asleep.