Ch 22
This is the story of Stephen who can see peoples emotional state as a colour. Stephen moves into the hotel, continues his work with Peter and Monica.
All character are over 18 years of age.
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After gathering the things I would need for a couple of weeks I drove to the hotel that I used for my therapy sessions. I planned to stay there for the next week or two until we work out if there was any risk in the encounter Tess and I had.
I had an appointment with Peter, Monica and Monica's mother. Peter and Monica had made incredible progress in the course of the therapy sessions, however it seemed that Monica's mother had made it clear she was not in favor of the relationship and worked to undermine Peter at every opportunity. Peter was understandably quite resentful. Over time this resentfulness had turned into a domination fantasy. Monica upon hearing the details was quite turned on by the prospect. That said, fantasy is fantasy, and in the real world, Monica's mother would continue to undermine and erode the relationship. We would need to get to the bottom of the situation if we were to achieve lasting benefits.
I also had landed a second client couple, Frieda and Michael, which I would be meeting later in the week. Freida and Michael are a couple in their 50s. They have been married for 30 years and have 2 adult children. Apparently Frieda had an affair, I didn't yet have the details. They are hoping I can help them get things back on track.
Firstly though I would need to deal with Peter, Monica and her mother. It was good to be busy, it helped take my mind off the potential issues of the weekend. I had a restless sleep that first night. Waking early, I took breakfast in the restaurant, read the morning papers, and then returned to my room to tidy up and prepare for their arrival. Monica did not believe her mother would attend if she knew it was a relationship session, so as a pretext to get her to attend the meeting was arranged as a catch up for lunch.
I arranged room service to be delivered promptly on their arrival and then reached out to Josiah who was the room service waiter. Last time I met with Peter and Monica it was Josiah who delivered our lunch. Josiah was of African decent, over 6 feet tall, thin but muscular at the same time. When he delivered our lunch he had sensed the sexuality in the room and showed interest although he would never make any direct overture.
There was a knock on my door, opening I found Josiah waiting.
"Sir", he said, "I understand you asked for me?".
"Firstly", I responded, "Sir is my father, I'm Stephen".
"Yes Sir, I mean Stephen", he bumbled along, recovering, "How may I be of assistance Stephen?"
"Well Josiah, I'm sure you know I use the hotel suite as an office to meet my clients. I work with couples who typically have some trouble in their marriage, I generally offer advice, workshops etc to assist them in working through their issues."
"Yes, Sir", he replied.
"Sometimes on occasion, these sessions can involve third parties like yourself. There is a strong possibility that my session today could be one of those times and I was wondering whether you might be interested in participating. You would be compensated of course."
"I see", he responded, "what exactly would I be required to do?"
He was looking for confirmation, however the yellow plume that was issuing forth told me that while he didn't understand the exact nature of what was to be done, he had some idea.
"Sometimes my couples need a third party to assist them in their therapy. There could be some nudity, could be some touching. I guide the process myself and nothing is ever done without full consent. I wouldn't ask you to do anything you were uncomfortable with, and if at any time you became uncomfortable you would merely need to make it known and we would immediately stop."
"Touching? What kind of touching do you mean?" He asked.
"Well it could be pretty benign like say a back massage, or it might involve touching of genitalia, you touching the clients, both male and female, or them touching you. It could lead to full sexual penetration, but only if everyone participating is fully on board with it. The only rule is you must never initiate activity, you must wait for me to make the suggestion. I will only do so when the client is ready, and it maybe that the client does not get to that level and there may be no activity at all. It's entirely possible in such circumstances that you become very 'ready', but might remain unfulfilled. I trust you would be able to take care of yourself afterwards if necessary. You are after all being paid and we are here to provide a service, not the other way around."
Yellow fog gave away how keen he was to join in.
"I suppose that could work", he said, "I'd be happy to participate, and could use a little extra income."
"Excellent, I may have use for two other men this afternoon, are you able to recommend any other staff who might wish to participate?"
"I think I know just the right two men for this job", he replied.
"Excellent, could you please have this same conversation with them and let be know if they are keen. Also please make the rules clear to them so there is no confusion."
"Of course Sir, I mean Stephen".
We covered off the remainder of the details and I met with Josiah's friends Booker and Caleb. Both were tall, lean, and well muscled. I reiterated the rules, which they understood and were happy to comply with. All that remained now was to wait for the trio to arrive.
It wasn't long before there was another knock. Opening the door, Monica's mom had obviously realized this was not a restaurant and something was up.
"I thought we were having lunch", she said caustically.
"Yes of course, lunch will be along shortly, please come in", I said.
Albeit reluctantly, she allowed Monica to guide her into the room.
"What is the meaning of this? This is not a restaurant!"
"This is my mother, Elaine", Monica said, "Mom this is Stephen, he is helping Peter and I".
Red and purple haze poured off Elaine, she knew she had been duped. I cleared the fog as fast as I could. As soon as I god a semblance of control it would issue forth again. It was such a full time job keeping up, it was difficult to think about anything else.
"Elaine", I said, "would you mind joining me in my office. I assure you it will only take a few minutes."
I led her to my office and asked her to take a seat. I let Josiah know we were ready for lunch and sat my self down opposite Elaine.
"Why am I here?" She immediately demanded.
"Please", I said, "let me explain. Monica and Peter sought me out to assist them in working through some issues they were having. During the course of our discussions your name came up a number of times. I am seeking your support in helping Monica and Peter achieve a full and lasting relationship."
"Full and lasting? Full and lasting? This relationship as you put it has been doomed from the start. Why would I want to keep this disaster in the making going?"
Green and grey fog was oozing from every pore as she spoke. She was lying and happy about it. Clearly she was working to damage the relationship. It was time to take some action.
"This is a safe place, a place where everyone can tell the truth and express themselves without any judgement whatsoever. Tell me why you want to destroy their relationship."
Grey fog started issuing again. I cleared it, making it impossible for Elaine to lie.
"I need Monica for myself, I've been so lonely", She blurted out before she could catch herself.
"If you don't mind me asking, when was the last time you had a physical relationship?"
Again she was about to object, and possibly lie. I cleared the fog again.
"It's been years, I miss it so much".
"Come with us on this journey, you have nothing to lose. You might be surprised at the outcome."
Keeping the fog cleared allowed Elaine to put aside her irrational behaviors for a moment and consider exploring a win win relationship.
"How would this work exactly?"
