Ella was a huge pain in the ass.
She was a relative of mine who needed help moving into her new home, finding a doctor, getting to and from the appointments. Basically, she needed help in doing everything humanly possible for her.
Above it all, she was depressed. When I asked her why, the answer was always the same.
"I am 76 years old," she would say. "There is nothing for me now. I am an old woman."
"You aren't that old," I would counter. But she would always give me a 'meh' sound, flick her hand at me, and dismiss any further comments.
Now Ella wasn't all that old looking. She was short, about 5'2", and weighed in at about 135 pounds. But what amazed me was two things. First off, the first time she met me, I had made a racy remark to her about something, and her nipples damn near knocked me into next week. They were about the size of a good cigar, and at least half an inch long. The other thing that was enticing about Ella was a simple fact: she never had children. It made me wonder, would she still be tight?
Now, as I was visiting her over my lunch hour from the plant, she went into the old routine, "I am so old Gerry."
"You're not old Ella."
"I am too. I just can't do all the things I used to."
"Like what?"
"You know, stuff." Not really a brain-teaser statement, given that even at 76, her nipples immediately began to get hard.
I leaned back into the chair and stared at her. "Ella, are we talking about sex?"
She made the famous, meh sound, and waved me off. But the nipple barometer notched itself up a little higher.
"You are talking about sex aren't you?" She just stared at me, the fact I had found her out, was pushing her mind into high gear.
Although given how little she could do on her, I wondered how far she would get. "I don't think I need to talk to you about that. You're my nephew."
"I am your nephew by marriage. Not really a relative. And Ella, there is no one else here, but you and I. Who is going to know what we talk about?"
"I don't know Gerry. It seems, funny."
I smiled at her. "It only seems funny to you."
She didn't say a word for a moment, then looked at the floor. "I don't know."
"How long has it been," I wondered out loud, "since you made love with anyone."
"You mean my Johnny?"
"Anyone, Ella."
She fidgeted for a moment, then looked up at me. "About 30 years."
"Years?" I asked incredulously.
"About."
"Holy shit Ella. Haven't you missed it----Making love?" By now her nipples must have been in pain, they were so erect, pushing the material of her blouse and bra towards me.
"Yes."
"Wow, I can't imagine having gone that long without sex. Would have driven me crazy." As soon as I said it, I knew she wouldn't see the irony in the statementโgiven her current situation. But I thought it was shit-funny.
"I know. But all the men my age, who might be interested, aren't interested in anything other than a bridge partner. No one wants anything to do with sex."
I shook my head in wonder. "I can't believe that."
She leaned towards me, and whispered in a conspiratorial tone, "and they don't have a clue what to do anyways." She leaned back, and gave her famous, "meh," and was done with the thought, and tossed herself back into the chair. "It drives me crazy," she said. "Just thinking about it, makes me crazy."
"You look a little tense, Ella."
That seemed to deflate her a little. "Yeah. A bit. It's all this talk about sex. And you're my nephew."
"By marriage."
"Still."
"That means that we aren't blood relatives."
I got up, and without a word went behind her, and started to rub her shoulders. She started to object, but once may magic fingers began to weave their spell of relaxation, all objections faded away. I slowly worked the tension out of the muscles all along the tops of her shoulders and her neck, while she relaxed enough to let her eyes close and rest her head against the back of the chair.
"That feels very good Gerry," she purred.
My hands wandered inside her blouse, and under the straps of her bra, and my fingers warmed her upper chest area. Through the gap created by my hands, I could see right down to her chest and the bra that was struggling to contain her tits. Her skin was soft, buttery and so welcoming.
"Mmmm."
She leaned forward and asked, "could you massage a little lower down my back?"
"Not here, Ella. It's too hard to lean forward over the back of the chair. Why don't you lie down on the couch?"
"Do ya think so," she asked me? But Ella was already starting to get up off the chair when she spoke. When she lay down on the couch, her arms crossed under her head and she relaxed almost immediately. I could see her body sigh. I knelt beside her, and started on her lower back. With long, heavy strokes, I worked my way from the small of her back, to her shoulder blades. My fingers found and exploited the tight muscles all down her back. I could tell Ella was falling into the massage. Her breathing had gotten deep, and her eyes were closed. There were small purrs, emanating from her as the massage deepened.