Page 62 of Forbidden Letters
“Hmm.” He scrunched his mouth. “I liked it better when you were twenty-two meters. That number was easier to calculate.”
When he tapped his watch, which he’d said was a small computer, I cut in. “It doesn’t matter. You’re the tallest of my friends and close to two meters, I think.” I took the lotion from his hand. “Now get your tall body down on the ground and let me give you your first massage.”
Tyton’s lips pursed. “Normally, I don’t like taking orders, but this time I’m happy to comply.”
I spread the lotion on his shoulders and began massaging him. Every part of his body was firm and with some curiosity I took more mental notes to describe how Deidra would feel when she touched Mark in my book.
We didn’t speak as I massaged his arms and fingers. He turned his head and I felt his eyes on me when I intertwined our fingers as part of the massage. “Do you like it?”
“Yes.” For a moment we smiled at each other and another burst of butterflies made my stomach tingle.
After massaging both his arms, I moved on to his feet and then up his shins and thighs. “You’re very tense; maybe you should get massages more often?”
“Maybe.”
I skipped the part of his body covered by his briefs and moved up to the small of his back.
“Do you mind if I sit on you? It makes it easier for me to reach.”
“Sit on me all you want.”
We laughed about that and I crawled on top of him to sit astride his back.
“Is this how you massage at home?”
“Yes. It’s good, isn’t it?”
“And you want me to do the same to you?”
“If you want.”
“No, for real, Devina. Are you sure you want me on top of you the way you’re on top of me right now?”
“It’s the best way to give a back rub.”
He didn’t respond so I kept going. “I’m almost done with your back and then you can turn over and I’ll do the same to your front.”
“Fuuuck.” A low groan sounded from him
“Unless you don’t want it of course.”
Twisting his neck back to look at me, he narrowed his eyes. “Are you going to sit astride me if I turn around?”
I frowned, not sure what the problem was. “Do you mind?”
He gave an incredulous chuckle. “You have no idea how men work, do you?”
“I had a brother and a father. I’m not clueless.”
“Oh yeah? So what happens when you sit astride your male friends and massage them?”
“I can only think of two friends that I’ve done it with and they were fine. We do this in school, you know.”
“No fucking way.”
“Yes, massaging is part of school. It’s a good way to make children feel comfortable, relaxed, and accepted.”
“You people are the weirdest bunch.”
