“It’s an awkward situation,” she said. “We’re overwhelmed with bookings, but we can’t hold on to people. Half the time it’s because kids your age don’t seem to actually want to do the work and I need to ask them to leave, the other half of the time they quit because they can’t handle the expectations of some of our more ... vocal clients.”“Well, I’m here to work,” I told her. She’d led me into the room that was going to be mine to use. “I did a three-year degree for this because it actually interests me. And I grew up around these kinds of people, so I at least like to think I can diffuse any situations that might come up.”“Good,” she nodded. “Now, as I said, we’ve got an overwhelming number of bookings and now that word is getting out we’ve got a new male masseuse I’m sure we’ll be getting even more. So one last thing before I leave you to get set up.”“What’s that?” I asked.“Don’t fuck the clients,” she said, levelling her gaze at me from over the plush massage table between us.
It was an odd request, but one that I’d learned not to take to heart - for some reason there was a sort of person who felt like they had to judge your hands to know if you would be a good masseuse. Usually it came from wealthier clients, but I’d had a woman at the hotel who I could best describe as ‘poor white trash on holiday’ do the same thing. She’d tutted and said I would be ‘good enough’ and then didn’t leave a tip afterwards.So I held out my hands to Mrs Booker, palms up, and let her inspect them.“Very nice,” she nodded, like she was judging a vintage of wine. “I’ll just go get changed.”“I’ll be waiting here for you to bring you back,” I nodded.Thus began my workday. My clients would show up for their appointment, usually a half hour but some of them up to an hour, and I would meet them at the door to welcome them. They would go disrobe in the appropriate change halls, then come meet me wrapped up in a fluffy white Club robe and complimentary slippers, and I would bring them
I waited for Jessica to make her call to see if he was open to the change, which he seemed to be thankful for since he was running late anyways.“So you dated Daisy Cargill, huh?” Jessica asked me.“Three and a half years,” I said. “Loved her to death, and she paid me back by hopping into bed with one of my best friends after she decided I wasn’t going to a good enough University program.”“Well, I’ll make sure I don’t schedule her with you,” Jessica smirked.“She’s around?” I asked, wincing just a little.“Not often,” Jessica said. “I think I overheard her talking with someone about having an internship up in New York, so she’s only back on some weekends this summer.”“Well, thanks,” I said. “I’m off for lunch.”“You’ve got about twenty minutes,” Jessica said. “If you go to the kitchen, ask the fry cook Davey for a Jessica Special. He’ll get you a couple chicken strips and a little salad in like 5 minutes.”I grinned. “Good to know. Thanks for the tip, Jess.”“No problem,” she smiled
Over that lunch Marissa and I chatted quickly. It turned out her job at the Club, which was actually more like three different jobs she was working between the snack cart, the waitressing and bartending, and working as event staff, wasn’t even her only employer. She also worked the breakfast rush at a diner in town three days a week and volunteered her time at a women’s shelter when she didn’t have afternoon shifts at the Club. She kept herself extremely busy during the regular school year, and even during the summer she tended to prefer working to free time.For my part, I told her about growing up as a Club kid, and struggling with dyslexia - I’d gotten over my embarrassment of it later in high school and was happy to talk about it. That was really the only way I’d even gotten through my Massage Therapy program; being open about it with the school helped me get through all the written tests without completely bombing.Marissa was out of there first, giving me another smile as she sa
“Nothing massage-related,” I said, shaking my head lightly and grinning. I hadn’t realized how much I liked and missed talking with Eden. She’d been Daisy’s stepmom the entire time I had dated Daisy, and even before when she and I had just been classmates. Eden’s relative youth compared to our parents had always made her the ‘cool mom,’ though it had always been because Eden was good at sitting on the fence between ‘just a friend’ and ‘mom.’I stood up and went to the switch on the wall, flipping it so that the glass wall and door turned opaque. “I’ll just step out for a minute so you can disrobe and get under the sheet.”“Thanks, kiddo,” she said.I did as I said, waiting in the hallway. Violet, one of the female masseuses, passed me with one of her clients. She was somewhere in her forties, blonde and built like the epitome of a ‘Swedish masseuse’ that could bend you into a pretzel. She just gave me a nod as she led her female client down to her own room. After a thirty count, I kno
“Ugh, I hate those words,” she said, crinkling her nose.I pulled the sheet up from her feet to her knees and quickly started working the soles of her feet with my thumbs. “Cute toe ring,” I said.“Thanks,” she said. “It was a gift from Daisy, actually.”“Well, she always did have a good eye for jewellery,” I said.“So did you, if I remember correctly. She still wears that pendant you bought her sometimes.”“Oh, wow,” I said. “I’d completely forgotten about that. I saved three weeks’ pay to buy her that for her birthday.”“And she went and broke up with you,” Eden sighed with a heavy dose of exasperation.“Alright, my dear,” I said, setting down Eden’s feet as they glistened a little from the oil that had still been on my hands. “That is unfortunately the very last bit of massage I can offer you right now.”“Mmmmmm,” she groaned, stretching out. “Trevor, I think you might be my new favourite person. After my son, of course.”“Of course,” I said. “I’ll just step outside again so you ca
The only problem with Marissa was that, while we quickly became work friends, she didn’t want to date. And that was OK, I just also happened to be horny as hell and so when I wasn’t fantasizing about Eden, I was fantasizing about Marissa’s cute lips and how big her breasts actually were under the deceptive polo shirts.Leaving her that Friday after lunch, I had a smile on my face that made Jessica quirk her head to the side and give me a look as I returned to the spa. “You look like the cat that caught the canary,” she said.“Aren’t you a little young to be using a phrase like that?” I asked her.“OK, Boomer,” she rolled her eyes. We’d developed a decent back-and-forth when clients weren’t around, probably helped by the fact that I’d made sure to check with her that she was getting tipped out through the automatic tracking system the Club used. The Spa was members-only, and they all paid through their accounts so no money ever changed hands in the Spa including our tips. The clients j
Nothing else truly untoward happened with Mrs Killian. I worked out that shooting pain, and wrapped up the massage on time. She thanked me, and said she was going to start booking longer times with me - she felt more relaxed than she had in weeks. She did give me a quick peck on the cheek as I walked her back out to the changing hall entrance once she was properly dressed again, and I didn’t fail to notice Jessica give me the double-eyebrow lift to tease me without saying anything.The rest of my Friday afternoon started to blend together, and I lost track of which client I was on, as I daydreamed of Mrs Killian’s legs. They were nicely muscled, and her smooth, golden brown skin was like massaging a soft marble. Not to mention that peek at her boob.It was funny; most of the Club clients were older, if not elderly, but I hadn’t really considered the fact until Mrs Killian that I was dealing with wealthy old men. And what did wealthy old men like?Trophy Wives.I didn’t know who Mr Kil