Melissa found the note in her mailbox. She recognized his handwritingand drew a quick breath. She walked to her desk before opening it.Her pulse quickened and her nipples began to harden. The note wasshort and to the point. "You will prepare for a weekend trip. You willonly bring a yakata, the personal hygiene items as necessary, andyour toys. You will be ready at 5 P.M. on Friday." It was unsigned.There was no need. Her thoughts were confused with the eroticmemories of the last time and bewilderment of the coming weekend.
The remaining days of the week past quickly. On Friday afternoon,she packed her small bag and waited. At 5 P.M. sharp, there was asingle knock at her door. Melissa picked up her bag, opened the doorand went with him.
As they walked to the car, she looked at him. Not much had changedin the six months since she last saw him. He still walked with light,silent steps. His hair was shorter now, but that didn't surprise her. Hishair length and whether or not he wore a beard, was constantlychanging. He hadn't gained any weight and he was tanned. His mouthand eyes is what intrigued her. They were capable of laughing andcold silence at the same time. It is said that the eyes are the windowsof the soul. His eyes told nothing. Jeremy's eyes seldom did.
Jeremy opened the car door for her and after she got in, he took herbag. He went around to his side and opened the door and threw herbag onto the back seat. After starting the car, he opened the centerarm rest and took out a sleep mask. "Put this on and don't remove ituntil I tell you." As Melissa put on the mask and her visual world wasshut off, she heard strains of Beethovens's 1st and 2nd Sonatasplaying. "I know that you like classical music and I brought some ofmy favorites for us to listen to." he said. As the cello and the pianoplayed, she began to relax.
"What have you been doing the last few months?" he asked.
"Just working and trying to stay busy. My father was here a fewmonths ago on his way to Singapore. I was offered some new trainingfor work but I turned it down because they couldn't promise me anysubstantial promotion afterwards. Where have you been and whathave you been up to?"
Jeremy was quiet for a moment before answering. When he spoke,his voice was smooth and with a touch of an accent. "I've been in andout of the area a couple of times since the last time you saw me. Icouldn't contact you because of the projects. The rest of the time, I'vebeen wearing my troubleshooter's hat and have been jumping fromone hot spot to another." They continued to talk about everythingexcept what she really wanted to know, what was going to happenthis weekend.
They had been driving for about 45 minutes in heavy traffic when theyturned off onto a smaller road. The traffic was lighter now and shecould tell that they were going uphill through a series of switchbacks.Traffic had lightened enough that Melissa only heard an occasionalcar passing. Jeremy slowed down and turned off the paved road. Thecar bounced along a dirt road for about 15 minutes and finallystopped. He got out of the car and came around to Melissa's sideand opened her door.
"Can I take this mask off now?"
"Not yet, just a few more minutes." She could smell the scent of pinesand a wood fire burning.
Jeremy took Melissa by the arm and guided her towards herdestination. She could hear a small brook splashing in thebackground. She stumbled slightly on the flagstone walkway. Theystopped walking and Melissa heard a sliding door open. "Step up" hesaid and as she did, she felt the warmth of the fire she smelledearlier. Jeremy shut the door and led Melissa closer to the fire.
He stopped and turned to Melissa, "You may take off the mask now."As Melissa lifted the mask, she saw that she was in a room with astone fireplace against one long wall and the opposite wall had openshoji screens overlooking a Japanese garden with a small stream. Thefloor was of polished hardwood with tatami mats in front of thefireplace. The room had very little furniture, just a low table and asmall wooden chest. There was two closed doors on the far wall andthe single door that they came in behind her.
"Welcome to my retreat" Jeremy said. "This is where you will becomeaware of yourself and your desires. These rooms will be yourclassrooms and I will assist you in your learning."
Melissa looked at Jeremy and asked "What will I be learning?"
"You will look into yourself and come to face with the other side ofyour sexuality.
"What do you mean, the other side?"
"It is the side which we have bordered in the past, yet I didn't thinkyou were ready to explore. If you wish to look, there is different sidesto everything. In the Orient, the two sides are called Yin and Yang,separately they are exact opposites, together they mesh as one tocomplete a whole. We have always stayed on the side that you know,this weekend you will learn the other side of your sexuality anddesires. Your sexuality will become whole."
Once again Melissa's heart began to race and she felt her face startto color from either excitement or apprehension, she wasn't sure. "Areyou ready to begin?" With a deep breath she nodded her head yes.
Pointing to the wall with the two doors, he said "Go into the room onthe right and remove your clothes. There is a connecting door to thebathroom. After your bath, trim your pussy hair and remove allmakeup including fingernail and toenail polish. You will find thenecessary items in the bathroom. Do not put any clothes on andreturn out here when you have completed those tasks."
Entering the door on the right, she found herself in a bare scant roomwith tatami mats and a larger wooden chest against one wall. On thefloor was a large futon. It was a rich burgundy color with a goldencrest like symbol. One wall had closets with sliding doors with thesame symbol on it. As Melissa was hanging up her clothes, shebegan to think what this weekend was all about. She recalled theirprevious lovemaking and she remembered how much she enjoyed theskill with which he was able to turn her body into a hot, tingling massof sexual desires. The way that Jeremy's lips and fingertips felt asthey glided over her body. She also remembered the look in his eyeswhen he would pinch or bite her nipples. She had always wonderedwhat was going through his mind at those times and now she knewthat she was to soon find out. This didn't frightened her, if anything,it heightened her desires. In him, she found a person that she couldtrust and who was caring. He had taken her to that plateau so manytimes before and now she was ready to continue with the journey.
Melissa entered the bathroom and found that some of the contents ofher bag were on the vanity counter next to the sink, along with acomb and scissors, a jar of cleansing cream, and a bottle of polishremover with a small bag of cotton balls. Every item was laid as if ina specific order. Her bath was poured and the water had a fragrantsmell to it. She picked up the comb and scissors and started to combher pussy hair. The thick luxurious bush of hair shined in the light andMelissa found her pussy getting wet. She started trimming the hairand continued until just a downy layer of curls covered her pussy.Picking up the cleansing cream, she removed her makeup and thenshe removed all her nail polish.
Slipping into the bath, she looked around the bathroom. It wasdefinitely a man's bathroom, but she was surprised by the style of thebathroom in comparison to the other rooms. While the other roomswere bare and somewhat austere, the walls of the bathroom were oflarge pale grey river rocks, smoothed and burnished from the constantflow of water. The counter tops and floors were slate slabs. Thebathing area was raised and set off in a recess in the wall completelysurrounded by glass, so it was possible to look out at the hills andwoods surrounding the house. The slate hued bathtub was largeenough for two. The lighting was subdued, the room's fixtures wereof rich brass, and the air was warm and moist. Melissa felt as if shewas in an open air bath or a small grotto.
The water was hot and silky. Melissa felt the tensions flow from herbody and her mind relaxed as well. Her hands drifted down to herbreasts and to her parted thighs. As her fingers lightly stroked hernipple, it began to stiffen with arousal and anticipation. Gentlypinching the nipples caused her to gently suck her breath. She felther body start to tingle. As she worked her nipples into hard points,the pain/pleasure that she loved began to seep over her. Melissapulled hard on the nipples, twisting them as she did so. Taking herleft nipple between her fingertips, she rolled and pinched it until shehad to bite her lip to keep from crying out in sheer pleasure.
With the fingers of her other hand, she started to slowly caress theinner lips of her pussy. The touch of her fingertips sent the inner lipsof her pussy. The touch of her fingertips sent small jolts of electricitycoursing through her, making her feel vibrant and sensual. As herfingers continued to work their way slowly inside her, Melissa feltherself slipping into a state of sexuality. First one finger, then two, andthen the third finger slipped inside her pussy. Her thumb stroked herclit and she had kept her pace slow first, but with each stroke, herfingers increased their tempo and depth. As Melissa came close tocoming, her strokes became hard and fast. As she came, she pinchedher nipples hard between her knuckle and nail. When she did this, herworld became centered between her thighs, deep within her pussy.Melissa was aware of the bright light, the aura, that surrounded herwhen she came. That light slowly faded as the sensations recededand she opened her eyes and slowly took her hands away from herbody. She reached for a washcloth and started to wash her body. Hernipples where still tender from the attention that they were just given,but the water felt smooth and silky as it rippled over them.
When Melissa had cleaned the rest of her body and stepped out ofthe bathtub, she reached for the towel and was surprised to find thatit was warmed by the towel rack. The soft towel drank up the moistureon the rounded surfaces of her body. Her skin felt smooth to thetouch after the oils of the water. She let the towel drop at the edge ofthe bath. She was ready and opened the door to the main room.
The room was dimly lit with only the fire and several small candles forillumination. Jeremy was standing by the fire and he looked up as sheentered the room. He was wearing a light grey cotton yakata. "Youlook beautiful and radiant, I hope the bath refreshed you. Come bythe fire." As Melissa walked over to him, he watched as her fullbreasts swung in rhythmic time to her hips as she walked. He notedthe soft contours of her body and the soft transparent down of haircovering her sex. She looked into his eyes and now she could readthem. He was pleased with what he saw.
"Are you ready to begin?" Melissa gave a gentle nod of her head. Hewalked over to the chest and withdrew a thin pillow from it. He placedit in front of the fire and said "Kneel on this and watch the fire. I wantyou to listen to what I say, but most of all, I want you to understand." Jeremy's voice became a soft whisper as he continued. "Thisweekend we will expand on the roles that we have already assumed.This weekend, you will begin the learning of domination andsubmissive. This is not to be mistaken for sadism and masochism. InS/M, there is no true love or trust. Only the need to hurt and to behurt. As a submissive, you will learn that you are to be cherished. Itisn't wrong to want to be submissive. I hope that I will be as worthya teacher as I know you will be a student. Do you understand andaccept what I just said?" Again, Melissa's head nodded.
"Your rules for this weekend are simple. You will obey what I say. Youwill not wear any clothes or any makeup. You will address me as "Sir"or as "Teacher". You will not speak unless given permission. You mayask any question as long as it pertains to your training. When ourmeals are delivered to us, you will not eat until I give you permission.Do you understand and accept what I have just said?" She noddedher head yes, but he said in a stern tone, "I didn't hear what yousaid."
"Yes."
"Yes what?"
"Yes Teacher."
"Good, I'm pleased." Again he walked over to the chest and hereached in and started to pull out objects and place them on the lowtable. "Come over here." Melissa got up and walked over to the table.On it, he had lined up her `toys', which he had taken from her bag."I see that you have added a few." On the table were a set of Ben-waballs, a small vibrator, and a set of nipple clamps that he had givenher. Beside them, started to place other objects. A flesh colored dildo,over six inches long and about 5 inches around was the first to beplaced on the table. She noted that it looked very much like his cock.Next was a series of anal plugs. These ranged from 3 inches long and3/4 of an inch wide to 6 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide. The sleepmask that she had worn for the journey was lain on the table. Jeremythen placed 2 sets of leather cuffs on the table. "We will add these toyour set now and maybe some others later on."
As she looked at these new toys, she began to understand what itwas that was being asked of her. She was to surrender to him, partof her physical freedom, in return for a sexual freedom that she hadn'tknown before. For a moment, she didn't think that she was ready toproceed, but when she remembered what he had said about trusting,she was ready.
"I am ready to start now Teacher."
"Fine, lay down on your back on the tatami by the fire." Melissawalked over to the fire and laid down in front of it. "I now want you tospread your arms and legs outward. I am not going to restrain younow. I want you to hold your arms and legs spread out. I am goingto make love to you now with my hands and my mouth. If you moveor say anything, I will stop."
With that he knelt down next to her heard and started to rub hertemples. Jeremy's fingers seemed to sense the tension that she wasnow feeling. His fingers massaged her temples and her scalp. Whenhe had finished with her temples, he worked his fingers downwardsto Melissa's neck and shoulders. Again Jeremy's fingers sought outthe tight bundles of muscle and nerves and rubbed them until theyloosened. He took hold of her hands and worked each arm. Hisfingers and hands pushed and rolled the muscles of her arms untilthey seemed to flow out of his hands back to the floor.
Jeremy shifted his position until he was a Melissa's feet. He took eachfoot and rubbed it, sliding his hands up her calves. He rubbed eachleg separately now. His fingers danced around her thighs. The closerhe got to her pussy, the more sensual his caresses became. Eachtime that she thought he would move his hands to her pussy, hewould stop and move the other direction. Jeremy could smell her sexnow as her pussy was getting wetter and her pussy lips began toglisten. He continued to rub her legs, making them totally relaxed, buther pussy was in a state of sexual excitement. It took everythingMelissa had to keep from crying out or moving from the pleasureinside of her, but as his hands moved about her body, her bodybecame softer. Melissa could feel her body tingling as is every nerveending was alive.
Jeremy again shifted positions so that he was now kneeling next toher right side. He looked into her eyes, his face lit up with a smile onhis face and in his eyes, he said "Let the concert begin." He touchedher nipples with his fingers, rolling them gently between his fingertips.As he gently stroked the left nipple, he quickly pinched the right one.She caught her breath before she said anything. He continued tostroke and pinch her nipples, causing them to become harder and helistened as her breathing come fast and shallow. He bent his headdown and with care and tenderness, took one nipple between his lips.Jeremy's tongue softly caressed the nipple. He changed nipples andbrought both to the point of aching from the pleasure that was givingthem. While he was sucking on one nipple, his left hand was playingwith the other nipple and his right hand started to trace down towardsMelissa's pussy.
With his cupped hand, he started to caress her pussy. He slowlystarted to work his finger into her pussy. As soon as his fingertouched her clit, he bit and pinched Melissa's nipples. It was as if anelectrical shock had surged through her body. Melissa could not keepfrom crying out. As soon as she did, he stopped and sat back on hisheels. "You were given one order and you just failed that order. Forthat you will be punished. Roll over onto your stomach." When shewas on her stomach, Jeremy drew his hand back and smacked herass three times with the flat of her hand. Melissa was surprised by thefirst blow and by the time the third one had landed, she was ready forit.
While the slaps stung her, she found that they also excited her. Shefelt tears in her eyes but she also felt a burning passion within her. "Turn onto your back again. When you disobey me, no matter howsmall the infraction, you will be punished in one form or another."Without saying another word, he took her right nipple into his mouthand continued to suck on it as if nothing had happened.
Jeremy's lips and fingers continued to do the magic as they hadbefore, as he gently sucked on her nipples. As his teeth and fingersbit and pinched her breasts, Melissa's passion grew. After each timethat he would do this, his other hand would gently stroke her pussy.The more that he stroked her, the more that she wanted him. As hestroked her, he started to insert his fingers into her warmth. Becauseof her wetness, two of his fingers slipped inside her. His fingersexplored her inner walls, while his mouth and hands explored herbreasts. He added another finger and then the fourth. He waspumping his hand faster now and his teeth were slowly nibbling at thehardness of her nipples. Melissa wanted to feel more of his handinside her, to fill her up. She wanted his teeth to bite hard on herflesh, but she did not speak, for she was afraid that he would stopagain.
Jeremy reached out with his thumb and began to flick it back andforth against her clit. With this action, he brought her to the edge.When he knew that he had her there, he pushed his fingers deepinside of her and again bit and pinched hard on her nipples. Thewave of the orgasm overcame her. The muscles of her vaginaclamped around his fingers and Melissa felt that the rest of her bodyquivering, as if her insides were of jello. No one had ever made hercome as hard as she just did. When she opened her eyes, Jeremywas still sitting there. His hands were still working their magic on hernipples and in her pussy. He had a knowing smile on his face whenhe asked, "Did you enjoy that?"
Melissa was unable to speak, so she just nodded her head. "I'm gladthat you enjoyed it and you behaved quite well. If you learn quicklyand obediently, I will reward you for your progress. If you do not,there will be no pleasure. I now want you to suck my cock, for weboth enjoy the way it makes us feel. But this time it will be a littledifferent. You have always taken my cum in your mouth, yet you havenot been able to swallow it because of the taste. I want you to putthis mint drop in your mouth, it will mask the taste. Each time that yougive me a blowjob, you will put a mint in your mouth until youbecome accustomed to the taste. Then you will only suck on the mintfor a few moments before you take my cock in your mouth. In time,you will no longer need the mint." He held out the mint in his hand.Melissa dropped to her knees and took the mint from his fingers withher lips.
As the cool, refreshing taste filled her mouth, she untied his yakataand she gazed at his cock. It was still soft and supple. In the light ofthe fire, the dark hair surrounding his cock seemed to have redhighlights. She reached out and touched his cock with her fingertips.Melissa slid her hand down and started to stroke his balls. The skinaround his balls was smooth, almost hairless. It gave the sensation ofa stain bag with two heavy orbs in it. With her other hand, she liftedhis cock and gently blew on it. As she brought her lips closer to thehead of the cock, she could see the veins that supplied the blood thatengorged the shaft when excited. Melissa's tongue flicked out andtouched the tip. She felt the excitement start to build up in his cockand within her own pussy. As she slid the cock into her mouth, shefelt the softness start to give way and she started to slip her tonguearound the stiffening cock.
Jeremy reached down and started to caress her breasts. He cuppedhis hands and lifted her breasts up. His fingers touched her nipplesand gently he started to squeeze and roll them between his fingers.Melissa's breath started to come faster again.
Melissa moved her head back and slid his cock out of her mouth.Jeremy's cock was hard and glistening. Her mouth moved up anddown his shaft with her tongue flicking out touching it as her headmoved. She moved her head back up to the tip and she slid the cockback into her mouth. Her lips were held firm to increase the pressure.Melissa started to roll Jeremy's balls in her hand and used herfingernails to stroke the skin between the sac and his ass.
His fingers pressed firmly into the flesh of her breasts. Her nippleswere hard now, his fingers had been pulling and pinching them. Theharder he pulled on them, the more excited she became. Melissanever knew when he was going to pinch them. He gave no indication.Jeremy would be gently stroking them and then without warning, hewould pinch her nipples hard enough to cause her to give out with asmall cry of pain...or was it pleasure. Each time that Jeremy would dothis, her pussy would become wetter and the wetter her pussy got,the more that Melissa wanted to feel his cock thrusting deep insideher.
Melissa took on of his balls into her mouth and rolled it around withher tongue. She continued to stroke his cock with one hand andfinger his asshole with the other. She switched balls in her mouth andsucked on it. As Melissa pulled her head back and let the ball popout of her mouth, she heard Jeremy groan. She took his cock backin her mouth and slid it in down to the base. Melissa felt the cock hitthe back of her throat. She began to pump her head back and forth,sliding his cock between her lips. Her tongue explored Jeremy's flesh,from the tip of his cock to the base. Each time she slid his cock intoher mouth, she felt his cock hit the back of her throat and his hairtickled her nose.
Melissa could feel his cock start to throb. She quickly took it out ofher mouth and squeezed the base. As she felt the tension leave hiscock, she again moved her mouth down to his balls. She licked hisballs and moved her head back between his legs. Melissa's tongueflicked out to touch the rim of his asshole. A loud groan escaped hislips and with this she renewed her efforts. Jeremy stopped her byputting his hand on her cheek and backing away. He turned around,leaned forward against the fireplace and said "Do it good." Shereached between his legs, grabbed hold of his cock and started toslowly pump it.
She started to tongue the cheeks of his ass, swirling the tip of hertongue as she went. Her tongue and fingers moved back and forthacross his ass, as she started to increase the pressure on his cock.Melissa's tongue moved to the small, tight opening of Jeremy'sasshole. She licked his ass with the flat of her tongue and thenfollowed it with the tip of her tongue. Melissa slowly played the tip ofher tongue into the opening and worked it around in a circle. Shecould feel the tension of his cock with her hand and the relaxation ofhis ass with her tongue and she knew the glorious agony that he wasgoing through. She pumped her tongue in and out faster and fasterand he started to sway his hips in time with her tongue. "God, youdon't know how much I love that." Yet, Melissa knew and she wasglad that she was able to please him as much as he pleased her.
"I must feel your mouth again." and he turned around. Melissa tookJeremy's cock in her mouth again and slowly drew it all the way inuntil it touched the back of her throat. As she slid the cock out of hermouth, her tongue was rolling around the shaft. When she had justthe tip in her mouth, she started to massage it with her lips andtongue. She took his balls in her right hand and gently rolled andpulled on them. The index finger of her left hand began to snake uphis ass, repelled briefly by his inner muscles, until she felt the tensionleave and her finger slipped inside him.
When she did this, Jeremy started to move his hips, pushing his cockinto her mouth. She opened her lips and took him in slowly. Her lipskept tension on his shaft as he slid deeper into her throat. Melissa'shead started to pump up and down his shaft and her finger beganto slide in and out of his ass. She turned her finger, keeping pressureon his inner ring. With her head pumping, she could feel his cock hitthe back of her throat. Jeremy increased the speed of his hips andbegan to thrust his cock into her mouth. She could feel his cockbegin to swell and she began to pump her finger faster. As his cockfucked her mouth, he could feel his sperm start to rise. When Melissastuck her finger in his ass, he almost came, now there was nostopping it.
Melissa felt his cock start to throb and she swallowed his cock to thehilt. With her lips and tongue milking his cock and her finger probinghis ass, she felt him start to cum. Her finger jammed into his ass andshe took his cock even deeper into her throat. As the cum hit theback of her throat, she could taste the sweetness of the mint, Melissacontinued to suck on his cock, drawing as hard as she could. Jeremytook her head into his hands and looked down into her face. "Thatwas great, you were exceptional."
"I am tired now and we have a full day ahead of us. Go into thebedroom and wait for me." Melissa went into the bedroom and stoodbeside the futon. Jeremy walked in and told her to sit down on thefuton. He was carrying a tray. From the tray he handed her a hot, wettowel to freshen up with and he sat down beside her. "You have donevery well tonight. I've not restrained you except by words. Tonight,when you sleep, you will sleep with these leather cuffs on your wrists.This is not a punishment, just a means of making you aware ofsubmissiveness." Jeremy knelt down and fastened the cuffs to herwrists.
"Now roll over." When Melissa had rolled over, he took the smallestanal plug and lubricated it with a clear jell. With he jell coated finger,he slowly inserted his finger into her tight behind. "Relax, don't tightenup. You will feel yourself loosen up in a moment." Melissa's assbegan to relax it's tightness and he slid his finger in and out of her.As she became more relaxed, he inserted another finger inside her.She felt a full and tight feeling and the more he stroked her the morepleasant it felt.
Jeremy withdrew his fingers and replaced them with the plug. After hisfingers, it was small enough to slip into her without difficulty. It wasnot as filling as his fingers were but she was aware of it's presence.He picked up the towel and wiped his hands.
"I told you that I was an ass man. This will train your ass slowly,without any harm to you. Over the course of this weekend, I willslowly increase the size of the plugs until you can accept me." Jeremyrolled her over onto her back and lay down beside her. He kissed herand then turned off the light. As the moonlight filtered through thewindows, she thought of the night's twists and turns. Melissa cuddledcloser to him and with a smile on her lips, fell asleep.
Melissa hung the robe on the hook behind the door and sat down onthe stool. She took the shower nozzle off the wall hook and started towet down her body. The light mist of the shower began to fog the air.The water was like a hard rain on her skin. It was hard enough tostimulate the skin, yet gentle enough to envelope Melissa in a soft,warm feeling. Melissa picked up the soap and began to rub the baron her breasts. As Melissa's skin turned silky from the soap and thewater, Melissa's mind began to relax from the tensions of themeetings. Her hands traveled up and down her body, spreading thefrothy later. At first, Melissa didn't notice that her hands weremassaging her nipples and breasts. She noted, with pleasure, thesoftness of her flesh and the sensual touch of her soapy fingers.
Her nipples became hard and reached their full sensitivity. As shestroked and massaged her nipples, the warmth began to spreadthroughout her body until it reached her loins. Melissa began tosqueeze her thighs together, which caused the contractions ofmuscles inside her pussy. Melissa was now floating away in her owncloud of sensual and erotic pleasure. Her feeling of seclusion wasintensified by the mist that had surrounded her in the ofuru. As the hotspray hit Melissa's nipples, Melissa felt a surge run through her body.By now, all the soap had been washed away, yet Melissa wasunaware of that. She was only aware of the pleasure that was buildingup inside of her and was surging to be released. Melissa's breathingwas now short and shallow. Melissa knew that the pleasure from hernipples was only a fraction of the pleasure that her fingers were nowfinding in her pussy.
Melissa moved the shower nozzle down so that the stream of waterwas now directed at the soft inner folds of her pussy. The inner lipsand the clitoris, enlarged by her excitement, were now feelinghundreds of fingers massaging them. Melissa felt the first wave startto rise from within her. As that wave crested, it was followed by thesecond and third orgasm. It took a moment for Melissa to draw adeep breath. It had been a long time since she had done somethinglike this and she found that she had missed that feeling where the firein her pussy consumed her and all that was around her.
Melissa could not see the far wall because of the steam. She felt freshand clean now and was tempted to forget the bath, but sheremembered what Jeremy had said about being relaxed and lettingthe mind turn off.
Melissa turned on the hot water and sat down in the bathtub. Becauseof the length, or the lack of it, Melissa's legs were doubled up withher feet no more than 6 inches in front of her. As the water began toget deeper and hotter, Melissa found that moving around made thewater seem hotter. Melissa had no idea how hot the water was, onlythat when she took her arm out of the water to turn off the water, herskin was the same color as a freshly cooked lobster.
Melissa leaned against the wall and said "I feel tired, relaxed andrefreshed. You were right about the bath."
Melissa said "I'm famished. I noticed that you have a tendency to getvery hungry after you have been in that tub."
"It's an ofuru."
"Whatever, let's go eat."
The restaurant was small, holding no more that 25 - 30 people.Jeremy and Melissa sat down at the counter stools.
"Mama has a hamburger steak here that you might enjoy." Jeremysuggested.
"What makes it good?" Melissa asked.
"I don't know how she seasons the meat, but she broils it and servesit with a rich, dark brown gravy. She then tops the whole thing witha fried egg, sunny side up. The edges of the egg are crispy with adelicate crunch and the flavor of the egg enhances, without beingoverwhelming." Jeremy said with a straight face. "Of course, if that isnot to your liking, she can pan fry fresh scallops in butter with a touchof garlic. She butterfly cuts the scallops so they are cooked tender allthe way through. Or you could have a fresh salmon cutlet, broiled witha pinch of basil and dill. Which would you prefer?" Melissa just lookedat Jeremy after watching his face while he described the food. By thelook on his face, she had discovered one of his favorite things, goodfood.
"I think I'll have a salad."
Dinner had gone quite well. Jeremy had scallops and Melissa had asalad like few that she had before. What Mama could do with meatand seafood, she also accomplished with the salads.
During the meal, the one liners and double-entendre continued at aheightened pace. That certain something was back in the air andthere was no mistaking it's presence. Yet at times, there was silence.There was no words to say nor was there a need.
"Well, I better get you back to your hotel." said Jeremy.
When Melissa and Jeremy arrived at Melissa's door, Jeremy tookMelissa into his arms and kissed her gently on the lips. Melissamolded her body into Jeremy's.
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