“Ghua wants to spank her, too? Is it a fey thing?”
The hand smoothing lotion down my leg hesitated only a fraction, and Angel laughed.
“No, it’s not a fey thing. If Eden was into spanking, Ghua would be into it too. Since she’s not, he’s not. But I bet he wouldn’t mind trying. Ghua’s a curious guy. Especially sexually. I think his openness to try anything and everything scares Eden a little. She doesn’t need to worry, though. The fey are completely respectful of boundaries.”
The fey rubbing me sure was. He never went too far up my thigh or too far toward the center to make me uncomfortable. Everything he touched, though, felt good. The perfect pressure, and he always seemed to sense what felt amazing since his fingers lingered longer in those spots.
“June, would you be comfortable with me stepping out for two minutes? Ninja just karate kicked me in the bladder.”
“I’m completely okay with it.”
The door closed, and there was nothing but relaxing silence and the firm, soothing touch on my calf. I groaned when he used his whole hand to kind of knead the entire muscle.
“That feels so good. I really hope more people volunteer for this. You’re doing incredible.”
He didn’t respond, only continued his work, slowly moving down the calf to my heel.
“Foot rubs are hit and miss with me,” I warned him. “If you keep your touch firm, we’ll be okay. If you’re too light, it won’t be relaxing. My toes are ticklish.”
He grunted in acknowledgment and firmly stroked his thumb over my arch again and again.
“Perfect,” I said.
Angel reentered the room, asked how everything was while she was gone, and praised my fey for his good work after my report. When he finished my other leg and it was time for me to turn over, she was right there to make sure the fey stayed looking away and covered my eyes with a washcloth so I would remain focused on relaxing.
The fey worked on my neck, arms, and the front side of my legs again. And by the time he was done, I felt like a human puddle.
“I could fall asleep here,” I mumbled as he left the room.
Angel patted my arm.
“If you want to, go for it. If you want another fey in here to do it all over again, I can make that happen too. It’s all up to you.”
“I think I’m good for now, but I might be back tomorrow. This was amazing.”
“Take your time getting up. We’ll be in the kitchen.”
The door closed again, and I lay there for a moment. It had been one of the best massages I’d ever gotten. Perhaps the most needed, too, I thought, sitting up and removing the cloth covering my eyes. The one that had absorbed my tears during the last few minutes.
The world was hard to live in sometimes. It always had been.
Infected. Hellhounds. Fey. Those were new elements to deal with. Breakups. Heartache. Loneliness. Those hadn’t gone away with the end of the world and likely never would.
I needed to figure out how to deal with them and keep living. Preferably before some fey got it in his head that I needed spank motivation. Wiping away the remnants of my tears, I smiled to myself and got dressed.
Angel had a glass of water waiting for me in the kitchen.
“Where’d Shax go?” I asked after I drank it down.
She chuckled. “Outside with all the rest of the fey to learn how the massage went. They’re beyond excited to hear all the muscular details. If you’re ever daring enough to ask for a boob massage, let me know how it goes. Shax is crazy good at them, and I’m interested to know how well the skills transfer by word of mouth.”
“Considering the massage I just received, I’d say it works well. I can’t believe that was your volunteer’s first time giving a massage.”
“He’d be happy to be your personal masseur. All you’d need to do is say the word.”
I shook my head.
“I don’t want to give anyone false hope. I already explained to Tor that I need time.”