The massages keep on going

So as I continued with my endeavours to make some extra cash as a part time massage therapist I had to come to realisation that not all clients were going to be like Carly. She may have set an unhealthy precedent as my first client.

So I continued to make bookings there was the even share of time wasters and ghosters, but none the less I was averaging about $400 extra per week which was helping.

Now 3 weeks in I was averaging 1 visit a week to Carly and 3 to 4 new clients. I had got a message for another new client. James was very easy to deal with, he had a pretty flexible calendar he said he mainly worked from home that made it easy to find a time that was convenient.

James lived bayside in Melbourne so it was a bit further than I was used to travelling but he offered an extra $50 for travel money so I really couldn’t say no. Travelling down the street to James house I was taken aback by how nice all the places were on his street. James house was no exception, it was a very modern house for such a traditional suburb but it fit in.

As I pulled up to the front gate James had an intercom button. I introduced myself and James instructed me to drive down the driveway and he would open the garage so I could park in there. I must admit, parking VW golf inside his garage alongside his much nicer cars felt a little confronting.

As I got out of the car James opened the door from the house to the garage and greeted me. “Hi Michael I’m James” he offered to help me bring in my stuff but I said it was ok, if he could lead me to the place in the house he had in mind that would be more than enough help. James was a well dressed guy, even in his casual shorts and t shirt, you could tell he was health conscious he was what you would describe as athletic looking, not a gym guy but he worked out. The other thing I noticed about James was he was very confident, he talked easily no awkward eye contact, and his handshake was firm.

James led me through his house which was like a display home, some of the most amazing pieces of art hung on his walls and right at the back of the house was an indoor/outdoor room that overlooked an amazing pool and backyard. “Will here be ok” he asked, sure I said wherever is comfortable for you is fine by me. It was a spectacular place to get to work for the next hour.

I told James I would just need a minute to set up and that if he wanted to go get ready I wouldn’t be too long. James came back in just wearing his shorts, he was well built, but the first thing I noticed was that he was very tanned for early spring. “I’ll just head to the other room whilst you get on the table James” I said, I told him to lay on the table and place the towel over him so that he was comfortable. When I came back he was laying down, the towel was covering almost his entire lower body and he had neatly folded his shorts and placed them next to the table.

As I was getting my oil out we went through what body parts James was looking to get massaged, he was after mostly lower back and shoulders, so I got to work, James was ever the conversationalist talking away easily about a variety of topics. We got to talking about his house and work and his story started resinating a lot to me, young kids recently divorced, I shared a lot of similarities to James, except he was clearly a lot better off financially than I was.

As I made my way down to James lower back I asked him if he could just re adjust the towel as it was slightly covering his back, “just move it to where you are comfortable” I said in amongst our conversation about how disappointed we both were with Carlton’s end of the AFL season. Without stopping his rant about the AFL he reached back and grabbed the towel and tossed it to the ground. Slightly taken aback by the fact that James was now laying completely naked in front of me I tried to keep the conversation going without seeming fussed by what had just happened.

I continued massaging James getting past the initial shock of him being nude and continued with our conversations, it was getting easier and easier to talk to James I don’t remember being so at ease with a new client before. As I massaged across the top of James glutes, he caught me off guard with a passing comment, “Carly tells me you give the best glute massages”

I could instantly feel my face go bright red, and that sensation when you feel like if you talk your words will be shaky, What exactly did Carly tell him did she only tell him about the massage, did she tell him about everything else that followed on from the massage. Trying to act unfazed I gave a short laugh and said “ohh that’s nice, I wasn’t aware you knew Carly” hoping my response would lead James to answer the questions that were running through my head.

James went into a quick story about how his sister and Carly were old school friends and his sister thought Carly might be able to help him as she had recently been through the divorce process. Listening to James answer didn’t really help me, I was none the wiser as to what he knew about me and Carly, nor what he meant by his comment.

To be Continued