3 comments/ 22543 views/ 14 favorites Finding Love at the Spa By: Paniolo Boy I am part owner of an architectural engineering company that I helped to start about 10 years ago. Worked my butt off along with a couple of friends to get our business to where it is today. Trouble is, I didn't have time for anything else. That is until a couple of friends insisted that I go with them to their spa. Hi! My name is Craig. After I graduated from college with my engineering degree, I went to work for a large engineering firm. I worked hard for the company along with a bunch of other engineers, and I'd like to think that we made a pile of bucks for them. The hours were long and it wasn't unusual for us to be at the office or on the job site 6 days out of 7. We really enjoyed the work as we could see our creations move from paper to life. Several of our projects were nominated each year for builder's and engineering awards and it was personally satisfying to know that our work helped to elevate the profession's benchmarks each year. However after a little more than 5 years of putting my nose to the grind stone and helping to put the firm's name on the industry's map, I was becoming increasingly disappointed that little of the recognition and reward ever found it's way back to those of us who were a major reason behind why we were doing so well. So a couple of us decided that we could do a better job and make it more financially rewarding by working for ourselves and doing it our way instead of the "corporate" way. So we pooled our resources and started 'Life Designs' in Denver. It took us a couple of years of Spartan life styles before the business started finding us instead of us chasing the business. Plus it certainly helped that Denver and its surrounding areas continued to grow which kept demand up for our services. We just got lucky and hit the development curve just right. Life was good. We had all the business we could handle. After 5 years, one of my partners decided that he would really like to return home to San Francisco but didn't want to disassociate from us. We decided that we would experiment by opening a branch office in San Francisco. After all, we went out on our own so that we could reap the rewards of our hard work and smart thinking. So why not help one of our partners live where he wants to live? If he could run it successfully, it would only make our business stronger by adding geographic diversity. So the office in San Fran was opened and it reached profitability quickly as it leveraged our good reputation in Denver. Plus it didn't hurt that San Fran was, and still is, undergoing a sort of downtown renaissance. A lot of former abandoned warehouses were being turned into high end loft living quarters and retail store fronts. Fish canneries were turned into shopping plazas. Everywhere one looked, one could find a major rehab project underway. We were elated and our San Fran partner was the happiest of all. I suspect that this experience encouraged my other partner to suggest opening up an office in Seattle. He had always been intrigued by the city and seeing as how his girl friend came from there, it seemed like a natural next step for us. Plus, like San Francisco, lots of major rehab projects everywhere we turned. And so our Seattle office was opened. It did well also. My other partners appointed me as the guy in charge as they didn't want to worry about the administrative stuff. The back office was always something that came naturally to me. I guess I'm the more organizationally and administratively oriented of the group. Plus, I have a hard time saying "no" to these two guys. So now I spend two weeks out of four visiting each of the offices as well as trying to keep control of all of the back office functions. Back to the present ................ It was my typical after work routine; that is, the usual routine that I follow if I'm back in town. Leave the office around 6pm and head to one of several bars that are in the area. Have a couple of drinks, make a dinner out of the snacks and stuff, then go home. Anyway, I decided that the bar of choice tonight was going to be one that I could walk to from the office. The big plus for this bar was that I didn't have to give up my parking space at my office building and hope that I could find one next to the bar. Major consideration! At least for downtown Denver! Anyway, I walked up to the bar and ordered myself a beer. As the evening was still a little young, there were a number of open tables. So I took my beer and found an empty table to drop myself into. A waitress came up and handed me a menu. This bar has some of the best appetizers around. I really come here for the food. Yeah, right! At least that's what I keep telling myself. As I perused the menu, an acquaintance that I've not seen in years walked in with his wife. Ben and I were team mates on a Lacrosse team in college. Strictly for fun; competitively speaking of course! He and I ended up in Denver taking separate routes to get here. But our friendship stuck. He was in his late 30's when he wed this gorgeous and charming woman. She must have been in her early 30's then. They were simply devoted to each other. It was such a pleasure to know this committed couple. Ten years later, they're still in love with each other. That was plain to see. I waved to Ben and Sharla and invited them to join me if they didn't have any plans. They welcomed the invitation. "So Craig, where've you been hiding yourself?" Ben asked as Sharla placed their drink orders with the waitress. "Been out visiting with our people in San Fran and Seattle. Both offices are fairly busy and we need to keep in touch to make sure we know what's going on." "You're such a work-aholic," Sharla giggled, "just like Ben was when I first met him." "So, is there a future Mrs. Craig that we should know about?" asked Ben. I laughed, "Since when do I have the time to devote to a relationship?" I had started down that road a couple of times however never made it all the way to the altar. Perhaps it was my long work hours or being away from home so often, or both. What usually started out with a bang tended to fizzle out at some point. Sharla's retort brought me back to the present...... "Craig, you're not getting any younger and there is a major benefit to having someone in your life." "Oh? And what is that?" I asked? "Well........... besides the fantastic sex....." Ben chimed in before Sharla hit him on the arm! "BEN!" "Seriously, I have to tell you that Sharla has brought a lot of happiness and balance to my life. And I hope that I do the same to her." Sharla teared up a little, smiled, and gave her hubby a quick hug and a kiss, "Thank you." she said softly, "and you do..." We had dinner, and enjoyed each other's company for another hour before they got up to leave. Sharla said that it's their weekly visit to a spa in town. One of the things that they pamper themselves with regularly. "A spa?" I asked? "Don't think that I've ever been to one." "Oh, you gotta try it! It's the greatest!" Sharla went on, "With the massages and heat treatments and stuff, you'll walk out of there a new person!" "Yeah," Ben said. "We never thought much about it until someone gave us a one day pass to try it out as a gift. You gotta come with us and try it out!" Having nothing better to do that night, I went with Ben and Sharla. The Spa was located on the ground floor of a high rise downtown. Actually, it was just a couple of blocks away from my office. I could probably walk to it if it wasn't raining or snowing. As we entered, my first impression was that the place was clean. I mean clean! You could smell how clean it was and see the shine on the counters. Reception was a no-nonsense affair. A counter behind which sat two very good looking gals. With their gym wear on, they both could have been in a photo shoot for a sports clothing catalog! Both were busy doing whatever they do at reception. Anyway, as we walked in, Ben and Sharla showed their membership cards and then introduced me as a guest and a potential member. One of the gals, Noelle (that's what her name tag said!), handed me a membership packet and volunteered to show me around the place so I could see the various amenities. Ben and Sharla went their separate ways into the locker rooms and Noelle took me on my tour. The first stop was the men's locker room. It was a good thing that she knocked as Ben was struggling out of his clothes at the time. We had a good laugh at his expense! There were a bunch of guys coming and going, some in gym wear however most in bath robes. Noelle explained, "normally, our members remove their clothes in here and store them in their assigned lockers. Robes for members are dispensed from the service counter over there. You can bring your own lock however we just ask that you leave us a spare key or the combination just in case you lock yourself out." "Ah......, Noelle, do they remove all their clothes?" I asked as I saw a couple of guys walk out of the locker room with only their robes on. "It depends on what you want to do during your time here. If you plan to hit the fitness center than it probably makes a lot of sense to dress accordingly. However if it's a massage, sauna or Jacuzzi visit, then dressing down completely is more appropriate and practical. Swim wear for the sauna or Jacuzzi is at your option. Most members find that underwear or swim wear can sometimes get in the way of certain massage therapies. Plus its easier going from massage therapy to the sauna or the Jacuzzi without having to go back and forth to the locker room." "We supply the robes so you don't have to worry about laundering and any of that stuff. And it's all included in your monthly membership fee." She then led me down a hallway that had three sets of glass double doors that led to three separate areas. The first room held a fitness center with a bunch of work out machines. From what I could see, the center was well equipped with a bunch of cardio oriented equipment. I could see myself making good use of the recumbent bicycle and the Stairmaster. The second room held their massage rooms, a room for a beautician, a room for a visiting practitioner, a Jacuzzi and Sauna, and an ice plunge. They actually had several Jacuzzi's. One for men, one for women, and one that was coed. Same with the saunas. "Ah, Noelle, why are their three Jacuzzi's and Sauna's?" I asked. "Well, with most of our members preferring to be nude in them, some like to have some privacy while others come with spouses and prefer to be with their spouse. Saves them the hassle of trucking their swim suits back and forth or an extra change of clothes." Ok, that made sense. And with me being basically a shy sort of guy (yes, I am a very private person) the men only Jacuzzi would probably be the route for me. The third room seemed to be more like a hotel lobby. It was nicely carpeted with a reception desk. Noelle explained that occasionally members wished some quiet time to rest and relax so they were free to use one of several guest rooms if one was available. No over night stays allowed however. She led me into the lobby and snagged a key from the reception desk so I could see what one of the rooms looked like. It was just like a hotel room, complete with its own private bathroom. As we returned to the front desk, Noelle asked if I might want to sign up for a trial membership of 3-months. Then if I liked it, they would automatically roll me over to an annual membership. That sounded like a good idea so I had her do the paperwork for me. I gave her my charge card to put it on file as well as pay for the initial trial membership. While she was recording the data, she asked, "Craig Johanssen. Where did you say you were from?" "I didn't. But it was San Luis Obispo." "Small world," she replied with a smile. "I thought you looked familiar." I took another look at her but I couldn't place her at all. Luckily she rescued me, "Yeah, you used to go out in high school with my older sister, Kristen!" "Kristen Farmer!" I laughed. "So you're the younger sister that always used to interrogate her after every date we had!" "Oh yes! I had to know what went on! I was so jealous of you two!" she laughed! "What a small world! So do you keep in touch with Kristen? I haven't seen her since high school! How is she doing?" "We talk at least once a week. She's up in Tacoma where she went to college. After graduation she got married and then ended up staying there." "I hope she's doing well. I always thought a lot about her." "I think she is. And she always thought very highly about you also." "Nice to know. I missed her a lot after we both went off to college. But we always knew that it would be impossible to stay together with us going to separate schools so far apart. I guess that's why we didn't go further into a relationship." I confessed. "Well if it's any consolation, she wondered if she did the right thing also. She missed you also for a long time. But things worked out for her and it looks as if you haven't done too badly yourself." "Yeah, well, I made it through engineering school and was recruited by a large firm out of Portland. Worked for them a number of years before I got the feeling that I was going nowhere and I wanted to do a lot more than I was been allowed to do. I found out that there were a couple of others like me so we struck out on our own and set up our company here in Denver a couple of years back. We've done ok." "No Mrs. Craig?" she asked. "Nope, been too busy taking care of the business. Not fair to anyone to have to deal with the demands on my time." "And how about yourself, Noelle? Is there a Mr. Noelle or a significant other?" "Not at the moment." She smiled as she replied. Noelle finished up my paperwork and I was invited to use the facilities that evening. But seeing that I didn't have any work out clothes or swim wear with me, I was reluctant. "Ah, Noelle, I don't have any clothes with me so it's probably best that I return tomorrow or the next day." "Don't be silly. You can always use the sauna or Jacuzzi, and it's up to you which one you use. Most members don't use swim wear either. So attire is not really an issue is it?" Trapped! Noelle also knew that Ben and Sharla were in the coed Jacuzzi. Apparently that's where they always ended up. "Craig, they are in the Jacuzzi if you want to join them." "But I would only be in my birthday suit!" "Well, so are they! What are you grumbling about?" Well I could see when I was beat. No more excuses unless I was willing to tell her how embarrassed I would be. But hey! I should be able to take this? Right? Right! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! As I entered the coed Jacuzzi, I saw Sharla's bare breasts as they seemingly floated on top of the water, and I had an erection to beat all erections! She must have been somewhere between a 34B to a 36C! Her tits looked firm and youthful. And her nipples were stiff and hard! Oh Shit! And Ben was laughing! "Hey buddy! Looks like you got a problem!" he laughed! "Can't help it. Sharla's just too gorgeous and sexy looking!" I replied while I tried to cover up my reaction to her beauty! Sharla smiled and tried to comfort me, "Craig, thanks for the compliment! I don't take any offense to your body's reaction to my nudity! Plus, from what I see, you have a nice, big one!" Oh shit! I'm even harder now! I got into the Jacuzzi as fast as I could to hide my erection under the bubbling waters. "So did you sign up?" Sharla asked? "Yep. Took the 3-month introductory program and I'll see how it goes. The fitness center really caught my eye. I need some sort of physical activity and the fitness center looks like a possible answer." We stayed in the Jacuzzi and talked until we started to wrinkle up like prunes! I even became comfortable with our (Sharla's mostly) nudity and soon lost my hard on. I think it was because we were immersed in pleasant conversation trying to catch up with what was happening in our lives. Sharla would frequently sit back and shut her eyes as if to rest. We all did that every once in awhile. It was so relaxing to be with friends. I really enjoyed it. As we made to get up and leave the Jacuzzi, I encountered another problem. Ben got up first which gave me my first look at his cock. He looked semi-hard, and he must have been at least 7 or 8 inches in length. Ok, now I know why Sharla is happy with him! Then Sharla got up which gave me my first look at her pussy. And it was bare! And, her pussy lips were engorged as if they had been stimulated and Sharla had enjoyed an orgasm; like as in Ben must have been rubbing her pussy all the time we were in there! Like when Sharla sat back with her eyes closed! She must have been having orgasm after orgasm in the Jacuzzi! Bingo! My hard on was back! Ben and Sharla had another good laugh at that! What can I say? Well I put my robe on and headed out to the hallway then to the men's locker room, and ran into Noelle in the hallway. She glanced down at the obvious bulge in my robe and smiled. I turned red! "Hi Craig!" she smiled, "how was the Jacuzzi? Was it hot enough for you?" Oh what a tease she was! Ok, two can play at this game! "Oh, it was fairly hot, but I like it hotter. How about you" "Oh, hot is good! Hotter is better!" she laughed and blushed before she went on her way! I could see the tips of her nipples poking through her bra and shirt! She was turned on! If my erection was hard then, it was now hard enough to poke through the robe! I made sure that it stayed closed all the way back to the locker room! As I drove home, Noelle stuck in my mind. I felt very comfortable around her. Our casual banter, even with the sexual overtones, were pleasant exchanges. Something that was very unusual for me. It usually takes me a little while to warm up to a woman. But I had opened up to her right away. Maybe it's because she was Kristen's sister. There was a connection there already. The next day it was business as usual; at least for me. I ended up having to fly up to Chicago at last minute to take care of a client who was having a problem with their contractor who didn't understand the design plans that we had drawn. He kept telling our client that the plans that we had drawn up couldn't be built. So our client was upset with us giving him plans that wouldn't work; no matter that the local building department had already gone over them, approved them and given him a building permit! I didn't even have time to pack an overnight bag! Well, such is life! Well it turned out to be nothing. The contractor just wasn't familiar with the construction technique that we had designed around. He really should not have bid for the job. Our structural engineer had employed a design that utilized an exterior exoskeleton design similar in concept to the Manufacturers Hanover building in Chicago. It allowed our architectural engineers and interior designers to be very creative with interior spaces. Unfortunately this contractor had never worked on anything like it before. We cured the problem by having the contractor sub out the portion of the contract that had to deal with the exoskeleton. He didn't mind as he still retained the bulk of the work. The alternative would have been to have him concede that he couldn't do it and then award the contract to someone else. But that would have taken additional time to put the contract out to bid again, and get a new contractor in place. Anyway it was the next day before I was able to get everything put to bed and return back to Denver. While waiting for my return flight I remembered that I had made the appointment at the Spa for last night so I need to call to apologize for the no-show. Plus since my flight was arriving in the late afternoon, perhaps I just might be able to make just go straight to the spa from the airport, work out a little, then take a shower before going home. Noelle picked up the phone. Finding Love at the Spa "Hello, Rocky Mountain Spa." She said as she answered the phone. "Hi, Noelle! It's Craig Johanssen." "Hi, Craig! What's up?" she asked. "Well, I had to no-show on my spa appointment last night. Had an emergency to take care of in Chicago and I'll be coming back into town later this afternoon. I was wondering if I could make an appointment around 6 pm with a masseuse?" "Well, we can take you in at 6 pm however we don't have any masseuses on the board this evening. You caught us on the one night this week that we don't have anyone signed up. Sorry." "Well, I'll be in around 6pm anyway. At least I can take in a short work out then spend some time in the sauna. That should help relax me after this trip!" I kind of chuckled to myself thinking of the rushing around I had to do to get up to Chicago in the first place. Yep, I think 30 minutes on the machines then another 30-minute bake in the sauna sounded like a plan to me! Thank heavens my flight came in on time. And since I just had my briefcase with no other luggage, I was out the door and in my car in record time. I was able to make it to the Rocky Mountain Spa by 6 pm with time to spare. Noelle wasn't at reception when I checked in. Too bad. I liked her and thought that she was really pleasant. Didn't hurt that she was very good looking also. Best of all, I enjoyed talking with her and I hope she enjoyed talking with me. "Is Noelle off this evening?" I asked. "She's on dinner break, but she should be back in another 20 minutes. Do you want me to let her know that you're here?" the other girl asked? "No, don't bother her. It's not that important. She should enjoy her dinner. Thanks." I took my stuff to my locker and decided to take a quick shower. Although I hadn't done anything physical over the past two days, I still really needed that shower! I changed into a t-shirt, shorts and running shoes and hit the exercise machines. I tried to focus on my shoulders, upper arms, and back stretching exercises. As the reps built up, I could feel my stress start to bleed away. Yes! This felt good. I could definitely handle this! I was glad that Ben and Sharla talked me into coming over and joining last week. After about 45 minutes my muscles were burning badly. I needed to back off and let them dump the accumulated uric acid that was produced by my muscles. If you're athletic and exercise often, your body is usually pretty efficient at dumping all of the waste. However for an out of shape guy like me, the waste builds up faster than the body can get rid of it. Yes, overweight (slightly) and over the hill (definitely ~ at least my body feels that way.) Truth. As I got off of the recumbent cycling machine, Noelle came up to me, "you look like you had a nice work out!" She was smiling and handed me a towel to wipe the perspiration off. "Yeah, I haven't worked these poor muscles in a long time." I replied. "I'm just so tight all over. The work out felt good while I was on the machines but now that I'm cooling down, my muscles are starting to protest! I just wished there would have been a masseuse on duty tonight." "I'll give you a massage if you want. I used to do them, but it was hard work and the pay was better doing other things in here." Noelle replied. Well, I figured nothing to loose plus I got to spend more time with Noelle, which to me was a definite plus. So I let her lead me to one of the massage rooms. She grabbed a key from the reception counter and led me to one of the massage rooms in the back. "These aren't used as much as the ones in the front so they tend to be a lot cleaner." She explained. As she unlocked the door and led me in, I could smell the freshness of the room. Alright! Thankfully, no musty, smelly table to lie on but a clean one! Noelle disappeared for a few minutes to grab a bunch of towels and a tray of supplies. As she returned to the room, she placed a large towel on the table then told me to remove my shirt and lay face down on it. The towel must have just come out of the dryer as it was nice and warm. "Now this really feels good," I told her. "Good, thought you'd appreciate the warm towel," Noelle replied. "Now where are you the tightest?" She started off with my shoulders and worked her way down my back. She had strong hands and fingers and she worked those muscles for more than 30-minutes before taking a break. "That was fantastic Noelle," I told her. "I feel so good right now! Can I sign up for more massages from you in the future?" She laughed! "Ok, I know that I'm not that bad, but I haven't done this for anyone in awhile so I can't be that good either!" "Well you were! And since you haven't done this in awhile, I have to say that this was special! Thank you!" "Your welcome!" she laughed again. "Can I say thank you another way and buy you coffee after you get off work tonight?" I asked? "Well.....," she replied, "I have the 'honor' of closing down the spa tonight so it's going to be very late. I think I'd like to just go home and relax. But thanks for the offer; perhaps another time?" "Definitely!" "Ok, nuff with the compliments. Take a shower and get into the sauna and bake a little to soothe these muscles." She commanded. So I hit the showers, spent half an hour in the sauna, showered again, then got dressed and left to pick up dinner and a beer at a nearby eatery. I started to make it my routine to hit the spa every evening that I was in town. Sometimes with Ben and Sharla, but mostly on my own. The spa's fitness center really helped to tone me up and keep the extra pounds off. Plus, I really felt better after each workout. I read somewhere about how physical exercise caused the human body to release endorphins into our blood stream, producing feelings of "well being". And, it didn't hurt that Noelle was willing to be my masseur most of the time! Oh yes! And I was really enjoying our time together even though she was on company time. We just sort of clicked! We could talk about anything and we often did. I felt like I had known Noelle for all of my life. She just made me feel so good to be around her. I was hoping that she felt the same way about me. About five months after I joined the spa, I found myself on a Friday night back in town, shutting my office down. The last one to leave. I guess that's normal for me. No life. Only work. God, I need to get a life! When I have some time! Yeah, right. As I stood in my office packing up my brief case, I decided that I needed to hire an administrative assistant or office manager type who would do the office visits in Seattle and San Fran, and let me spend more time off the road. This constant traveling always had me playing catch up with my work. Plus I needed more time for myself. The work had become a job. I had come to realize this more and more over the past several weeks. With that decision made, I finished closing down the office and headed off to my car. Although it was Friday night, I decided that it made no sense to chase skirts at the nearest club. I'm just not cut out for that sort of stuff. Besides, I'm much older than most of the guys at those clubs. I surely didn't want to be reminded of my emerging grey hair every time one of the coeds that tended to populate those places, looked at me. So I headed to the spa. It must have been around 7:30 in the evening when I got there. Noelle sat at the front reservation desk by herself. "Slow night?" I asked as it appeared that she was the only staff member on duty at the front. "Kind of. I think you're the only person to come in tonight so far." She replied. "Friday nights tend to be very slow after the afternoon crowd is done." "Then I might have the place to myself?" I asked. "Most likely!" Noelle smiled back. I spent the next half hour hitting the fitness center equipment. Noelle wandered back every ten to fifteen minutes to see if I needed anything. I think she was just bored to death being at reception with no one coming in. I know I would be. I was beginning to perspire a lot so had taken my shirt off in order to cool off faster. It really didn't help much as far as that was concerned, however it seemed to meet Noelle's approval as she gave me the once over every time she came in. Towards the end of the first half hour, Noelle came back to the fitness room dressed only in a sports bra and loose fitting running shorts. She had changed out of her uniform into her work out gym clothes. "Working out tonight?" I asked. "Yeah. This place is so slow tonight that I just left a note telling members to just find me if they come in and need something." "Well come on in and break a sweat!" I told her. Noelle is not a fitness nut but she has a lean physique that was, at least to me, very attractive. And I told her so. "Noelle, I hope you don't think that I'm coming on to you, but you have got to be one of the most gorgeous women that I've seen in a long time!" "Now Craig, you don't have to pile it on so thick to get me out for coffee!" she laughed! "Well, it's the truth. And the offer of coffee is always available!" And Noelle blushed. "Hey, I hope I didn't embarrass you." "No you didn't. And thank you for the compliment. It's been a long time since anyone's noticed me." "Come on Noelle. You're a very nice person and you're very beautiful. Who wouldn't compliment you?" "Well, let's just say that it's been awhile," she smiled, but I could see that it wasn't a spontaneous smile. There was a hint of sadness there for some reason. But I figured that I should let it go for now. Noelle would probably tell me when and if she felt comfortable telling me about whatever it was. And if she didn't, then that would be ok also. Noelle started off with the recumbent bike, moved over to do some leg squats, then ended with the treadmill. The perspiration was poring from her body as she pushed herself hard. The pace she had set for herself on the treadmill was amazing. I knew that I wouldn't be able to keep up with the pace that she had selected. She held on to the pace for more than fifteen minutes before she gradually slowed to a slow jog before she dismounted. As she shifted from foot to foot and cooled down, I tossed a towel to her so she could wipe off some of her sweat. She looked incredibly sexy, in her sports bra and running shorts. She was absolutely soaked with perspiration from her workout! Her sports bra was so wet with her perspiration that it was plastered against her breasts with her hard nipples straining to escape their confines. Her tits weren't large but what there was of them were firm! There was little left for my imagination! But best of all, Noelle caught me checking her out and was smiling as her eyes met mine! Ok, busted, but not in a bad way! "Like what you see?" she laughed! "Oh, very much! Plus it's you, Noelle!" She blushed, then came up to me, put her arms around me and kissed me. As she drew her head back slightly, I tightened my arms around her and kissed her back! There was electricity in the air! Noelle had to go back to tend to the front desk so I decided to spend a few minutes in the sauna. I took a quick shower to get the sweat off of me then put only a robe on, grabbed a towel then made my way over to the coed sauna. It was larger than the other two saunas which meant that I could actually lay down on one of the benches. I figured with the spa being so slow, that I'd have the sauna to myself. I turned the heat up, set the timer, draped my robe on a hook outside, and made myself comfortable inside. I took one of the lower benches and spread my towel out so I could lay down on it. I dumped some water on the hot stones which produced a cloud of steam, and I laid on my stomach to relax. I must have dozed off for a few minutes but awoke when I heard the door open. "Hi Craig, hope you don't mind me joining you," Noelle said as she entered the sauna with a large towel wrapped around her. "Oh, sorry." as I sat up and tried to wrap the towel around my midsection to hide my nudity. "Not a problem, lots of room." "Craig, don't worry about me. Go ahead and spread your towel out. Please, it's ok to lay down. Plus it'll help sooth your back muscles to let them relax in a prone position." "You sure I won't put you out?" "Look, Craig, I don't think you have anything that I haven't seen before so lay yourself down. Besides, I hope you don't mind if I get comfortable myself." As she took her towel off and laid down on the bench next to me. Naked! She was gorgeous! Slim built but not skinny. Her breasts must have been in the 32 to 34 – B range and retained their firm, youthful shape. Her nipples were not large but betrayed her arousal! Her waist and hips were proportionate to her height and weight. And she was bare down below! What a beautiful package! "No problem with me, Noelle." I smiled, "but I need to warn you that I have no control over my body's response to a certain beautiful, naked woman who just sat down next to me!" Noelle laughed! "Thanks! At least I know that you find me attractive and that I'm not some old hag!" "No chance of that!" We traded small talk for the next hour or so and during that time I must have become accustomed to her nudity as my erection thankfully subsided. I also learned that she had been in her last year of her interior design program back in San Luis Obispo when her then fiancé decided that their future lay in Denver. So they uprooted themselves to seek their fortunes here. Unfortunately, the outfit that he had hoped to join never got off the ground. Instead of going back to the west coast, they decided that she would work so he could spend full time looking for another suitable job. So her return to school was deferred indefinitely. She ended up working at the spa. The hours weren't that bad and the clientele was good. The pay wasn't that fantastic but it at least paid the bills. Her fiancé had a much more difficult time. Although Denver is a fairly large town with a reasonably diversified economy, there weren't too many jobs around for a biological engineer! As with other couples, money matters became a never ending issue and they ended up splitting. It seems that she was working to pay the bills while he was staying home playing with their Nintendo set or just watching TV. He ended up going back to the west coast while Noelle stayed in Denver. As we talked, my back muscles started to ache. Must have been from over doing the work out machines. So I started to rub my back as we talked. Noelle picked up on it. "Is your back giving you problems?" "Yeah, I think my body is getting even from the torture I gave it on the machines." "Let me give your back a massage; but not in here. The heat from the sauna can be a real killer if you're not careful." With that Noelle got off the bench, took my hand, and led me over to the massage rooms. We had picked up our robes and towels from the sauna however had walked over to the rooms in the nude. Noelle picked one of the back massage rooms again. Again, seldom used and a lot cleaner than the others. She put a towel over the table then had me get up and lay down on my stomach. Still nude, she oiled up her hands and my back, then started to massage my back. Normally a massage is just a massage. Your muscles and you appreciate it after the fact. However a nude massage adds a heck of another dimension to it! Damn! Her naked breasts swayed as she started to massage my back muscles. And the lips of her pussy were at eye level; my eye level! She made me hard again! She began to massage my back with the palms of her hands starting from my spine and working outward. That really felt good. "Noelle, you missed your calling! Oh yeah, that really feels good!" "Thanks Craig. Would you mind if I straddled you? I have a hard time getting to your upper back properly." "No problem Noelle." She got up and sat down on my ass cheeks. As she bent over and resumed her massage, I could feel the lips of her pussy slide up and down my lower back. Damn! If I wasn't hard then, I sure was hard now! I could feel the trail of her moisture that she was leaving on my behind! She massaged my back for a few minutes before she reached up to my shoulders to massage them and work her way down my spine. When she did that, I could feel her breasts as she leaned forward to apply pressure to my shoulders! "Noelle, you feel so good....." I moaned into my towel. "Craig,........you're making me hot too......" Noelle gasped as she quit massaging me to lay down on my back. "Can you feel how wet you're making me?" she asked as she rubbed the lips of her pussy across my buttocks. I turned my head up and Noelle kissed me. Lightly at first, then passionately as I turned over and she slide off my back to lay by my side. We embraced with our legs intertwined. I cupped her buttocks and pulled her into my erection as she ground her pubic mound into mine! God she felt good! "Oh Craig......" she moaned. "I want you..." I told Noelle as I moved on top and she spread her legs to welcome me. "Do we need protection?" I asked? "Been on the pill forever..." she whispered as we kissed again. She reached between our bodies and placed my hard cock at her entrance. I slowly pushed and felt my cock slowly enter her vaginal opening. Noelle was tight. It was clear that it had been awhile for Noelle as she was very tight and even though she was thoroughly lubricated with her juices, it was unwise to rush my initial penetration into the center of her love. "Slowly Craig, please. It's been awhile.......oh......" Noelle whispered as I slowly rocked my penis back and forth in her pussy, slowly advancing into her warm and wet intimacy with each forward movement. As I bottomed out and pressed my pelvis hard against her pubic mound, Noelle moaned, then hugged me tightly as she came. "Oh Craig..........." She moaned, "make love to me........." It's a good thing that the massage table was a heavy duty one as we were at it for more than an hour! One of those folding tables would have collapsed quite quickly under the pounding and shaking it was receiving. That would have been a major coitus interruptus! I think Noelle must have come at least two or three times and I came twice! Between the two of us, we generated so much cum that the towel we were laying on was soaked! As we lay there in each others arms and kissed softly and repeatedly, Noelle said softly to me, "you made me feel so good.......thank you." "You are special Noelle." I whispered to her. "So beautiful. So sexy. I look for you each time that I come here. I want to be with you all the time." She shushed me and kissed my lips. "Thank you. You're special to me too, but we better get cleaned up. I need to close up as it's getting late." We cleaned up the massage table and took a shower together. We bathed each other and were tempted to have another session in the shower however Noelle needed to close up the spa. So no hanky panky although there was a lot of touching and kissing! We dressed and Noelle took the towel from the massage table with her to launder at home for obvious reasons! I waited for her as she closed down the spa and locked up. We walked over to her car hand in hand and embraced and kissed one last time before she opened her car to get in. "About coffee, think you have time tonight?" I asked as we parted. "Craig, I really would like to go out for coffee with you except that I have a situation at home. It's not that simple. I'm taking care of my mom." Noelle went on to explain. "She had a stroke last year and I ended up taking care of her. I have a nurse who stops in a couple of times during the day and evening, but I need to be home afterwards. Mom's my priority now and I need to be there for her. After all she's done for me and Kristen, I want to be there for her. I'm sorry. I don't have much free time anymore." Finding Love at the Spa I could relate. Noelle's situation was very similar to what a lot of my friends were having to deal with also. We were all getting to the age where our parents were becoming increasingly dependent upon us because of health issues as they grew older. Plus it didn't hurt that I knew her mom when Kristen and I were dating back in high school. I always thought that she was ok as far as moms go. "Noelle, you don't have to apologize. I really understand and admire you for taking care of your mom. It takes a lot of love and commitment to do what you do for your mom." She gave me a strange sort of look; almost as if she were getting ready to cry. Then she smiled and thanked me by hugging me tightly and giving me a kiss. "Thanks for understanding. You really are a special guy!" She smiled at me with tears in her eyes and kissed me again! We spent a few more minutes talking about her mom's stroke and how it affected her ability to walk. Luckily her mom's mind was clear and she was otherwise in good health. But she was in her late 80's and anything could happen. It didn't help that her dad had passed away almost ten years ago. That left Noelle and Kristen to take care of their mom. And with Kristen having to take care of her kids and work at the same time, Noelle felt that it might be better if she took care of their mom. Then a thought came to me; "Noelle, since you really need to be at home with your mom, how about if I bring the coffee to you instead?" She smiled and laughed; "Now why didn't I think of that!" Noelle gave me her home address and phone number. "And mom and I really like chocolate ice cream instead of coffee!" she said as she hugged and kissed me again! "Thanks Craig......thanks for understanding my situation." On the way over to Noelle's I stopped off at a supermarket and picked up the chocolate ice cream, some mini-chocolate chips to sprinkle on top, and a bouquet of spring flowers. I figured that she and her mom might like the flowers. I arrived at her home about 30 minutes after leaving the spa. Noelle opened the front door before I had a chance to knock! "Hi Noelle!" "Hey Craig!" and she kissed me again as she led me into her home. Hey! I could get used to this! I gave her the ice cream, mini-chocolate chips, and the flowers. "Look mom, Craig brought us some flowers and dessert!" Mrs. Farmer sat in a wheel chair in their living room and she smiled as she looked in our direction. "Mom, you remember Craig Johanssen? He's from San Louis Obispo and he was Kristen's friend in high school?" I bent down to place myself at Noelle's mom's level, "Hi Mrs. Farmer, it's been a long time!" I said as I took her hand and then gave her a hug. There was recognition in her eyes as she hugged me back as tightly as she could, "Oh Craig, it's so nice to see someone from our old neighborhood!" There were tears in her eyes as we parted. "I'm just so embarrassed that you have to see me in this condition." "Mrs. Farmer, I'm just happy to see you, stroke or no stroke! Let's not worry about it." Noelle put the flowers in a vase and set them on the coffee table in front of her mom, then dished out the ice cream and mini-chocolate chips. "Look what Craig brought us!" We had a grand time catching up with each other that evening. Noelle's mom brought me up to speed on what was happening in our old neighborhood and then brought out the pictures of Kristen and her family. All the time, Noelle sat next to me. We reminisced about growing up back in our old neighborhood. Kids from our childhood that we all knew, and where they were today. At one point, Noelle's mom brought up Kristen and how she thought that she and I would end up together. I told her, "We had a strong friendship when we were growing up. But we always knew that both of us were going to go our separate ways once we left for college. I'd like to think that we're still friends even though I haven't seen her since then." "Noelle's been telling me of Kristen, and how she ended up in Tacoma. I'm happy knowing that she's happy with how things turned out. Besides, I think I've met someone even lovelier and more charming." I said as I turned to Noelle and smiled, and took her hand in mine. Noelle smiled back at me a little surprised, then looked over towards her mom. "Oh my!" her mom exclaimed then smiled as she saw Noelle smile and lean her head against my shoulder. "How did this happen?" she asked. Noelle related the story of how I joined the spa and how we got to know each other over the months since then. And that she really liked me very much also. "Well that settles it young man." Mrs. Farmer said, "I hope we see more of you from now on!" she smiled. I kissed her on her cheek as she gave me a hug. She was a special lady. Before too long, the evening started to wear on her and Noelle put her to bed. It was getting late so I got up to leave as well. "Craig, thanks for coming over tonight. Mom really enjoyed your visit, and so did I. And I really enjoyed our special time at the spa this evening also!" Noelle said with a grin. "I enjoyed this evening very much also!" I said as I cupped her face in my hands and kissed her. "Our time together in the spa was very special; very special to me." I kissed her again. "And I enjoyed coming over and visiting with your mom very much. I really enjoyed spending this evening with you and hope that we can spend a lot more time together. You've grown on me and, truthfully, you're all that I can think of when we're apart." Noelle's eyes moistened as she embraced me and pressed her body against mine in a tight hug. "Thank you" she said in a soft voice. "You've really made me feel happy tonight. I love your company and mom really enjoyed seeing you again. Thanks for being so understanding about my situation with my mom. And you're on my mind a lot also." I hugged her back tightly and we kissed again. Our passions flowed easily between us as our tongues sought each other's company and gentle caresses. "Call you tomorrow?" I asked. "Please. I'll look forward to it." She kissed me again and hugged me tightly. It was a restless night as my thoughts turned to Noelle. She was intelligent, had a great personality, could take a joke as well as dish them out too, was well centered as far as values were concerned, and she was really good looking also. Plus our love making earlier that evening was fantastic also! I wanted to be with her as much as possible and as often as possible. I got up the next morning around 6 am. I just couldn't sleep any longer even though it was a Saturday. I picked up the phone and almost called Noelle before the time on my clock caused me to reconsider. I mean; who wants to get a phone call at 6:00 in the morning? So I waited for a more reasonable time. I busied myself with my normal morning routine, fixed some breakfast, washed up, changed my clothes, etc. When I finished, the time was only 6:45 am! The time was crawling by! I couldn't stand it any longer so I picked up my cell phone, jumped in my car and drove over to Noelle's house. I parked alongside the curb in front of her house, then called her. It was now about 7:30 am so I figured I'd chance the phone call. No sooner than the phone rang once, then Noelle answered the call; "Craig?" she asked? "How did you know it was me?" I laughed. "I didn't. But if it wasn't you, I'd have hung up on whomever and called you!" she laughed back. "I missed you this morning." "So did I. I couldn't sleep last night. All I did was think about you." "So did I...." Noelle whispered. "Can you come over this morning and spend the day with me?" "I'd love to. Ok if I come over right now?" "The sooner the better!" Noelle replied. "See you in two shakes!" I laughed as I ended the call. I climbed out of my car and was at her front door in one! I knocked on her door and heard rustling sounds from inside the house; before I saw her peak through the curtains of her front room to see who was at her door. Her door burst open and Noelle jumped into my arms! "I missed you!" she cried as I caught her and we hugged and kissed. "Where were you calling from?" she asked before she saw my car parked alongside the curb. Then she smiled and kissed me. "I guess you missed me as much as I missed you." "More." I said softly as I slowly kissed her nose, then her cheeks, her chin and lastly her lips. We walked back into her home and Noelle took me into her kitchen. "Mom's in her room and probably still sleeping." She put her arms around my neck and hugged me tightly as we kissed again. "I want you Craig, please love me......" She undid my belt and unbuttoned my jeans as I pulled my t-shirt off. Then she undid the tie on her robe which opened, revealing her nude body to me. She took the waist band of my underwear in her hands and pulled them off me, releasing my erection which sprang to attention! As she stood up, I eased her robe off of her shoulders which left her completely naked before me. "Do you like what you see?" she asked? "Very much ..." I replied as I moved to embrace her. My hard cock nugged her stomach which caused Noelle to smile, then reach between us to point my cock downwards. Aligned with her slit, it rubbed up against her clit then down between her lips. As my hard-on nestled into her slit, I felt her moisture begin to coat my shaft. Noelle pushed her breasts into my chest as we hugged and kissed. I held her ass with one hand while the other massaged a breast and teased her hard nipple. She moaned as we continued to kiss, "....Craig, ....I need you in me.....please....make love to me......" I released her and she took my hand in hers and led me to her bedroom. She lay down in her bed, on her back and extended her arms to me. I laid down beside her and we embraced again. I kissed and licked my way down to her nipples and started to give them the attention due them when Noelle pleaded with me, ".....that feels good but I really need you.....oh god!........ to make love to me.......please......I need you in me....." She parted her legs as I moved between them. As I made to lay down on her, Noelle grabbed my erection and rubbed the head of my cock up and down her wet slit. As she did so, she closed her eyes and moaned deeply, "Oh Craig,.....you make me feel so good.......come inside me.......please make love to me......" As she held my cock in position, I slowly pushed my way into her vagina. "Oh Craig......you feel so good.......Oh! ......slowly please.......Oh!........" Noelle placed her heels at the back of my thighs as she tried to pull me deeper into her. I slowly eased in about an inch then out a little, then in another inch of two, out a little, then back in another inch or two, until I was finally fully in her. Noelle's eyes were shut as she moaned her pleasure. Our mouths sought the other's as we kissed passionately. I pulled out slowly then pushed in to her; bumping and grinding our pelvis' together at the end of my down stroke. We continued to make love slowly as we built towards our orgasms. I wanted to be able to last long enough so that she would cum as well. It turned out that Noelle was so keyed up that she came within a few minutes! Hugging me tightly as she threw her head back, arching her back and wrapping her legs around my waist; trying to hold my cock in as deep as she could! Her mouth open in a soundless cry! Her face and chest flushed with her orgasm! Then she screamed; "CRAIG!!!.......OH GOD!!! ...... IIIMMMMMMCCCCCUUUUMMMMINNNG!!! .....AAAHHHHHG!!!!" she screamed as she held me tightly; desperately trying to force me deeper into the depths of her hot pussy!!!! When Noelle came, her pussy tightened around my hard cock and that sent me over the cliff also! It felt as if my soul was pouring out through my cock as my cum raced out my slit and into Noelle's hot depths! Noelle passed out momentarily from the high of her orgasm! Wow! I've never seen that happen before! She regained consciousness in a few minutes as I kissed her softly, whispering her name, "Noelle? You okay, honey?" "Oh,........I love you......." she whispered as she hugged me as tightly as she could. "That was so fantastic......I felt you cum in me......it was so warm .......it felt so good........I love you........." I whispered back, "I love you, too. I felt as if we were one. It felt so good. It felt so right." I was still hard and in her so we slowly made love again. I gradually built up the pace as Noelle started to thrust her hips up to meet me on each downward thrust. Noelle came once more before I thrust my hard cock as hard and as deep as I could into her and unloaded my cum into her womb once again. Noelle shrieked again as she felt my cum hit the walls of her uterus and she came one last time! My cum and her juices filled her vagina and flowed around my cock as it softened! As we lay together in the aftermath of our love making, Noelle spoke softly, "That was so good.....I could feel you cum in me......it was so warm......it made me feel so good to have you make love to me and cum in me." She went on, "Craig, I love you. I think I've felt this way for some time now. How do you feel about me?" I looked into Noelle's eyes as I replied, "You make me feel so complete when I am with you. When we make love, I feel as if I am one with you. I miss you horribly when you're not with me. I do love you......very much so." Our lips met softly and didn't part for a long time as we made love again. After our love making, we lay side by side just kissing and making small talk when Noelle moved to place herself partially on top of me, hugged me tightly and wrapped her legs around me. "I was trying to figure out what made your making love to me so special. And I think that I've figured it out." "Oh? And what did you decide made the difference?" I asked? "It's because it was you, and you love me........that made it special!" We kissed. "I do, Noelle......I do love you....." If we had the time, we probably would have spent the entire day in her bed making love. But Noelle had to tend to her mom and there were things to be taken care of. We finally got out of her bed around 9 am and showered. Noelle wrapped herself in a robe, then went to take care of her mom while I went to her living room to retrieve my clothes then to her kitchen to see what I could do to put a breakfast together for everyone. After about 15 minutes I had breakfast more or less sorted out and went to see how Noelle was faring with her mom. She had basically changed her into her day clothes and was brushing her hair when I knocked on her mom's bedroom door. Noelle said that they would be out in 15 minutes while she put some clothes on herself and finished getting her mom ready. We had a great breakfast between the three of us. More reminiscing about the old neighborhood and talking about the kids who grew up and went on to bigger and better things. "And Craig, if you don't mind me asking, what have you been doing all these years? Noelle tells me that you always seem to be traveling." Mrs. Farmer asked. I told her the story about how I went from engineering flunky to a part owner of a large architectural engineering firm. "My, you've certainly done well for yourself, Craig!" "Well, yes and no Mrs. Farmer." I grimaced as I replied. "Certainly the professional and financial rewards have not been disappointing however it's been a lonely existence up to about 6 months ago. I guess my frequent traveling has not made it easy for anyone to really get to know me. So I've been single all these years." I continued, "At least the lonely existence part ended when I ran into Noelle at the spa." I looked over at Noelle and she was beaming as I smiled at her. "I don't know why but we seemed to be on the same wave length from the day that I walked into her spa!" "Well young man, I think I know the reason why the two of you seemed to click so well. It's probably because you've known each other since high school, even though Noelle was the proverbial 'younger sister' and you were her sister's boyfriend! The basis for your friendship was formed back then." "I think you're right." I replied. "I know you're right, mom. I think that's why I enjoyed Craig's company from the very beginning!" Noelle went on to say. After we cleaned up, Noelle put her mom in the living room. "Mom's care giver will be in around lunch time to make lunch. We have a couple of hours to ourselves. Would you like to do anything?" she asked? "How about we spend the day together. Do you have to work today?" "Nope. My work schedule is during the week. No weekend work for this lady." "Good! It means we have more time for ourselves!" "Yes!" she replied as she hugged me. "I can't get enough of you." So we made sure her mom had everything at her finger tips and waited until her care giver arrived before we set off in my car. We ended up going to the Denver Pavilions which is a huge shopping and entertainment complex. Window shopped and had lunch there also. As we left the restaurant and strolled back to my car, I asked her, "Want to come over and spend some time over at my place this afternoon?" Noelle grinned as she replied, "Now that depends on what we would be doing!......Yes! Of course!" And she kissed me! I grinned back and kissed her! We both wanted the same thing. Drove out to my home which is on the outskirts of town, next to Cherry Creek State Park which is a regional park with a lake in it. I had purchased the home some time ago from a family that was moving out of town. They had built it to suit their needs so there were 4 fairly large bedrooms, a large living room, den, dining room, and a large back yard which bordered on the park. Being so large, I had a cleaning service come in weekly to do the dusting and cleaning for me. From the outside, it really doesn't look like much. It was framed by trees and hedges and you really can't get a good look at what there is. But once you get in, the entire house and backyard become very apparent. Noelle loved my home as soon as she entered it. "Craig, this is amazing! I really like your home. It feels like a home should!" I gave her the grand tour and ended up in my bedroom; which we didn't leave for the next two hours or so. To say that our lovemaking that afternoon was glorious would be to cheapen it. It was stupendous! I think that we both poured as much of ourselves into the other as we could when we made love. Noelle said it best earlier that morning when she said that my making love to her was so special because I loved her. She was right. And that's precisely the reason why her making love to me was such a special experience for me; because she loved me! As we lay in bed together, with Noelle nestled next to me with one arm and leg thrown across me, I confessed my feelings to her; "Noelle, you have caused this lonely man to find love. A love that he thought he might never find. And now that man doesn't ever want to be lonely again, and wants you by his side forever. Will you marry me? Will you be the mother of our children?" Noelle looked at me with tears in her eyes and a great big smile, "You just know the right words to say to make me so happy! Yes! I want to be with you always! You have made me so very happy!" We showered together and finally made it back to Noelle's home in time to cook dinner and join her mom for the better part of her evening. Her care giver had given her a sponge bath and had already dressed her in her pajamas by the time we returned home. Before Noelle could say anything about the change in the nature of our relationship, I knelt down before her mom and took one of her hands in mine.