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Pim ripped open the envelope as he walked through the door of his and Charlie's apartment.
Congratulations, you've won a free massage for you and a loved one!
"Hmm? Where did this come from?" Pim wondered aloud. He didn't recall signing up for anything of the sort. He wasn't even sure if it was legit.
"Where'd what come from?" Charlie asked from his spot on the couch, where he was munching on a bag of chips.
"A voucher for a free massage." Pim replied.
"Sounds fake." Charlie responded.
"Maybe." Pim agreed. "But maybe I'll call the number and see if--"
Pim's phone buzzed with a text, and he pulled it out of his pocket to check. From Mr. Boss.
"Hey, I won that massage voucher in a raffle. I think it's been delivered to you by now. I don't need it since I have a personal masseuse already so I figured you and Charlie could use it! Consider it thanks for all your hard work! :) I know your last few jobs have been stressful!"
"Oh, it's a gift from Mr. Boss." Pim explained to Charlie. "A thanks for our hard work. That was nice of him!"
"Yeah, who you gonna take with you?" Charlie asked through a mouthful of chips.
"Oh, well, I figured... you'd come with me?" Pim asked, tilting his head a bit in confusion.
"Nah, dude. I don't need any of that fancy shit." Charlie responded.
"Aw, but it'll be so nice, Charlie!" Pim exclaimed. "Massages for free?"
"I can get massages from you." Charlie replied with a smirk.
Pim blushed. "That's different!" he exclaimed through a giggle. "Come on, at least try it out."
Pim looked up at Charlie with his stupidly cute puppy-dog eyes. The ones Charlie could never resist.
"All right, fiiine." Charlie relented. "But only cause I love you."
"Love you too, Charlie." Pim replied, planting a kiss on his boyfriend's cheek.
The two walked into the spa, and Charlie immediately felt overwhelmed. Stark white interiors, candles, flowers and scents he couldn't even begin to identify. He was way out of his depth here, but thankfully Pim seemed content to handle everything.
"Hello, we've won this voucher and we'd like to use it please!" Pim exclaimed to the receptionist as he handed her the coupon.
"Alright, this package will give you two an hour massage. When you're finished you're welcome to our sauna and hot tubs for as long as you like." she explained to the two with a small smile.
"Sounds wonderful!" Pim exclaimed, turning to Charlie to get his opinion.
"Yeah, sure." Charlie replied, still not really sure what to do.
The woman guided them into the back, handing them each a robe.
"Undress to your comfort level, and I'll be back in a few minutes to get you started." she instructed the couple before closing the door.
"The fuck does that mean?" Charlie asked, looking at Pim for guidance.
"Usually down to your underwear." Pim explained. "Some people undress completely, I think, but I'd rather not."
"As if I haven't seen you naked." Charlie ribbed.
"Charlie!" Pim exclaimed, blushing and playfully pushing him. "Maybe you have, but these people haven't!"
"Yeah, good point." Charlie conceded, pulling off his hoodie and placing it in the locker provided to him.
After another minute or so, the woman knocked on the door of the room.
"Ready?" she asked.
"Yep!" Pim replied, opening the door and walking out. He and Charlie were then guided to a massage room, with two tables set up next to each other.
"You'll take your robes off, and start face down on the table." she explained. "Cover yourselves with the sheet, and your massage therapists will be with you shortly!"
As soon as she closed the door, Pim heeded her instruction, hanging his robe on one of the provided wall hooks. Charlie tentatively followed Pim's lead, placing his on the other provided hook before picking one of the massage tables and laying face down on it, pulling the sheet over his near-naked body.
"Am I doing this right?" Charlie asked Pim.
"Yeah, I think so." Pim replied, before getting onto the other table.
Another knock at the door, Pim affirmed they were ready to go, and two massage therapists walked in. One was a smaller blue critter who went to Pim's table, and the other was a human man who took Charlie's.
"Hi, I'm Paul, I'll be taking care of you today. How deep of a pressure are we looking for?" Charlie's massage therapist asked him.
"Uh, I dunno. I've never really done this before..." Charlie trailed off.
"Not a problem. I'll start light and if it's not enough, you let me know." Paul patiently explained. "Any problem areas?"
"Uh, my shoulders are usually pretty tight?" Charlie answered, unsure.
"Okay. And if you need me to adjust anything, let me know." Paul said, before pulling the sheet down on Charlie's back and tucking it into his boxers.
Charlie felt strong, slippery hands on his back and involuntarily tensed up, but Paul said nothing about it and continued his light, sweeping motions. Charlie calmed down upon realizing what was happening, and just let himself enjoy the feeling. He closed his eyes and just continued to let Paul do his thing.
"FUCK!" Charlie exclaimed as Paul worked a particularly stubborn knot in his shoulder, making him stop, and even making Pim look up from his table.
"All right?" Paul asked.
"Holy shit. Do that again, dude." Charlie sighed, feeling the tension release. He'd gotten so used to that muscle being tight that it was normal to him now.
Paul's hands went back to the knot, repeating the motion from before to further loosen the muscle. Charlie managed to refrain from shouting this time, but a tiny moan of relief escaped him anyway.
"Good, Charlie?" Pim asked from his table, his voice a bit muffled from laying on it.
"Shit dude, better than you, no offense." Charlie replied, making Pim laugh.
"None taken." Pim giggled.
Charlie felt like no time had passed at all before Paul was instructing him to flip over onto his back, pulling the sheet up and looking away.
"Are you comfortable with having your pecs touched? Your shoulders were very tense and this could help." Paul explained.
"Uh, sure, dude. I guess." Charlie answered noncommittally.
"Perfect." Paul responded, tucking the sheet under Charlie's armpits and placing his arms on top of the sheet.
As soon as Paul's hands touched Charlie's pecs, Charlie was letting out a small whimper of pain, though it quickly turned into another sigh of relief.
"Yeah, you're quite tense here too." Paul explained.
"Mhm..." Charlie hummed, closing his eyes again and just letting Paul work his magic.
It was over too soon. That was an entire hour? It still felt like Charlie had just undressed and gotten on the table.
"You're free to lay here as long as you need, and come out whenever you're ready, okay?" Pim's massage therapist explained. "No rush."
She and Paul walked out of the room, closing the door.
"You enjoyed yourself, didn't you Charlie?" Pim asked impishly.
"Oh my God, dude. How expensive are these things? Can we come back?" Charlie asked, making Pim laugh again.
"Not all the time, but maybe as a treat every now and again?" Pim suggested.
"Yeah. Yeah, this was good. Holy shit, I feel like a new man." Charlie sighed, tentatively trying to get up off the table.
"It was, mine was lovely as well." Pim smiled, as he got up and went to retrieve their robes from the hooks. He handed Charlie his robe as he found his footing getting off the table.
As they opened the door to leave, the two massage therapists were waiting outside with little bottles of water.
"It's important to stay hydrated the rest of the day." Paul explained. "Massage is similar to working out. Your muscles might be a little sore tomorrow, too, but your package does include our hot tub if you'd like to use it."
Charlie did love a hot tub. And Pim was well aware of this.
"Yeah, if you could show us where it is." Pim answered.
"Of course." Paul replied, walking towards it and motioning Pim and Charlie to follow.
As they both unrobed and entered the hot tub, thankfully empty, Pim cuddled up to Charlie as they sat down in it.
"Oooh, that's good." Charlie sighed, holding Pim close to him. "Why was I so against this?"
"Not sure, but I agree. This is lovely." Pim replied, closing his eyes slightly and breathing in the scent of the various essential oils scattered throughout the room.
"I'm glad you talked me into this, Pim." Charlie said, blushing a bit, and not from the hot tub's heat. "I love you."
Pim smiled, leaning up to plant a kiss on Charlie's cheek. "Love you too, Charlie."