Chapter 1: His Excitement Knew No Bounds

As they sat at the kitchen table with a coffee each, Danny apologised for having to see him in Mr Clarkson’s house. ‘I’m afraid it’s the only spot I have access to, where we can be completely private and undisturbed.’ he told him.

‘Now, usually when I counsel someone, I have no idea what the problem is. So, before they feel able to tell me about it, I have to get them feeling very relaxed with me. That has worked well in the past, so although I already have a good idea of what happened to you, we’ll go down the same route.’

‘Although, because you are aware that I already know what happened to you, we should be able to move along a lot faster.’ Danny explained how it would work and about going through to the lounge. ‘Before we start,’ Danny told him, ‘Let me assure you that the recording that Clarkson made of you has been deleted and the phone completely destroyed.’

‘No one will ever hear it, and I have no reason to believe that he has ever played it to anyone else except you. I listened to it before I deleted it, that’s how I found you, but nothing I learned from it or from you today will ever be repeated to anyone.’

Adrian looked so relieved. ‘I was overjoyed when I got your message,’ he said, ‘But now that I’ve met you and heard you tell me in person, I’m totally sure. It’s such a weight off my shoulders. I can’t thank you enough.’

‘Even so,’ Danny said, ‘It has still left you with a few problems, hasn’t it?’ ‘Yes.’ Adrian replied looking sad, ‘I wonder how he knows that?’ he was thinking to himself. ‘Well let’s see what we can do to get rid of those problems by working together.’ Danny told him.

‘Nightmares are not very nice, are they?’ ‘No.’ Adrian admitted wondering how he could know he was having them. ‘Let’s go through to the lounge now.’ Danny said as they had finished their coffees. They went through and Adrian kicked his shoes off and lay down.

He looked around the room and seeing Danny watching him he said, ‘I wondered how I’d feel being in here again. But although it’s familiar, it feels so different being here with you rather than with him.’ ‘That’s a good start.’ Danny told him with a smile.

‘First of all, I want to learn all about you as a person. Whilst I ask you questions, I will massage your back from head to foot and back again. That will help you relax. Have you ever had a massage before?’ ‘No.’ Adrian told him.

‘Have you ever seen one being done on tv or in a film?’ Danny asked, ‘Yes, I think so.’ ‘Well, you’ll probably remember that those are usually done on the skin. That is because a massage directly on your skin is far more relaxing than on your clothes.’

‘What I want you to do now is to turn over on your front, just as you are. But if you feel able to, stand up first and strip off as much clothing as you can. Then lie back down on your front. Remember the object is to relax you, so don’t do anything that is going to make you feel nervous or tense. Remember too, that everything you do in here is your choice and at your speed.’

Adrian smiled at him, he was already feeling at ease with Danny and because he had destroyed the recording, he was feeling even better about him. He stood up and pulled his top things off, throwing them over onto the armchair.

Then as he stood looking uncertain, he asked, ‘Should I take my trousers off too?’ ‘That would be good,’ Danny told him, then I could do your legs on your skin as well. But remember, only do it if you will feel ok lying there in your underpants. Adrian thought about it for just two seconds then he undid his trousers. He dropped them, stepped out of them and tossed them over to the chair.

As he went to lie down on the settee, Danny caught a brief glimpse of the bulge in the front of his tiny white underpants. It was hardly noticeable. Once Adrian was settled, Danny sat at his side and rested his hands on the back of Adrians head.

As he massaged gently Danny told him, ‘I won’t move off your head or start asking questions until you say ‘Go.’ Don’t forget you can say stop at any time you want. Adrian lay there enjoying the feel of the massage on his head.

He was just about to say ‘Go’ when a thought struck him. ‘Danny,’ he asked, ‘How did you know that if I took my trousers off, I’d be lying here in underpants and not shorts?’ ‘I didn’t for sure,’ Danny told him, ‘But it was an educated guess based on your build and my past experience.’

‘Go,’ Adrian said. Danny moved down onto his bare shoulders. Adrian loved the feel of his gentle hands on his skin. He felt so glad that he had stripped off. As he massaged Danny asked, ‘Tell me your age and about your home life.’

‘I was sixteen two months ago,’ he began. ‘I live at home with my mum and dad and a younger sister aged fourteen. We live in a small three bedroomed semidetached house on an estate of similar houses. My parents rent it from the local council.’

Danny had massaged his bony shoulders and down his back as he spoke. His shoulders were broad in relation to his narrow hips but were much narrower than Dannys. As his hands approached his waist Danny asked, ‘How do you get on with them all?’

Adrian opened his mouth to answer and said, ‘I... ‘ then he stopped. Dannys hands had moved up onto his underpants and were massaging his cheeks. Even through the material the feeling was so lovely he remained silent to savour it.

It wasn’t until Dannys hands moved onto the back of his bare thighs that he said, ‘That felt amazing.’ Then he continued, ‘I get on fine with them all. My sister can be a bit bossy at times, but none of us have ever had a serious falling out. I’m very lucky.’

‘How long have you lived there?’ Danny asked as he reached his feet. ‘All my life,’ Adrian said, ‘Mum and dad moved in just after they were married over twenty years ago.’ ‘How do you get on with the neighbours?’ Danny asked as he moved back up his thighs.

Adrian waited whilst Danny massaged his cheeks again. Even though his hands were so close to the area he had suffered so much pain in this room previously, he was loving the feeling. He had soon realised that Danny was someone who would never deliberately hurt anyone.’

As Danny moved on up past his waist, Adrian said, ‘We have an older couple on one side with a son who is three years older than me. Then there’s a younger couple on the other side with twins. A girl and a boy the same age as my sister.’

‘We get on fine with both of them. Actually, there’s no one really on our small estate that causes any problems.’ Danny reached his head and massaged briefly before taking his hands away. ‘Turn over.’ he instructed.

Once Adrian had rolled over onto his back and got comfortable, Danny smiled at him. ‘You’re doing fine,’ he said, ‘How are you finding it?’ ‘It’s nothing like I expected.’ Adrian said. ‘I didn’t anticipate I’d enjoy it for one thing.’

‘But what amazed me the most was when you massaged my cheeks. After what happened in here, I would have thought I’d be screaming for you to take your hands off me. But instead, it felt really lovely.’ Danny smiled. ‘That’s a nice compliment, thank you.’ he told him.

‘Now I’m going to do exactly the same on your front, with more questions of course.’ ‘Of course,’ Adrian said with a smile. As Danny massaged the front of his head, Adrian felt so relaxed. Then when he moved onto his temples he could have easily gone to sleep.

Danny moved back onto his head, then soon Adrian said, ‘Go.’ ‘How do you get on with the boys at school?’ Danny asked as he massaged his shoulders. ‘Ok, now I’m in my last year,’ Adrian said. ‘In my early years I used to get picked on by some of the older boys.’

As Danny massaged his flat chest which looked almost void of hairs because they were few and fair, Adrian continued, ‘Especially once they discovered I was too weak to retaliate.’ ‘Some would call that common sense, not weakness,’ Danny told him. ‘What form did it take?’

‘Pushing and shoving mainly,’ Adrian said, ‘Some name calling, and there was one lad who was always trying to make me do silly things with the threat of getting beaten up if I didn’t do them. Then when I did do them, he would make a show of me laughing to everyone about it.’