Chapter 3: Neither Sight Nor Sound

She went silent and watched his hands, feeling nervous, yet at the same time happy. The lower he got the lovelier the feelings were. Then as his hands passed directly over her vagina, such a lovely shiver went through her.

‘I wonder if that’s the sort of feeling I’ll get if I ever have a boyfriend?’ she thought to herself. As he moved down her legs, she picked up where she had left off. ‘I’m very quiet and shy,’ she told him, ‘I don’t mix particularly well, but I’ve never had a falling out with anyone.’

‘Do you have any close girlfriends.’ Cliff asked as he reached her feet and started back up. ‘There’s one that I’m closer to than any of the others,’ Rosemary told him. ‘Geraldine is in my form. We’re the same age and we hit it off from our first day at secondary school.’

‘She lives two roads away from me, so we see each other a lot out of school too. Her parents are quite young, and they often include me in their outings. We have told each other we’re almost sisters. We’re both in the school swimming team.’

She paused to enjoy the feeling as he massaged over the front of her jeans once more. Then as he moved on up, she continued, ‘Although neither of us are star performers, so we are often left out for major competitions.’ ‘Does that bother you?’ Cliff asked.

‘No, we’re always disappointed of course, but we know our capabilities and we just accept that we are the stalwarts, we never miss a practice and we’re always willing to step in and do our best when needed.’ Then as his hands approached her breasts, she felt so excited.

As he massaged over them, she told him, ‘No one has ever done that so nicely before.’ ‘Does that mean that someone has done it in a way that wasn’t nice?’ he asked. ‘Yes,’ she admitted. Then added, ‘I’ve never told that to anyone before.’ ‘Good,’ Cliff said, ‘It shows how well you’re relaxing with me.’

‘But we won’t go any further down that road just yet.’ he told her as he massaged her shoulders, then her head. Taking his hands away, he asked her how she was feeling. ‘It’s strange,’ she told him, ‘I’m enjoying the massage and I’m feeling much happier than when I came.’

‘Good,’ Cliff told her. ‘Can you describe your swimming costume to me.’ Looking at him in surprise at the change in subject, Rosemary told him, ‘It’s an ordinary bikini top and bottom.’ ‘How do you feel walking round out of the water wearing it?’ he asked.

‘Fine,’ she said, ‘Although I’m always conscious that I have a bit more padding than I should have, and that my breasts are smaller than most of the other girls my age.’ ‘We’ve both still got several years of growing left yet,’ he told her with a smile. ‘Mind you, I’d give anything for some more padding.’

‘People never seem to be satisfied with what they’ve got, do they?’ she said smiling at him. ‘Have you ever discussed the size of your breasts with a man before?’ Cliff asked smiling at her. ‘No, never.’ she answered looking surprised as she realised that that was exactly what she had just done.

‘If you were lying there now in your costume, how would you feel?’ he asked. Rosemary had to think for a moment. ‘Strange, I think,’ she said, ‘Because we’re not at the pool.’ ‘That’s interesting,’ Cliff told her, ‘You’d be bothered about not being at the pool, but not at me seeing you here in your costume.’

Rosemary had to think again, then she said, ‘Well, if we were at the pool you’d see me just the same, and I suppose I’m feeling comfortable with you now.’ ‘Thank you for the compliment,’ Cliff told her with a smile. ‘Now in a moment I’d like you to turn over so I can go down your back again.’

‘Before you do, I’d like you to consider taking your top off first. Then I could massage your back directly on your skin, which would be far more relaxing than over your clothes. It would feel much nicer too.’ he told her. ‘And your bra is really no different than your bikini top.’

‘Except,’ he added, ‘I suppose it’s not designed to get wet.’ Rosemary’s first reaction was to say no, but then she thought through what he had just said. ‘If you did,’ Cliff added, ‘You would find it easier later when we come to it, to tell me what happened to you.’