So she'd been married... And the girl had been a bit short much like myself though, it seemed to me I had much more slender a figure. Still she was pretty in a way. I looked to Cassie as her eyes well with tears and she began trying to pry her ring from her finger. I smiled softly before looking again at the picture again; the collar... they both wore a collar... I wondered why; I tapped a finger against my cheek as I wondered before finally asking.

"Where did you get the collars why don't you take yours off?"

I asked glancing to her and approaching her & her bed slipping onto it behind her to take a peek at it.

That woke me up…I’d not expected her to ask ‘bout the collar….still….she needed to know everything. It wuz the honest way of dealing with people even when the right answer seemed to strange an all.

“I don’t like really know. I woke up in the basement, all naked, cept for the collar an a circle of ashes round me body. Like I’d gone an burned me clothes or sum thing. The piercings came much the same way…an our wedding. So much I don’t member, like sum body jus clean cut the whole thing from me head. It wuz scary, an since there is no latch I dont got a way to take it off, though…after this long its kinda a part of me an I don’t mind it too much. Well, cept the gossip an all…yah know, lil goody two shoes has a dark side…look at the leather she is a sporting round her neck. That kind a stuff. “

Reaching back I took hold of me hair an piled it up atop me head, holding it there with me hands while I worked a scrunchy into it. At least the subject wuz different an that helped me get me mind off the past on onto the present. I liked her behind me, the feeling like she would touch me an those sparks would erupt anew to run along me arms an legs like fire.

“Go ‘head, touch it…spin it. right now it will be warm to the touch, at least that is how it feels to me.”

I did as she asked, my hands touching the collar. It was warm as I ran my hand along the leather. Though thinking about the rumors it caused about her bothered me. I wanted a way to stop the rumors. I spun the collar looking for a way I could remove it yet found nothing. I wished that I could do something and as I did a necklace formed around Cassie's neck, a sapphire pendant at the end. I just blinket slightly as I looked at the whitegold chain that had formed... it was entwined with the collar. I just stared blinking slightly.

"Cassie? what just happened?"

I asked running a hand over the cool chain, direct contrast to the collar which seemed to have no wat to remove from where it wrapped about the collar. I lifted the chain and ran it about my hand a time or two, it held the same aura as the necklace I wore about my neck most of the time.

Gingerly The fingers touched the black leather, sliding it ‘bout me neck. They slide along me skin as well, a small line of fire. An then a cool breeze of sorts, the kind that makes the hairs on the back of yur neck stand up. Sum thing tingled an Michael cried out.

As much as I tried I couldn’t see what the fuss wuz about, cept Michael wuz lifting a chain, a new one from round me neck an all, the crucifix hanging still tween me bosom. Miracles are rare. Ones that happen to yah even more so. Turning round I caught the glint of gold twined upon Michaels’ fingers.

“where’d that come from?” I’d never for seen it…or had I?

I just continued to observe the white gold chain, I hand't dared to mention that it extended from my hand. I just shrugged.

"It wasn't here a few seconds ago. I touched the collar then this just sort of grew."

I told her still looking it over shaking my head a little I sighed deciding to change the subject.

"So... Cassie; how about that massage if that's alright, magic happening in front of me sort of makes me stiffen up."

Magic, miracles. Ok, we had a slightly different view of things that happened…good things. Though this wuz strange. Strange indeed.

“Massage…yeah, What would the meaning of this be….I mean….” I started to get up, I had to look at it in the mirror, see what….

"Sorry, Michael, I’m a bit scatter brained an not acting right an all. I promised yah a massage, a good un…an well there is a towel in the bathroom, go head an put one round yah, I….well….need to be able to touch yah, well most of yah. Ohhhh me brain is all scattered like. I mean to say, if yah would like please go ahead an change outta yur clothes like in the bathroom an put one of them fluffy white towels round yah. Then come back here…I’ll get the oils an incense . Any scent yah like in particular? “

What on earth wuz god trying to say to me? I liked jewelry, wore enough of it in strange places. But this one had somehow gotten inner twined with me collar like some sort of serpent. It made no sense. No sense at all. Could she? Could she have put it there. But there would be no reason….except…oh lord I’d almost forgotten a house warming gift. Well, I could take care of that while Michael put on the towel. That wuz if Michael put on a towel….but then she had the same modesty if not more so than when I’d come here….good thing that. I kinda liked it.

“That’is if yah want the towel.?”

"I kinda like Jasmine."

I blushed slightly heading into the bathroom I decided it was best to answer before I gathered the towel.

"Have to go get the towel; I trust ya but, I'm just not comfortable with people seeing me undressed completely yet, I don't know How I managed to take off my panties in the shower."

I scratched my neck a little as I entered the bathroom though I didn't quite remember to close the door completely and it swung open just a little; I didn't know with where I stood Cassie could probably easily peep at me undressing. My skirt was first off as it hit the ground my vest and blouse followed quickly before I turned giving any onlooker a good view of my front, my bras all clasped in the front I found it easier for my chest size at least. Finally I hooked my thumbs at the pristine white of the panties I had changed into, I enjoyed the slight lace in the front; I found it cute; though an obvious alteration I'd made; I cut off the small bow that had sat at the front and stitched on my own style, a celtic cross of sorts. I liked it for the design not for any special meaning. finally once I was nude I stretched a little before wrapping the towel around myself; the towel was quite long on me reaching from my shoulders to my knees. I'd step out and walk back to the bed smiling to Cassie.

"Now where do you want me?"

“Then Jasmine it is…” How I wanted her to be happy here. Maybe I wuz trying much to hard, but I would rather put forth some sort of effort than none an all. In a rush I gathered the candles and incense, a light scent of jasmine an vanilla swirling into the room. Candles flickered on the bedside nightstand an along the headboard sending shadows dancing along the walls.

I put the fluffy white teddy bear in the middle of the bed, a lil ole red ribbon tied about its neck. There wuzn’t time to get a proper house warming gift an all. I jus had time to grab the massaging oil from the drawer of the night stand before me angel was back, framed by the doorway, the soft flicker of candle light giving her an ethereal radiance. Her blonde hair seemed to come alive an even more yellow in the glow of a dozen small flames. The white towel made her skin stand out, an practically glow.

How long I stood there slack jawed with me heart racing I will never know. Long ‘nough to feel the heat in me face as I stared like sum body that’d lost all there senses. I had a lump in me throat, a big ole one that jus wouldn’t go away. Made talking hard as me mouth moved an me heart pounded in me ears.

“Ummm….you are so beautiful….” I could feel me hands twitch a lil. That wuzn’t what I had meant to say…more like ‘for a moment in me arms an kissing me’ but that I didn’t deserve. Maybe all told I didn’t deserve her here. Maybe the temptation wuz jus to great to be good an clean an not let me hands wonder. AN then maybe god wuz answering me prayers an had sent another into me life that could fill the whole in me heart.

“ohh….I…I want you to have the teddy as a sort of house warming gift. Sorry it’s not much, but” I shrugged me shoulders….” if you would jus lay down on the bed an let the towel out so I can get to yur back an all…” stammering out the instructions an getting a lil tongue tied in the process. Once more the pins an needles played cross me skin, like electricity dancing along every bit of me…a pleasant kind of sensation. Could she know how she made me feel? Would anybody have guessed this wuz possible? How I wanted to touch an taste her lips with mine. An me?…I’d never felt so awkward an outta place in me life.

Ahh the fair scent of jasmine filling the room was extraordinary! Such a wonderful flower; yet it wasn't the most fragrant it was my favorite. I lifted my arm with a deep smile and stretched taking the teddy bear looking it over and smiling to Cassie. It wasn't the gift that mattered in my mind but the giver.

"It's wonderful Cassie! I'd hug you if I wasn't naked!"

I smiled again blushing as I lay on the bed in a position for her hands to easily reach my back. as for the towel; I wasn't sure what to do with it; o I simply let it go and show my back completely to her; I'd hold my legs together tightly as I did. My fair skin was nearly flawless save for a scar on my left leg; that had been a compound fracture when it had broken while the other had been impacted. I sighed slightly hoping Cassie didn't mind the complete view of my back. though I got the feeling that she would have wanted to see more from what she had said before. Either way I didn't mind. The scent in the air calmed me, and... slightly aroused me though not enough for anyone to notice save me.

"Feel free to put your hands anywhere you wish on my back as long as you don't creep into the space between my legs."

Hug me if she wuzn’t naked…..This wuz a lady, a young woman of integrity, honor, an self worth. A girl that took pride in what she wuz an wouldn’t jus go off into beds on any pretense. Yet, here she wuz, naked on mine, an act beyond simple faith after all she had been through. She trusted me; an I had to ensure I kept that trust, earned the right to it each an everyday. It wuz the right way. It wuz a good way.

The smooth expanse of skin stretched upon the white satin, the cute round bum clenched her ankles crossed as she hid the expanse of her private charms as best as one could. I did not wish her to fret, to feel uncomfortable in any way.

“This is to be a wonderful, relaxing massage for yah. I don’t want you fretting an being all uncomfy ‘bout nothing….so not to worry. I won’t do nothing yah ask me not to. But that does mean if yah change yur mind yah gotta say so.” I laid the carefully folded towel upon her back from shoulders to the top of her ankles, affording her a bit of privacy an hopefully the ability to relax a wee bit. I tossed the pillows next to her.

The soft strands of her blonde hair flowed in me fingers like so much silk, gathered, bound, an set back so it would not get in the way. Perhaps not the most stylish do an all. With the hair done it wuz time to get started.

The bottle oozed the heavy oil onto me palm a mix of sandalwood, neroli, and clary sage oils in a nice sweet almond carrier. The perfect thing to relieve the stress of the day. Later, when I worked her face I would add her favorite Jasmine and a few other things. For now though, the air carried the sound of moist flesh being squashed together as I rolled the oils into me hands.

“I’m really sorry I don’t have a real massage table an all. But I’m going to start with yur your neck, shoulders, back. in part the towel is there to keep yah warm an relaxed, let me know if yah get a bit cool an I can get some more. They ain’t hard to remove. ” She might not have seen the wink, but it wuz there in me voice as well.

The bed shifted an moved as I knelt with me knees to each side of her perty lil head. Carefully I folded the towel downwards to revels the soft curve of her spin all the way to the sweet juncture of her round cheeks. Then, with one hand on each side of her spine I stroked downwards…slowly feeling the soft velvet slide under me hands, so warm an inviting. The motion continuing till I touched the small of her back, then fanning me hands I brought them back up along her sides….An undeniable excitement filled me to be able to feel her skin beneath mine. A warm soft sensation that crept up on me mind an left me nearly breathless…..oh….to think even this wuz happening, to be able to give to another, a friend, a potential lover….

I smiled to cassie as i felt her loving touch upon my tense muscles. I smiled even deeper when she placed a towel over my lower half allowing me to relax just a little. shifted slightly my hands moved slightly and my nose brushed her leg slightly.

Your hands feel nice Cassie thank you for this I feel like I could let you do anything anywhere on me without worrying about you doing anything wrong. Oh and it's fine not to have a massage table, I wouldn't even know what one looks like... I've uhm... never let anyone give me a massage before et alone a nude massage.""

I blushed running my finger gently on the cushioned matress in a small circle eyes closed a lewd thought or two passing my mind as cassie contiuned. I wanted her suddenly to pass the boundaries I'd thought of setting for her and this deepened the blush. Maybe it was time for me to experience the touch of another; to have a lover in my life instead of just my few friends.

Her hot breath flowed across the skin of me calf in small soft puffs. With head on hands she touched me once more, a soft nuzzle of her nose jus for I put me weight into the stroke. The spike of electricity that ran up me legs made me fingers tingle. A sensation made all the more special by who they were touching. Looking down, I saw the face turn red, an I had to hope I did not embarrass her with the movement of the towel. But it seemed to go with the talk of a naked massage….an this one…well the towel made it less naked.

“Well, I don’t want yah embarrassed none, Naked or clothed….but a good massage is done with jus some towels on, the masseuse yah see has to have access to yur skin to make it work. The oil will be absorbed, and the scents with it are all designed to achieve sum thing. I think men made this a dirty art of sorts. They wuz always thinking that all them parts should be stroked, when a really good massage has nothing to do with sex, unless yah want it to. Hence, I’m dressed an yah got a towel. But as for embarrassment yah been naked with me in the shower an I touched more of yah then than I will now. An yur really cute. You know the curve of yur spine an the way yur lower back an tush all come together makes me realize jus how perty yah are an all? Michael, yah got nothing to be embarrassed of by me….”

Having gotten the main kinks from her back, I rolled me fingers an started letting me knuckles work a bit deeper round them shoulders. Pushing at the tension stored there an tried real hard to note feel each breath upon me leg….tried to know her hands now danced tween me legs were I would need to come to rest an all. I’ll bet she had n0o idea how hard she made it for sum body to remain a good girl an not get overly hot an bothered…..Lord help me I silently prayed….For I shall need it this afternoon.