for Phedre

[notsocommon]

It took a few days and some finagling of schedules but Helen finally managed to arrange for an afternoon where Will could watch the baby and she would have plenty of time to get a massage. It had been an excessively long time since she'd had one, aside from Will occasionally rubbing her neck or shoulders, and she thought it might do her some real good so far as tension release.

Phedre was excessively attractive, true, but Helen felt like the offer was made only to help a friend with a skill that she possessed and not so much the way that perhaps some of Helen's more lurid thoughts might run. It made her nervous, but only a bit, and she imagined once she was actually getting a massage some of that might melt away.

She'd decided to meet Phedre up at the compound, unsure of where the best place would be and this being a central location.

"Afternoon, Phedre. Ready to put me to sleep? Or at least relax me enough that I sleep tonight?"

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[submitwithwill]

"Blessed Elua, Helen, you need to take some time for yourself." I knew that she was long-lived in her home lands, but that was no excuse to refuse time for relaxation. Was it any wonder that the woman was tense and in need of relaxation.

"I am tempted to exercise my authority as a student of medicine and assign you relaxation on a regular schedule."

[notsocommon]

"Something you and Will can probably agree on," Helen said, amused at the prospect. Still, it was worth looking into, especially since the island was inherently less busy than her life back home had been.

"I just have trouble letting go sometimes."

[submitwithwill]

"I can certainly understand, but I would repeat that there is nothing in this place worth losing your health over." After all, I was certain there would come a time when they would all have to work, and most diligently, as some wrong on the island had to be righted. The holiday, Halloween, had taught me that while we lived in a paradise, we were still subject to its whims.