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 Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:05 am
Mene Tirzah had decided to surprise Rho for their date. For no real reason other than she wanted to surprise him. So, when the day came, it was after the midday meal, Mena was working, and the kids were in the nursery. "I bet you're wondering what I have planned for us," said Tirzah, trying (and only half-succeeding) to keep from sounding cheeky. She couldn't help being excited.
She took Rho's hands and led him to their bed. "I took the liberty of visiting the healers, and they gave me a few tips on how to take care of sore muscles, especially after manual labor or exercise." She held up two small containers of oil, opened them, and held them for Rho to smell. One had a gentle floral, herbal scent that was soothing and relaxing. The other had a spicy, invigorating scent. "I thought we would take turns. I know you're already quite gifted at massage," she commented. Dai Since Rho hadn't known what to expect, their date had... well... truthfully, accidentally slipped his mind. Hopefully he hid his slight surprise behind a smile and a small, "Oho?" If nothing else, seeing her excited also got him excited - what could it be?
Oh... Massages...? Well okay then. If that's what she decided she wanted to do. He let her lead him around as she pleased and took the oil when prompted, his brows rising. "Well these smell pretty different! Where'd you pick them up? Oh, did you want me to go ahead and light some of our candles or incense to set the mood?" Mene "Ooh, that would be telling," said Tirzah, waggling a finger and giggling. "And candles sound lovely! Maybe let's skip incense though, I think the oil will be scent enough," she responded. She waited while he did that, then sat him back down and gave him a soft, lingering kiss. "I know this is something you usually do for me, but I want to take care of you as well." She kissed him again, rubbing his shoulders and neck gently. "Now lie on your stomach, please." Dai Rho shrugged, not outwardly perturbed that she wouldn't spill the beans on her oil sourcing - women had to have their secrets, of course. Plus, this amount would probably last seasons. Musing on this, he went and set up all of their little candles (had they somehow gotten more recently??) and lit them along with a line of incense.
He then stepped back to marvel at his work for a moment - hell yeah, romantic AF.
Rho let her take the lead in returning to the bed, but brushed off her request. "No, no, I got this. I don't need any massages or anything - you just let me do what I'm good at for you." Which evidently was NOT listening. Mene Tirzah thought this might happen. She had hoped it wouldn't, but Rho wasn't very good at being still. However, she wasn't going to take no for an answer, and Tirzah still had the upper hand, of sorts, as she was standing over him while he sat on the bed.
"It's not about needing," she said, leaning forward into him slowly, slowly, until he would have to lie back. "It's about wanting. I want to do this." She leaned down and kissed him again, then murmured close to his ear, "If you let me have what I want, you can have whatever you want later." Dai Rho smiled up at her, then even more up at her, then had to lean back to keep looking up at her as the angle grew more and more dramatic. Oh hey, this was actually a good ab workout. At least... it was until he realized at some point he'd ended up fully on his back just looking up at her.
This was kinda hot.
Still, he wasn't good at all about not being in charge, and he was very much about to make an argument of the sort, until her whispering sent a literal shiver up his spine. Damn. Was he really that easy? Yes... Yes he was. After a brief moment of all sorts of fantasies flashing around, he coughed before raising his hands in defeat. "Babe, you know I'd do just about anything for you."
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:07 am
Mene Tirzah smiled and touched her forehead to his. "My beloved is a smart buck," she said. She kissed him again then leaned up. "Now turn over, please, and get all the way up on the bed." She considered both bottles of oil. Her intention had been to use the relaxing lavender one for him, but given that this date had just taken a bit of a heated turn, she picked up the citrus spice one and poured a small amount into her hand, then rubbed them together. The smell of orange and clove filled the air. A smile curled onto her face as she realized the spice created a mild warming effect. What a fun surprise that would be for Rho. And it would still have her desired effect of relaxing tense muscles.
She stood over him again and rubbed the oil into his skin, gently at first, but applying steadily more pressure as she found tight spots. Dai Rho nodded silently before doing as he was told - namely, getting fully on the bed and onto his stomach. He did wiggle around a bit to find a comfortable position... One with his arms bent in front of him and his head resting on them.
As she started, he also immediately started the backtalk. "Hey babe, you get tired you just let me kno--" oops that was evidently a tight spot. Was that on purpose? Of course not. Mene Tirzah cheerfully ignored his jawing and hummed pleasantly as she worked. Before long she had figured out some smaller knots and worked them loose, but if he really wanted to get the big knots out he would probably have to see a healer. Or wait until she got much, much more practiced at this. Still, this was more about connection and relaxation, not actual healing.
After a little while Tirzah got up on the bed and knelt over his hips, now able to put her weight into it. "I know it's hard for you to be still and let someone take care of you," she said in a warm, comfortable tone. "And I'll let you get back in control here soon. But I wanted to show you how much I appreciate and love how you take care of me, of us, of the kids, the whole family."
She reached over to the oil and put just a tiny bit more in her hands, and used it to rub his neck and up onto his head, using her fingernails gently to massage his scalp. She hadn't studied this, she'd just copied something he did to her. Plus she wanted his hair to smell like this.
After a moment or two of this, she leaned down and murmured, "Thank you for giving me what I want." Then she rolled off him and sat beside him on the bed. Dai Oh... well... this actually felt pretty nice, much as he hated to admit it. "Is there something in the oil?" He mused aloud as he began to notice the warming, tingling sensation it left behind. It was really quite pleasant. "So, the healers just give massage advice if you ask them?" He was trying to start some semblance of not mushy gushy conversation, but it seemed Tirzah had a different plan. She usually did, haha.
"Yeah, yeah, I know you do." His tone was clearly embarrassed by, rather than dismissive of, her heartfelt words.
His ears flicked up, then down, and his shoulders instinctively shot up in response to the feeling of her nails on scalp. Yeah, nonononope. He didn't like that one bit. He breathed in through his nose to keep from trying to shake her off, and then exhaled slowly as she finished.
With her off, he kept lounging in his belly and turned his head to look over at her with a smile. "I aim to please ... Even if I miss the mark sometimes" Mene Tirzah smiled and shifted so she was lying beside him. "One of many reasons I love you," she responded.
"And, to answer your questions, the oil has orange and clove in it, maybe a little cinnamon as well. The other one has lavender. And it was a slow day at the healers' and I was a cheerful and persistent student."
She turned up on her side, facing him. She was slightly surprised he hadn't popped up as soon as she'd finished. She trailed her fingers down his arm with a little smile. "You're welcome to use the same oil for me, or to try the other one. And don't think I've forgotten my promise," she added with raised eyebrows. Dai Oh man, so Tirzah bullied them for it, had she? Welp. Rho was gonna just pretend he was none the wiser.
And there was his cue.
Moving his palms to his chest, he pushed himself up and then moved to sit up, then stand up, then cross his arms as he looked over at the oils. He glanced over at her with just his eyes and a slight turning of the head. "So, which of these you want?" He was inclined to use the same one as her to make sure she didn't fall asleep until -after- they were done, but like, he also wanted to give her what she wanted.
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:09 am
Mene "I like the orange one," she responded with a smile. They could save the other one for another day. "Where d'you want me?" She asked. Dai Rho nodded and applied some of the oil to his hand, spread it around to both, and then turned back to her. "How about just like you had me, but tell me where you're sore." Mene "Mm," agreed Tirzah, and she rolled onto her belly where Rho had been, using her arms as a pillow and pulling her thick braid off her shoulder to keep it out of the way.
"Lower back, mostly, I think," she said after a moment's thought. "I planted a whole bunch of tiny herbs yesterday, lots of bending." She smiled and peeked up at him. "But it feels good anywhere," she added. Dai "Sounds like a plan," rho parroted back before placing his palms on her lower back and getting to work. "Those herbs... you said something about finding an uncle here who grew stuff like that in the Branches, right? Were you helping him out?" He focused first on the bit right by her tailbone and spine, really giving that some good ol TLC until it began to feel looser and then working outwards, then downwards. "Gotta made sure these aren't sore..." He joked as he worked on her glutes (and not just the muscle-y bits), then moved downwards to her hamstrings and calves. If she'd had feet, he'd have concluded there, but there's not much you can do to massage hooves.
He then reapplied the oil and worked in reverse, from her calves to her lower back, then a little bit of upper back to finish. Mene "Nah," responded Tirzah. "He's funny about his little garden up there, and they're mostly healing herbs. I was doing more culinary stuff, basil and whatnot." She paused every once in a while to groan as he found a particularly sore spot. "Goddess, you're good." She muttered. She found that the backs of her thighs were also sore, which she hadn't realized until he'd gotten there.
"That was lovely," she sighed contentedly. "You're lovely." Dai "Oho, I bet Mena'd be interested to hear what you got going up there." Rho smirked to himself as she made noises, rather pleased with the work he was doing. "Babe, your voice is all I need to hear to know that," yeah, he was smugging up a storm if she looked at his expression.
He didn't wait long before joining her in bed and pulling her against him to make her little spoon. He wrapped his arms around her waste and then reached up to support her absolutely prominent and very soft pecs in his palms - man was he glad she hadn't lost her gainz once the kids were weaned. "Uh oh, I think I forgot a spot - I'd better make sure I massage here too." And so he did. Mene Tirzah giggled comfortably as he gathered her into his arms. "Mm, before we get too occupied I have one last surprise." She reached for the little drawer in their nightstand and pulled out a tiny parchment-wrapped square. "I got it from Breeheart," she said, unwrapping it to reveal a dark, richly-scented square of chocolate. Between the oils and now the chocolate, it was clear she had wanted this to be special and luxurious for them.
"There's a rumor that chocolate has certain....romantic properties," she commented, snapping the square in half, then in half again as it was scored to make four smaller pieces. She took one and touched it to Rho's lips with a flirty smile. Dai Rho never let his grip on her pecs go as she moved, but he did at least move with her so that he wouldn't be too terribly annoying. He raised his brow at the snack - chocolate... something he'd only ever seen at Las Venus. Breeheart had it?
Truthfully, it wasn't his favorite, but he'd eat a cotton ball if Tirzah tried to feed it to him. So he opened his mouth in what he hoped was a sexy manner and took the given piece in his mouth, then quickly leaned forward to bring her into a deep kiss and 'share' in the experience. Mene Tirzah giggled and melted into him. His kiss was even sweeter than usual, and she let her own hands start to wander. Maybe they were right about the chocolate. She was feeling a bit more amorous suddenly...
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