Renae had not seen her son for months since he started college, so when he asked if it would be okay to visit, she jumped at the chance. Brad had been staying with his father, who lived close to campus. The divorce had not been a friendly parting of ways, and it had hurt Renae, made her feel almost like her son was taking her ex's side, but apparently her son was not any better at getting along with his father than she had been, so he'd been staying with roommates ever since.
She had not seen any pictures of Brad in a while. He was the rare, and possibly only, college student who did not care about having a social media presence. She was expecting him to show up chubby from having the freedom of being out of both of his parents' houses and probably exercising it, as most college kids seem to do, by drinking too much. Renae was pleasantly surprised to see him show up at her door looking like a young man who knew how to take care of himself. He had his father's broad shoulders, but thankfully lacked the gut. His forearms were much bigger than she remembered.
She tousled his jet black hair before pulling him into a hug.
The first night was wonderful. She caught herself pestering him with all of the questions a mom should ask of her freshman son, but somewhere along the way, she changed gears. They discussed music, politics, and Brad's living situation. All through, Renae had mixed feelings. While she was enjoying being able to talk with her son like she would another adult, she felt a pang in her heart that the mommy/son talks she was used to seemed to be a thing of the past.
The second night, she discovered that Brad's physique must have come from a dedicated exercise regiment, because he was certainly not averse to drinking. He called her to let her know there was a party at the house of one of his friends from highschool, and that he had too much to drink to drive home safely.
There was a lecture waiting on her lips when he arrived the next day, but it was never delivered. He apologized profusely, and offered to give her a massage to make it up to her.
He'd always been a sweet boy, and had been giving her back rubs for about as long as she could remember. Brad was taking a course on massage therapy. The idea was for it to be his side job while he finished the rest of his educational career, because he could work very flexible hours and still make good money.
Renae had to admit that she started feeling a bit self conscious about her appearance. Brad explained that disrobing for a massage was normal, and that he'd already gotten used to working on people that way. He explained that it wasn't like they changed in front of him. They got ready, covered their backside with the towel, and waited. He even made the joke that the first skill his instructor taught was to knock before entering the massage room.
Renae stood there in her bra and panties, having slipped her leggings and shirt off already, having an argument with herself about following Brad's suggestion or keeping the underwear on. Brad was young, fit, and good looking. She had no doubt that he'd seen plenty of young, lithe, girls without their clothes on by now, both in and out of the massage program, and she didn't want him to be disgusted by his boring old mom's body. She stood there sucking in what little tummy she had, and running her fingers over her buttocks to see if she could feel cellulite. She did yoga several times a week, and her detailing business could get pretty physical, so she felt like she was in well above average shape for a thirty nine year old woman, or at least she had felt that way until her son had told her it was "okay to take everything off," because he was used to it.
Ultimately, she chided herself for being so ridiculous about it, and just laid on the table, because like any fledgling masseur, she guessed, Brad traveled with his own folding massage table, in her underwear. As if sensing her settle into position, Brad knocked at the door.
"I'm ready," she said.
Brad entered the room.
"Wow, mom," he said, "I guess I'm not the only one who has trouble following directions."
"It's been almost four years since a man has seen my body naked, I'd rather not have it be my son who breaks the streak."
"That's fair," he said with a chuckle.
The first thing Renae noticed was how warm her son's hands felt on her bare skin, and the second thing she noticed was how strong those hands were. He worked over the large areas of her back, getting the muscles warmed up. Everytime he snagged a finger or hitched going over the line of her bra, she felt stupid for not just doing it the way he was used to working.
When he really started digging, she felt like she was in heaven. She had not realized how much she needed this kind of thing in her life. In between Brad's comments about how tense certain areas were, and his general questions about her work and exercise routine, Renae became aware of a problem.
She was getting wet down there. At first, she felt revolted by her reaction to her son's touch and was very close to calling the whole thing off, but then reasoned with herself that it was just because she had not allowed anyone to touch her like that, if at all, in a long time. It felt very good to be cared for. Maybe a little too good. With the building warmth she was feeling in her abdomen and a bit below, she got a little carried away and caught herself letting out little moans as Brad kneaded his way through her knots.
"Wow, sorry," she said, and from the burning on her cheeks she knew she was blushing against the face rest on the table, "What you're doing just feels really good. You're a natural at this."
"Thanks, and don't worry about it. What happens on the massage table stays on the massage table."
"Now you've got me curious. How many times have you used this thing to get laid?"
Brad hitched mid motion and had to go back and start working the group of muscles again. Renae immediately felt embarrassed and stupid again for asking that.
"Zero. Between my regular course load, the massage program, and my job, I don't have the energy to get laid."
"Oh, come on. You're young and finally out of your parents' houses. You should have fun."
Just when her embarrassment had seemed to turn off the water works between her thighs, Brad's hands traveled down and started to work around her hips. He was making circles with his thumbs, she could feel his skin slide against her underneath the waistband of her panties, and there she was again, feeling her vagina starting to leak.