It had been ambitious to attempt it, and despite knowing that before I'd started, it hadn't put me off. I was young, only twenty five years old, so I was invincible. No challenge was too much for me. Two days ago I'd successfully completed a three mile run, and it had been easy, so why would six miles be a problem? I'd even thought about making it nine miles, but I'd settled on six.
At the halfway point I was going strong, so I increased the pace. When I'd completed four miles I was flying. This was as easy as my previous run. However, shortly after, I got a niggle in my right calf. It was nothing to be worried about, so I didn't slow down. But when, after only another five minutes, it got worse, I knew that it was a problem. That's when I should have stopped!
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"You're limping."
I was, only slightly, but my Mother notices everything, no matter how small, especially if it's anything to do with me. I'm her only child, her pride and joy, so my wellbeing is very important to her. I like that, it makes we feel special, it makes me feel loved. But sometimes the attention I receive from her is too oppressive. That might happen now if I don't manage to convince her that it's only a minor injury. I don't want her calling a doctor, or insisting that I should go to a hospital.
"It's my calf, from running. It will be OK in a few days. It's nothing to be concerned about."
"I can get you some ice."
I shook my head, and then I explained to her that I'd already done that. Thankfully, that was the end of it.
Half an hour later, my Mother-in-law arrived. And without needing to ask, I knew why she was here. Like my Mother, she'd brought me a meal. Emma, her Daughter, was away on a business trip for three weeks. I was just a man, so there was no way I would be able to survive without them bringing me food. I'm grateful to both of them, but they're wrong. I don't need them to fuss over me. I'm an adult, someone who is more than capable of looking after myself. I own a successful business that employs fifteen people. I achieved that by being resourceful, so Emma being away isn't a problem for me.
I did try to hide it, but I wasn't surprised when my Mother-in-law noticed it. Her powers of observation are almost as good as my Mother's.
"You're limping."
Again, I was going to have to play it down.
After shrugging my shoulders, I said, "It's nothing, just a minor running injury. When Emma gets back she'll massage it for me."
That should have been enough to ease her concern, but it was obvious from her expression, that it wasn't. While I was desperately trying to think of something to say, so that she wouldn't make a meal of it, she said more.
"You can't wait that long," and then she added, "I'll massage it."
I did my best to say no, but she wouldn't let it drop, so eventually I gave in. That pleased her, but despite my Mother's best efforts to conceal it, I could tell that my Mother was now angry.
To understand why she was angry, you have to know more about her relationship with my Mother-in-law. In a nutshell, it's because she sees her as a rival. I'm her Son, and she wants me all to herself. My Mother-in-law was going to do something for me, and she didn't like that. If anybody was going to give her Son a massage then it should be her. For some reason, Emma, who gets most of my affection, isn't a problem, but her Mother definitely is. And this jealousy is reciprocated, but to a lesser extent, by my Mother-in-law. As Emma likes to say, even though she knows that it irritates me, "You have two Mothers."
Until my Mother left, on the surface, it was all sweetness and light. Both of them were extremely polite to each other. However, a close inspection would have revealed the truth. My Mother, given half a chance, would have happily bitch-slapped her rival, and my Mother-in-law had desperately wanted to gloat.
"Now that she's gone we can start."
I wanted to just roll up my trousers, but she said no. She then couldn't resist having a dig at my Mother.
"That might be OK for your Mother, but not for me. I want to do it properly."
I was going to protest, to defend her, but then I decided to let it go. Instead I took my trousers off, and then I lay face down on the bed.
I'd reluctantly agreed to the massage, but after only a few minutes I realised that it had been a good decision. She was very skilled at it. The tender spot on my calf was receiving just the right amount of pressure. It was uncomfortable rather than painful. Strong enough to help the healing process, but not excessively so.
"Now for your other leg."
That one wasn't injured, but if she wanted to massage it then I was OK with it. When she'd finished on the calf, her hand went higher up.
"I'll do both your thighs and then I'll finish."
For ten minutes she did that, and it was so relaxing, that I almost fell asleep. When she removed her hands, and then said, "Finished," I was longing for more.
As I got off from the bed, she looked away, to give me some privacy while I put my trousers back on.
"Thanks, one day I'll return the favour."
And I'd meant it. It wouldn't be a running injury, but she might sprain her back, or twist an ankle. Whatever it is, if a massage will help then I'll offer to do it. I'd said the right thing, because her face was beaming, and when she spoke, she confirmed it.
"I'm definitely going to take you up on that."
And she did, but not at some future date. She wanted me to massage her right now!
She wasn't injured, and she didn't have any aches and pains, just some minor stiffness in her legs. A massage wasn't really necessary, but I'd made a commitment, so I needed to honour it.
For my massage, I'd been face down on the bed, and below the waist I'd just had my underwear on. She did the same. However, there was a big difference between my boxers and her panties. My boxers were large, covering a lot, whereas her panties were small, revealing a lot. As I massaged her calves my eyes kept being drawn towards those small panties, and what it was only just managing to cover.
My Mother-in-law is fifty years old, but she's still an attractive woman. She's curvy in all the right places. Her breasts are impressively large, and she has a bottom that can only be described as peachy. Of course, because of her age, she has imperfections. For example, a few extra pounds around her waist, and some wrinkles on her face. But those don't distract from her beauty. She's a woman, that if she offered herself to any straight man, very few, if any, would turn her down. Reluctantly, I'd have to be one of the exceptions because she was my Mother-in-law.
And now, this woman that was off-limits, is exciting me in ways that she shouldn't!