Chapter 1
_Everyone in this story is over the age of 18. This story is a slower simmer until it boils over._
Marsha is a widow with two young adult children, Justin, her youngest at 19 years old, and Sarah, her eldest at 21 years old. They all live together in the family home. Both children try to help out around the house with housework since their father passed away after a severe car accident 2 years ago.
Marsha is working again since her husband passed away. She was a real estate agent before having children, but since his death and the children have grown up, she has renewed her license to sell properties. She works hard to sell homes so that she and her kids have a nice home. Her days are long, from morning through most evenings, showing properties and doing paperwork.
Sarah is a registered nurse working at the local hospital. She works long days as well, from 07:00 to. 19:00 about 3 or 4 days a week. She works on a surgical unit with patients pre- and post-surgery. Having a shorter workweek because of the 12-hour days, she has more time to help out at home as well. Between work and home, she has had little time for a social life.
Justin is just finishing up his course in massage school and is excited to start doing massage professionally and earning some money. He's had many hours of theory and practical clinics. However, he does want to do more clinical work before he does massage on real people, so he's asked his mom and sister to refer some friends for him to practice on. He needs to be good because he's got exams in a few weeks and wants to pass with flying colours.
Marsha thinks about his request and says, "Maybe you should give me a massage, so I know what I'm talking about when I send someone to you." Sarah agrees, adding, "Yes, I think that's only fair, don't you think, Justin? If you're fantastic at it, you won't need to get any of my friends to volunteer because I'll keep you busy."
Justin thinks about this as agrees, "Great, I'd be happy to practice on both of you anytime you're available."
Sarah replies, "Fantastic, Justin, I'll be home from work at 7:30 tonight, and I'll take a quick shower and be on your massage table by 8:00. Does that work for you?" Justin pulls out his iPhone and checks his calendar. "Yes, that works perfectly for me too."
Marsha speaks up and says, "I'll be working late tonight, but I'm free tomorrow night. Does that work for you too, Justin?" Justin looks at his phone again and nods, "Yes, that's good too."
The next day, Justin gets home from school and has a shower, puts on some clean loose fitting cloths that are comfy for doing massage in. He sets up his massage table in the recreation room, with clean sheets and towels. Sets up his little table with massage oil and sets up the Bose speaker to play some relaxation music for his newest pretend clients.