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If the salon was intimidating before, the bright, hot lights and sheer white curtains and equipment-laden tripods are enough to make me seriously rethink the wisdom of this decision. Bella steps out from the back room in her sexy work clothes just in time to halt my retreat. She pretends not to notice that I was turning to leave.

"Thanks again for agreeing to do this for me." Her smile is bright and easy, and I force out a big breath, willing my nerves to be still.

"You should take your shirt off so it doesn't get wet," she declares.

-o-

The place is bustling with activity but nobody's paying any attention to us. I nod briefly and toss my shirt onto a nearby chair. She smiles in a way that doesn't exactly relax me, but does make me damn glad I decided to stay.

She billows the cape out and snaps it around my neck.

"You know the drill," she says, drawing me to the shampoo sink. I get as comfortable as possible and focus on Bella as she prepares the potions and lotions and rolls up her sleeves.

The warm water and Bella's competent fingers soothe my frazzled nerves.

-o-

This time, when Bella anchors her hip against my shoulder, I wrap my hand around her thigh and hold her close. When she leans over me to pump the shampoo, I don't have to pretend not to see the silver dangling from her belly or the curve of her breast behind her blouse.

She wants me to enjoy them, and I do. Even though she pretends she's appalled.

"Um, excuse me, sir."

"Hey! I was promised the VIP package."

"Hmm, in that case…"

Bella leans over and kisses me square on my surprised lips.

"That's more like it," I grin.

-o-

Bella very generously brings her chest to hover mere inches from my nose, where I'm free to enjoy the Dance of the Perky Titties caused by her vigorous hand motions along my scalp.

At one point, I forget myself and moan out loud, the generosity of her massage and her physical bounty simply overwhelming me. I peek around nervously but everyone is checking equipment and preparing the set.

"Nobody's watching us, Edward," she says lustily into my ear as she wraps a towel around my hair.

"In that case…" I slip my thumb inside her blouse and find that silver jewelry.


A/N: God, they're so happy! It occurs to me that I've posted over six months' worth of these now, though there was that break between BPOV and EPOV and it's actually been LONGER than that. Phew! Thanks for sticking with me, and know there's lots more for these two. XXX ~BOH