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"Won't your wife say something?"
He gave me a dry, unamused look. I almost laughed at his expression. "Adrianna, please. You should know by now she will not say a damn word to me."
I always wondered why that was.
"She probably will not be home when I get home anyway."
He stared into my eyes, silently begging me to push. This was the second time he’d coaxed me to ask questions.
"How should we do this?" I ignored his unspoken request.
"Just turn around to face the couch and lean over. It will not take long. Just a few minutes."
Kova sat down behind me and lifted the back of the shirt. I gathered it in the front and held it just under my breastbone. Crossing my legs, I leaned into the couch and rested my head on the cushion in the corner of the couch.
"Point to your area of pain," he said, and I did. "Hmm. I thought it was much lower." His voice was full of concern.
"What do you mean?"
"Usually back pain is down here," he said, and dragged his finger just above my butt. "Not high up by your ribs."
"I probably didn't stretch out enough. I told you I could've slept wrong too. I'm just a little sore."
Kova didn't respond. I couldn't see what he was doing, but I could hear him rubbing the gel between his hands right before he applied it. His cool palms touched my back and he began massaging the peppermint scented stuff onto me.
I closed my eyes. I could fall asleep like this. The touch of his hands felt divine as he applied pressure to the sore points in my back.
"This feels amazing." I wasn't lying. It actually felt like it was starting to help. I’d feared the worst earlier, but maybe it truly was a pulled muscle or something.
"It should start to work pretty quickly. What did the pain feel like?"
"Just constant throbbing, but unlike anything I've ever felt before. I thought I was going to die when we were doing the tucks every time my feet hit the ground. It was taking my breath away and making me feel sick."
"You should have said something."
"It's nothing I can't handle."
After another minute or so, Kova pulled his hands away. "Okay. We are finished. This should work for a while. After you shower tonight, stick the pad where your back is hurting. It will be much easier than rubbing the gel on."
I protested. "No," I groaned, dragging the word out. I reached blindly behind me for Kova's hand. "That feels so good. Don't tell me it's over."
Kova chuckled and placed his hand in mine. My shoulders relaxed when his fingers wrapped around mine and I nestled further into his couch.
"It is. Unless you have any other areas of pain, you are free to go."
I should've gotten up and left. Instead, I placed his hand on my shoulder then tapped the top of his hand.
"Please, don’t stop," I said, my face all but mushed into his couch. I smiled lazily. Kova laughed and obliged, but seconds later, his concern returned.
"You are all knotted up."
I grunted when he pushed on the curve of my shoulder. "I told you I slept wrong."
"If you want me to massage you, let us go into the therapy room where you can lay out. I have your table in there and I can give you a full massage. You need it."
"If I get up, I'm going home. I'm too tired for anything else. Plus, I'm really comfy right here. I like this couch." I made a little sound under my breath and wiggled for him to keep going.
Kova sighed. "I will never understand why I put up with your little demands the way I do," he said, but I could hear the smile and amusement in his voice, and that made me feel good.
