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Stress Relief (XE)

After a long, stressful day of work, Nathalie sat at her desk with the worst headache she's had in months. Her elbows rested on her desk, as he rubbed her temples gently to try and ease the pain in her head. Gabriel took notice to her condition, looking over at her from across the room.

"Nathalie, are you alright?" He asked, sounding concerned.

"I'm alright sir, I just have a headache, is all."

"Worse than usual?"

Nathalie nodded.

"Ah, I see... well, I think I may be able to help with that. Would you mind?"

"No, not at all. I'll take anything to get it to go away at this point." She said as she closed her eyes, trying to see if the bright lights were exacerbating the pain in her head.

"This may feel rather unusual, but this helps me." He approached her, standing behind her chair as gently pressed his thumbs into the back of her neck, pressing upwards for about 10 seconds or so. A shock went up her spine as she felt his fingers gently, yet firmly pressed into her skin. She got goosebumps from the sensation. He repeated it again. Then, his hands slowly ran down to her shoulders, massaging them gently. She was already feeling better, and appreciated the shoulder rub. She began to relax immediately.

Gabriel could feel just how tight her back muscles were under his fingers, and he commented, "Nathalie, you're quite tense. Would you like a more thorough back massage?"

"Oh god, that sounds lovely. Yes, please." She replied, not giving much thought to her decision. She was just desperate for the pain to go away.

"Alright, then to your room, please." Gabriel said, as he began to walk towards the door.

Nathalie blushed brightly, slamming her hands on the desk in shock. "Excuse me?"

He was slightly puzzled by her frazzled reaction. "I simply can't give you a proper massage while you're sitting in your chair, Nathalie. It would be much easier to lay down on a bed."

Oh, of course, that made sense. She nodded, and then stood up. "You're right, sir. My apologies." She said, as she lead the way to her bedroom. They reached the top of the stairs, and to the left, Nathalie opened the door to her room. After they entered, the door was shut behind him. Nathalie removed her heels and proceeded to lay on her bed on her stomach, head resting on one of her many pillows. He stood beside her, beginning to rub her upper back now. His hands felt quite nice, as she felt his fingertips easing away the tension in her back muscles. They rubbed lower, and lower... until he was rubbing her lower back, just above her ass. Nathalie blushed once more, holding onto the pillow. "Sir, you didn't plan on going any lower, did you?" She then blurted out.

He smirked a bit. "Well, no... why do you ask? Did you want me to?"

Fuck, she felt like her face was on fire now. "Um, well... I-"

"That's a yes, isn't it?"

She nodded weakly, as she felt his hand land squarely on her ass. She flinched in response. He was amused at how nervous she was. "Well, I suppose I can. But only because you need it. And the pants need to come off, Miss Sancoeur." He teased.