Pleasure Practice 1 - The Chiropractor

Chapter F

The rest of her week Tania looked at her body in the mirror. She had not done this for a long time, well over two years. She liked what she saw; she had full breasts, rounded hips, a little curve of her stomach, soft skin. She ate more but better, she didn't loose weight but she didn't think about it anymore. She went swimming almost daily, and walked a lot. Tania also searched for the song Dr Matgeno had played for her. She remembered the band's name and heard all their pieces until she found it. Then she listened to it non-stop, sometimes six, seven times in a row. She searched through her underwear and found she had no racy enough pieces, so she visited several lingerie shops and tried on the naughtier models. She bought several. The shop attendants sometimes looked at her a bit disapprovingly. "This one is rather made for a flat chest, it makes the breasts really stand out." "Yes, I like that thank you." Tania was regaining the trust in her body that she had lost over the long time of stress and anguish she had gone through at work.

Fred didn't notice this but he was lovely as always, he brought her flowers almost every evening, told her to pamper herself, asked about her days. She loved him back, but couldn't get Dr Matgeno's naked body from her dream out of her head. She was counting the hours until she was seeing him again.

Fred and Tania visited her parents who lived nearby. They were now over seventy. They didn't do much anymore. Tania always brought them ideas of trips they could take or shows they could see, but they seemed content spending their days on the couch, watching TV or gardening a bit. They were become older and rustier. Tania and Fred were there on Sundays every two or three weeks. "You look happier my dear", was the first thing Tania's father said to her. "I'm swimming again and I sleep so much. I've been cooking healthy too." "Would be a perfect time for a baby, eh?" Tania's mother had never understood why Tania and Fred didn't want children. Tania shrugged and went to set the table. "You better ask Olivia for that", Olivia was the wife of Tania's brother Robert. They were a couple of years younger than her and Fred and lived abroad. Tania's mom looked disappointed, but they went on to eat and talked about other things. Tania was used to changing the subject and forgetting about the nagging questions.

The day before her next appointment Tania took a long bath, massaged her body with almond oil while she put on a face mask, and looked at herself in the mirror for a long time. She touched her belly and the insides of her thighs. She sighed. If she didn't please Dr Matgeno she at least sure pleased herself. But that night her sleep was restless and nervous.