Couples Retreat

"You don't behave like a man!" - task 7 (know your partner)

Michael and Lisa went back to their shack after they were introduced to today’s task. They both didn’t really know what the task was going to be, it was more like a test they would have to do together at the end of the day.

And now they had to practice – for something they didn’t even know what it was. Mrs. Taylor had only told them one thing, and that was that they have to know each others body well.

And that was DEFINITELY a hard task, since they barely had any physical contact. And ontop of that, Michael was more than cautious when it came to physical contact.  

Michael stood in the huge bathroom and brushed his teeth slowly, looking in the mirror and studying his shirtless body. He didn’t have a clue what Lisa and him were supposed to train together? But it wasn’t hard to know his body features, he didn’t have a typical man’s body. He wasn’t trained too much, the perfect amount as Lisa had always told him. Not too muscular, but he had a sexily toned dancer body.

Michael rinsed his mouth and was just about to switch in his pajama as the bathroom door opened and his wife came in.

“ You couldn’t knock?!” Michael sighted and turned around, as if he was shy to show her his body.

“ Michael, this needs to stop, FINALLY! “ Lisa’s voice got louder and she stepped closer to Michael. “   “ You don’t behave like a man “ She touched his upper arm and tried to make him turn around. But Michael just stared to the floor, his back turned towards her.

“ Why are you so shy about me seeing you like this? “ Lisa began speaking more gently with him, maybe it would make him calmer.

“ I don’t know…” Michael whispered and sighted. And he was honest. Since Lisa and him had their first sexual act together, since that night that had shocked him so much, something in him had blocked.

“ You don’t need to be afraid, I love your body and you know that so well “ she chuckled and put her small hands on his wide shoulders and began massaging them a bit while speaking. Making him relax a bit under her touch.

“ Michael I know you don’t want to be that way, I can feel it. And I know it because otherwise you wouldn’t have brought us to this couple-retreat program, right?”

“ Y..es “ Michael sighted. “ It’s just…I don’t know what’s wrong…I’m just majorly insecure when it comes to…you know. “ Michael pressed his lips together and moved his neck as Lisa massaged him and made him feel a bit more comfortable.

“ You don’t have to be – “ Lisa said but Michael interrupted her.

“ And now also this task, I don’t even know what you and me have to do, and it sounds so… so scary already “ Michael whimpered a bit. Lisa sighted.

“ What’s the task called again” She asked and hold Michael shoulder, then slowly turning to face him. Michael stared at the floor. Lisa took his chin in between her finger and thumb and lifted it up so she could look at him. She smiled a bit to make him feel better.

“ You look beautiful “ She whispered and stroked his cheek slightly. “ Now I can’t remember what the task’s called? “

“ I do “ Michael said “ It’s… we have to know each other’s..bodies “  Michael looked down again.

“ Well that’s not a scary task Michael “ Lisa smiled a bit and slightly lifted his chin again.

“ It can be…” Michael just said, thinking of the many ways how Lisa could interpret the task, what she could want them to do since they had to train for it.

“ We don’t have to make it scary Michael “ She grabbed his hand. “ I want you to feel comfortable around me “ Michael swallowed and tried to smile a bit.