The first touch was feather-light.
His oiled fingertips settled at her hairline, right above the center of her forehead, and began moving in tiny, overlapping circles. Slow. Patient. The circles were no bigger than a rupee coin at first, working backward along the midline of her scalp with exquisite care. Each rotation pressed the oil into her roots, coating every strand near the scalp, and the warmth of his hands combined with the oil created an immediate sensation of heat blooming under her skin.
Then the air from the fan caught the oil.
Something very cold bloomed across her scalp almost instantly—a sharp, delicious contrast to the warmth of his palms. The menthol-like tingle from the clary sage and the light volatile notes in the ylang-ylang reacted with the moving air, sending tiny icy sparks racing over her head. It felt like someone had cracked open a window in summer right above her skull: cool relief washing over hot skin. Goosebumps erupted down her neck and arms. Her nipples tightened painfully against the mattress.
Bhola didn’t rush.
He kept the same unhurried rhythm—small circles, slow and steady, gradually widening the pattern. His fingertips glided through her hair like they were combing through water, parting sections, working the oil deeper. When he reached the crown, he used both hands to massage in larger, overlapping spirals, thumbs pressing gently into the center while his fingers raked lightly through the strands. The motion was hypnotic: press, circle, release, slide, repeat. Press, circle, release, slide. Over and over. The repetitive pressure on her scalp, combined with the cooling tingle and the rich perfume of the oil, started pulling her under like a slow tide.
He moved backward.
His hands slid down to the base of her skull, thumbs finding the two small hollows just above the neck. He pressed firmly there—steady, unmoving pressure for several long seconds—then began small circles again, this time along the ridge where skull met neck. Simran felt the tension she hadn’t even realized she was carrying start to melt. A soft, involuntary sigh escaped her lips.
Bhola heard it. He smiled quietly to himself and continued the same slow rhythm down the sides of her neck. His thumbs traced long, deliberate lines along the tbangzius muscles, pressing just hard enough to sink into the fibers without causing pain. His fingers followed, raking lightly through the hair at her nape, then gliding down to the tops of her shoulders. He spent several minutes there, kneading the tight cords of muscle with slow, rolling motions—thumbs circling outward, fingers pulling gently downward, thumbs circling again. Each pass sent another wave of that cool-warm tingle racing over her skin.
By the time his hands had worked their way down to the very base of her neck—thumbs pressing into the little hollows at the top of her spine—Simran was almost asleep.
Her breathing had deepened into long, slow sighs. Her body had gone heavy and loose against the mattress. The constant, rhythmic pressure of his fingers, the hypnotic scent filling the room, the alternating cool tingle and warm glide of the oil—it was like being cradled in the most perfect lullaby. Her eyelids fluttered, then closed completely. The tension in her jaw softened. Her lips parted slightly. Even her fingers, which had been curled loosely against the pillow, slowly unfurled.
She looked breathtakingly beautiful like this.
Lying face-down on the simple bed, arms folded under her cheek, long dark hair fanned across the pillow and spilling over Bhola’s hands like black silk. The sky-blue nightie had ridden up just enough to expose the gentle curve of her lower back and the tops of her milky-white thighs. The thin cotton clung softly to her body where the oil had transferred from his fingers, turning semi-translucent in places and outlining the elegant dip of her waist, the full flare of her hips, the lush roundness of her ass. Her breasts were pressed into the mattress, creating soft, generous swells that spilled slightly to the sides. The nightie had shifted so that a sliver of side-boob was visible—creamy skin, the gentle curve of the under-breast, the faintest shadow of her dark areola peeking at the edge of the fabric.
She looked utterly relaxed, utterly feminine, utterly surrendered to the moment. The tension that had been etched around her eyes and mouth all morning had smoothed away completely. Her lips were slightly parted, cheeks flushed with warmth and oil, hair shining under the soft ceiling light. She looked like a woman who had finally been allowed to let go, even if only for a few minutes.
Bhola’s hands slowed as he felt the change in her breathing.
He kept the lightest pressure on her neck for a few more moments—gentle, protective—then gradually eased off, letting his palms rest flat against her shoulders for a long, quiet minute.
He didn’t speak.
He simply watched her sleep, a small, soft smile touching his lips.
She looked peaceful.
She looked beautiful.
And in that moment, with her body finally relaxed under his hands, Bhola felt quietly proud that he had helped her find even a little bit of calm.
He stayed kneeling behind her, hands still resting lightly on her shoulders, letting her drift deeper into sleep while the fan turned slowly overhead and the sweet, sensual scent of the oil wrapped around them both like a secret promise.
Simran lay face-down on Bhola’s bed, the soft sheet cool against her cheek, arms folded loosely under her head. She tried to breathe steadily, to let the massage work its magic, but the moment Bhola’s oiled palms reached the middle of her back—right along the line of her spine—something inside her sparked alive.


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