CHAPTER ONE
The instant he lay down was like pure ecstasy: he could almost feel his spine melting into the mattress. It was as if his tensions had turned to liquid, and were flowing out of him, causing his entire body to tingle with pleasure. The bed was soft, yet firm, buoying him up, caressing him with tiny fingers of pressure. He stretched and turned, letting the luxurious feeling fill up inside of him. In his imagination, he felt as if he were floating on a soft, warm sea, weightless, relaxed, drifting off. ...
"You'll never guess what Monica told me today," Val said. Her voice had a nervous titter in it.
"Oh. ..." Doug moaned softly.
"What's the matter?"
"I'm really tired, Val," he said, yawning to prove the point.
"Don't you want to hear what Monica said to me?"
"Can it wait u
