South of the Boudoir, by ARthur

Chapter 2
South of the Boudoir, Part 2

Chapter Description: By ARthur

At home, Valene couldn’t stop admiring her slinky new body in a full-length mirror. Rob was as good as installed in her boudoir. And she owed it all to Uxia.

She finally had her first friend since becoming rich whom was more interested in helping her than vice versa. Uxia, she thought, wasn’t like her friends from the days when she was a receptionist. On learning she had money, they all - with the exception of once close coworker Marjorie - asked for loans or gifts. Yet soon after meeting Uxia, she was given this voluptuous body.

Valene began the following day by cleaning out her home closet and gave the contents to charity. She then went on the biggest shopping spree of her life, acquiring all sorts of new clothing that had only one thing in common : they hugged and flattered her newly minted supermodel-like body. These included strapless gowns, tailored suits, and even wispy-thin lace lingerie. She capped the day by getting a complete beauty makeover, including a trendy hairstyle.

That evening, all eyes were on Valene as she strut into the McCauley Health Club. There were even some whistles from energetic young men, some of which were followed by head bopping noises, obviously produced by their wives or fiancees.

Entering the hall of exercise machines in her tight leotard, Valene spotted Rob. Tussling her long auburn hair backwards, Valene fluttered her long slightly curled eyelashes and demurely smiled at Rob.

’I wonder if he saw me flirting,’ Valene wondered. She didn’t have to wait very long. Two long arms sprang from behind and wrapped around her lithe body. "Hello, beautiful," she heard from Rob’s voice. As she turned her head to meet Rob’s, his hands suddenly squeezed the bottoms of her ample breasts.

Valene giggled. Nothing like this had happened to her since she was a high school senior. And the boy who did that deed was rewarded with a slap to his face. She never saw that boy again. Valene would not make the same mistake with Rob.

"Sorry, but cantaloupe is out of season," Valene giggled. "I just dropped by for a cup of it" Rob snorted. "You don’t know?" she replied. "The hell I do," he grinned.

Valene had never been more excited in her life. Rob spent as much time as he could, helping Valene do sit-ups and build muscle tone with weights. By then, both had worked up a real sweat, and Valene was enjoying every minute of it - even when Uxia sauntered into the scene.

"Getting exactly the kind of workout you’ve always wanted?" Uxia asked.

"Not completely," Valene responded as she grinned in Rob’s direction.

"Look how wet your hair is getting from all that exercising. Here! You can borrow mine," Uxia said as she dropped a towel on Valene’s head. Valene patted her hair with it and then placed it on the floor. "Have fun," Uxia grinned as she left.

As Uxia vanished into the next room, Rob grinned slyly at Valene and invited her into a backroom where he had set up a secret office where he could goof off.

Valene sat on a folding cot as Rob poured two cups of the Tangerine Health Punch. "It’s my own special recipe. I put a little more (hehehe) punch into this punch," Rob grinned.

As Valene finished her drink, Rob moved closer to her on the cot. "It will take more than punch to quench the thirst I have," Rob said. Valene smiled. Rob was beginning to sound like he lifted dialogue from those supermarket romance paperbacks, but hey, Valene thought, this was Rob Corboy!

Rob quickly moved even closer and planted a wet kiss on her neck. Valene’s pulse raced! Rob planted another kiss under her chin, then on her ear, then-nothing!

"How old are you?" Rob asked. "I’m 22," Valene replied nervously. "No you’re not. You’ve got some gray hairs. You’re in the earliest stages of going gray. You have to be at least in your early 30s," Rob said, adding, "I don’t know whom you are trying to kid. Rob Corboy doesn’t date older women."

Valene stumbled into the locker room, nearly in tears. She stared into a mirror. She did have what looked like a few stray gray hairs. Not as many as before she drank the Izumiwakai water, but a few nonetheless.

She then spotted Uxia leaning against a nearby wall smirking. "Your stupid water is wearing off. I paid so much, and only 24 hours later, I’m aging again," Valene moaned.

"Calm down," Uxia said. "Sometimes it takes two doses to make the changes permanent. I can get you a second bottle and bring it to your home tonight. What’s your address?"

Valene wrote another $10,000 check, but insisted that Uxia bring the Japanese mineral water, as before, to the health club the following evening. Uxia agreed, but Valene thought she saw a look of anger in Uxia’s eyes as she turned and left the club. On her way out, Uxia dropped a towel into the bin, the one that Valene used in the weight room; the one that contained residue from a few tiny rills of platinum blonde hair coloring.

The following evening, Valene sat impatiently in the locker room until Uxia appeared with a plain brown bag. "It’s about time," Valene said as she grabbed the bottle of Izumiwakai from the sack and quickly downed the contents. "That was refreshing," Valene said on finishing. "Now I feel like taking a swim."