Free SCARRED - Part 6 (The SCARRED Series - Book 6) by Kylie Walker Page B

thing just makes him feel good. I say let him do it. There’s no harm in a little bit of pampering and having a good man who arranges that for you.” 
    Chloe nodded. “You know, although I am not impressed with money, I am very impressed with Derek. He’s accomplished so much in his lifetime at such a young age and yet he’s so grounded and still so generous. I’m in awe of him.”
    “I think the awe is mutual. You will come to realize your own self-worth someday Chloe, but until you do, we will always be here to remind you that you deserve having good things happen to you.”
    Derek came out a few minutes later and took her back to the room. She was shocked at the transformation. There was a massage table set up with a curtain that could be drawn around it, and not far from that, another chair used for giving facials, then there was a manicure and pedicure table and a the wardrobe.
    “Welcome Chloe,” A thin blonde woman said as she came through the door. “I’m Leah. I’ll be your masseuse.”
    Chloe looked at Derek and back at the woman. “My masseuse?”
    “Yes, Derek tells me that today is your birthday and that you’re expecting. Congratulations on both. A massage is good medicine for an expectant mother. It will ease any neck and back pain you have and help give you good posture and more flexibility to your birthing muscles. It makes the blood flow more smoothly because it opens up your veins and arteries, and stimulates different glands in the body, causing them to secrete certain hormones that can reduce tension.”
    “Oh. Okay. Thanks.”
    “Derek, if you wouldn’t mind stepping out.”
    Derek kissed her lips softly and said, “You okay with this?”
    “I’m not sure.”
    “You don’t have to do anything you’re not comfortable with. I’m just giving you the opportunity.”
    “Opportunity to do what, exactly?”
    “Opportunity to break one of the last chains he has on you...the fear of those scars.”
    “I’m not afraid of them.”
    “You’re afraid for people to see them.”
    “Yeah, I guess.”
    “I’m going to let you get your session started. Remember what I said about not doing anything you aren’t comfortable with...but also remember that in order to succeed you have to push outside of your comfort zone every so often.” He gave her another peck and said, “Have fun.”
    “Uh..Yeah, thanks.” Once he was gone, Leah said,
    “You look nervous, Chloe. Have you ever had a massage before?”
    “No...”
    “It doesn’t hurt. You’ll feel so relaxed afterwards.”
    Chloe looked around at all of the other people in the room. They were all hustling about setting things up...for her. It was so surreal. Her issue with the massage were her scars though and she had a feeling that was one of Derek’s goals here...to help her deal with them more directly now that Jesse was gone and her step-father forever out of her life. She wasn’t sure if she was ready.
    Leah handed her a robe and said, “You can change behind the curtain and you’re welcome to leave on your underwear if you like.”
    “Um...there’s something...”
    Leah leaned in close and said, “Derek told me about the scars, Chloe. Please don’t worry; he didn’t share anything with me beyond that. Let me just say that he was right. You are gorgeous and you shouldn’t have to be afraid to do the things that the rest of the population indulges in. This will just be you and I behind the curtain and I’m hoping that for you it will be freeing.”
    So many things had happened in the past few months that Chloe could have never guessed would happen. Maybe this woman was right. She took the robe and said, “Okay, let’s do this.”
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    A s it turned out, Leah was a consummate professional and Chloe’s body had never felt as good as it did after her massage. The massage oils also softened her skin and gave it a soft, floral scent. From Leah’s station, she went to the manicure table. She was given a mani-pedi to