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nd climbed into the water of the tub. Five other women floated
in the water with Cyl, Myr, and I. After spending the day feeling as if I
was freezing, the intense heat of the hot spring water soak me straight to
the bone. "Beth, come meet the others," Cyl said, interrupting my
momentary appreciation of their "paradise."
I looked up as Yuka Onishi introduced them. Yuka Onishi gave a name for each one, but
none of the names "stuck" to me; I didn't catch the names very well at all.
It didn't matter. They nodded, and I nodded back.
At first, all I did was soak, allowing the heat to pour into me. But
after a while, motionless became boring. I'm a person who feels the need
to move, Aimee'. So I did, opening my eyes and looking at the seven women
who shared my tub with me. All of them were beautiful and all of them were
strong. I felt safe here; I felt as if nobody would touch me without my
permission. That made me want to be touched, though.
I didn't have to wait.
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