Last month I was home for a week’s holiday from work and we were enjoying the break, and the warm spring weather by sitting in the garden. In conversation Val commented that she had booked a haircut for herself that afternoon and asked if I would like to go with her. Nowadays I always try to go with Val when she goes for a cut, I love to watch a professional cut and clipper her hair and then shave the neck, so as I had little else to do I jumped at the chance, hoping that it might also make that evening a little more exciting. We arrived at the shopping center early so as to be able to have lunch and a drink at the wine bar and found on our arrival that Tina, the shops owner, and now our partner, was there also having lunch. Over the last year we had become very good friends with Tina and we had often been out together for drinks and meals, and last December after seeing how good the business was doing we invested quite heavily in Tina’s company, enabling her to buy two more shops. Throughout our lunch that day I had the strange feeling that the girls knew something I didn’t and caught them on a couple of occasions exchanging sly glances. During lunch Tina commented that I looked a bit scruffy and I was in need of a shave and offered her services as the shop was not very busy that afternoon. I knew Tina offered shaving in the shop but I had never seen her give one nor had I ever needed one myself whenever I had been having a cut. "Go on Pete, you do look in the need of one" encouraged Val "you can have one after I’ve had my haircut".

On walking to the shop Tina disappeared into the men’s department as she had a customer waiting and Val went off to have her hair washed, leaving me to talk to Sally the receptionist. Sally, who is usually open and chatty seemed that day to be somewhat evasive and unwilling to talk much so I wandered round to the ladies department just in time to watch Michelle starting to cut Val’s hair. Once again I had the feeling they had been talking about me and caught them glancing at me on a number of occasions. I soon forgot about everything as Michelle was now getting to my favorite part of the cut and had just unpacked the clippers. Nowadays the cut is not as drastic as Val’s first bob, but even so it still thrills me to see and hear the clippers in Michelle’s hand biting into Val’s hairline and seeing her running them up the neck. Michelle no longer needs help in finishing bobs and is proficient at shaving the neck, though I still feel envious having to sit and watch her brushing on the hot lather prior to opening the razor and gliding it down my wife’s neck, and not be able to help.

 Soon after Michelle had finished Tina popped round and told me she was ready for me, and when I told her I was waiting for Val to come round also, she told me that Val was now in the office going over the accounts. I was disappointed at hearing this as I had hoped Val would have liked to watch me being shaved and so with a bit of the hump I went round to Tina’s area. When I got there I found that everything was ready for me with towels, shaving mug and razor laid out on the counter and Tina waiting. "Pete" she said with an innocent smile "There’s been a change of plan, would it be all right if our new barber gives you your shave, she says she can shave but I want to see how good she is before I let her loose on the customers". I was annoyed at not getting better treatment and being used as a guinea pig, but begrudgingly agreed. Without further comment Tina walked off to the rear of the shop leaving me sitting in her chair. I then noticed that Sally, Michelle and 2 other stylists had come in and were trying to appear busy. Presently I heard the door to the staff rest rooms open and stared in amazement as through the door, dressed in company issue white and blue striped shirt and tight short blue skirt came my wife, "Hello sir, I’m your barber, and I understand you require a shave" she purred with a cheeky grin on her face, as she ran her hand over my stubbly chin, and seeing the bewilderment on my face further explained "You didn’t think I’ve been coming here 3 afternoons a week for 4 months just to get the books in order did you? Tina’s been teaching me for several months now and I’ve been giving free shaves to the more brave clients for the last couple of weeks, and we’re getting a lot of extra trade because of it. Don’t worry you’re in safe hands, I’ve only put 2, no 3 gentlemen in hospital so far. Now be a good little client and sit still, I’m going to enjoy this".

Without further comment Val swirled a heavy grey cotton cape around me and fastened it loosely at my neck, then after pumping the chair up several inches asked me to lean back as she eased the seat back into it’s reclining position. A white towel was swiftly put around my neck and tucked deep into my collar, "now, how would you like your shave sir, close or very close" she inquired. At Val’s request the shop junior disappeared and soon returned carrying a tray with a steaming towel which Val wrapped over my face with the comment "Don’t be a baby, it needs to be hot", and left me there thinking my face was being steamed off. Just as the towel started to become bearable it was removed and I was looking into the smiling face of my dear wife "there, that wasn’t so bad was it" she innocently asked as she started rubbing a citrus smelling lotion into my beard. Val turned away from me and when she returned she held in her hand a lather coated shaving brush, which she started running over my face in small circular motions.  Having spread the lather to her satisfaction Val then showed me her new toy, a pearl handled cut throat razor, which she explained, and demonstrated, took a fresh new blade every time it was used for a shave. "That way it’s ready and very sharp for a really close shave every time" she purred excitedly. Taking the razor in her right hand she turned my face towards her and leaned forward with her breast so close to my face that I could smell the newness of her shirt and her erotic perfume, and laid the razor gently on my left cheek. Stretching the skin upwards by my ear she very slowly she drew the razor down and I held my breath as it sharply bit through my hairs and continued smoothly on its path. Moving round a little the razor again traveled down and then around my chin only stopping at the center. Val eased my head to the left and recoated the right side of my face with lather before doing a similar procedure to that side. Stepping in front of me she gently placed the razor below my chin and drew it down to the soft part of my neck, "Don’t move or swallow for a moment please sir" she requested "This is the hardest area to do correctly", then worked gently to the right and the left of my neck. As she stood up her hand briefly strayed to my lap and she whispered in my ear "Steady there big fella, I need to finish the shave before I see to him". Stretching my chin tight with her fingers Val draw the razor right round my chin in one fluid motion and then after stretching the skin in another direction drew the razor in short delicate movements around and down the chin to remove all of the stubble. Moving around behind me Val leant right over me, and I realized that under her shirt she was naked, as I felt her stiff nipples pressing against the top of my head. The razor continued its travels up my bottom lip and around my mouth in smooth, gentle, precise strokes. Finally moving again to my side she held my nose and slowly ran the razor over my top lip and then to the two sides. The junior must have been well trained because at that moment she arrived with another, not quite so hot towel and Val laid it onto my face and added, "Right, I’ll soften up your face again and then another shave I think". Once more the towel was removed and hot lather brushed over my face. Val then stood behind me and eased my head right back until I was looking straight up into her sparkling eyes, "I just need to shave upwards now, so as to remove any remaining hairs" she quietly informed me, and softly laid the cold blade against my throat before scraping it up to my chin, 3 times, 4 times the razor traveled up my face each time clearing my face of lather and any stray hairs that still remained. Once again the razor glided over my chin and around my mouth, finally ending when Val once more came to my side and removed the last of my beard from my top lip. Taking a towel that had been soaked in cold water Val then cleaned off the remains of the lather and bent close to inspect her handy work. Satisfied she took up a position behind me and removed the towel before spraying my face with stinging lotion prior to giving me a relaxing massage. "Well sir, how was your shave?" Val inquired as she returned the chair into its upright position and tidied my hair with a brush, and I had to admit that though I’d not had that many shaves in barbers before this one was excellent, "It’s great, and you’re sure to get a good tip on my way out". 

"Come and give me a hand with my things" Val asked, and I followed her into the staff room. The moment the door closed Val turned to face me and with a smile as wide as her face asked "Did you really think I performed well because it’s time to pay me now". She pulled me into the room and pushed me into an old styling chair in the corner and with graceful skill undid my jeans and pulled then to the floor in an easy flowing motion. With her wicked grin she straddled me and as she eased herself down I realized it was not only a bra that she failed to wear when she put her uniform that afternoon. Slowly she planted herself on me and sighed "Oh this is the kind of tip I like". When a little while later we returned to the shop I don’t know which was more red, the leather upholstery or my face, as most of the staff were grinning in a most knowing way.

Tina has now moved to one of our new shops to build up the business and Val has taken over the full time management of our local shop. I still go in for my cuts, but now by a new young girl brought in as a replacement for Tina, she hasn’t yet mastered shaving, but plans are well in hand for her training, with me being instructed that I will be her model every morning so that she can gain experience, Val still obliges her regular customers and offers shaving should anyone ask and I always try to take Val in early on Saturday morning before the staff arrive, so that I can have my own private shave first and then pay for it in Val’s favorite way. I am just waiting with trepidation for Val to tell me that she has learnt something new to practice on me, but we can only wait.