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A numb, tingling sensation spread throughout your limbs the longer you stayed in the pool, until your body eventually adapted to the temperature change. Going back and forth between hot and cold baths was supposed to help with blood flow, apparently.
Either way, you were grateful to be returning to the hot tub several minutes later. Except this time, you both decided to try out the beer bath. Surprisingly, the water smelled of bitter herbs and peppermint. You thought you could smell a bit of hops in the strange mixture, but you weren’t here to nitpick the ingredients of the bath. If it worked, it worked.
This beer bubble bath was much like the hot tub, but this time you were provided with drinks to stay hydrated during your stay. Little by little, you could feel what small amount of stress remained in your body melting away in the warm water. You’d gotten used to the smell too. You absently wondered if it was safe to drink, but didn’t bother asking the question aloud or trying it for yourself. You were pretty sure that was against spa etiquette, and probably incredibly unsanitary.
You felt a bit silly for even having the thought. Like a child weighing his decision to eat a bar of soap because it smelled good.
According to the online guide, the herb infused waters of the beer bath were supposed to be good for your skin, hair, circulation and can help alleviate joint pain.
After a few more minutes, it was back to the pool, and more internal whimpering. Then you went back for one last trip to end your pool visit. The mud bath was at the end of your list, being the most messy of the stations.
Sliding into the bath was a strange feeling, but it didn’t compare to how you felt when you sat in it for an extended period of time. It felt as if you were floating, which was simultaneously unnerving and relaxing at the same time.
You were also sweating through your face a lot, but that was apparently normal for mud baths. And while the minerals in the mud were supposed to be great for your skin, it also smelled a bit like rotten eggs. According to Anastasia, that was due to the high sulfur content.
But, since she seemed to be enjoying herself, you kept most of your grousing to yourself and tried to enjoy your time there. A childish part of you wanted to playfully suggest that the two of you engage in some steamy mud-wrestling, but you knew that she probably wouldn’t appreciate getting her hair messy right now, and that would sort of ruin the “relaxation” part of this spa trip.
Plus, you’d royally piss off the people that’d have to clean up your mess.
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Eventually, your time in the mud bath came to an end and you both went back to the locker room to clean off the last of the muck. There, you had a bit of fun sharing a shower with Ana as the two of you scrubbed each other clean. It took a bit longer than was absolutely necessary, but you weren’t complaining.
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