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tried to keep seeing Owl as just a patient but couldn’t ignore how muscular the Lakota man was.  Then she forced such thoughts from her mind and gathered Owl’s hair in her hands.  It was incredibly soft.  She twisted it a little and put it over Owl’s right shoulder so it hung out of the way.
                  Hannah shook her head when she saw the scar from the knife wound.  She could only imagine how much it must have hurt to have such a severe injury.  She traced it with a fingertip and found that it was almost completely smooth.  It was an excellent suturing job.  Hannah removed her cloak and rubbed her hands together vigorously to warm them up.  Then she prodded Owl’s muscles around the scar feeling for the problem areas. 
                  There seemed to be a bad knot near the shoulder blade and Hannah decided to start there.  Owl was patient.  He was curious to see what she was going to do.  Her fingers started moving in gentle circles and then she stopped.  Owl was surprised when he felt her hands on either side of his neck.  She shook him a little.
                  “Relax.  Make your shoulders loose,” she said.
                  Owl did as she asked and she went back to the knot in his shoulder and began working on it in earnest.  Two minutes into the massage, Owl let out a deep animal growl as he felt something release inside his back.  Sammi and Jack looked at each other but kept from laughing.  They’d never heard Owl make such a sound. 
                  Hannah smiled and kept working.  Those kinds of noises told her what she was doing was working.  As she moved down his spine, more growls followed.  Owl had never had any kind of experience like it.  Every area she massaged eventually loosened up and eased more and more discomfort.  Hannah got caught up in what she was doing.  She moved Owl’s hair to the other shoulder and worked on the right shoulder and back.
                  Mitch came in the office and Sammi held a finger in front of her lips to tell him to be quiet.  Mitch came around to stand by Sammi just as another growl issued from Owl’s throat.  The three officers smiled at each other.  Owl’s mind wandered as Hannah worked.  He was completely conscious of her hands on his body, but a powerful peace stole over him as each muscle was relaxed and soothed.  It had a spiritual effect on him. 
    Hannah moved up to his neck and pressed the pads of her thumbs into his firm flesh.  Owl’s mouth curved in a relaxed smile and he said, “I think your Lakota name should be Magic Hands.”
                  The office erupted in laughter, including Hannah.
                  She said, “I’ll take that as a compliment.”  She finished the massage and straightened Owl’s hair.
                  When Hannah moved to stand in front of him, Owl’s eyes were slightly glazed as he said, “Thank you.  Feels much better.”  He was so relaxed that he hated to move.
                  “Good.  That means I did my job,” Hannah said.  She tried not to think about how his body had felt under her hands, but it was difficult
    The office door opened and Joe poked his head inside.  Seeing that the sheriff and his wife were not engaged in a kiss or anything, he entered.
    “Hey, ya’ll.  Why’s Owl got his shirt off?” Joe said.
    Owl looked at Joe and smiled.
    Joe’s eyes got big.  He looked at Hannah.  “I’d recognize that look anywhere.  Are you giving massages?  I’m next,” he said and started taking off his suit jacket.
    Hannah was rather startled.  “I, um, I wasn’t planning on it and I’m—‘”
    Joe pulled a twenty dollar bill out of the interior pocket of his jacket and held it up.  “Not even for this much?” 
    She was shocked at the amount of money he was offering her.  It was more than a week’s wages. 
    Seeing that Hannah was