.One day he asked her if she would mind cleaning his ears for him. She had always felt that cleaning someone else’s ears was the height of intimacy and passion and trust were needed in relationships for doing that. They met in a public place where there were lots of people on that day because she knew whenever they were alone they fell immediately into each other’s arms and had no time to do anything else. She had insisted that they meet in some open place this time.

When she asked him, “Now?”, he said “Yes, now.” in the very same tone of voice he always used when he wanted to do it. She was blushing. He laid his head down on the table, the right side up. He had fleshy ears and a wide opening to his ear canal. She felt strange that a parson who were in love with someone could see the most private parts of his body, but she usually didn’t notice his ears. Her hand slipped and hurt his left ear. “ Ouch!” he complained tenderly as though the pain were as an expression of love. He felt around in his ears and savored the feeling. It was a kind of sexual intimacy that he wanted.

They broke up not long after that. When she heard that he had gotten married she felt nothing, however thinking about his wife cleaning his ears for him from now on made her feel very, very sad inexplicably.

Cleaning someone's ears is a special thing. Nobody don't do it without deep relationship with someone.

He asked her to clean his ears. He noticed that she always carried an earpick in her purse.
They had strong feeling for one another and they couldn't help making love if they were alone.
She had insisted on meet somewhere in public where there were a lot of people.
He asked her to clean his ears as if he wanted to put it in.
She blushed, but began cleaning his ear which laid on the table they were siting at.
She could well see his ear which is one of the most private part of his body.
When she was cleaning his left ear, her hand slipped and blood dropped from his ear.
She couldn't do it any more.
However, he seemed to be satisfied and savor the feeling.
They broke up shortly after that. She loathed him for a long time because a very unpleasant scene of their breakup.
She didn't mind that he had got married. However, thinking that his wife can clean his ears for him made her very very sad.

私、耳掃除って、あんまり誰にもしてあげたことないんですが、ある種、親愛と信頼の現れなんでしょうねぇ。けど、レストランかどこかで誰かが誰かの耳掃除を始めたら、けったいだなぁ・・・