“Ok, all set.” He paused for a moment to look in her eyes. She had never seen eyes the color of honey before. They were mesmerizing and she was getting lost in them. Then he blinked and got up. “Try it out.” She leaned forward, grabbed the bars and pulled. The seat slid back. She felt the click and then slid forward again.
“Ooh! I like this one. I could do this all day.”
“I could watch you do this one all day.” He winked. She blushed. He was flirting with her. But maybe he flirted with everyone. She thought of the dark-haired girl in the other room kickboxing, and couldn’t help but wonder if he had flirted with her too.
Even if he has this idea of taking me to his bed, I wouldn’t let myself. I’m a virgin and haven’t even had my first kiss.
“Ok, let's do some more stretching and move on to the leg press,” he said after he once again wiped down the machine for her.
“Oh, now I know that’s gonna be my least favorite one.”
“Why? It’s easy, you just sit back and press out your legs. I find it relaxing. Sometimes I’ll read a book on it. Or even fall asleep on it.”
“If you fall asleep, doesn’t that defeat the purpose?” Sarai asked as she stretched her back. She raised her hands up over her head, her fingers interlocked, and then stretched forward. She caught him watching her and lost focus, failing to do a deep enough stretch. He came over and gently pressed on her back to help her stretch out further. She felt his hot touch through her shirt, and it sent tingles through her body. His hand lingered longer than it needed to.
“Ok, leg press.” He sat down, got his feet into position, locked his hands behind his head and slowly pushed out his legs. It was the sexiest thing Sarai had seen in a long time, and she couldn’t help but nibble her lip. A look on his face told her he caught the look. She blushed and covered her face, embarrassed as he caught her.
“Maybe after we finish up here, we can go to the smoothie bar for a drink.”
“Uh- smoothie bar?”
“Don’t worry, it’s right here in the gym. Just in another section.”
“This place is so big.”
“Yeah! Three stories.” He lied. “There’s a dojo on the third floor, smoothie bar on the second, and the gym.”
“I don’t know, I really should get back to the shop.” She hesitated.
I hardly know him, should I resist this? Oh, but he’s so hot, and he seems to like you. Mickey would tell you to go for it. But what about his mystery woman?
“Come on, a smoothie is way tastier than those protein shakes you’ve been guzzling.”
“Prove it!” she challenged, and accepted his offer.
“Sure, but first, you got to earn it.” He climbed off the leg press. “Your turn.” She grumbled under her breath and then got on the machine. With the eye candy in front of her, she didn’t mind the leg press so much.
“Oh yeah, work it girl!” he teased. “Ok, wipe it down, get on the cycle machine; if you know how to ride a bike you know how to use it. Then you’ve earned your smoothie. I got to handle something quick. I'll be right back.”
“What about the rest of the machines?”
“I don’t think you’re ready for those yet. Let’s get you comfortable on these four first.”
“Deal.” He went inside another room to her right.
She wiped down the leg press then she stretched more and got on the cycle machine. Of course, there was no reason for him to explain that, because it was just like riding a bike. And everyone knew how to ride a bike. She rode it till he came back from whatever he had to deal with.
After a few moments, he returned, leaning against the door frame. He closely watched Sarai working out. “Ok, Sarai, I’d say you earned your smoothie. Let’s go.”
She wiped the machine down and then followed him through the gym. He wasn’t kidding, it was massive. There was a basketball court, a tennis court, rooms for aerobics classes, and an indoor pool and sauna. “So, just curious, how much does a membership to a place like this cost?”
“For you, nothing. You can use any of it, any time you’d like.”
“Wow.”
“For everyone else, it depends.”
“On what?”
