“That’s a long time to be out.”
“She hasn’t had a vacation in three years, so she used up the rest of her PTO so they could spend time together.Great for them, not so great for us.”June shrugged.
“If you need to cancel our sessions for a while, we can.”June was pretty efficient; he just wanted to cover knife training, but there was no rush on it.
“No,” she denied quickly, waving her hands in the air.“I enjoy this time here; please, I don’t want to stop.I’m sorry if it sounded like I was complaining.I wasn’t, I promise.”
“You weren’t, I just didn’t want to overtire you.”
“Our sessions are an hour.I’ll be fine.”
“If you’re sure.”June nodded.“Alright, ready to get started?”
“Yeah.”
Rob watched her as she set her things down.He had seen her do it several times, and yet, this time felt different.He had never really noticed how shapely her body was.She had an athletic frame.Her arms were toned but not muscular or masculine-looking.Probably from her line of work.She had a trim waist she didn’t flaunt, but he could see through the outline of her shirt.
June turned around and looked at him.“You okay?”
“What?”He blinked at the question and then realized he had been caught staring.“Oh yeah, I’m good.”
Rob mentally shook himself.He needed to stay focused on the task and not think about June in that way.Yet after the way she had interacted with his friends and the way Jack flirted with her, he was starting to see her in a different light.
He was starting to think of her at the most random times.If he were being honest with himself, he had noticed her before and their connection the first moment they met, but he had ignored the connection.
Now it was making itself known.Rob grunted and stumbled back in pain.“Damn, you’re on fire.”He smiled proudly even as he was grimacing on the inside from June’s blow to his ribs.She had struck like lightning.He never saw it coming; his mind had been elsewhere.
“Or you’re just getting old and feeble, old man,” she teased, wagging her eyebrows at him before swinging a right upper cut at him.Rob stumbled back, her fist narrowly missing his chin.“Can’t keep up with us youngins.”She laughed.
June had a beautiful laugh.She laughed with her whole body.Another thing he hadn’t really noticed until now.
He was hardly old, nor did he feel old.Rob didn’t want her to think of him as an old man.
“I’ll show you what this old man can do.”Instead of standing there waiting for her to hit him, he went on the offense and punched out.He gave her plenty of time to avoid the punch.He didn’t want to hurt her.
June dodged it and came back at him with a punch to the ribs.“Sure, you can keep up?”She swayed back and forth, almost hypnotizing him with her hips.He was almost distracted again, but her words kept him focused.
Oh, it was on now.
Rob faked coming at her from the right, then dove down and tossed her over her shoulder.“Rob,” she squealed, pushing on his back to try and push herself up.He had a hand on the back of her legs keeping her pinned.Nor did he want to take a metal leg to the face.That would hurt.
“Do you concede?”
“Yes.”
That was too easy, but he eased her down to her feet anyway.His body stayed coiled in case she had only said that as a ploy and was hoping to strike when he wasn’t expecting it.
June held onto his shoulders as he set her down.Her body slid along his.He could feel the swells of her breasts brush against his chest.His hands stayed banded around her waist; she was still laughing until she looked into his eyes.
The room grew heated, and a tension built between them.He could literally feel it sizzling between them.He could feel June’s breasts that the sports bra couldn’t conceal pressed against his chest.
Her face was just inches from his.He could lean down and kiss her.Rob wanted to know if her lips were as soft as they looked.What sounds she made when he found her pleasure spots.
But Jack.She wanted Jack, he had to remind himself.
Rob set her away from him and took another step away for good measure.“Did you bring your knife?”Maybe that would help him focus.
June blinked as if confused by the sudden change in topic but then shook free of it.“Yep, got it right here.”She went over to her duffel bag and grabbed it before bringing it back.
