private gym and its occupants.
“You must be Jake. Damn, Cade wasn’t kidding when he said yinz were identical.” The man walked toward me with his hand out stretched. He had a strong Pittsburgh accent. “I’m Gage,” he said grasping my hand firmly.
“Good to meet you, Gage. These are my friends, Toni and Julius.”
“I know who you are,” Gage said, his hand out to Julius this time. “Good to meet you, Julius. Yinz work out here too?” He looked from Julius to Toni. “Wait, ain’t you the woman mechanic they keep talking about? Holy shit, man. I can’t believe I’m meeting yinz.” His Pittsburgh accent was undeniable.
Toni took his hand and smiled. “Yeah, I’m a mechanic on Julius’ team. Nice to meet you.”
“I’m gonna show him around,” I told Jules and Toni. “Y’all can go and do your thing, or you can come see the new pit crew area we’ve been workin’ on.”
Toni looked to Jules, her eyes lit with excitement. “We’re comin’ too.”
Gage and I walked out into the main gym area with Julius and Toni following. Immediately I searched the area for Mia, as always. I had to know if she was still there and where she was so I could consciously ignore her.
It pissed me off every time I saw Mia. She was the only woman on my mind since she returned. I spent my time trying to ignore her, and trying to convince myself she meant nothing to me. Monique wasn’t wrong when she accused me of ending our date nights because of Mia. I just couldn’t think about any other woman, and I wouldn’t be with Monique if Mia was the one on my mind. I wouldn’t use her.
Every time I was with another girl, every time I ignored Mia, or was mean to her, it wasn’t actually about Mia. It was about proving to myself that I no longer felt her in my soul. She no longer owned me. I wanted to rip her from my heart and kill everything I still felt for her. If I could, I’d finally prove she wasn’t in control of my spirit and mind.
We walked around the main area and talked about the equipment and the clients. We talked about our policies and procedures for dealing with unruly clients. The entire time I scanned the room for her, I had to make sure she was truly gone.
We slowly walked through each part of the gym, discussing everything from clients to equipment. I took my time and tried to make sure he saw everything and got a good understanding about what Cade and I expected.
After about twenty minutes we walked through to the other side of the gym where the weightlifting equipment was housed and my eyes instantly found her smooth, flawless, russet colored skin. Fuck, why couldn’t I just stop lookin’ for her? She sat on the butterfly machine, working her arms – her form perfect. Her muscles stretched and contracted with each repetition, her pretty breasts pushed forward every time her thin, shapely arms spread. Goddamn-it why did she have to wear those little tank tops and skintight yoga pants?
Hell. My blood boiled and heat rushed through my limbs, making my skin tingle. Every part of my body wanted her, craved her, but I feared what would happen if I actually touched her again.
It wasn’t about being gorgeous, even though she was. It wasn’t about not wanting others to have her since I couldn’t. It was about wanting back the feelings I had all those years ago. I hadn’t met another woman who got me like Mia did.
But that shit was done a long time ago, I just wished my body could forget hers.
My head’s so jacked up because of her, it pisses me off. Toni’s right, I just need to move on.
I sucked in deep breaths and clenched my fists; I needed to control myself. There were so many men around, and they were looking. You could see how beautiful her body was and knew what was under her clothes was just even better. My heart hammered and a knot formed in my throat. I desperately wanted to peel her clothes off and lose myself in her body. If I could, maybe I could finally forget why I was so
“You must be Jake. Damn, Cade wasn’t kidding when he said yinz were identical.” The man walked toward me with his hand out stretched. He had a strong Pittsburgh accent. “I’m Gage,” he said grasping my hand firmly.
“Good to meet you, Gage. These are my friends, Toni and Julius.”
“I know who you are,” Gage said, his hand out to Julius this time. “Good to meet you, Julius. Yinz work out here too?” He looked from Julius to Toni. “Wait, ain’t you the woman mechanic they keep talking about? Holy shit, man. I can’t believe I’m meeting yinz.” His Pittsburgh accent was undeniable.
Toni took his hand and smiled. “Yeah, I’m a mechanic on Julius’ team. Nice to meet you.”
“I’m gonna show him around,” I told Jules and Toni. “Y’all can go and do your thing, or you can come see the new pit crew area we’ve been workin’ on.”
Toni looked to Jules, her eyes lit with excitement. “We’re comin’ too.”
Gage and I walked out into the main gym area with Julius and Toni following. Immediately I searched the area for Mia, as always. I had to know if she was still there and where she was so I could consciously ignore her.
It pissed me off every time I saw Mia. She was the only woman on my mind since she returned. I spent my time trying to ignore her, and trying to convince myself she meant nothing to me. Monique wasn’t wrong when she accused me of ending our date nights because of Mia. I just couldn’t think about any other woman, and I wouldn’t be with Monique if Mia was the one on my mind. I wouldn’t use her.
Every time I was with another girl, every time I ignored Mia, or was mean to her, it wasn’t actually about Mia. It was about proving to myself that I no longer felt her in my soul. She no longer owned me. I wanted to rip her from my heart and kill everything I still felt for her. If I could, I’d finally prove she wasn’t in control of my spirit and mind.
We walked around the main area and talked about the equipment and the clients. We talked about our policies and procedures for dealing with unruly clients. The entire time I scanned the room for her, I had to make sure she was truly gone.
We slowly walked through each part of the gym, discussing everything from clients to equipment. I took my time and tried to make sure he saw everything and got a good understanding about what Cade and I expected.
After about twenty minutes we walked through to the other side of the gym where the weightlifting equipment was housed and my eyes instantly found her smooth, flawless, russet colored skin. Fuck, why couldn’t I just stop lookin’ for her? She sat on the butterfly machine, working her arms – her form perfect. Her muscles stretched and contracted with each repetition, her pretty breasts pushed forward every time her thin, shapely arms spread. Goddamn-it why did she have to wear those little tank tops and skintight yoga pants?
Hell. My blood boiled and heat rushed through my limbs, making my skin tingle. Every part of my body wanted her, craved her, but I feared what would happen if I actually touched her again.
It wasn’t about being gorgeous, even though she was. It wasn’t about not wanting others to have her since I couldn’t. It was about wanting back the feelings I had all those years ago. I hadn’t met another woman who got me like Mia did.
But that shit was done a long time ago, I just wished my body could forget hers.
My head’s so jacked up because of her, it pisses me off. Toni’s right, I just need to move on.
I sucked in deep breaths and clenched my fists; I needed to control myself. There were so many men around, and they were looking. You could see how beautiful her body was and knew what was under her clothes was just even better. My heart hammered and a knot formed in my throat. I desperately wanted to peel her clothes off and lose myself in her body. If I could, maybe I could finally forget why I was so
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