It all starts with a look. All southern belles seem to know that trick. Just wait till he looks her way, smile, then drop her gaze quickly and blush like he caught her doing something she shouldn't be doing. The only thing she was doing was looking and smiling. Maybe it's the blush when she looks down quickly. Just a little innocent flirting. But it always seems to catch their attention.
For weeks I had been flirting across the gym with him. Just a look, a smile, and a blush at first. Then a little bolder, watching him work out. I liked watching him. It gave me the motivation that I needed to work out harder, and the results were starting to show. After a few weeks, we had become a little bolder with the mutual admiration. But we had not really approached each other after our workouts. Maybe it was because we knew it was forbidden. Maybe it's because the slow build-up makes it so much better. But we were just enjoying the silent interaction across the room.
The first time I ran into him at the gym late at night was an accident. But I have to admit that the next time wasn't. After running into him at 10:00 PM one Friday night, I decided to sneak a look at the log-in book and see if he worked out that late often, and I found out that he did. The wheels started turning in my mind, a plan forming. It was easier to flirt that time of night since there was rarely more than 2 or 3 people working out. So from then on, I made a point of working out late on Friday nights hoping to bump into him again. He wasn't there every Friday night, but enough of them to make it worth it to me to work it into my routine. And it seemed that the longer I worked out on Friday nights, the more often he showed up on Friday nights. I was starting to like the way things were working out.
Finally the opportunity I had been waiting for presented itself. I pulled into the almost empty parking lot late one Friday night and saw his car. I grabbed my gym bag off the back seat and smiled. This was going to be a good night.
I noticed two other men working out when I walked through going to the locker room. Normally I wouldn't want to be too obvious in front of strangers, but I was ready to take this further than silent flirting. I changed into a pair of shorts and a tshirt before going back out to start my workout. I stopped by the check-in counter which was un-manned this hour of night. That was one of the biggest reasons I had chosen this gym. They give you a key so you can come work out anytime you want. I could have walked around to the back side of the desk but I decided to lean way over and stretch to reach the stereo and hit the power button. A cd of loud driving 80's rock, music from our teenage years, was on top so I put it in the cd player and turned the volume up a little. I glanced over my shoulder as I slid back across the counter, stood up and turned around. He was watching my butt as I leaned over the counter. I definitely liked that.
The workout went about like it always does. I was pushing myself, enjoying the loud music, enjoying working up a sweat, enjoying watching him and being watched by him. Finally the other two men headed for the locker room. I was hoping they would finish before he did so it would be just the two of us, and it looked like I was getting my wish.
By this point, we were openly watching each other, but still not talking. I changed machines and looked up at him. He wasn't a gym rat but I liked the way he was built. Broad shoulders and long lean muscles. Just strong enough to hold me tight but not a narcissistic workout freak. He was a couple of inches taller than me, just right to pull me close and kiss me with all of the good parts lining up right.
I pulled my sweaty t-shirt over my head and tossed it on the floor beside me. I was sitting there in a pair of short shorts and a sports bra, glad that I had been working out. He was watching. Smiling. I spread my legs apart, placing the pads on the machine against my inner thighs, then squeezing my thighs together, slowly. He had stopped working out and was just sitting there wiping the sweat from his face, smiling at me, watching the show. I knew we were both through and it was time to make my move.
I climbed off the machine and walked to him. "I'm going to take a quick shower before I leave," I said. "Would you mind waiting for me so I don't have to walk to the parking lot alone? That's the only part I hate about working out at night. There's never anybody out there and I get a little scared."
My plan was to shower and put on some clean clothes, then have him walk me to my car. I was hoping he would suggest going for a drink or something. Or at least have a real conversation as he walked me to my car.
"No problem," he replied. "I'm always happy to play the role of the knight in shining armor here to protect the lady."