The gym was the perfect place to get rid of any lingering stress from the work week. Becca came here frequently throughout the week to break a sweat, relax, and keep her strength up. Plus, the workouts helped to sharpen and focus her mind.
It was a Saturday afternoon, so the gym was packed with people. Most of them, of course, were men. Becca really didn't care less about who was working out alongside her, just as long as she was able to snag a spot on one of the elliptical machines. It was her favorite way to unwind and get her heart rate up.
With her headphones snug in her ears, Becca turned the machine up to the next highest setting and began to sweat. It felt like she was walking up a sandy hill. She was looking through a window that led out to the street, so Becca could watch the people passing by.
Her thighs had only just started to burn when she felt a pair of eyes on her. It was that sort of nagging feeling. She looked to the left and right, but no one was staring. So she looked behind her and noticed a man sitting on a weight bench, his eyes looking right at her ass. He wasn't even trying to be coy about it. It was obvious what he was doing, and even more obvious that he didn't care.
Becca knew she often turned heads in the gym. She was curvier than most of the other woman who showed up here, and her ass in a pair of tight leggings definitely caught people's attention. What she wasn't okay with, however, was someone leering at her like this man was doing. It was demeaning and disgusting. Becca wasn't going to just let it slide.
"Hey!" she called, snapping the man to attention. "Are you going to work out or are you just going to be a creep? Because I can see you staring at me, you know!"
The man's face twisted into a scowl as he shook his head. He was a big, muscular guy wearing red gym shorts and a white tank top. He had short, curly blonde hair, which he awkwardly raked his fingers through as he turned away from Becca and started back up again with the weights.
"Good. I hope he's embarrassed," Becca muttered to herself.
A woman on the elliptical beside Becca turned to look at her, but she didn't say anything. She only had a slight smile on her face. Becca knew she understood.
It wasn't until Becca was finished with the elliptical and was getting ready to go grab some free weights that she realized the man in the red shorts was still there. He was standing in the open area where several women were practicing yoga, and Becca watched as he grabbed the ass of a petite brunette who was walking by. He very clearly squeezed her ass cheeks.
The woman turned around and stood on her tiptoes to scream in the man's face.
"You can't just fucking touch me!" she shrieked, her face red with anger. Becca could see the tears in her eyes. "You fucking pervert."
"Easy now," said the guy, laughing sardonically. He had his hands up in the air like he was surrendering. "I barely grazed you. Besides, how do you expect a guy to resist when you go walking by in those shorts and that sports bra?"
"Oh, fuck off!" said the woman.
She awkwardly crossed her arms over her chest as her friend stepped over to help pull her away from the guy, who was now walking away with a look of annoyance on his face. Clearly, he didn't understand what the big deal was. Or if he did, he didn't care.
Furious, Becca knew she had to step in. As usual, she wasn't just going to let some creepy, sexist guy get away with his shit.
She headed over to the petite brunette and gave her a sympathetic face. "Are you okay? I saw what happened."
The woman was quickly wiping her eyes. "I'll be fine. It's just terrible, you know? The shitty thing is that this isn't the first time he's done this."
"Yeah," interjected the woman's friend, who was still hugging her. "Our friend, Amy, said he was spotting her one day while she was lifting weights, and he ended up grabbing her boobs! We thought we'd be safe over here in the yoga area, but I guess not."
Becca was even more upset hearing that this had happened before, even though it wasn't surprising. These sorts of guys were always repeat offenders. Becca didn't want to let this happen to one more woman.
She began to devise a plan as her eyes followed the man around the gym. The last thing she wanted was to lose sight of him.
Finally, she saw her opportunity. The creep had finished his workout and was headed to the showers. Becca snagged a couple of elastic workout bands from a nearby basket as she followed him. An idea was slowly forming in her mind.
"How many guys are in there?" asked Becca to a man leaving the locker room. "I lost track of my boyfriend." The lie slipped easily from her lips.
"Sorry," said the man. "Only one guy left, and I know it's not your boyfriend because Trey definitely can't hold down a relationship.
Becca could have sneered. It was no surprise that this pervert, Trey, couldn't keep a woman around. What creep could?
Becca slipped into the showers and locked the door behind her. She heard the water running and even caught wind of Trey humming a song to himself. Becca was enraged. He had just groped an innocent woman at the gym, and now here he was, just acting like nothing had happened.
She slid quietly across the floor to Trey's shower stall. The steam was rising up from behind the curtain. In one swift motion, Becca took the curtain and pushed it open, eliciting a loud gasp from Trey.
"What the--" he yelped, turning around to see Becca standing there. He wiped his hand down his face. "You. What the hell are you doing?"
Becca reached up to tighten her shiny black ponytail and smirked at Trey. "Do you really think you can just be a creep to women at the gym and get away with it?"
Trey was covering up his crotch with both hands. "Jesus, is that what this is about? Look, do you want me to say sorry again? Sorry. There. Are you happy now?"
Becca held his gaze as she said, "Turn off the water, Trey."
"Why?"
"Don't make me ask you again." There was a sharp tone to his voice that took Trey by surprise.
Hesitantly, Trey turned off the water to the shower and stood there dripping.
"Can I at least get my towel at least?" he snapped.
"Oh, sure! Of course, Trey," Becca said in a fake sweet voice, taking the towel off the hook and handing it to him.
She watched as Trey hastily dried off and wrapped the towel around his waist. Then, Becca stepped into the shower stall, pinned one arm behind his back, and shoved him up against the wall. A long, loud groan escaped his throat.
"What are you... FUCK!" Trey moaned as Becca painfully twisted his arm.
"What's the problem?" mocked Becca. "Does that hurt, Trey? I thought you were a big, tough man."
"You're crazy," he hissed.
"And you're a pervert. Now, get out here. We're just getting started."
Using the strength that caught almost every man she had encountered off-guard, Becca pulled Trey out of the shower and dragged him over to one of the benches lining the room. It was time for the good stuff.
"Lie down."
She didn't even give the man a chance to answer before she was shoving him onto the bench so that his body was stretched out across its length. His chest was heaving up and down, and his eyes were filled with worry.
Becca leaned over his face and laughed. "Not feeling so good now, are you? It's best if you just try and accept your punishment. It will work out better for you that way."