Paul POV
I'm so stressed over work, I'm fortunate to have a lot of clients but when it comes to a certain point of the day I just want to go to the gym, there I don't think about anything else but my goals, i'm fully committed in my full-time jobs.
I'm an architect and I do body building as a life, well I earn money through my design work and I do body building as optional enjoyment life work, since I was young I would watch wrestling on TV with my dad and I would be fascinated how big they were, so at 14 I started my run to be a body builder, now with 31 I'm big and I feel good with myself and I don't tend to stop, I've been hit by a lot of woman all this years and yet no one would caught my eye, when I was 26 I married the woman I though it was the one but everything went backfired and since then I didn't get anyone, love for me is dead in general, I think on our lives we have born to suffer, even if we give all of ourselves to the people we love, I really wanted to have children since I got married but I discovered short after she didn't want to have kids, and I got choked because she never mentioned that, and I need to admit that contributed for our divorced too, currently I'm thinking about adopting a baby or do a surrogate, I'm not getting younger and I don't want to be a late bloomer as a father.
"Hey man, you ready to go?" Shawn asked as he was putting his jacket on.
Shawn is my best friend since school days, we grew up together in the same town, our moms worked in the same job too, so it's like we all are family, he has the same dream as me of become a body building, so we work out together always we can because he has his own family, he is married and has 2 sons, so sometimes he needs to be them for them like any man of the house and father of the kids
He works with me for 3 months ago because he's a great visionary and he's been helpful.
"Yeah I'm done here anyways, I really need to relieve some steam off, today has been stressful"
"What you need is to find someone, since how long you don't get some action? Your hand one day is going to fall off" He needed to remember me that
"You're making fun of me because you have a wife, if not, you were in the same situation as me"
"If I didn't have one, I would try to get one, I wouldn't be on my corner loosing my believes in love, look Paul I know she broke your heart and I know the fact she didn't wanted kids didn't helped at all, but not everyone is equal, you need to move on" Sometimes I hate that he is right but it's been 4 years of being alone doing everything by myself and I'm so used to it now, plus love for me Is out of standards, the meaning of that word was lost after the divorce
"Whatever Shawn let's just go" We picked our jackets of the hanger and left the building.
When we arrived outside, we went to Shawn's car because he bring his today, he lives in the same road as me so he picked me up today.
"So today we going to try out a new gym, a friend of mine told me a lot of good stuff about this gym and I got curious" He said while we were leaving the parking lot to the road
"Hum ok… But we have a deal with the other one still"
"I know don't worry, we just going to do a try out class" Well why not? The better the best
"So what has he told you about this gym?" I'm curious now
"It has 2 floors of gym, has every kind of machine you can imagine, one floor is for personal trainers the other one is for common training but still with people supervising in case someone needs help, and there's this girl that he really talks a lot, she's a PT and she's really good what she does, she has even has degrees on it" That seems interesting
"That sounds interesting, let's see to believe"
Meanwhile we got lost somewhere but found track of the road again and when we approached the building, holy moly! This thing is huge, how I never heard of it?
"We here bud, he wasn't kidding when he said this was big" We left the car, went to the trunk to pick up our gym bags and went on in the gym.
We entered and dammmn, what a futuristic thing, there were machines everywhere being used by the people, there were tv's everywhere giving boost music, I want to know a lot more about this place, we headed straight away to the reception and Shawn started to explain things
"Hi there, I got a recommendation about this gym and I wanted to know more about it and if possible, do a try out training, I bring a friend of mine too" The lady in the reception smiled at us but more at me, I think she fancied me
"Hello, I would be glad to help you out, give me just a minute" She got up and went to the door behind her, seconds after a man appeared and sat on her chair, and she went out off the reception to meet us
"So, as you can see, all the machines you have here are the latest model, but fist let me ask you something, you want a personal trainer or just do free stuff?"
"I want to do free stuff because I'm more to tone my body, but Paul want to have a personal train" She looked at me and I could see she was eating me out with her eyes, and I wasn't enjoying it at all
"I can see that, so the personal trainer's room is in the 2nd floor, they have the exact machines as down here, I'll show you around both places and the locker rooms" We followed her to the middle of the room so we could have a view of everything and to be careful to not bother anyone, this floor was for Shawn since he wants to do free stuff but I still liked it thought, has a good acoustic and dynamic, an architect eye never fails.
While she was explaining I was looking around as she said when the new equipment's arrived, how easy they are to function, I looked at the stairs on our left side but they still were far away and saw a woman in her gym gear getting downstairs, now that's new because I actually was paying attention to her, she had tight leggings, some sneakers and sports bra, I pass my time on the gym and all woman are dressed the same as her but she got my attention, she dropped some papers in the desk reception and went upstairs again, really curious.
"Ill stay down here already, you can go upstairs with the lady here" Yeah now it's my time, I wasn't paying attention to their conversation, so I assume everything between them are solved
"Shore, have a good session man" I patted him on the back and followed the lady, but as I expected she started to talk with me
"So how is your name again?"
"Paul" I want to keep quite distance from her because I don't like her vibes not much
"What's your goal in gym?"
"I want to be a body builder, I'm getting there" She looked at me again head to toe and nodded her head
"I totally agree, you're handsome" She was trying to flirt but I wasn't giving a damn
"I've been told" She understood I wasn't interested and when we arrived upstairs there, she was the woman of the stairs, looking closely she has a hell of a body, but she was putting some weights of the machines in place and I think she didn't notice us, plus there is music playing
"Steph!" She jumped and turned around quickly at the sound of her colleague scream, she saw that her was with company she went to the stereo and turned off the music
"What can I do for you Brenda, and good evening sir" she stretched her hand to shake mine and I didn't let that pass, i'm polite
"This is Paul, he came with a friend for a try out his friends went to the free exercises, but Paul here wants a personal trainer, I wanted to know if you were available now or if you have someone booked" Wait she's the personal trainer?
"You are the personal trainer?!" I needed to get this out because I didn't expect that at all, I though she was come kind of employee, that would do the errands and put everything in place after the training sessions
"Yes, I am… Is there any problem? I can call my co-worker if you prefer, he's a nice guy too" I think I upset her, and I don't blame her because what I said sounded a bit sexist
"No no I'm fine with you being the personal trainer, don't get me wrong on this, but in my other gym the girls are more masculine, and you are all feminine and toned, not built up" and not to talk about she has gorgeous eyes and face in general
"I like to keep myself in shape, too much built is not my style in a woman" She's straight forward with her words
"I'm sorry if I offended you"
"As your punishment you going to get on the floor and do 100 pushups" She's kidding right?
"What you waiting for? Do want help to get down?" Ok she's not kidding at all, she's bossy and I shouldn't like that oddly I like
"No no, i'm going" I dropped my gym bag on the floor and started to do the pushups, what a great way to warm up
"Well I see that you will be free, and good luck Paul you going to need it" The lady said as she got downstairs leaving us two alone. What a way to meet up with a personal trainer
"I'm not going to make exceptions just because this is a try out work out, if you eventually want to do a deal with this place you need to be aware of what to expect"
"Yes mam" Maybe this is the one Shawn was talking about, she left me there doing the pushups while she went keep organizing the room
"And my name is Stephanie, but around here everyone threats me by Steph"
"Yes Steph" I feel like I'm in the military
"Good" and by the time I did the 100 pushups that she asked me to, and then she point at the chair she had in the corner
"Sit there and let me know about you a bit" I got up and went to the chair to sit down while she sat on the press bench
"Tell me your goals and why you are doing this"
"Well since I was a little boy I watched wrestling with my dad and I was always amazed by it, mostly by the size of their bodies, and how I wanted to be like that, so since I was 14, I've worked to be a body builder, and I'm doing this to feel good with myself and because I really like it in general" She was very attentive, but when I said I watched wrestling since a little boy she got a bit in panic.
"Normally everyone has their role models and that's wrestlers, well I have some plan for you in mind for today, so let's get to work" I got up and followed her to the weights she picked a heavy set and gave it to me
"Do 10 each to start and alternate with some 50 of chest press, because I can see you have a great physic, I'll always be by your side to help in something you need" I started to flex my arms and my muscles popped out immediately, I saw in the corner of my eye her looking very attentive and enjoying it , and frankly I was too.
After one hour and half I was wrecked, let me tell you, she's the best I ever had, it's been a long time since I had this kind of intense training
"Well we done, you worked well but still there's something you need to work on but nothing out of normal. I hope you enjoyed this class because I did, it's my last hour of the day and I deserve some rest" Wow she doesn't hold anything back, who tells the truth don't deserve punishment
"Thank you for the time, it was a good experience, bye" And I grabbed my bag in the corner of the room and headed to the locker rooms up here" This woman has something behind that frustration, yes I see that she's frustrated with something, so I didn't want to drag a full conversation
This locker room is pretty amazing, there's a lot of space and lockers so I can choose one randomly and not need to put my stuff under the bench like the other one, I'm going to talk to Shawn and ask him what he wants to do.
While I was in the shower, I couldn't help thinking about what Shawn said about getting to know someone and love isn't dead, it's been 5 years, I spent those years working my ass off, not caring about meeting another woman, maybe I should start to do it, give another chance.
Stephanie POV
My day today has been completely a shit, today I officially signed the divorce papers and I feel like I'm going to have a break down, never though I would divorce one day, but I guess if we knew the future that wouldn't be fun, gladly I don't have kids so they would suffer more but I want to have them a lot, I always loved children, and I treat my nephews like my sons.
I parked my car and entered the gym in a hurry because I'm almost in time to give my first class of the afternoon, I lost track of them time eating my lunch and thinking about my life.
"Hi Brenda, good evening, today was the day, everything is solved" she noticed my tired face and comforted me
"Steph think it's for the best, you didn't deserve it, we need to go out to a bar to clear your mind a bit, tomorrow I'm in charge of you" Well that doesn't sound bad, I could use some fun to be distracted even if it's for a night
"I'm not going to say no, thank you for that, I really appreciate"
"Your welcome girl, now get to work before John messes with you"
"He knows I'm a good profit for the gym he wouldn't"
"Touché!" We laughed and it's true, he knows a good personal trainer he wouldn't fire me or say anything to me
I went up the stairs to my floor to get everything organized before my client arrives, and I found out that Rodrigo already did everything for me, Rodrigo is the other personal trainer he must have finished one of his classes
"Hey Rodrigo, you're finished with class already?" He looked at me and smiled
"Hey Steph, yeah I finished a while ago, and thought you would not have the patience to organize things, I know what you just went through, everything will heal with time" He gave me a soft hug and left to the locker room to do his thing, he always made me feel better, and he always say the right words in the right times, but we never had the love relationship as lovers but we have as we were siblings to each other
I went to the stereo to put some music so I could focus on being distracted a bit, I sat down in the bench press and closed my eyes interiorizing the music, till some minutes later I feel a tap on the shoulder, I opened my eyes and it was my good old friend Pedro, I train him since 1 year ago but know him since childhood
"Hey darling, how are you? I imagine you are not that well, but you will find the true love in your life" Well today everyone seems to remember I just divorced when I just want to move on
"I'm fine, but I'm going to ask you a favor, don't take me wrong, but I don't stop hearing that kind of conversations since I arrived, can you please tone it down?"
"Of course, I'm sorry, I'm just worried about your mental health, I'll not talk about it again" I got up and went to pick up his plan and started to tell him what to do, I just want this day to pass by fast
After his training I went downstairs to drop some papers at the reception, I took a glance and the room was almost full, I didn't notice till now that the gym is getting popular, I'm always upstairs so I don't pay much attention to the ground floor
After the papers were dropped, I was just praying that no one would come to do a session of a try out because I wanted to go home earlier, well not my home anymore, I moved into my parents' house till I get my own built at my way.
I went upstairs again to put everything in place so I could go home since I don't have any more clients, while I was finishing I heard Brenda screaming my name, well the music was pretty loud, I turned around and I saw her with a man beside her, I need to admit he was pretty built and handsome.
"What can I do for you two?" I need to be polite even if I just wanted to go home
"Paul here wants to have a try out, are u available?" How much I wanted to say no but I need to maintain my professionality
"Yeah sure" Well I was professional till he asked if I was the personal trainer, does he think that woman can't to the job too? I'm sensitive and have no patience today so I told him to do pushups as a punishment, when I don't even do punishments on my work to clients, this divorce is getting into my head for sure
When he finished doing the pushups I gave him some work out so he could flex his body, I wanted to watch more, don't blame me but he's really perfect, shame it's just a work out, but at the same time I don't know if he is going to come back because I'm being pushy and bit of a bitch I need to admit, but he got to my guts.
And by the time he finished his work out I realized I was harsh with him, my frustration got over me, I should apologize but I don't want to show my weak side not at this moment where I'm so vulnerable, I told him I wanted to go home indirectly and I don't know if he took it well because he was fast saying goodbye, I saw him heading to the locker room and I started to clean things to go home because I'm tired and just want to forget this day.
Paul POV
I Just arrived home, and it's my favorite moment of the day, resting after a busy day is the cherry on top of the cake, I live with my American bully named Charles, I got him shortly after the divorce because the weeks after it, I was feeling really alone, so I decided to get a dog, he's the best thing I could have gotten, your truly best friend, of course Shawn is a great one but sometimes you can be more attached to the animal, and talking about him he just came running to me on his all happiness
"Hey bud, happy to see me?" I put my keys on the table I have at my entry and picked up his ball and threw it on the garden, I have a huge door that connects the entry to the garden and I always leave it open so he can come and go when he wants, I designed this house for myself and it took 2 years to be built, so let me describe my house.
I have 4.000 ft of area in total, in those my house occupies 3.000 ft, the rest is my patio where I have my pool my sun chairs, some outside décor and in the future to build some playground when I have children.
My ground floor is composed by the garage where it fits 2 cars although I don't think about getting another woman, but I guess when we less expect, it's when good things happens, well continuing my house tour, inside on the right side I have this huge glass doors that connects to the patio and in the left side I have my living room one of the biggest places of the house where I have a fire place, my furniture all designed by some friends of mine in Paris, and in the end of the house I have my kitchen where I cook all my healthy meals, and still down here one bathroom, it's always handy.
On the first floor I have 4 rooms and each one with a private bathroom too, my room has a fireplace too, in the winter nights get cold and I decided to put a fire place under my tv so I could be in bed and receive the natural heat but between the bed and fireplace I have a small couch where I like to chill drinking my protein shakes or sometimes my morning coffee at the weekends while I watch tv, still inside I have my dressing room and my big bathroom where I decided to put a bathtub and a shower cabin, depending on my mood to take a quick shower or a more relaxed shower, I have this huge class door on my room too so it can give access to my balcony, I love natural light, such a good thing that nature provides and much more.
Last and not least the third floor is the attic which is the full house length, I use it as my home office when I don't need to use that much tools as I have at the office or when I don't need to meet clients, I have a pool table here too, I play on my free times or when friends come over, barbecue and pool parties are on the table too, once in a while I invite everyone over and we spend a good time, they bring tents and we build them on my grass all over the house because they sleep over the night, it's not safe drinking after my parties let me tell you, even if I don't drink almost any alcohol my friends do it for me, but I wouldn't like them any different, they are my family too.
Meanwhile I sat on my bedroom couch watching tv with Charles laid next to me and I dived on my previous hours of the day, I talked to Shawn after the training and he liked the gym a lot as so as I, I talked about Stephanie and her behavior and he had a clue that something was on because his friend said she was very professional so something really might be up, well and we decided to change gym's, we liked this one very much because of the people and the conditions are way better so we need to end our lease in the other one .
Shawn POV
"Hey becca, come here" I called my wife, we need to have a talk about Paul, as his best friend I'm worried about him, he needs to find someone or at least talk to some female apart from his girl friends
"Yes babe" She came to me and sat next to me in the kitchen
"We need to go somewhere with Paul, I think it's about time for him to meet someone new, have you seen how long he's single, he's still young and he's missing a lot of his life" She put her head on my shoulder and I felt her node
"Yeah, I agree, I've thought that a long time ago, I think we should go out with him tomorrow night, there's this club that opened some while ago, what would you think, just us 3, let's leave the rest of the crew to a party in his house other time because we both know how is his parties go" Yeah we should do something more closed so we can focus on our goal
"You are so right, let's call Paul, and your mom to drop the kids there so we can have our master plan in action"
"Hopefully they both available, but let's call them, it's the only way to know" She picked her phone to call her mom and I picked mine to call Paul, I dialed his number and now I just need to wait…
"Miss me already? We leave practically next door, one day you wife is going to give me a hard time" Paul being Paul
"Yeah I can't pass a minute without you ahah, now seriously bro, me and Becca wanted to take you out tomorrow to the new bar downtown, you on?" I just hope he doesn't stat with questions, because when that happens, he's not much keen on that
"You want me to meet someone new, don't you?"
"Yes I do, it's not my life I know but I get sad when I see you unhappy, you might not feel it but you are my friend I can see it in your face"
"I know, and I've thought about your conversation this noon and I got to the conclusion I should start to meet someone, and no I'm not desperate, and before you start to make jokes about my hand too, no I'm fine" He knows me so well
"You caught me, so we can count with you?"
"Yes you can, meet me up outside at midnight"
"Shore thing see you tomorrow, Becca is saying goodbye too"
"Tell her the same, bye" Well it was easier than I expected, I turned to my wife and asked her about her mom
"So baby your mom is available?" She nooded
"Yeah all clear, tomorrow we all free" I smiled and kissed her, how much I love this woman, I want Paul to experience this