You're back for chapter two. Hooray! We're still in John's point of view, just to keep things clear. Hope you all enjoy.

Recap: John and Randy were at a club, against John's wishes. He sees Candice's friend, Kelly, dancing but is too preoccupied with Randy to pay attention to her. John meets Kelly again as he was leaving Randy's room. Kelly ends up staying in John's room because her roommate was becoming obnoxious.

Love Like Woe

It felt like Kelly and I were laying on the bed for hours but it had only been about thirty minutes.

"So, you gonna tell me what's going down tomorrow night?"

"No."

"Please?" I threw her my best puppy dog face but surprisingly resisted it.

"As irresistible as that face is, John, the answer is still no. I don't want to ruin the surprise." I watched Kelly look over at the clock, taking the opportunity to sit up and lean backwards against the headrest. She turned around and we were so close, we almost ended up kissing. "Whoa."

"Sorry about that." I moved over a little so we weren't as close, no matter how much I actually did want to kiss her.

"It's alright, John." I smiled at Kelly and moved back to where I was. She smiled back at me and rest her head on my shoulder.

"Everything okay?"

She sighed. "Yeah."

"That sigh says differently. What's up?"

"I'm nervous about tomorrow. I want everything to be perfect especially since..."

"Since what?"

"Since you're going to be there, John."

"Why are you worried? I sincerely doubt that you could screw anything up." I put my arm around her and brought her closer to me, hoping that I didn't seem too awkward or too forward with the polite gesture.

"You're a sweetheart, John, if you don't mind me saying that."

"I don't mind at all, Kelly."

"Well, I should get to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow."

"You plan on leaving early?" As soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted them. Kelly only laughed, easing my mind a little but giving me a situation in my shorts.

"I work out in the morning, John. Early morning."

"Oh. Mind if I join you?"

"If you can keep up, sure." She winked and headed towards her own bed. "Good night, John."

"Night, Kelly." I waited for Kelly to get into bed before shutting off the light in the room. I drifted off to sleep with a big smile on my face.

Next Morning

"John, wake up."

I groaned and pulled the pillow over my head. "No." I don't care if I sounded like a teenager; I don't do waking up. When I felt someone pull the pillow off my head, I froze.

"Please, John?" Kelly's tone was making my morning wood even more difficult to deal with.

"Okay. Just give me a minute." I rolled out of bed and bolted to the bathroom, hoping that Kelly didn't see my predicament.

"No need to be embarrassed, John." I sighed and slouched up against the door. I looked down and sighed.

"See what you did?" After a few minutes, I finally willed my morning wood away but I knew it would come back if I was going to be doing anything near Kelly. I brushed my teeth quickly and headed back into the bedroom. I looked up to see Kelly in what was supposed to be work out gear but my brain translated it as something completely different. She was wearing a dark grey skin tight tank top that showed off most of her stomach and very short red shorts.

"You almost ready, John?" I nodded and threw on my sneakers while Kelly grabbed something and put it on a clip on her shorts. "You should grab the card key so we don't get locked out."

"Good idea. Have you done this before?" Kelly laughed and turned to face me.

"A couple dozen times, yeah. Come on." I followed Kelly out the door and down to the gym. It was a good thing Kelly told me to grab the key card or we wouldn't have been working out in the gym. I watched as Kelly immediately started stretching, my eyes widening at how damn flexible she was.

"Wow." As soon as it came out of my mouth, I snapped my mouth shut and hoped Kelly hadn't heard me.

"I'll take that as a compliment, John." How on earth does she always know what I'm thinking? "You should stretch if you plan on working out. We wouldn't want you getting a cramp." She stood up and proceeded to stretch her legs, bending her leg to the point where her heel almost touched her head. I couldn't keep my mouth from hanging open, earning a laugh from Kelly. "I take it you don't know many flexible women, John."

"None before you." She shook her head and finished stretching.

"So what do usually start with, John?"

"Me? Weights, usually."

"Let's get to it, then."

"You're going to lift weights with me?"

"No, I'm going to spot you. That okay?"

"Yeah, sure." We head over to the weight bench and I started to stack the weights on either side.

"Don't hurt yourself, now."

"This is what I usually bench."

"You aren't trying to impress me?"

"No."

"Oh, okay."

"Did you want me to?" She just laughed.

"You don't have to, John. I'm just used to guys trying way too hard to impress me." I just smiled and shook my head. "What's so funny?"

"Maybe there is a reason guys are bending over backwards for you." I sent her a wink and smiled as her jaw dropped. "What? You seem shocked." I smiled as Kelly tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. I strolled over to Kelly before I decided to start my lifting, and turned her head towards me. "Trust me when I tell you this, if I could bend over backwards for you I most definitely would."

-FIN-

Hope ya'll enjoyed it. I apologize for the fizzly ending. Next one will be out soon. : )