Chapter 2 –Like the second before a car crash

The Sun began to set as Bob continued to wonder what the future would hold this season. As the colors in the sky began to change to beautiful shades of red, yellow, and orange, he couldn't help but remember his first season of Biggest Loser, and when he first met Jillian Michaels.

He was sitting in this very spot when she first arrived. In fact it was around this time of day as well. She was dark figure walking towards him. It was as though she was walking right out of a dream. As she approached, Bob was finally able to see her face for the first time.

"Beautiful sunset hu?" she said to him, but bob didn't really hear her. He was in a daze as her beauty captivated him.

Realizing he was staring at her but not really hearing her she decided this was as good of time as any to help him get to know her.

Before Bob could even realize what was happening she jumped into his lap through her arms around him and said "Bet you can't run 5 miles with me on your back!"

Snapping out of his daze Bob took on her challenge.

He failed to make all 5 miles, but from that point on he vowed that every night before a new season he would carry her on his back and try to run the mile.

The last time he saw Jillian he had made it 4 miles with her on his back. He had hoped that he would be able to do it someday but with her doing her new show she was always busy and he knew it wouldn't be the same unless she was a trainer here on campus with him.

Tired of daydreaming of the past and missing his old partner Bob stood up to leave.

Thinking to himself one last time about that night, he said to himself. "Yea, it was a beautiful sunset, but you were far more beautiful."

As he began walking away his phone rang.

"Hello" He said into the phone

"Hey it me, I am on my way to the ranch, was wondering if we could talk, are you there?" It was the voice of Kim.

"Yea, I'm here, I'm by the gym I will wait here for you" he responded and then hung up.

Moments went by and finally in the distance he saw a woman's figure approach. There she is he thought. The worst thing about the way she approach though, was that she came towards him, the same way Jillian did all those years ago.

He stood up once again so that he could greet her but as he stood he noticed that she had begun to run towards him. As she got closer he started to notice that she was a bit shorter than he remembered. Then as last of the sun shone through her hair he realized it was not blonde, but brunet and in that final moment as the sun set all the way and he was surrounded in darkness, he realized just who was running at him…and it wasn't Kim.

"Jillian!" He yelled questioningly as he squinted to see who it was.

There was no answer but before he had a chance to really get a good look at who it was the figure pounced on him screaming "Bobby".

Tears began to well in his eyes as they fell to the ground. He wrapped his arms around her as tightly as he could so that there was no way she could escape his grasp. "Did you miss me?" she asked in her playful voice.

Releasing his grip on her so that he could look at her, bob couldn't think of what to say to her first. He was stunned. It was like going to a weigh in and seeing a contestant lose 20 or more pounds in week 2. Coming back to reality he finally answered her. "Of course I missed you! What you doing here though, shouldn't you be rehearsing for you next episode of the Doctors?"

"I quit", she answered, and it was short sweet and simple. Bob had that look on his face he gets when he is confused and waiting for the whole story. Knowing that Jillian continued,

"I was about to sign on for another season, but as I was lying in bed the night before signing on again I realized I was unhappy. I was unable to get that adoption, so I have been lonely and while everyone on the show was great I just didn't have that feeling that I as important to anyone that I got while I was here. While I was here the contestants needed me and, I had you so, here I am ready to do another season with my future husband."

Bob was so happy to have her back and after hearing what she said he stood up and reached his hand out to her. Gladly taking his hand and standing up by his side she smiled and said to him "Do you know what this means?"

"Absolutely" and without a second thought he hoisted her onto his back and began to run.

Unknowing to Bob and Jillian, Kim was in the gym and had seen and heard everything from the window. Her heart began to sink as she saw Bob running around with Jillian on his back. She didn't move from her spot though. She continued to watch, for her it was like a car accident, you just can't help but look. 25 minutes had gone by and bob was now beginning his 5th mile. Bob had told Kim all about him and Jillian's tradition and Kim had a feeling that this time would be the time that Bob finally made it all the way with Jillian. As she saw bob rounding the last turn and coming back she knew that was it, Bob was about to finish Jillian's challenge. In that moment she felt a glimmer of hope that maybe after this he and Jillian might not be as close since their tradition would come to an end.

Bobs heart was pounding as he approached his finish line. Jillian was jeering him on as he approached. 10 feet from the finish he stopped though and pulled Jillian off of him. "What the hell, we were seconds from the finish!"

"I know he said but I don't want to cross the line with you on my back…I want to cross it with you by my side." As he said those words he knew that if she took his hand and did this with him everything would change.

As she processes everything he just said she knew that by taking his hand, it would mean far more than just finishing a challenge together, because she knew he was asking her to something far more meaningful than just simply crossing a line.

He looked her in the eyes as he extended his hand to her, hoping so bad that she would take his hand. He knew how Jillian worked, if she accepted his offer she would take his hand, but if she wanted to deny him she would simply jump right back onto his back and say finish. He knew that if she denied him that their friendship would still remain, maybe a tad awkward at times but it would nonetheless remain.

It seemed like the few minutes she was taking to think it over were lasting for hours. Like the moment before a car crash when your whole world just freezes for a second and you realize that when time unfreezes your either going to crash or you will be safe to live another day.

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