The next day, Louise was sitting on the couch in the living room watching a program on television with Mary-Beth in her arms. Vic had just arrived from the kitchen to come and join in.
"There's my handsome soldier," Louise said as she smiled once she saw Vic enter the living room.
Vic reached over to the couch and took a seat to give Louise a kiss on the lips. "Yep," he replied. "Here to join my lady and future stepdaughter here."
Mary-Beth smiled at Vic and cooed happily. Vic laughed as he gave Mary-Beth a gentle tickle on the cheek, which caused the infant to giggle.
The couple faced the television to watch a commercial showing a workout kit. The Caucasian woman announcing the workout routine wore her blonde hair in a high ponytail and wore a blue and red spandex workout suit. She was standing adjacent to a muscular Asian man wearing a black tanktop and matching shorts about six inches past his knees.
"This workout routine is great for the entire body," the man announced. "From abs, arms, shoulders, chest, back legs - you name it!"
"Also, if you follow the daily workout routine regularly, you'll be toned and athletic in no time," the woman added.
"Hey Vic," Louise told Vic. "This reminds me. I have been feeling a little out-of-shape lately, and it seems that we need some exercise to work out our bodies. So what do you say we start a workout routine of our own?"
"Come to think of it, I am a soldier that needs to stay in excellent shape in order to have the energy to do what I have been saving my whole career for," Vic agreed. "So yeah. Let's start our own workout routine."
"Great!" Louise cheered smiling.
"Of course, we'll need some dumbbells, some workout gear, and some music in order to get our work on," Vic told Louise.
"That would be great," Louise said.
"So just stay here and start stretching so you would be warmed up for this workout today," Vic replied as he hopped off the couch and started walking towards the exit.
Vic stepped outside and looked around. There was a soft breeze outside. The cars were steadily moving around the neighborhood of Vice Point. It was beautiful outside. The sun was shining brightly in the light blue sky.
Vic walked over to the Cheetah that was parked by the curb and hopped inside. He started the vehicle's engine and began to drive away right after making a U-turn down the road leading East down. Vic made a left turn on the long road leading straight ahead. He drove straight down until he made another left turn to the parking lot in front of the North Point Mall.
Vic found a parking space and hopped out of the vehicle. He walked to the entrance of the mall inside, where "What's Love Got To Do With It" by Tina Turner was playing in the background. The shoppers were stirring around the area slowly and casually.
Vic just simply walked around the mall and took the elevator. First he went to the sports store to purchase some dumbbells, workout clothing, a workout mat, a pull-up bar, and multiple workout material.
He also walked into the record store to purchase some workout tapes and musical tapes to workout to. Vic was preparing himself for the impending workout he was about to do with his girlfriend and wanted to make sure he got everything he needed.
After buying the material from the stores inside the mall, Vic finally exited the mall and walked up to his vehicle in the parking lot. He entered the vehicle and stuffed everything he bought inside the trunk right before hopping into the driver's seat.
Vic started the engine and slowly drove through the parking lot and back onto the road. It was less traffic out, and the cars on the road were moving rather moderately as well.
Vic made a right turn on the neighborhood of Vice Point and parked in front of Louise's house. He got all of the material out of the vehicle and walked up to the front door.
Inside, Vic and Louise were in the gaming room dressed in their workout uniform. Louise had on her usual pink jumpsuit and skimpy blue coveralls. She also had her hair tied to a high ponytail. Vic was wearing a black tanktop over blue gym shorts and white sneakers.
"So this is how it works," Vic told Louise. "Tuesdays and Thursdays, we'll do arms, shoulders, and chest. Mondays and Wednesdays, we'll do legs and back. Fridays and Saturdays, we'll do abs. Which leaves us to Sunday, where we'll just flex everything out."
Louise responded with a chuckle. "I like that schedule," Louise responded. "Well organized and planned out."
"Yeah," Vic told her. "We both have to stay in shape in order to have the stamina to make love."
"Now you're talking, my soldier," Louise replied grinning.
"Now remember," Vic reminded, "one hour per workout. We still have to take water breaks in between workouts so we'll have the energy to do the next routine."
"I hear you, Vic," Louise agreed. "We still need to save some of our energy."
"So you ready, Louise?" Vic asked.
"I'm ready," Louise answered.
So the workout started. Vic put on some music on the radio, in which "Let's Hear it For the Boy" by Deniece Williams was playing. The first workout routine was the basic bicep curl, which consisted on using the dumbbells to curl with each arm.
The next workout routine was the shoulder press, in which consisted on using two dumbbells to lift over the head and slowly bring them down to put pressure against the shoulders.
The final routine was the basic push-ups for the chest. Vic and Louise did three reps of twelve of each of the workout routine. After about ten full minutes of working out, the couple decided to take a water break. They wanted to save their energy for the next workout routine.
When the two went back to workout, "Don't Let Go" by Wang Chung started playing, and it was time to get to the next set of the workout routine.
The next bicep workout routine was the static curls, which consisted on curling the dumbbell with one hand five times while keeping the other dumbbell static with the other hand and repeat with the opposite arms.
The next shoulder workout was the Lawnmowers, which consisted on using the dumbbell to pull over one side of the shoulder while on a lunging position as if pulling a string from a lawnmower.
The final workout was the diamond push-ups, in which was like a regular push-up, but with the hands shaped together as a diamond.
Vic and Louise did three reps of fifteen on those workouts for about fifteen more minutes right before they took another water break. They were really enjoying themselves so far.
The song then changed to "It's Like That" by Run DMC when the couple got on to the next set of workouts. This time, the two were working more on triceps and biceps, along with the shoulders. They continued working on the biceps by doing the squat curls, which consisted on curling two dumbbells while on a squat position.
The tricep workout was the chair dip, which consisted on pushing up and down using the triceps while gripping on the seat of the chair.
The shoulder workout was the chair press, which consisted on using the dumbbells to spread the arms out while on the sitting position.
The couple this time did five reps of twenty right before finally calling it a day and taking a water break. They also stretched it out at the end in order to shake off the burn they felt during a full hour of working out.
After they were done, they took some time to catch their breath and stared at each other.
"That was...fun," Louise panted.
"Yeah," Vic added trying to catch his breath. "We'll feel sore after tomorrow, but it'll be all worth it."
"For sure," Louise replied.
The two stared into each other's eyes and smiled at each other. They were truly in love with each other, and they each didn't wanted to be with anyone else but each other.
Later that night, they were in the bed of Louise's bedroom in their underclothes kissing while "I Can Dream About You" by Dan Hartman was playing. It was a wonderful night for both of them as they were savoring the lovely moment right before they gradually fell asleep as the song on the radio ended. The workout during the afternoon have given them enough stamina to make love with each other in the bed and was able to help the two of them sleep good during the night.