Chapter 10:
Jack stopped hitting the bag an hour later and collapsed from exhaustion on the floor just as Riddick walked in the door. He threw a water bottle and a towel at her. She gave him a puzzled looked.
"Get up Jack, your training starts now."
Jack gave him a glare, "You know Riddick, I'd sure as hell love to, but moving seems to be the problem."
He gave a short laugh, "That's the first thing."
She gave him a funny look, "Moving's the first thing?"
He laughed again, "No," He started offering his hand to Jack, "learning to ignore your pain and willing your body to do what you want," as he pulled Jack to her feet "is the first thing."
"Oh, and how do I accomplish that?" She replied with a grin "drink a magic potion?"
He gave her a grin, " No, practice, lots and lots of it. And mental exercises."
She sighed, "This sounds hard."
He laughed again, "It is Jackie girl, it is."
Chole walked pass the workout room and stooped as she heard voices inside.
"Like that Jack, good good, Keep going."
Chole laughed and continued on, Jack was getting the welcoming training session, and it didn't sound like she was doing badly at all.
Jack collapsed in her bed hours later, she was exhausted, but oddly comforted. Riddick said she was the fastest learner he's ever worked with, and doing well. She could hear the water running in the bathroom, and what sounded like humming. Curious Jack crept out of her bed and walked silently to the bathroom, her exhaustion forgotten, she put her ear to the door, and pushed it open quietly. He was humming! She started to sneak back out the way she came when he cleared her throat. She froze.
"In or out Jack, and if your coming in, your gonna be in this shower with me."
She paused for a second and felt her face turn beet red, she quickly closed the door and returned to her bed, and closed her eyes. Sleep was definitely a good idea.
Jack stopped hitting the bag an hour later and collapsed from exhaustion on the floor just as Riddick walked in the door. He threw a water bottle and a towel at her. She gave him a puzzled looked.
"Get up Jack, your training starts now."
Jack gave him a glare, "You know Riddick, I'd sure as hell love to, but moving seems to be the problem."
He gave a short laugh, "That's the first thing."
She gave him a funny look, "Moving's the first thing?"
He laughed again, "No," He started offering his hand to Jack, "learning to ignore your pain and willing your body to do what you want," as he pulled Jack to her feet "is the first thing."
"Oh, and how do I accomplish that?" She replied with a grin "drink a magic potion?"
He gave her a grin, " No, practice, lots and lots of it. And mental exercises."
She sighed, "This sounds hard."
He laughed again, "It is Jackie girl, it is."
Chole walked pass the workout room and stooped as she heard voices inside.
"Like that Jack, good good, Keep going."
Chole laughed and continued on, Jack was getting the welcoming training session, and it didn't sound like she was doing badly at all.
Jack collapsed in her bed hours later, she was exhausted, but oddly comforted. Riddick said she was the fastest learner he's ever worked with, and doing well. She could hear the water running in the bathroom, and what sounded like humming. Curious Jack crept out of her bed and walked silently to the bathroom, her exhaustion forgotten, she put her ear to the door, and pushed it open quietly. He was humming! She started to sneak back out the way she came when he cleared her throat. She froze.
"In or out Jack, and if your coming in, your gonna be in this shower with me."
She paused for a second and felt her face turn beet red, she quickly closed the door and returned to her bed, and closed her eyes. Sleep was definitely a good idea.