Tomoko had now moved from the bicycle to the weight room. Sure she felt intimidated by all the workout fanatics that surrounded her, when she herself had hardly touched a dumbbell in the last three years. Stephanie emphasized the importance of her staying fit and toned. It was what the people liked to see in their WWE Divas: a hard body, T&A and sexuality all rolled up into one. So when she stood there looking at the different weights, trying to decide which one to use and how, she almost jumped out of her skin when she heard a low voice behind her.
"Need some help?"
When she turned, holding her chest as if to make sure her heart was still beating, she was pleasantly surprised to see John Cena standing in front of her.
"How'd you guess?" She said trying hard to get her heart beating back to normal.
"Well for one, you've been standing there for five minutes and haven't even picked up a weight." John returned, almost giggling out loud at her innocence.
He playfully felt her bicep, then reached down and grabbed a barbell.
"Lets go over there." John told Tomoko pointing. "I'll be your spotter."
John smiled at Tomoko and almost completely melted her there on the spot. She followed him to where he lead and made sure to get a good look at his cute butt.
When they reached one of the weight machines, John got down with his back on the mat and showed Tomoko the proper way of executing military presses with a barbell. Since the barbell was about half the weight that John is normally used to, doing one long rep of twenty-five was no problem at all. It also gave him an opportunity to show off a bit for Tomoko, which he enjoyed immensely.
"This will help define the biceps and the uh, chest muscles." John told Tomoko, trying hard to hide his grin.
Tomoko watched John, but hardly heard a word he said. Instead, she was mainly focused on the charismatic way he had about him. How at ease he made her feel, and how charming he had been every time they spoke.
Finally, it was Tomoko's turn to flex her muscles per see.
John held the barbell as Tomoko laid down on the mat and prepared to do a quick rep of about 10 presses. John handed her the barbell and she was off like a pro, pushing through 10 presses and hardly breaking a sweat. John looked at her admiring her all the more.
"Wow, you're a lot stronger than I thought." He said offering her a compliment.
Tomoko rose from the workout bench and smiled back a John.
"Thank you."
"What do you say we get out of here and have lunch?" John asked as he grabbed a towel for Tomoko.
"I'm glad you asked. I'm starving." She replied.
With that, both headed to their separate locker rooms to clean up and were off to finally, Finally get the alone time both had been yearning to have for a while now.
Tomoko and John had found a quiet little deli around the corner with hardly any foot traffic, which suited them well. John especially did not want to run the risk of being noticed by fans. He wanted to focus all his attention on Tomoko without the worry of any distractions.
"So I spoke to Stephanie earlier today and she said the fans are buzzing about your appearance last night." John told Tomoko with excitement.
"Seriously?" Tomoko replied.
John loved it, she was so innocent and down to earth. Almost the total opposite of Victoria. Her reaction would have been one of contempt. Almost as if she would just expect that the fans would love what they saw.
"Seriously girl. Stephanie is really pleased with the way things turned out." John pauses for a second and then says. "And so am I."
Again he smiles at her, making Tomoko feel like putty in his hands. He was so unlike other men she had met. Maybe she was just so used to the slime balls that she came in contact with at the clubs in Japan. Rich men, usually married, looking for a quick score and because of their money and power, were used to getting what they wanted. Every now and then someone with charm and seemingly gentleman-like behavior would inquire about her services. Men like Shane McMahon, but they were few and far between. But John was different. He seemed not to really care that he was rich. He was playful and adorable like a child, but there was no doubt in Tomoko's mind that John was all man.
As they finished lunch, John took care of the check and both of them agreed that they would need to make it a point to work out together more often. John couldn't help but to smile inside. Tomoko was such a breath of fresh air to him. As he took her hand to help her out of her seat, he wondered: Is this woman for real? She's perfect, there must be something she's hiding. No one is this perfect. But so far she was. If Tomoko was hiding any demons, John would have to let time reveal them, he would not force anything. Unfortunately for Tomoko, no secrets remain unspoken and trusting them to someone like Shane was like playing with fire.