Okay guys here's the gym scene you have been waiting for. And little bonus one for me :) It's short but well worth it.

Elizabeth headed for the gym after work. It had been a strange few days for her. Aiden and Cam had gone to visit their Aunt Sarah with Grams. It had been a while since they had seen her. Elizabeth couldn't believe how she and Sarah had grown after all they had been through. Elizabeth knew Grams and Steve were worried about her. After everything that had happened with Jason and Sam over a month ago, they thought she was too fragile to deal with another heartbreak. The fact was She and Jason had been over for a very long time. She loved him, yes she would always love him. He had saved her life. But Jason had chosen Sam and their baby as well he should Elizabeth didn't want to be responsible for breaking up a family. Thinking about what she had almost done switching the tests made her sick but she had come clean before it was too late.

She popped her ear buds in and let the music pour through her as she hopped on a Stairmaster. her mind wandered back to a few days ago at The Floating Rib and her encounter with AJ. That dance had affected her more than wanted to believe. She still got tingles in her stomach when she thought about it. She had wanted him to kiss her. She had wanted it very badly. What was she thinking? This was Jason's brother. She couldn't be attracted to AJ Quartermaine. What he had done the next morning had completely blown her mind. And made sure that he stayed in her thoughts.

Flashback

The pounding woke Elizabeth. She was unsure if it was the front door or in her head. She groaned as the fog lowly cleared and she realized it was her front door. Squinting at the bright midmorning light she glanced at the clock on her nightstand as she pulled her robe around her. It was already 11 o'clock. She loved having fun with the girls but always hated the morning after.

"I'm coming" She called out and immediately put her hand to her head. Yelling was not an option. She hurried down the stairs to the front door and slowly pulled it open. "What do you...AJ" She ended the sentence with a gasp. Her hands went immediately to her hair and tried to put it in some semblance of order. "Why are you...?"

"Don't worry," he said with that lopsided grin that had her stomach doing flip-flops. "I'm not staying I just thought you could use this after last night. He handed her a large to go cup of her favorite coffee. "And this should help with the rest of it." Elizabeth gratefully sipped the coffee and looked at what else he had for her. "The new cook makes the best croissants and fresh strawberries and some aspirin. You should be feeling like yourself in no time." He grinned again and before Elizabeth could say thank you. (She was still standing there in shock) He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and left her standing there in her front doorway an small bemused smile on her face.

Elizabeth frowned and upped the level on the Stairmaster. She had to stop thinking about AJ. Sure he was charming. Sure his smile caused butterflies to erupt in her belly. But he was AJ Quartermaine, he had done terrible things. She never really knew the whole story about what had happened mostly what she'd heard from Ric in the hospital. She knew that people made mistakes. Lord knew she had made plenty of her own mistakes. She shouldn't judge AJ so harshly. It seemed as if the whole town was judging him and she knew what that was like and she hadn't handled it nearly as well as AJ appeared to be.

The music on her iPod changed again. It was the song she and AJ had danced to at the Rib. She didn't know why she was compelled to add it to her playlist but she loved the song. She redoubled her efforts on the stair master and felt a prickle on the back of her neck. She looked up and locked eyes with none other than the focus of her thoughts, AJ. He gave her that slow melty smile. She couldn't help but think he looked good in his workout clothes. The muscles on his arms were visible through the sleeveless shirt he wore. For someone who had had a broken back, he sure looked amazing. She self-consciously ran a hand across her hair tucked into a ponytail. He moved to the Stairmaster next to her and her heart rate skyrocketed.

She gave him a smile and continued to work out staring straight ahead. She would not get involved with AJ Quartermaine. She couldn't. But why did he affect her so much. He kicked up the pace on his Stair master. She bumped hers up to match. They kept at an even pace for a while both of the working up a sweat. He glanced over at her. She was shimmering. Her pink work out wear looked adorable on her. Her faced was a little flushed. He keyed up the Stairmaster another notch to see what she would do. She glanced over at him and notched hers up as well. They were both sweating and breathing a little harder. He smiled and the two ran up the faux steps at an even pace. She glanced back at him afraid her racing heart had nothing to do with workout. The song had changed on her iPod but she was no longer listening to it. The two kept at it increasing speed until finally, Elizabeth hit the end of her endurance and slid it down to cool down stage. AJ did the same. After another few minutes of longing looks at each other. Elizabeth turned off her machine and threw her towel over her shoulder. AJ hit the stop button on his machine as well. He leaned on the armrests as Elizabeth looked him dead in the eye. "Thanks for the workout." With that she turned away and walked back to the locker room.

"No problem." AJ said more to himself. He couldn't help but stare at her butt as she walked away. He headed for the Locker room all thoughts of his exercise program ran out of his head and a cold shower jumped to the top of the list.