Private eye

“Oh yeah I was watching her from my office, '' Grace said with a mischievous grin before continuing. “One of the cameras is outside the front door where I could see her. I was really rooting for her to come inside on her own but she never did. If you hadn’t shown up I would have gone down to let her in… eventually” she said, her tone playful given how long the two of them had been friends.

“I didn’t know you had a sadistic streak in you. Anything I should be worried about?” you asked, being bolder now that it was just the two of you.

“As long as you don’t get any wrong ideas about what we have been doing and that you make sure Emma is happy then you have no reason to ever worry about me” she replied, her warning sounding pretty genuine when it came to her daughter.

“Well, our ‘training’ will stay as it is and you already know how much Emma means to me. You don’t have any cameras in here, do you? If we ever did some extra practice here at work then I’d hate for someone to see something they shouldn’t” you teased back.

You were hoping the thought of her being caught on camera would target her exhibitionist kink but it seemed her staff took priority in her mind.

“No, I'd never have one here. There are a few in the main rooms and some in the studios but I want people to feel their privacy is being kept. Come on, I don’t think your Mom can handle being on her own for too much longer. The uniform looks good on you by the way” Grace praised, cutting your attempt at flirting short before Mom got too flustered off on her own.

Grace left the room and you followed shortly behind after storing your clothes in the locker, heading downstairs and into the employee area. You took your seat at the front desk where Mom was still standing and after getting everything ready, you tried your best to act professional in front of her, watching Grace take a place behind Mom as you did so.

“Hello Ma’am. Is there anything I can help you with today?” you asked, seeing both Mom and Grace grin at your attitude.

“Why yes actually. I’ve been reading through these and I’d like to buy myself a membership” Mom replied.

Grace shot you a knowing look from over Mom’s shoulder and you knew she wasn’t going to accept any form of payment from her, making you have to try and spin your fake professionalism to your advantage.

“Well, in that case, I’ve got some good news for you. Our lovely owner has decided that new customers get their first session free as a chance to tour the gym and our facilities before they get locked into a deal they might not like… To be honest Mom, one of the reasons I wanted to work here was to maybe get a discount for you and the rest of the family so if you do want to continue coming it will feel like a waste not to use it. It’s not just Grace trying to get you here by the way, she gave the same benefit to all her employees ages before I even thought of working here” you explained, dropping the act halfway through when you thought it would help your point.

“He’s right, you know. Everyone gets that option when they start here. The free tour however isn’t usually done by me, I’d never get anything done otherwise” Grace joked, going along with your idea.

Mom took a moment to look between the two of you and she seemed to have been persuaded by you both as she returned the paperwork she was holding to the desk.

“Well, I don’t see any harm in looking around first” Mom replied, her **** still showing but it was far less than when she first entered the building.

Grace directed her to one of the main rooms off to the side of the lobby and gave you a thumbs up behind her back while Mom couldn’t see. A part of you wanted to follow them but you were now officially working and the only experience you had so far was manning the front desk, a task you were happy to do if it meant Grace could slowly show her around without any extra distractions. Plus the thought of getting paid while you waited didn’t sound half bad either.

You spotted them every now and then as Mom got a more detailed tour than you were able to get, going into the female-only rooms that your walk around had excluded. You only had a few people come up to the desk for help in that time as most were regulars who didn’t need any guidance.

Of those people you spoke to, all but one were just curious to see a guy behind the counter and only one was a genuine newbie who wanted to get signed up, the forms conveniently still on the desk from where Mom had left them earlier.

It felt like a while before you saw Mom and Grace after that but when you did, you could tell Grace had actually managed to get Mom to do a workout routine with her. Grace still looked like she was in her normal condition but you could tell that whatever they had done was enough to tire her out.

A part of you had hoped for more when you had first brought Mom over to the gym but playing it safe for her first session to make sure she came back was a good base for things in the future. Plus, it meant you could give her a reward later for following your orders and that would more than make up for missing out on the workout fun for today.

“She lasted longer than I expected” Grace said as she and Mom got closer to the front desk again, Mom lagging behind after whatever Grace had done to her.

“I hope you didn’t treat her as harshly as you did on my first session” you joked, Mom finally catching up and leaning on the desk for support.

“Oh I wasn’t that bad. Besides, you looked like you could handle what I had planned” Grace replied, the corner of her lips raising at her comment.

“As long as we finish the workout the same way next time then I’m happy to keep coming round” you teased back.

“I bet you are” Grace flirted, her hands resting on her chin as she leaned closer towards you, her cleavage now fully on display for you to gawk at.

“Can you please stop flirting with my son while I’m right here” Mom urged, her protectiveness still coming through.

“Oh it’s just a bit of harmless fun between colleagues. Anyway, we better get you cleaned up before we head out” Grace replied, pulling Mom away towards the changing rooms before she could complain.

Mom still managed to let out a fatigued groan when she was **** to move again but you were once again left on your own, if only for a few minutes. You were expecting the both of them to take a while but Grace soon returned on her own while you assumed Mom was using the showers in the changing rooms.

“You can head up and get changed back into your normal clothes now if you want?” Grace asked, hoping you would all be ready to leave at the same time if you timed it right.

“Sure thing, you wanna join me?” you replied with a grin, catching her off guard with the question.