At the Gym

I spent the day preparing for my classes and walked over to the campus gym after dinner. It was still summer, so I wore black 4’ shorts and an oversized hoodie.

Clothing: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7a/da/68/7ada682c1370669fdddc853df12d4577.jpg

It was a gift from Stacy, she thought it would be great if we had a matching set of “cute” workout clothes, and while I didn’t like the idea of “cute” clothes, I couldn't deny it was the most comfortable pair I owned.

Chad had texted me he was already in the gym by the volleyball courts. After entering the facility, I saw Chad mid match with a team, completely shirtless with sweat glistening down his upper body. I noticed that more than one pair of eyes were fixated on him from the girls in the side-lines.

I saw him jump and spike a ball across the net, resulting in cheers from his teamates. As he was celebrating, he spotted me standing by the entrance.

He waved over , and suddenly all the other eyes looked in my direction. I don’t know why everyone was staring but I started blushing from the attention and shyly waved back before running off.

I spent the next hour progressing through my workout, and was finally finishing up with my weighted squats. As I was on my last set, I felt a sudden pain in my stomach. I guess I hadn't fully recovered from last night.

I began to lose balance, and panic set in. The barbell was heavier than my bodyweight, and there was no safety on the squat rack. As I was about to fall backwards. I felt myself suddenly being held upright. I looked into the mirror that was ahead of me and saw Chad behind me, bracing me me with his body and steadying me with his hands at my waist.

“Calm down” Chad said, his mouth right next to my ear due to our position.

My breathing was erratic, but after he said those words I felt myself calming down.

“Good, now, let's get this weight back up” He said as he started rising, exerting **** on my body to propel me as well.

We made it up and re-racked the weight. As I let out a sigh of relief, I gave Chad a hug.

“Thank you so much, I gave out on that last rep and almost hurt myself. You saved me”

I felt his arms wrap around me in response.

“I was just exiting the courts and I saw you struggling so I ran over. Just glad I made it in time”.

As I listened to him explain, I became keenly aware that he still did not have a shirt on, and my face was pressed against his bare chest. I started blushing, and detached.

“Well, thank you again, I owe you one”

“I just didn’t want to lose my roommate after 1 day, but i’ll keep that in mind”