I Hate That I Love You

4

I had to readjust my sitting position as he walked into the living room, holding a cup of hot coffee in his right hand.

“Good morning smith”

“Same to you.. how are you? He replied

“I’m fine…. Sorry I’m late” i sighed

“It’s okay.. I was wondering what took you so long.. well, you’re here now although it’s past the normal time I use for workouts..” smith replied, staring out the window while he sipped the coffee

“Does that mean it’s canceled! I asked curiously

“No of course not! We’ll still workout but not for long” he replied walking around the house.

“The multis is upstairs so we’ll have to go there” he said as he walked upstairs

We got to the gym as he slowly took off his clothe.

He had the kind of body that stopped you in your tracks. I guess he must have gotten used to the fact that people admire that part of him…, the sudden pause in his natural expression when he saw that I was staring his way was followed by an overcompensating and nonchalant gaze and a weak smile. Of course the blush that accompanied it was a dead give-away. It didn't really help that he was so modest with it, it made the situation a bit awkward as I slowly away.

I stayed on my phone, reading w******p messages and then turned back to realize that he was already training

“Are you being serious right now!” I asked surprisingly

“What do you mea” smith replied as he dropped the dumbbell next to his left leg

“I came here to train with you and then talk after that right?

“Yeah so what’s the problem!

“I’m not dumb smith” i replied shaking my head as he quickly replied back “what is it Jesse!!

“Are we not supposed to train together!

“So you expect me to come carry you what?..

“Oh really” I asked keeping a straight face.

“Look… you were just there a minute ago, staring at me like I was Justin Bieber… you don’t expect me to tell you it’s time to train!… but still, I’m sorry okay! Pick up the little dumbbells and come join me” smith said to me with so much boldness which was really annoying.

“I sighed and sluggishly picked them up as we trained.

This was harder than I had imagined although he did it with ease.

I was forced to drop the dumbbells as I lay back first on ground

“Don’t tell me you’re tired” smith said laughing

“Who wouldn’t be tired! Do you know how painful this is!

“Well, I do it everyday so we can say I’m used to it.” He replied with a smiled. His pink lips curved, An irresistible, tender, yet captivating smile on his face, which spontaneously puts up a smile on mine too.

“I think you should just focus on squatting for now though. You have a really nice shape and body so working on your arm isn’t very necessary for now” smith suggests

“Have you been staring at my body! I said looking straight into his eyes as I stood up.

“What do you mean “looking at you! I’m just trying to help you out here” smith replied

“Help me out! I see’

He shook his head, casually walked to his fridge and came back with two glasses and a bottle of water.

“Thank you” I said as I took a glass while he poured in some water.

“I think I’m done working out for the day… it’s almost 10am and I’ve got a business meeting with a client” smith said

“Oh.. that’s okay.. maybe I’ll just take my leave now then” I responded

“No that’s not what I’m saying, you can keep working out if you want to but I also think l you should stop too because I also want to talk to you about the things in your jotter, that’s the major reason I wanted you to come her today” smith said

For a moment, I felt angry about it because I wanted to train with him and maybe get along but he seemed to be the type of guy who never has time for ladies, judging from the fact that he did not show much interest.

“So you’re saying you want to pay me for what you saw or what!

“Did I say that?.. “ smith asked looking straight at me.. look it’s pretty simple, let’s go to a more open space tho, I think it’s getting hot in here” he said while he walked out of the Multis.

I followed him as we went up to the balcony of his house.

The weather just happened to be the perfect Sunday weather. The sky was an expanse of sapphire blue, dotted with feathery white clouds as the radiant rays of the sun shone brightly in the azure blue sky.

I was a lover of pictures as that came first to mind when I saw the Beauty of the sun.

I reached for my phone, took a few selfies, as I spotted smith staring by the corner with his glass of water still in his hand, staring at me like I was doing something odd.

“What is it? I asked in curiosity

“Nothing “ he replied

“Why else would you be looking at me like that!

“Because in wondering when you’re doing to be done with that.. I just told you I had somewhere to go to and I also wanted us to talk about your jotter! Is that too much to ask

“Are you always this rude! You don’t even know me! We’ve talked for barely two days! Two days smith! And I can never allow anyone I know marry you cause you’ll kill them with just your words!” I shouted back

Smith went quiet for a minute, as his face had the expressions of wonder and amazement, and confusion.