Fighting for her Life

Chapter 5 - Skye

Walking into the gym I spot Johnny right away, he is looking at some paperwork at the desk and he is so deep in thought I go up behind him and slap him on the back of his head and laugh when he looks all startled.  It is funny because I have never had such a close friendship and bond like I do with Johnny.  Johnny is becoming important to me and I have never had that with any of my other trainers, but I can actually see myself opening up to Johnny.

"Good Morning Johnny, am I training myself today or are you ready?  Some of us have a job to get to," I say jokingly, but Johnny has this expression that is a little concerning.

"Yeah let's do this thing, don't want you to be late for work, where do you work anyways?"

"Oh um, I'm an assistant for a marketing  company, why??"

"No reason I just realized that I don't know much about you, and as someone I train I need to know what I'm working with."

"Oh that makes sense I guess, I'm going to drop my stuff and be right back. Get ready I’m about to whip your ass."  As I make my way to the change room, I realize that I didn't panic when Johnny asked me about the other side of my life, wow maybe I can allow him into the other side without it backfiring,  and really who is he going to tell anyway.

We work out hard and I can tell that there are more questions in his head, I decided to give him a little more and allow him to ask me what he wants and if it gets too much, I'll shut it down.

"What is it Johnny?  I can tell you want to ask me something so spit it out."

"Seriously!  I thought you were going to freak out when I asked you where you worked?" He says, a little taken back by my outburst. I have to say the fact that he noticed my almost freak out terrifying, I can normally keep my s**t in check.  

"Nah go ahead I'll give you a free one" I say with a smile and suddenly hitting him with a solid right hook.

"Okay for the hook that you just got in, tell me about your job."

"I work for the CEO of a marketing firm, he is a couple of years older than I am, and he is the moodiest prick ever. One minute he will shock you and be the sweetest guy for a couple of days, and then BAM! mood swing. To be honest, he probably can because he is the sexiest man I have ever laid eyes on, okay too much sharing sorry,"  I  said blushing like a teenage girl.

"No it's okay, nice to know that I don't reach that sexiest man level for you," Johnny is shaking his head.

"Okay go get ready for your moody boss."

In the coffee room I notice that Jess is there starting the coffee and stop in my tracks because he is dressed down again, and Oh My God seriously sexiest man ever!

"Good Morning Mr. Royal,"

"Good Morning Ms. Anderson, coffee is brewing."

"Oh okay, I can bring it to you in a few, if you want to head to your office." 

"No, it's okay I got it, I can bring yours if you want to get started on the list I left on your desk," he says with a wicked smile.  And WOW what a smile, I suddenly realize I am extremely wet.

"Thanks, I'll do that, just black please."  I add since I know he could not possibly know how I take my coffee. I do not want to make it too complicated I will just fix it after.

"Are you sure you don't want 2 sugars and cream in your coffee, or have you changed the way you drink your coffee overnight?"

I can't help but just stare at him with my mouth hanging open.

"Ms. Anderson? Did you change the way you drink your coffee?"

"Um... No, that would be great thank you" as I turn to go to my desk, I try to figure out what just happened in there.  Seconds later Kim shows up with a huge smile on her face and I know by that expression she has seen Jess in the coffee room.

"Kim, you need to control your tongue because he will be here any minute," I tell her knowing how she gets.

"Oh you cannot tell me you are going to rob me of this, he is looking like perfection and you cannot have an option on this." She glances over her shoulder to see if he's coming and I know the only way she will leave is if I give her what she wants.

"On any given day he is perfection, not just today" I add in a scream whisper and just as I do, he comes to my desk and gives me my coffee with a smirk on his face. I turn to look at Kim her eyebrows almost hit her hairline.

"Once the reports are complete, please get them to me ASAP, we may have a potential project coming in," and with that he goes into his office and leaves the door open.

As I log off for the day and head to the ladies room to get ready for the gym, my phone goes off with a text from the guy that runs the underground.  He says the chick from my first fight wants a re-match, and if I am in the payout is going to be massive.  I text back letting him know I am in and he lets me know it is going to be in 8 weeks.  When it gets closer, he will send me the date place and time.  I come out of the ladies’ room in my running gear since I did not ride in today and I am running over to the gym. As I approach the elevator, I see Jess waiting...

"Nice outfit Ms. Anderson" Jess smirks as I stand beside him waiting for the elevator.  I say a silent thanks to heavens that he's going up to the parking lot and I'm heading down to the lobby.

"Sorry Mr. Royal I am heading to my gym for a quick workout before I head home and thought I would just start with a quick run." I ‘m rambling since I'm not sure what he's going to say about my outfit and the potential clients that may see me leaving the building, and I'm saved by the ding of the elevator.

"Skye, it's fine it's after hours, have a good workout," with that he's gone.

At the gym I let Johnny know about the rematch and I promise to let him know when and where.  I mean like he said the last time, he can easily find out this information without my help. After he whips my ass, I head home for some Thai takeout I picked up and snuggle up with my e-reader and indulge in some of Lauren Blakely.  I mean who does not love her books, plus she makes everything so light and easy and makes me want to find a man that would fit into my life like some of her characters.

The next couple of weeks run smoothly, Jess is extremely sweet to me and he has been bringing me coffee in the morning.  Johnny has been pushing me on the mat, and I loving having him as a friend we even went out to dinner once after a slaughtering workout on my end.  It was his way of saying sorry for killing me on the mat. If I do not get my head in the game, my next match will not have the same outcome as my last match.  Johnny has become a big brother and a great friend, and I open up to him about Jess and how he has been super sweet and getting under my skin more than he already has.  He is pretty open with me when I talk to him, and he lets me know that I should actually open up to Jess, and he could potentially surprise me if I let him, or he could just be trying to get laid so he's being really sweet, but I don't voice that to Johnny.

Jess

For the last few weeks I have been on my best behavior at the office. I bring Skye a coffee almost every day and ever since I overheard her tell that friend of hers how she likes to see me in my everyday clothes even more than when I am all suited up, I went ahead and announced that Fridays are casual days.  I must mention, even though Skye makes my d**k hard on any regular day, on dress down days it's especially hard to keep my focus.  On Fridays she comes in these skintight jeans and those tit hugging shirts that leave me with a dry mouth for most of the day.  Today I almost lost my footing when she walked in the coffee room, he is wearing these boots that must be at least 6-inch heels and they run up the length of her leg all the way to her upper thighs and clasp onto her belt.  I mean Holy s**t!  How the hell am I supposed to get any work done with her wearing that kind of s**t and more importantly why haven’t I thought of casual Fridays before now?!

"Good Morning Mr. Royal, I see you made it in before me again." She points to the coffee maker with a smile, and it’s a smile that makes me smile and I want nothing more than to crush my lips to those f*****g lips.

"Good Morning Skye, I have been here for a few hours already, I’m working on a possible client and I have to say it is starting to turn me into a coffee addict." I'm trying my best to stop my eyes from traveling down to her come f**k me boots, I mean is she out to kill me? If any of the pricks in the office look at her the way I do, I may need to fire some people today.

"Well if you need any help with this client, let me know I would love to help if I can." When I look at her, the most perfect idea comes to me and I can’t hold back.

"Actually Skye, I guess you would be the perfect person to help me on this project, can you spare a few hours tonight and I can fill you in?  I would do it now but since you hold my schedule you know my day is jammed with meetings today.  I know it's Friday, and you probably have plans but if you can spare some time, I promise to have my assistant order us some dinner and I'll even let her pick what we're eating." I can't help but give her my best pleading, puppy dog eyes.

"Well I was planning on hitting the gym, then going home...  I will have to see if I can clear my schedule and stay for a few hours tonight," she laughs, and I can't help but laugh with her.  I’m going have to thank my brother if this works when he said that this opening up thing might be new for her and to take things slow, I thought he was f*****g crazy.  I mean she had to have a lineup of men wanting to have her, but when I went home that night the words from the girl Kim she talks to came to me "honestly from the brief conversations we have I don't think she has anyone in her life serious or otherwise," and maybe my girl just needs someone to make her open up and unleash what's under the shy girl I get every day and f**k me has it ever worked now we even laugh together.