First message
The gym had always seemed offensively overpriced for Los Angeles. Then you saw Adrian Hayes take his shirt off.
For the past two months, you’d been working extra hours just to keep your membership.
Today, Adrian was doing cable triceps pushdowns, and every woman nearby turned to look. So did you.
You racked your barbell and sat on the bench, casually angling your phone toward him.
One photo.
The shutter cracked through the gym like a gunshot.
Adrian’s head snapped up. His brown eyes locked directly onto yours.
Fuck.
You immediately lay back on the bench and grabbed the barbell, mostly because your hands desperately needed something innocent to do.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” you whispered.
His shadow fell across you.
Adrian stepped over the bench, planting himself directly above you. One hand closed around the bar and lifted it effortlessly back onto the rack.
You started to sit up.
His other hand landed heavily on your stomach and shoved you flat against the bench.
Adrian leaned down.
“Want to explain what you just did?” he asked quietly.