Page 22 of More To Us

"That's really shallow," I say, moving in front of her. "I gotta say, I'm a little offended."

She laughs. "Yeah, I'm sure you are. Now would you move please?"

I stay where I'm at, facing her, my feet planted right in front of hers. "You've got plenty of space. Full range of motion."

She extends her arms again, breathing through the move. "Maybe I don't want you standing there while I'm trying to lift weights."

Her eyes are on mine as she does another rep. She has gorgeous eyes, a deep brown with flecks of gold. And her mouth. I love her lips. With each rep, my eyes go to those lips as she forces out a breath. I feel another twitch in my shorts. Damn, I need to stop looking at her or the twitch is going to be a lot more than that and I'll embarrass myself.

"Go out with me," I blurt out.

"What?" she asks, her arms fully extended in the move.

"Go out with me." I say it again because it's already out there and I know she heard me the first time. "Just once. Dinner. Coffee. Whatever you want."

"No," she says as she brings her arms back, completing the move.

She turned me down. Again.

What's the deal with this girl? She admitted she's attracted to me, so why won't she go out with me?

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