Page 161 of The Chase
“Oh?”
“She’s knows I’ve fallen hard. She’s happy for me.” He grinned and continued to dress me in those expensive-looking gym clothes.
Feeling his hands sweep over my body felt divine. “When did you buy these?”
“Had them sent up from the hotel store.”
“Remind me to thank them.” I smirked.
Tobias waited for me to tie my shoelaces.
We headed out and took the elevator.
He hugged me into him the entire way down and I broke out in a sweat before we even made it to the gym on the fourth floor.
The place was as expected from a high-end hotel, chock-full of every kind of exercise equipment a human might like.
I blew off Tobias’s offer to help me with my workout, instead going it alone on the treadmill. That wall mirror enabled me to ogle Tobias as he went through what looked like his usual routine.
He’d popped in his earbuds so he could listen to music, and seemed to space out as he went from lifting weights like a pro and generously flexing his muscles for me to enjoy, using the stair-climber, which conveniently revealed why he had such a lovely bum, and eventually moved on to sprinting fast on the other treadmill. He made my attempt at working out look feeble. Tobias insisted I try the rowing machine.
Pretending I was into this and there might be some chance I’d ever attempt rowing again in my lifetime, I made my way up this invisible river.
I climbed off the machine and sat on the floor mat. “Send help.”
Tobias shoved a paper cup of water at me.
I drank it thirstily. “Did you get any sleep last night?”
“Not much.”
“You’re a workaholic.”
“I have business stateside and they’re on a different time.”
“What kind?”
“We’re rolling out our air keyboard at an LA tech expo. We’re making the final touches to the design, securing a good position on the showroom floor, arranging my presentation time for the convention. That kind of thing.”
“Can I help?”
“Yes.”
I regretted asking. “How?”
“Get over there and lie down.” He pointed to the corner.
“What if someone comes in?”
“We’re not shagging, Zara. Down.”
He followed me over and settled above me, lying along my body.
Tobias looked so damn gorgeous above me, all hard muscle and sexy perspiration glistening over his toned golden limbs. He began a grueling set of press-ups above me, each time he came down I raised my head and our lips met in a lingering kiss. A glance at his strong biceps revealed they were taut and bulging and carried him with ease. He paused above me on each descent, his body inches from mine and his smile reaching his eyes.
His breath minty fresh, his tongue swept over mine in one of the most cherished kisses he’d ever given me.
He resumed his press-ups, again proving the stamina worthy of this sex god.
