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On the one hand, he had just saved me from doing something really fucking stupid. On the other, I wanted to punch him for interrupting my moment with Jess.
Mind still muddled, I picked up the bottle of water Neal had placed in front of me. I needed to get sober and get it together.
“Thanks. It’s because I had a great partner.” I winked at Jess.
She gave us a thumbs-up while chugging her bottle of water.
My heart sank. A thumbs up? After what we had just shared? The hand-holding, the singing, the shirt-clutching?
Shoulders slumped, I followed Sully back to the table. Fuck, it was time to sober up and stop lusting after my client.
Chapter 18
Brian
“It’ll be so much fun.” With a grin, Cal tucked his electric blue mat under his arm. He and Lo had really gotten into the yoga thing lately. So much so that they had matching mats. It was both sweet and a bit disturbing.
I had nothing against yoga, though I knew little about it and always assumed it wasn’t a good use of time for someone as busy as I was. Want exercise? I preferred to run or hit something.
Needed to chill out? Great. Sleep or watch TV.
Combining a workout with relaxation seemed contradictory.
Sully lumbered quietly beside me, smiling at his phone. Probably at a photo Sloane had texted of Tia. That baby got cuter every day.
I punched him in the shoulder. “Thanks for coming.”
He grunted. “I’m open to trying something new,” he said nonchalantly. As if it wasn’t the least Sully thing that had ever come from his mouth. He truly was a changed man.
“I hope you’re ready.” Lo smirked over her shoulder. “Jess doesn’t mess around. This isn’t nap time with candles. You’re gonna work.”
I gave her a nod. I could handle it. I ran miles and worked with a heavy bag until I dripped with sweat. How hard could yoga be?
Even if I hated it, I’d still finish the session having spent time with Jess. Since creeping on her that day on the sidewalk, I’d beencurious about this part of her life. Now I’d get to see her in her natural element.
Though today might not have been the most ideal day to try this out. It had been brutally long and exhausting. So much so that I worried I might fall asleep and insult her.
Cal held the door open, his blue eyes playful but challenging. “You guys ready?”
The second I stepped into the studio, I was hit with heat.
A dozen people, each equipped with a massive water bottle, were laying mats out and chatting happily.
Cal and Lo took spots in the front row and covered their own mats with super-thin towels.
“Come up here.” Cal waved wildly. “It’ll be easier to see the moves.”
Already sweating, I frowned. Maybe it was the heat, but I was confused.
“Why’s it so hot?” I asked.
“This is a heated vinyasa flow,” Lo explained as if I should understand what the hell any of that meant.
“I thought we were gonna meditate.” Sully roughed a hand through his dark hair.
“Restorative is on Thursday nights,” Lo said, laying a mat out for him. “This is more athletic. I figured you boys would love it.”
Cal, who’d set me up, pointed, gesturing for me to sit, then nodded, beaming at his girlfriend. “Yes. Get ready. Jess puts us through one hell of a workout.”
