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As Regina walked to the side of the squat rack, with her skin tight black pants, and dark blue fitted tank top, she lifted another thirty-five pound disc and placed it on the squat bar to balance the weights on both ends. It was her forth set that morning, after finishing five sets of step ups, calf lifts, and lunges, and although she was fully aware that she was blessed with a beautiful body, she knew that it was up to her to keep it well maintained. So, while the sweat glistened off of her face, neck, and breasts, she carried on despite the pain of her burning muscles, and the weariness that accompanied her through the last few reps.
After securing the disc to the bar with the barbell collars, Regina went back to her bench, grabbed her water bottle and took in a few sips; completely unaware that Emma had spotted her earlier, and had just approached her from behind.
“Hey, Regina!” said Emma.
Regina turned suddenly, after quickly removing her lips from the bottle’s mouth piece.
“Emma!” Regina said in surprise, while looking Emma up and down to see that she was wearing blue baggy workout pants and a fitted black t-shirt with her hair pulled up into a pony tail. “I didn’t know that you joined the gym.”
“Yeah, I’ve been coming here for about a week now.” said Emma.
Regina raised her eyebrows and slightly tilted her head to the left. “A week?! Well, it is good to know that our town sheriff is taking the initiative to take care of her health and stay fit.”
“Yeah. Before I joined though, I did run and do some push-ups and sit-ups here and there. So, I haven’t been completely out of shape. I just haven’t been hardcore enough to keep me in tip top shape. Especially, since I’ve been eating at Granny’s on a regular basis.”
“I see. So, have you been coming in the afternoons or evenings?” Regina asked, wondering to herself why she hadn’t seen her there before.
“The afternoons.” Emma answered. “But, I woke up early today for some reason, and instead of staring at the ceiling, I figured I’d go ahead and knock out my workout. I did some bicep curls, hammer curls, and some alternative curls, and then I went for a run on the treadmill.”
“Nice!” Regina replied.
“Yeah, it felt good.” Emma smiled. “I just hope that I can keep it up and gain some more strength.”
Regina smiled. “Well, the best that I can suggest, in that regard, is that you always do what you can do. If you do that, then I believe that you will continue to progress.”
“Thanks!” said Emma, feeling an unexpected warmth from Regina. “By the way, you were looking pretty good doing those step-ups back there.”
“Oh, really?!” Regina replied. “So, in other words, you’ve been watching me for some time.”
“Well, no! Not really.” Emma answered, trying not to blush. “I just happened to see you over there, while I was on my way to the treadmill. I would have come up to you then, but you looked really into it, so I didn’t want to bother you. Then, as I was on my way out, I saw that you were taking a break, and figured that it would be a good time to come over and say ‘hey’.”
Regina giggled a little inside as she took another sip, and looked down at her watch. “Well, my rest period is over. So, I gotta get back to it.”
“Oh yeah! Absolutely!” Emma replied. Then as she was turning away, she stopped and looked back at Regina, who had just placed her bottle back down next to the bench. “Umm… before I go, I was just wondering, especially after seeing you do step-ups and squats like a pro– if maybe we can do leg day together sometime?”
Hearing this, Regina turned back around to face Emma, and gave her a curious look. In her mind, she wondered if Emma’s real intention simply lied in the desire to have a workout partner, or if it was to simply be closer to her. Then, without answering, Regina walked underneath the bar, situated it on the back of her shoulders, and lifted with her legs, before using the mirror in front of her, to look back at Emma. “I’ll think about letting you join me.”
Emma smiled and looked back at Regina through the mirror. “Ok!”
Then, as Regina stepped back and correctly positioned her feet, she slowly went down for a full back squat as Emma enjoyed the sight of Regina’s perfectly rounded glutes, and thick powerful quads, before turning and walking away.