Dominic Bryan sat down in the log cabin hidden away in the Los Angeles countryside. His ears picked up as the sound of a car rolled up the drive, collecting gravel in its treads as it went. He stood up and moved away from the desk, peering out of the large window, Dom saw a big green SUV slow to a halt outside of the resort. Two people got out of the vehicle and walked to the back of the car. The larger woman opened the back of the car and hoisted a large bag out of the back.
That must be the Hollywood star that Dom was going to have to look after for the weekend. He ran a hand through his long black ponytail and squinted out into the court yard. Dom walked over to the door to the checked himself in the full length mirror, his short, neatly trimmed beard joined up with his hair on the side of his head.
There were two shadows that moved up on the stairs of the resort. There was a blonde and a smaller brunette, the brunette turned to the blonde and gave her a huge hug before taking the shoulder bag herself. She knocked on the door and waited for Dom's response. He walked over to the door and twisted at the bronze knob on the door, he pulled the door inwards and squinted slightly as warm, bright LA sun entered the room.
What entered the room was an Angel. Dom's eyes adjusted to the light and he was greeted with his old high school friend and crush, Jennifer Lawrence. She looked at him and she had made the connection instantly just like he had. Her jaw opened slightly and she grinned back at him, almost as if she hadn't got the joke but it was sinking in later. She made a pleasant, surprised sound and gave Dom a warm hug.
"Dom!" She sounded as he hugged her back. "What are you doing here?"
"I work here Jen." Dom said with a big grin on his face as they stepped inside the room and walked over to the couch. The main room of the resort had two large green couches that sat in the corner almost at a point. Opposite the couches there was the large oak desk that Dom had previously been sitting at. As you turned left from entering the room, you would find the stairs that led you upstairs to the office. The two youngsters walked past the main desk and into the back of the resort.
"So, you're looking to get into shape?" He asked as he pulled out a large chair at the desk, he sat down next to her and looked over her file. "Because you look like you're in pretty good shape already."
A big smile came across Jennifer's face as he said that. She had always considered herself 'average' and the fact that she was going to be foisted into the public eye meant a lot of people would be criticizing everything about her. "Thank you. You're in great shape too!"
That wasn't a lie. Dom had been a larger kid at school, not necessarily fat but large. Enough that the sporty kids would pick him last in gym class at least. His fat rolls of flesh had been burned into a tight, toned abdomen that was a credit to his hard work. His once round face had been carved into a stronger one that gave him a ruggedly handsome look which was complimented by the full beard he had grown.
"Thanks." He smiled, glancing over the work load for the weekend, he made an astonished whistle. "Wow. That's a lot of work to be done."
Jennifer bit on her bottom lip slowly and nodded her head. "Yeah... Can we do it?"
Dom looked up at her and nodded. "Sure we can! We've got the archery range just outside so we can start there if you'd like?" When she nodded, Dom smiled and nodded too. "Cool, then we'll set off hiking in the woods. We can get to about half way before the sun goes down. So we can camp out and take off again in the morning. Sound good?" He saw Jennifer smiling at him and couldn't help but wonder why.
"What's up? He asked, as Jennifer smiled warmly again, looked into her lap and back at him.
"Nothing, it's just so weird seeing you be all in control like that. You could just work out a weekend plan just like that?" She asked, as Dom smirked and nodded his head.
"Well, yeah I like to think I'm pretty good at my job."
"You are!" She beamed back at him, not really sure how her old dorky school buddy had become such a cool guy. He was attractive too, she had never really saw him in that light before but he had a strong appearance, the type of man that would be able to keep her safe no matter what. Jennifer liked that in a man. She liked protective and Dom had always been that type of person. It just never really clicked with her before then.
"OK, so should we head out now?" Dom asked, as he stood up and walked to the corner of the room. There was a large brown door with a metal push bar that ran along the middle of the door. Jennifer stood up and unzipped the white tracksuit jacket she had been wearing and shrugged it off her body. She was dressed in a tight, grey vest that had two shoulder straps and hugged her body firmly.
"Cool. Let's rock!" She beamed at him as he nodded and pushed the bar that led out into the courtyard of the complex. Behind the main building was a large metal field of targets, there were five lanes with each target at a different variance of length for difficulty. He picked up two bows and two quivers that were stored by the main ranges, he passed a bow and a quiver to Jennifer. The two walked down to the first gate and stepped through it, there was a round target that was fifteen feet away from the painted white line on the floor.
Dom took a step towards the line and stood tall, his left side closest to the target. His feet parted to his shoulder width, taking a quick look at his feet he made sure that they were ninety degrees from the target.
"OK, see how I'm stood?" Jennifer nodded and stepped closer to him. She stepped behind him and mimicked his stance. Dom peered over his shoulder and smiled, noting that Jennifer had got the stance correctly. "That's good, now see how I'm holding the bow? You need to make sure that the grip isn't too tight, it's like you're holding a feather rather than a pen."
Again, Jennifer nodded and picked up her bow. She took the bow in her left hand and brought it up to her shoulder height so she could see down to the target. Dom relaxed his stance and looked over what Jennifer was doing, he smiled and nodded his head.
"Yeah, that's good." He stepped in front of her and relaxed her stance. Using his right index hand he showed her the arrow shelf of the bow, using his left hand Dom twisted the bow so that it was now horizontal. "Now you want to put your arrow there. Go ahead." He encouraged, Jennifer looked up at him and nodded with his words. She reached behind her back and picked out a lone arrow, placing it against the small curve of the rest.
Dom stepped behind her and let Jennifer take over the holding of the bow. He moved his hands onto hers and showed how the arrow should be loaded onto the string. He then helped her raise the bow up to a vertical stance, his hand was on her softer one as he encouraged her fingers to curl her right index finger above the string while the middle and ring finger wrapped around the bottom.
She couldn't help but smile in his big, strong arms as he tried to show her how to fire a bow. Dom saw her smile and that made him smile, looking down at her he chuckled lightly.
"What's so funny?" He asked, as Jennifer looked over her shoulder at him.
"Nothing. I'm just wondering whether you use this to pick up girls?"
