Author's Note: This story is completely fictional and did not happen. All characters and names are fictional and were made up.
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Los Angeles, California
The work day went by through the blazing heat on the west coast of a typical Monday. A little bit of rain felt like a blessing, but there was sense in asking for a true cold front to blow over. It was just wishful thinking of part of anyone inside the city. Joe found himself back at the gym, pulling the chain to his ceiling fan in his office. He had just returned to the office after a walk around the block, sweating from the heat. For the past two weeks, he found himself bored from the job as he had no real client since the last one had left the gym. Today he would be interviewing a potential new client. All he knew was the name 'Lucy Pinder' was somewhat recognizable to his mind. He wasn't exactly sure why, but he figured soon enough he would discover that reason. A scheduled appointment was on the bill for today after she filed in a registration at the gym a few days ago.
Just a month ago, Joe had landed a dream opportunity with a famous client. A buxom super model signed a contract and he became her trainer. He worked alongside Kate Upton for five total weeks, a time well spent as she prepared for a big modelling shoot in France. Despite having her phone number, Joe didn't spend a lot of time communicating with Kate since she had left. He texted every now and then but it was rare of her to respond. He figured she must have been busy, but that didn't matter. He had a job to tend to and until yesterday, his presence within his own private gym remained lonely.
"Anybody home in there, Joe?"
A talk- back box buzzed on his desk before coming through in loud volumes. The voice on the other end was Cindy down in the hall behind the desk. He held in the button while leaning over to reply through the short microphone.
"Yeah, what's up Cindy?"
"You've got a visitor waiting for you outside."
"Oh yeah? Is it Miss. Pinder?"
"Yes."
"Send her up, I'm ready."
From the hall, the woman on the other side of the desk simply smiled back at the receptionist. Cindy glanced back up and spoke.
"Mr. Murdock will see you now. His office is down the hall, you'll know it from the sign on the door."
"Thank you."
"Just invite yourself in, he's waiting on you."
Lucy smiled back at the receptionist before she began to walk down the hall. Her high heels clicking and clacking over the floor loudly. She wore a white and black striped shirt, hugging over her entire chest while she had a pair of blue jeans on from her bottoms. Her long brown hair hung from her head, softly moving as she made her way into the hall and turned to read the signs on the doors. There was only two offices, she quickly walked towards the one that said 'Murdock'. Reaching for the door knob, Lucy opened it and stepped into the room. The man sat behind his desk wearing a white muscle shirt. He watched her walk in and smile at him.
"Hi there!"
She spoke to him in a strong British accent. Joe nodded at her and reached out to offer his hand. As Lucy extended her arm out, he replied.
"You must be Miss. Pinder, how are you doing today?"
"I'm doing just fine, how about yourself?"
He chuckled a laugh before grinning back to her while she moved to sit in the chair facing him.
"That's one gorgeous accent you've got. Where are you from Lucy?"
"Winchester, England! I just moved out here to L.A. a few months ago."
"I'm sorry, you probably get asked that all the time."
"Oh, no! It's fine!"
With a final laugh, he looked back down at the desk and over her resume sheet. Lucy crossed her legs while sitting in the chair directly across from him. Joe read over the paper while speaking to her.
"So, you're looking for a personal trainer I see."
"Yes I am."
"Would you mind telling me how you discovered Tight 'N Fit? I'm just curious since you left that blank on the resume."
"I saw an ad in the local newspaper."
Joe looked back at her and smiled.
"Oh really? I didn't think anyone read the papers these days."
"Yes, really! I still like to look at it every now and then. Reminds me of living back home."
"Let's go over a few things first about the gym. You'll be offered a contract part time. You can set however long you want to stay. It can be just a week, a month, maybe two months, whenever. Upstairs in this place are private gyms. I have my own. If I become your trainer, it will be just the two of us working together in privacy. You get to choose your exercise routines, the stuff you like to do, the whole works."
"I like the sound of this."
His eyes looked back at her and smiled, just before he finished speaking.
"This is all if you can afford the payments. Here is your contract, Miss. Pinder."
She took a hold of the paper in her hand and then slowly read it all out. While Lucy's eyes wandered over the sentences and paragraphs structuring the contract, Joe just sat back with his hands leaned up over his desk. He cupped his face within his hands, watching her read it out. Lucy looked over the payments, everything ranged for a few grand costing a week and then adding up on the chart. Finally after a minute, she spoke up.
"Alright, this looks fine. I can afford it, that won't be a problem at all."
"How long do you want to train here, Miss. Pinder?"
Biting her lower lip, Lucy looked back at him while setting the paper back on the desk.
"How about...three weeks? I think that will be enough."
"Alright, three weeks it is."
After replying, he reached over to grab a pen and handed it over to her. Lucy simply smiled as she clicked the pen and then signed her name over the dotted line. After she was done, she smiled back at him while setting the pen over his desk.
"I'll call the bank after I leave and get the payments arranged."
"Alright, that's not a problem. Welcome to Tight 'N Fit, Miss. Pinder. Mind if I call you Lucy?"
He reached his hand out for hers to shake. She grinned, as she shook his hand for the second time today.
"No I don't mind at all. What do I get to call you?"
Sitting back in the chair, he looked up into her eyes before answering.
"Joe will be just fine. When do you want to begin with your work sessions?"
"Tomorrow would be perfect, Joe. I can swing in by eleven o' clock, how is that?"
"That's a good time, Lucy. The gym opens at ten, so you'll be getting here before any busy hours. I'll be looking forward to this tomorrow. Here's the key to my gym in case you get there before me, just take the elevator up."
He handed her the key to his gym, watching as she picked it up in her hands before replying.
"As will I. Would you like for me to shut the door on the way out?"
"Yes, please. Thank you Lucy, see you tomorrow."
She grinned, winking at him before she raised her body out of the chair and began to walk out. Joe sat back, listening to her high heels click and clack. It was rare that anyone walked in here within a pair of heels, a clear hint that she was a different type of woman from what he was used to working with. Apart from having a beautiful face and a lovely accent, there had to more to her. Something about her name was still recognizable in his conscious mind, but he didn't think about it while he heard the door shut behind him. It was funny that she asked him if he wanted it shut, that was something that only the assistants around the office would speak back. Joe figured he might as well be prepared to be at the gym before her arrival tomorrow afternoon.
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1 DAY LATER
Lights beamed through the large glass windows overlooking the private gym under Joe's name. He arrived early, determined to prove to Lucy that he was no lazy man of a trainer. Long before she arrived, he prepared the gym for her. The first thing he did was go into the little room and put her name on the locker. 'Pinder' it read, while it felt like not that long ago the name 'Upton' was on that same metal box. He then fixed up the gym room, making sure everything was well placed and not needlessly out in the open. Joe was still unsure just how Lucy wanted to work out, but he would find out in the next few hours, he guessed in his mind. After he was finished, he walked back over to his little corner in the room with his white chair and sat relaxing while he awaited her arrival.
Lucy was true to her spoken word, arriving a few minutes after eleven struck on the clock. Joe heard the door open from a distance and the light shining in front the hallway. She came in, wearing a black tank top and a pair of purple yoga pants with empty hands. Joe rose from his chair to walk over and greet her, all smiles. Lucy didn't notice him at first while her eyes looked over the large room. By the time he approached her, she finally caught the figure of his body and smiled. She spoke in her thick accent.
"Good afternoon, Joe! Glad to see you!"