I had just finished my evening work out and had to cross the weight room to get to the showers. My body was glistening and slick with sweat so I grabbed a towel from the rack. About that time, I realized that I wasn't alone in the room. I turned and locked gazes with the one person I had been hoping not to see. To be honest, I wanted to see him, but not when I was hot and sweaty. Even in office attire, he was sinful to look at. To see him in nothing but shorts was⦠well⦠breathtaking.
I don't really remember when I first started noticing him. I had been aware of him for months, but it was in the most general senseβ¦another presence in the room, nothing more. We would pass each other in the gym and on the street. He wasn't incredibly handsome, but carried himself with such confidence that my eyes were always drawn to him. I began to see him at my other haunts β the bookstore and my favorite pizza place. He never seemed to pay much attention to me, never even seemed to look my way, which gave me many opportunities to watch him. He moved with the grace and athleticism of a cat stalking its prey. He had a physique that was impressive without being overdone. I never had the courage to speak to him, but I could see the gleam of intelligence in his eyes. I knew we were members of the same gym, but didn't see him there often. My hours were irregular to say the least, so I was surprised when I saw him that evening.
It looked as if he had just finished working out as well because he was headed right for the towel rack, and me. I was frozen in place and could do nothing but stare at him as he approached. I felt like a deer in headlights as he got closer, and he never took his eyes from mine. He walked up and reached around me with both arms and grabbed the towel that was behind me. He kept the towel wrapped around me and pulled me toward him until I was up against his body. I looked up in surprise and caught my breath when I saw the predatory gleam in his eyes. He never said a word, just leaned down and kissed me. It started as a soft kiss, a gentle brush of the lips, feather-soft against me. That little kiss was enough to make me lean into him and run my hands up his chest and around his neck, begging for more.