The day had been a horrible one for Maria. At work, her supervisor scolded her for not reaching the monthly sales target, claiming that she was lazy and passionless. The feisty Latina fired back in a tirade of (justified, she felt) insults that got her sent home for the day. At home, the condo she and her boyfriend shared was a mess with bottles, paper towels, and used dinner plates scattered everywhere. He hadn't done the simplest chores she'd requested of him, the
hijo de puta
, and had instead chosen to spend his day off work playing video games and adding to the pile of Corona bottles littered throughout their shared bedroom. Without so much as acknowledging him, she grabbed a sports bra and black shorts to throw on before going to the gym. She headed into the bathroom they shared, also a mess of cheap cologne and men's hair care products, and slammed the door shut.
She had figured life after college wouldn't be this miserable. At graduation, she looked forward to the life ahead of her in the work force, all the while being with the man of her dreams. In the five years that followed, the 27-year old had faced nothing but disappointment after disappointment. She was laid off early, and her boyfriend grew from the hard-working jock desperate to please her into a complacent slob. What was worse was that their sex life had become nonexistent. Maria took care of her body, trimmed, and kept herself smelling perfect. Her boyfriend, however, ate like shit, shaved
maybe
once a month, and showered only when he felt like it. She couldn't help but feel revolted at the man both physically and mentally.
To her, the gym was one of few escapes from the soul-crushing meat grinder her life had become. She stood in front of the dingy mirror as she undid the plain business casual attire she wore day-in and out. Unbuttoning her white undershirt, she bared her white bra and more of her almond skin. Her dress pants were even easier to remove as she bared more skin and her lace underwear. She admired herself in the mirror, her brown eyes gazing up and down her form as if she'd never seen it before. Seeing as exercise was the sole thing keeping her from going crazy, the girl had a body that proved it. Toned, etched shoulders, peaking biceps, a defined, tapering back, washboard abs, and thighs that seemed wider with definition than they were long. Average height at around 5'6", the girl had an incredible amount of muscle on her frame. She could've easily been mistaken for a gymnast with how defined and sizable her upper body was, yet it did not diminish her femininity in the slightest.
Her hazelnut-colored legs were just as built, years and years of hip thrusts, squats, and lunges having made her ass and thighs sculpted works of art. She unclasped the bra, and reached for her sports bra. Her breasts were perky, sitting at a small A cup. Her brown nips were prominent and decently sized, which was something she'd grown self-conscious of over time. Why she'd been given small tits and larger nips she could never guess, but misfortune was something she'd grown accustomed to as of late.
Fastening the bra and sliding the shorts up her legs and over her tight ass, she gave herself one more glance over to make sure she looked her best. She adjusted the bra to try and her give her tits some form of pop before pulling her shorts a little higher than usual to show a little bit more skin. She pulled her deep black and curly hair into a bun above her head after she was satisfied with the way her clothes sat, but Maria wasn't done yet. She applied a coat of lipstick that complimented her darker skin and sprayed a sweet, flowery perfume onto her collarbone. It was one thing to show up to the gym looking alright, but if she had any hopes in changing her life around - and attracting the right kinds of men - she had to be
stunning
.
Grabbing her keys once more and heading for the door, she stopped at the threshold.
This is wrong,
she thought,
I couldn't cheat on him. He's... he's all I've ever wanted... right?
"Dom, I'm going to the gym. I love youuuu," she spoke in a forced, sweet voice.
"Bye," was his shouted reply, accompanied by clicks of the joystick and whispers into his headset.
"Amor," she spoke, annoyed, "can you clean up your trash while I'm gone?"
He took a sip, and Maria heard it clink on the table next to him.
"Yeah. Later. It ain't goin no where."
Gilipollas,
she whispered under her breath as she stormed off to the car, feeling more justified than ever before.
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The drive flew by as it always did. Maria spent most of it zoned-out, imagining the dream man that would be waiting for her when she arrived at the gym. It wasn't that hard to imagine him, he just had to look like her boyfriend did years ago, but actually have a desire to please her no matter how much time had passed. She knew the appearance portion her wish could be unrealistic, and settled on one major requirement: he had to be just as, if not more muscular and fit as she was. She had no patience for the overweight or chunky men who she felt didn't put nearly as much effort into their health as she did. No men in a "bulking phase," no hulking strong-men, and certainly no skinny fat wimps. Only the most athletic of men could, no,
deserved
to be with her. Maria had endured too much mediocrity to settle for anything less.