Brett stopped in his tracks the moment he heard Molly cooing "Hhheeeyyyyyy Brett" from the computer screen across the room. He let out a deep breathe and rolled his eyes towards the ceiling knowing he would have to apologize for forgetting that it was Wednesday and he just walked through Lauren's Zoom call with her supervisor.
Brett sheepishly stepped from behind Lauren and peeked towards the monitor to offer an embarrassed smile with his explanation of "Oh shoot, I got done work early today and totally forgot you guys were working. Let me get out of the way so you two can finish up. I'm just gonna go hop in the shower and rinse off."
While Lauren turned her head back to admonish him for failing to remember her schedule, Brett kept his eyes focused on Molly. Mostly he was trying to avoid having to acknowledge Lauren's annoyed gaze, but partly because he had forgotten how cute Molly was and he couldn't help but want to look at her a few seconds longer. Her face is delicately shaped with softly rounded cheeks with a slightly upturned nose that gave her an endearing quality. Molly's dark red hair, always tied tightly to her head, really set off her silky white skin and expressive green eyes. An array of freckles lightly dotted her nose and cheeks and she always had a smile that made her approachable. While he kept eye contact with the screen to work through how he was going to have to apologize to Lauren again later, he couldn't help but notice Molly casually scanning her eyes up and down his body to check him out.
This was quickly followed with Molly flashing a quick smile and quipping "Oh, no worries Brett. It was good to see you again" in a sweet reassuring tone.
Just as he was about to muster another follow up apology Brett was caught off guard and stopped himself when it registered that Molly finished her comment to him with a quick, flirty wink. Realizing Lauren was looking at him and he was looking at Molly, Brett froze silent for what was only an awkward few seconds that felt like minutes to him. Satisfied that she knew Brett reacted to her, Molly kept her eyes locked on his while she waited for Lauren to shoo him from the room so they could finish.
As Brett stood under the shower head rinsing off the dust and sweat from his day working construction he kept replaying what just happened. He had forgotten all about the soap and remained still letting the hot water cascade over him while he tried to rationalize what was going on in his head.
Did she REALLY wink it me? Was she really flirting with me right in front of Lauren? No,no,no Brett don't be stupid, that's only things that happen in Penthouse Forum stories...No, she definitely winked at me and checked me out. Wait, was this some stupid relationship test to see if I tell Lauren to prove she can trust me? But man, Molly is actually pretty sexy and there's nothing wrong with enjoying some much needed attention right? Get it together Brett, this is Lauren's supervisor and it's best to not even pretend you noticed so you don't make a mess for her...snap out of it dummy!
Brett was allowing all these rapid fire thoughts to enter his head mostly out of boredom. It wasn't lost on him that things with Lauren had become pretty stale over the last year. They had met at a Crossfit gym back in 2019 where they both had joined. The first time they ended up in the same class her long, black hair and statuesque 5'-10" height definitely caught his attention. The slow motion replay still runs in Brett's head like it was yesterday seeing her for the first time walk through the door with her thick, curly hair hanging half way down her back, the way she looked in her tight grey tank top and black running shorts that clung to her athletic frame. Lauren was a former high school basketball player who definitely did not have a petite or delicate build. She was tall and big framed, but from years of athletics was very well toned and had enough curves for Brett to be instantly attracted to her.
Lauren dropped her bag, swung her head back and forth a few times so she could gather her wild mane to pull it into a ponytail for the work out and snapped her head to the side where Brett became mesmerized that there was this unbelievable pretty face attached to that strong body. He routinely fell behind the crowd as he spent that whole class watching Lauren and stealing glances. The more the sweat dripped from her skin the more hooked he became.
Fortunately for Brett there would end up being some mutual attraction at the start. It was always a challenge for Lauren to attract the attention of men as her height and strong frame always seem to be intimidating to them. As a result, Brett's lack of subtlety in trying to check her out was much more flattering than a turn off as it became obvious he kept looking. When he peeled his sweat soaked shirt off after the workout she was relieved that the brawny chest and muscular arms on his 6'-2" frame seemed a good match to allow him to still feel masculine paired with her physique. It also didn't hurt that he had tightly cropped black hair and steely blue eyes to officially pique her interest in him as well.
They clicked very quickly and it didn't take long for them to move in together. They enjoyed all the fun and excitement of that new phase where they still went out on date nights, talked about a future together and the sex was very frequent. Things began to change a little more than a year later when the Covid lockdowns came. Lauren's job as an insurance adjuster got moved from the corporate office to a remote job where she worked from their apartment. Emails, phone conferences and Zoom meetings were now the only form of human contact during work. With date nights a thing of the past, limited ways to have activities outside the house and working from home all day things settled into a very mundane routine. With Lauren's work computer now set up in the living area they were on top of each other all the time it seemed. Without the need to go to an office any longer she gradually settled into sweatpants and slippers for work attire.
The one thing that remained constant was Lauren's dedication to train at the gym. Her interest in Crossfit had developed more into an addiction where she was constantly training harder and heavier. Her body moved beyond just being toned and had become quite ripped. Her shoulders and biceps are now rock hard and chiseled with a toned stomach that has visible muscle definition. Her workout booty shorts show off her thick, muscular ass and powerfully sculpted thighs. Lauren's 36C chest had transformed into more of a teardrop shape with plenty to grab onto at the bottom but with less visible cleavage as her chest muscles became more tone. It had become even more of a problem to find feminine clothes that fit well with the changes to her frame.
