Almost two weeks had passed since Rick had given me an unforgettable twenty-first birthday present. I enjoyed the sex with Kenny even though it was a little bit uncomfortable. I was still pissed at the way he’d gone about it. I’d really wanted just the two of us to spend the evening together. Fulfilling my favorite fantasy and Rick’s should have come at some other time. Maybe I’d start fulfilling the rest of my fantasies without Rick’s help, just to teach him a lesson.
I was considering joining one of those health clubs near the office where I worked. I was always in great shape; I just wanted to stay that way. I’d noticed a lot of women in my office were slightly overweight and seemed tired most of the time. I could just picture myself a few years from now falling apart, getting fat and lazy. I did a little research on what the clubs had to offer and their costs. Although they offered a lot of exercise options and routines, it came at a pretty hefty price. Rick and I had just purchased our new home and we still didn’t have it all furnished. Maybe I should consider other ways to stay in shape or maybe just take up jogging. I wasn’t sure.
I mentioned the local health clubs to some of the girls at the office. One of the girls, Katy, mentioned her brother had a home exercise system he wanted to sell. He was going through a divorce and the apartment he was moving too didn’t have room for it. A home exercise system wasn’t something I’d even thought of. I asked her if she knew anything about it but she didn’t. Katy did offer to call him and find out the details and the asking price. I thanked her for offering to find out for me. That afternoon, Katy called me over to her cubicle. She had her brother on the phone and asked if I wanted to talk with him about the exercise equipment. I figured it couldn’t hurt. I didn’t really know what to ask him so I just asked him to tell me about it. Well, it was a lot more than I expected. He gave me the brand name and model number and said I could see a picture of it on the manufacturer’s website. He said the price was almost half the cost of a new unit. He gave me his phone number in case I wanted to call him back if I was interested.
Katy had pulled up the manufacturer’s website and searched their products. We found the home exercise system her brother had and brought it up on the monitor. It was one of those multi-station systems, which utilized weights instead of rubber bands. It looked like it would take up quite a bit of room. I’d have to keep it out in the garage if I bought it. Katy’s brother was right about the cost of a new unit plus the shipping charges were additional. Katy printed out the picture along with the information so I could take it back to my cubicle. I wanted to think it over a little. The more I looked at the picture and information versus my options, the more interested I became. I decided to phone Katy’s brother and see when I could take a look at it. I managed to get in touch with him later that afternoon. He was going to be gone out of town the rest of the week, returning late Friday evening. We agreed on an appointment for early Saturday afternoon.
I told Katy about going to see the home exercise system Saturday afternoon. She hoped I buy it, since her brother really needed the money to pay on all the legal fees. That evening at dinner, I mentioned to Rick about looking at the home exercise system. He seemed alright with the idea but suggested I try to get the guy down more on the price.
“If he’s hurting for money.” Rick stated. “He might be willing to come down on the price in order to get his hands on some fast cash.”
I’m not much of a bargainer but I’d at least ask the guy if he was willing to come down a little. Our money situation was tight too, so I needed to be thrifty.
Saturday morning, I ran several errands, watching my time so I could still make the long drive across town to Katy’s brother. Rick was going to work most of the day at a jobsite but he’d left his truck for me to drive in case I bought the exercise equipment. I decided to wear a midriff top and a pair of white shorts, hoping I could distract him enough to get the guy to come down on his price. The midriff top came well below my breasts but left a lot of bare skin between it and my shorts. The shorts were a little shorter than what I’d usually wear in public. They barely covered the cheeks of my butt. I thought about changing them but time was running a little close. It took me about half an hour to drive across town to the address I was given.
I pulled into the driveway, noticing several cars already parked there. I walked the pathway to the front of the house and knocked on the door. Katy’s brother, Tony answered the door. I’d say he was in his early thirties with very dark hair and quite handsome. He was wearing jeans and a polo shirt. He opened the door and I introduced myself. He smiled and invited me in. I could hear voices coming from the back of the house, men’s voices. Two men came from the kitchen, down the hallway towards us. One of the guys was quite tall with a slender build. He smiled and Tony introduced him, Chuck was his name. The other man, a muscular black man was standing behind Chuck. Tony introduced him as Jerrod. I shook hands with both of the guys.
“Well, I’ve got the exercise system out in the garage.” Tony stated. “It was too big to fit in any of the bedrooms.”
Tony walked me past the men towards the kitchen and out into the garage. My first reaction was that it was way too much for just me. It looked so much bigger in person than it did in the picture. I walked all around it, stepping past some cardboard boxes containing the weights that went with it. I was very impressed with the system but I was having second thoughts about buying anything so large. Tony demonstrated the system and handed me a brochure on the machine. He also had several exercise books that went with it.
“Wow, it’s a lot bigger than I thought!” I exclaimed. “I’d have to keep it in our garage if I bought it!”
Tony had me sit down on the bench and try some of the features the system offered. I really liked how smooth everything worked and how well it was constructed. Tony mentioned it disassembled and set back up fairly easy. I was enjoying it the more I played around on it. I stood up and checked it over again. I decided to see if I could get Tony to come down on his price. Tony was sitting on the bench; I could tell he was checking me out. I walked around then stood right in front of him, striking somewhat of a sexy pose.
“Would you be willing to come down on your price if I paid in cash?” I asked him, smiling.
“I would if I could but I’d hate myself if I let it go any cheaper.” Tony answered.
“Hmmmm……I’d probably better talk it over with my husband and see what he says.” I stated.
I hoped he might give me a better price if he thought I was going to leave without buying it. He didn’t act like he was going to budge though.
“You wouldn’t consider coming down $100 would you?” I asked him.
Tony smiled, looking up at me. “I might come down $200 if you really want this system!”
“$200!” I asked, confused. “Why would you come down that much?”
