Chapter Five
"Push! Harder!"
I could only grunt in reply. A few more inches and I would be done. I gave it my all, but it wasn't easy. I had to be careful because I ended up tearing a muscle the last time I tried this back in college.
"That's it! Finish it now!"
I was close! So close! I took a couple of deep breaths and then went for broke.
'Come on baby! Come on baby!' I thought over and over. The bar reached its apex and I locked my elbows.
"You did it!" Kyle cried.
"Yes!" I crowed.
'And here I thought you and Lillith were trying something new,' the Devil's voice echoed in the back of my mind. My concentration faltered and one of my elbows bent slightly causing the weights to tilt. Kyle grabbed hold and helped me lower the bar onto the bench's spotters.
"Thanks, Kyle. I'm done for the day," I said as I sat up and rotated my arm.
"Nice job!" he replied, and then asked. "See you Wednesday?"
"Sure," I said with a smile.
'What are you so happy about?'
I shook my head and sighed as I tried to ignore Satan. I knew it was a lost cause, but I tried anyway. I made my way to the water fountain.
'You know, you seem awfully relaxed for someone who only has a month left before his two wishes expire.'
"A month and a half," I said aloud.
"Excuse me?" a rather attractive blond asked. She just finished drinking. I cursed to myself.
"Sorry, I was thinking aloud," I replied.
"You have come a long way since you started," she replied with a smile.
"Pardon?" I asked. She laughed.
"Now it's my turn to apologize. I've been spying on you," she said, resting her hand on my arm. "You've been coming to this gym regularly for a month and a half. I'm one of the managers here and we're always looking for trainers. Are you interested?"
"What?" I asked in surprise.
'You should take the job. You sound like a dumb jock anyway!' Satan teased. I fought back a laugh. He was right after all. I didn't sounding overly intelligent.
"How would you like to work here as a trainer?" she asked. I was about to turn her down when I stopped myself and seriously thought about it. I was already working at a restaurant not far from here. I could probably work both jobs if I wanted.
"Is it a flexible schedule?" I asked.
"Everything around here is flexible. Why don't we go back to my office and talk about it?" she asked, still resting her hand on my arm.
'She's wondering how good you are in the sack,' the Devil said.
'Seems only fair,' I thought in reply. 'I'm kind of interested in seeing her naked myself.'
"Okay," I replied, placing my hand over hers and rubbing gently.
"My name is Susan," she said. Her blue eyes were sparkling.
'Now she's thinking...' Satan began, but I cut him off.
'You're taking the fun out of this,' I snapped.
'Well, I am the Devil,' he replied with a laugh. I fought not to roll my eyes.
'Then why don't you go see if you can make a deal for someone's soul,' I sighed. 'You already have mine.'
'Maybe later,' he said. I got the distinct impression that he was shrugging. He then added pointedly, 'Right now I'm going to see how Sandy and Shelly are doing.'
'You go do that,' I replied. 'Just remember! You can't interact with them directly or indirectly.'
'You know, if I had a conscious I think it would sound just like you,' he teased as his presence dissipated. I couldn't help myself. I laughed.
"What's so funny?" Susan asked. I reached up and brushed my fingers against her cheek. She smiled uncertainly and flushed.
"Nothing," I replied. "Why don't we go to your office to talk?"
"This way," she said, releasing my arm. I followed her and made no effort to look anywhere but at her ass. Susan had a medium built. She was tight, but not overly muscular. I was pretty sure she ran some of the aerobic classes. Of course, they didn't call them that anymore. They were step classes or Taebo classes or whatever the new rage demanded they be called.
"So Susan, are you married?" I asked as we made our way to her office.
"No," she replied. "I'm not the type to settle down."
"Good," I said. Our eyes met and we both smiled.
"How about you?" she asked.
"Not yet," I replied, surprising her.
"But you're serious with someone," she guessed.
"Well, yes and no," I said. "She's in a relationship she can't get out of."
"There's no such thing," Susan insisted. I smiled and shrugged. We arrived at her office and went in. Susan waited for me to move past her. She shut and locked the door. I turned back toward her, reached up and caressed her cheek again. Susan bit her lip.
"And she doesn't mind you touching other women?" she asked. I thought about what Sandy would say if she knew what I was doing. We were both damned to hell for making deals with the Devil, but that didn't mean we didn't care for each other. Actually, the love we shared was the reason for both of our deals.
Sandy would have cared back in high school, but we'd both lived through a lot since then. She was Shelly's slave and I was a succubus's master. Sexual fidelity was the least of our problems.
"No," I replied as I leaned over and kissed Susan's neck. She wrapped her arms around me.
"Good!" she moaned. "I've wanted you from the first moment I saw you!"
I moved up and we kissed. Her tongue darted into my mouth. She was already panting. I helped her undress. The scent of her arousal filled the air.
'Master, may I join you?' Lillith voice said in the back of my mind. I sighed to myself. My head was getting crowded these days.
'Maybe later,' I replied. 'Why don't you go find Tyler?'
'He hasn't fully recovered from our last session,' she replied, but then added, 'I could wake him...'
'No!' I said quickly. 'I don't want him damaged.' I got the distinct impressing that Lillith was pouting somewhere.
'Can I at least watch?' she asked.
'Why don't you go find a horny college student to play with,' I offered.
'Thank you master!' she cried.
