Body Guard

Julie:
I nodded and picked at a loose thread in the blanket. "Yeah i was going to leave but I guess I fell asleep," i shrugged. "No more bad dreams," I said, repeating the words he had mumbled half asleep last night. I kicked the rest of the covers off and stood there in a pair of sleep shorts and a tank top. "I'll leave you to get dressed," I said, starting for the door.

I couldn’t help looking her up and down as she climbed out of bed and went out the door. I meant to go and make coffee instead but after realizing I’d slept next to her dressed as we were a shower seemed much more prudent. Us sharing a bed was probably frowned upon. In fact from my training this kind of familiar relationship we had was frowned upon. But I couldn’t help myself sometimes. She made it feel so natural and I saw more than just my charge to protect. A friend, sometimes a sibling, and other times someone I wanted more than friendship with. I let the latter play out in my head as I took a long shower and got dressed.

Julie:
I went back to my room and swapped my skimpy shorts for a pair os loose fitting sweats. I ran my hand through my hair a few times, not even wanting to look in the mirror to see what kind of monster he woke up to. I brushed my teeth and then left my room to make coffee.

As I leaned against the counter, waiting for the coffee maker to finish its thing, i let my mind wander. Had he always smelled like that? I had never spent that much time up close and personal with his shirtless chest and I couldnt pretend the thought wasnt making me turn red.

I dressed in jeans and a t-shirt but left my feet bare as I went out and joined her. The smell of the coffee drew me first but her red face also caught my eye. “You alright?”

Julie:
I stood up straight in surprise and nodded. "Yeah im good!" I said, too loudly. "Want some coffee?" I asked, stretching up to grab some mugs.

Raising a brow I gave her a look that said I didn’t buy her words. “Right. Yes please. So what did you want to do today? Benjamin isn’t supposed to be here until tomorrow. So today is yours to do as you please.”

Julie:
I poured the cofffee into two mugs and looked up in surprise. "Oh hes coming that soon?" I aaked. I had anticipated a meeting months from now at an event or something.

"I dont really want to go anywhere though," I told him. "Bad things seems to happen when i leave the house for no reason," i said, sliding a mug in his direction and heading to the fridge for milk.

“So we don’t go anywhere. We can have people over. We can just relax. I want to go work out after breakfast but beyond that I have no desires this morning.” Picking up my cup I took a long drink.

Julie:
"Can I come?" I asked, taking a sip of the warm drink. I dont make a habit of working out, but maybe getting rid of some of this anxiety will be good for me.

"Sure. It's your gym just as much as anyone else. You coming to work out or just not wanting to alone? Either way I can point you to places to go if you wanted." Drumming a finger on the rim of my mug I considered her. I almost had to force her to do much exercise with me. I couldn't guess how she kept her figure.

Julie:
Did I really just not want to be alone? If I was being honest, that was probably part of it. But I also wasnt opposed to running off some of this steam I had in me since I woke up. "I'll probably just do some cardio," I told him, not really answering the question. "Don't worry, I wont cramp your style," I smiled at him jokingly.

"Ha, you wont cramp my style. I planned on doing more weight than cardio. Besides it's your families gym. Yours to use as you please." I met her smile with one of my own, glad to see she seemed to be doing alright from yesterday.

Emily:
I grabbed my mug with both hands and leaned back against the counter again, relaxing. "Lets be honest. I own no part of that gym on pure principle alone. I only go in there under threat of death," I joked. Except for the last time, when I went in there because we had a fight and I felt bad about it.

“Right. I meant I ask about that. How do you keep such a good figure when you avoid the gym like the plague?” Gesturing to myself I continued with my tease, “This took work and effort. The most amount of effort I see you do usually is trying to open a jar of jam.”

Julie:
I laughed out loud and shook my head. "And I cant even do that half the time," I commented. He would know. He opens the ones I cant. I laughed again and set my mug on the counter. "I dont have a figure," I said. "Its easy to upkeep something you dont have," I joked.

I gave her a very pointed, very slow once over with my eyes. "Right." Disbelief colored my tone. But for all the time I did spend with her, there was little time she had alone to do it. Little splashes of minutes or hours here and there. But somehow she did have an appealing figure. A very good one in my eyes.

Emily:
I rolled my eyes at his very deliberate once over and blushed at his disbelieving tone of voice. "Oh stop it. Most of the time, you're looking at me in gigantic sweat pants anyway," I said. Sure, he's seen me in some dressed and formal wear, but unless I had an event, this was what I was wearing. In fact, the blue dress I had tried with him at the mall was the most fancy thing I had ever put on.

"This is true. But when you aren't in your comfort clothes..." I trailed off into a shrug. "You have a good figure. I'm going to just chalk it up to good genetics and maybe witchcraft." Finishing my mug I set it on the counter. "Shall we move onto better topics? Breakfast. What would you like?"

Emily:
I rolled my eyes at him again and took a sip from my mug, looking at him from over the top of the mug. I let him drop it.

I put my mug in the sink when I finished and shrugged. "I guess if we're going to the gym, bacon and eggs isnt such a great idea, huh?"

"The protein wouldn't be bad, but you aren't really going for muscle training. And I was planning on doing it between breakfast and lunch so you'll have time for your food to settle." Moving beside her I laid my mug beside hers and then moved to the window to look out over the grounds.

“Yeah but then it will feel like all my hard work is for nothing,” I said. “Maybe we can call the kitchen and see what they have down there. I won’t be picky today,” I said. I followed behind him and peeked over his shoulder. “Is there anything interesting happening out there?” I asked.

"They always have something. I'll place the call if you'd like?" Glancing over my shoulder at her I smiled and then shifted over. "I was checking the weather by the simplest means. Looking at the sky. Might be a hot one today."

Emily:
"Sure, call down and see what they have," I said. "I want to change my clothes and then we can head down if there's anything good," I told him.

“What you don’t want to head down wearing sweats?” The tease just tumbled out of me and I laughed more at myself than her. Going for my phone I made a quick call and snagged a little notepad to write the breakfast options.

Home made doughnuts. Fruit smoothies. Berry crapes with cream. Waffles. Or oatmeal with honey and berries.

Emily:
I smirked as he dialed the phone after his little joke. "Five minutes ago I "had a good figure" and suddenly I'm just a girl in sweats," I said, joking as I closed the door to my bedroom to get changed. I picked out a clean pair of yoga pants and a bright blue athletic shirt that was appropriate enough to leave my room in but also fine to head to the gym as soon as he was ready.