Avery’s pov

The warmth he emanated turns to cool air the more he puts distance between us. His words, the way they sounded like a promise made me bite my tongue to suppress my moan.

It could be just playful flirting to get me pumped up. I should not hope much seeing as one moment he was flirty and the next he was pulling away like I had burnt him.

I try to steady my breathing, moving the hoodie over my head as I walk to the bench. I place the hoodie there and the bottle of water I bought on the way. His sudden sharp inhale made me look at him over my shoulder and see that he was staring at me, well more specifically my bottom in hunger.

When he noticed I caught him, he cleared his throat and looked away. “Come over here when you’re done.” He’s on the mat and my skin is buzzing with excitement knowing that he was about to start our lessons.

But it was not only buzzing with excitement for the lessons but also because we were about to be closer to each other than ever before. I bit my lower lip and do a silly happy dance in my head.

I know I was getting to him. I could see that little by little I was finally cracking those high hard bricks.

I joined him on the mat, a little excited skip in my walk that I am certain he noticed since the corner of his lips tug into a smirk. I try hard to keep my composure as his eyes roamed my body when I stood before him.

and the way his eyes were, told me

the only one affected by being

of emotion but I caught a little hint of something beneath.

at my skin. They’re

“Avery?”

of my thoughts, my face feeling hot. I had a

his eyes drop to my feet. “I need to see it.”

I flushed harder, shifting on my

into position, keeping my feet leveled with my shoulders like the night I had seen him in the ring. I breathed out through my nose and lift my hands up, awkwardly

criticism.

around me to my back.

closer and I looked to the right where I could see him so close to me until

feel the heat of

that brushes against my ear and I ducked in a shark breath, my heart racing. I’m trying so hard to ignore the

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