My Secret, My Bully, My Mates by Miss L

Thank the Goddess no one is here yet, it’s still too early ona Friday morning. I don’t know if I could fake my way through polite conversation right now. I just need to beat on some stuff and get my head back on straight. Which is exactly what we did. Mina spotted me and laughed every time I added weights to the bars, but she didn’t object or try and tell me to take it easy.

We were on our last set when a voice pulled me out of my train of focus.

“You should have called us, we would have joined you.”

I turned around and my sweat soaked ponytail whipped around my neck.

He stops in his tracks. “On second thought, it looks like you are out for blood, maybe missing out on this workout was okay.” Tyler laughs at us. Mina gives a chuckle and I manage a smile and an eye roll. I’m not done being mad, but at least I can understand that Mina and Tyler aren’t my problem.

“You might not have survived.” I look at him in the mirror as I set up to finish my squats. “I mean your stamina was a little lacking yesterday during the run, I can’t imagine your strength is much better.” I cock an eyebrow at him.

What are you doing? We have to leave to get ready for classes? Mina mindlinks me.

We need answers, and he’s here. You said so yourself.

moving with me I’ll get some.” I respond and then open the

gym with me, I’m going to see if I can get information out of him. Mina has to leave for this to happen, I assume at least one of you is nearby. Can one of you follow her home to get ready for class and one stay with me as backup?” I look at

jackass.” She rolls her eyes and I smile

some more time.” I say out loud

Nickolas comes through like this

sleep last night and have been here for over an hour with no

looks at me for a second.

irritated and if

to work out the aggression a little longer, can you spot me on the bench press? Wait, I don’t want to interrupt your workout. You did not come here to be my trainer, I’m sorry.” I

hey, come here.” He pulls me into a hug and I reluctantly put my arms around him. “What’s up? Talk to

say as I pull away, actually kind of feeling bad, but he doesn’t let me get more than a step

seems right somehow. Is that weird?” sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ

cringe. “This kind of thing is new for

really am disgusting and I smell, I should probably go and

said, I prefer this look on you and you actually don’t smell bad.” He smiles at me.