Chapter 35: Be With Me

“Thanks for agreeing to meet me at the gym. I keep late hours as you know,” Don said, addressing his new workout accountability partner with true gratitude.

“Yeah, no problem, Don. This is an awesome date idea: an invite to your fitness club. I need to start putting more self-care and fitness into my schedule, too,” Laura responded. “You’re not insinuating that I’m chubby, are you?”

“No way. You’re thick and curvy in all the right places,” he said with a smile, then winked at her. “Exactly how I like women, with meat on their bones and a little something to hold onto.”

Laura blushed, recalling the night of passion she spent with him at his penthouse.

“Are you, uh, free for...dinner tonight?” Don inquired, hoping that a dinner date could lead to another adult sleepover, but not another week of her solitude and cool distance.