Love Bombing

The next day when Celeste showed up to work out, it was just her and Richard in the gym. Lieutenant Marshall and Adjutant Mary were both missing. She was curious as to where they were, but figuring it was none of her business she simply completed her workout. She wanted to head back upstairs, but before she could leave, Richard Carrington grabbed her arm.

"Be my sparring partner for the day." Celeste turned to look at him, noticing that instead of his usual all-black outfit, he was dressed in fitted gray pants and a long-sleeved gray shirt. Maybe because his workout was particularly difficult today, his gray shirt was damp and clung to every inch of his chiseled arms and broad chest. He pushed back his damp hair which hung in his face due to sweat, his gaze intense as he stared at her.