that plan for later.
“Tom was very specific about the groups he wanted assigned,” Eddie said. “It isn’t a choice.”
The twins went wide-eyed and they both stared at Brad. I finally noticed he was wearing basketball shorts and a tight-fitting tee shirt that showed off a more muscular physique than I would have thought. He actually looked more normal than I ever imagined he could, and a bit attractive.
It was interesting how different my perception of my colleagues could be when they were outside of their work clothes and the traditional office setting. Except for the twins, who hadn’t seemed to change a bit. Trinity was still in all black, even though she was wearing shorts and a T-shirt. She was even wearing her black boots, which on anyone else might have seemed weird, but somehow suited her. Serenity was wearing white knee-length shorts with a flowing flowery blouse. Not exactly the outfit conducive to the day’s activities, but certainly something I would have expected her to wear.
When I glanced at Ricky, he gave me a half smile. He was wearing what could have been a jogging outfit. Maybe he did jog because I noticed how muscular his legs were. Not that his top half wasn’t just as muscular. He was definitely an attractive guy and I could understand why Daniel said he got the girls.
When I glanced at Daniel, I noticed how fine he looked in his khaki shorts and tight white polo shirt. There was something about tanned men in polo shirts that really turned me on. I guess Daniel could sense I was staring at him because he glanced over at me and gave me a sly grin. I gave him one back and the sparks between us began to ignite.
Eddie interrupted our eye flirting. “If I could have everyone’s attention.” Eddie glared at me. “I’m going to assign the groups. Group One, if you could stand to my right. Trinity, Serenity and Brad. And Group Two, if you could stand to my left; Daniel, Ricky and Lexie.”
I could see Trinity and Serenity both give Brad a death stare when he stood next to them. Daniel stood about as close as he could to me and Ricky stood next to him.
Eddie’s eyes moved back and forth between Daniel and me and his eyes narrowed. I got the feeling he didn’t like seeing the two of us together. Something he would have to get used to, I thought.
“The first exercise is one for trust building,” Eddie said. “It’s called the Trust Fall. This will involve all six of you. If you’ll follow me.”
We all followed Eddie over to the trust fall platform. “Each of you will have an opportunity to stand here.” He motioned toward the platform. “You’ll stand with your back toward the other members of the group, cross your hands across your chest and fall backward, allowing the other five members of your group to catch you.”
Every one of us looked at the other members of our group. If everyone else was thinking what I was thinking, it was that there was no way in Hell I was going to trust my co-workers to catch me.
“Which brave soul would like go first?” Eddie asked and looked directly at me. I averted his glance and looked down at the ground.
When I looked back up, I saw a hand slowly rise. To my surprise, it was Brad. “I guess I’ll give it a try,” he said. My opinion of him rose a few notches.
Brad hopped up on the trust fall platform, turned his back toward us and crossed his arms over his chest.
Eddie asked the twins to stand next to each other with their arms out, parallel to the ground. Ricky and I did the same thing, but stood opposite of the twins. Eddie asked Daniel to get to the head of the pack. With all of our arms outstretched, it was almost like a cradle for Brad to fall into.
“Brad, are you ready to fall? Do you trust that your teammates will catch you?”
“I’m as ready as I’ll ever be,” Brad responded.
“Whenever you’re ready, go ahead and fall,” Eddie instructed.
I could see Brad take a deep breath and then he fell backward into our open arms. To my surprise, we all caught him; even the twins didn’t let him drop to the ground.
We all propped Brad back up on his feet, then he turned to us and gave us a big grin. It was the first time I