She was already dressed in her training gear, and her ass was too damn round and perfect in those damn pants. All I wanted was to take her somewhere private and sink inside her.
“Hey, sexy trainer, don't we have an appointment?” I asked.
“We do, but I thought we could do it elsewhere.”
“Why?”
“Well, working out in the open air is a thing. Some people say it's more beneficial than indoors because you're out in the sun at the same time and breathing in fresh air.”
I laughed. “We're in New York. I'm not so sure about the fresh air.”
She pinched me. “Hey, don't knock the city, and besides, we have Central Park. You cannot get better fresh air than that.”
“You can if you're in a small town in Montana,” I replied. “Trust me. I know the difference.”
“Always so direct,” she murmured. “Well, I wanted to surprise you with a romantic outing to help you relax before you submit everything. Montana isn't exactly close by. Will Central Park do, mister?”
I smiled at her, pulling her closer to me. “Yeah, it will. Come on, let's go.”
We Ubered to Central Park. She gave the driver precise instructions as to what entry we needed. When we got out of the car, she took my hand, leading me into the park. She was clasping her phone in her free hand, looking at it closely.
“What are you doing?” I asked her.
“I'm looking at the map of the park. The place I have in mind is somewhat secluded, but it's so secluded that I'm not sure I'm going to find my way to it.”
“Where is it exactly?”
“Not sure, hence the map. Want to help me?” She held the phone in front of my face.
“Babe, your sense of direction sucks. It's the other way.”
She looked over her shoulder, then back at me, grinning. “Oops. You're right. I think I’d manage to get lost in my own apartment.”
I held her close as we walked, one arm around her back, my hand resting on her waist, sliding lower every few steps.
She tilted her head, looking straight at me with an amused smile. “You’re using this opportunity to feel me up, aren’t you?”
“Always. This is a big advantage over the gym, where there are so many prying eyes. I can touch you all I want here.”
“There are people around here too,” she said.
“Yeah, but we don't know these people, so they don't count.”
She laughed. “Dylan logic. I love it.”
We followed the map, and it took twenty minutes to get to the spot she'd marked on it. But I had to admit it was worth it, because it was empty and so deep inside the park, you could be fooled into thinking you were in a forest far from the city if it weren’t for the traffic noises.
“Wow, I guess not many people know about it,” she said.
“Or they get lost on the way.”
“That too. Anyway, look, it's warm, and we can work out here.”
“Babe, there are no weights around here.”
“That doesn't matter. We can improvise. I'm a trainer, and many of my clients don't want to train with anything except their body weight. We can make this work.”
I stepped right in front of her, tilting her head up.
“Or we can not train at all,” I said. “I have a better idea about how we can use this time.”
“Oh really, and what's that?” She was grinning. Next second, I tackled her to the ground, tickling her armpits. She shrieked with laughter, falling on top of me. “You have dangerous ideas, mister.”
“All the time. You were right about being out here. It's relaxing.”
“I can see that. You're already less tense than before,” she said, touching my chest, readjusting her body so she was lying on top of me. Our legs were intertwined on the grass. “You've been burning the candle on both ends over the past few weeks. I thought you might need a little pick-me-up.”
How could she tell? I didn’t say anything, but Mel was paying close attention to me, anticipating my wants and needs in a way that made me fall harder for her.
Gripping the back of her head, I pulled her to me, kissing her hard. Her mouth was addictive and delicious. She moaned against my lips, riling up my instincts. Rolling her over, I explored her neck and her chest, kissing along the neckline of her gym shirt. It was so thin and elastic that I only had to tug at it a few inches and I’d be rewarded with her