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"I was reading about it online the other day, and apparently weight training is like really good for your fitness and I've been trying to get fitter and stronger, so can you tell me how to like do it properly?" I asked Jacob, during breakfast.

I was pretty scared about doing something wrong, because I remember a few years ago, my dad badly injured himself because while using weights.

"Oh, sure, whenever you're free?"

"Tomorrow evening?"

"I'm busy, today fine?"

"Yeah, yeah sure,"

I'd ask Levi, but he took his workout time super seriously, and he was always super zoned out and stuff while working out. I think that was his way of dealing with his shit, and the only reason he was capable of being such a sweetheart all the time.

After breakfast, besides the two classes I accidentally skipped (I napped for longer than intended), my day was excruciatingly slow and boring.

I ended up eating lunch with a random dude from my biology class because everyone else was busy.

Finally at 4, I changed into my little cycling shorts and a huge workout top, and finished one of my old painting as I waited for Jacob.

My phone began to ring and I picked up up the call from Jake,

"Hey, you ready?" I asked.

"Yeah, about that.....I'm really sorry but I need to go for football practice."

"What?"

"Yeah, tryouts are tomorrow, but Aiden was going to workout anyway, he said he'll help you,"

"What? No, no, no, no no no no no"

"Sorry Jones, I need to be quarterback this year,"

"Fine, so we'll just reschedule,"

"Come on, I already told him. It's not a big deal-

"Jake please, I don't even know him well,"

"He doesn't even mind, why are you like this," he laughed.

I sighed. Ahh it would be weird, I don't know Aiden well enough. But also it's just one time, what's the worst that could happen.

"Ugh, okay...?" I said hesitantly.

"I'll make it up to I'll buy you ice cream tonight," he laughed.

"Fine."

What the fuck.

I awkardly walked to the gym with and pulled the door open. Aiden was already there, and I was being extremely. fucking. awkward.

"Hey," I mumbled.

Aiden looked at me, and did that weird eyebrow raising greating thing.

Luckily there wasn't anyone else in the gym. He panted, pulling his ear plugs out, and walking around.

"You want to like warm up first?" He asked, still out of breath.

"Uh..yeah,"

"Okay, let me know when your done," he said, picking up a small 7kg dumbell in his hand.

I did some light cardio as a warm up, way on the other side of the gym, not that it was very big, and told him that I was done, all while my palms were sweating and well I was just weirdly jittery, I don't even fucking know why.

"Okay, do you want to do legs or upper body?" He asked, pulling his ear pulgs out again, and placing his phone on of the desks.

"I...uh..I...don't know?"

"Uhm," he let out a small chuckle. "Okay upper body takes more time, so legs today?"

"Sure,"

"Okay, for now, there's 6 exercises, and 3 sets for each exercise, sets of 12, 10 and 8."

"Okay.."

After he explained the first exercise, I did it pretty quickly, and we moved on the next.

"We'll start with like a few squats to activate, should I give you the 3kg kettle or 5?"

"5? I don't know..."

He handed me the 5kg one, and I slowly started getting less awkward and uncomfortable....but was still very awkward and uncomfortable.

"Keep your legs in line with your shoulder, hold  it like this, and then.....well just squat," he said, showing me how to do it.

I did what he said, holding the weight with both my hands infront of me.

"Right, but keep your back straight, or you'll hurt yourself," he said.

"Like this?"

"Yeah, but don't move your torso, just your legs,"

"Uhm..." I hesitated. If I'm going to do this, I should do it properly, no matter how fucking AWKWARD. "I..sort of feel my back..hurt,"

"Oh...alright..." he said, placing his hand ok the small of my back. He placed his other hand on the front of my stomach and oh my fucking god my heart was beating so fucking fast.

"Now?"

"Um...yeah," I said softly, clearing my throat. Jesus fukcing Christ I was never this anxious around anyone.

"Okay, try to engage your core, and if your back starts hurting, then stop and continue," he said, and I struggled to follow what he was saying cause of my stomach doing fuckujng  sommersaults inside of me the entire time.

Ugh, that is why Jacob being here would've been so much easier.

I pretty much just listened to what he was saying, and did whatever he did the rest of the time. It wasn't too bad other than the occasional times when our hands accidentally touched or something and my heart would fucking beat so fast like I'm doing fucking cardio.

"Great, you have just one more exercise," he said, placing my old weights on the rack.

"You'll need the bench, they're called hip thrusts," he said, then cleared his throat, and I bit the inside of my cheek.

He showed me how to do it, and again, I sort of copied. I got into position, and he placed the weight onto me.

"Are you sure, if it falls onto your foot you'll be fucked,"  he asked, after I told him that I was indeed holding the rod carefully.

"Yeah, yeah,"

"Woah," I said, feeling it slip of the side, and instantly placed his and on mine, stabilizing it.

"Hayleyy," he said, through gritted teeth instinctively.

"Sorry sorry," I laughed.

Once I was done, I was dripping in sweat and legs were soar and wobbly as I walked over to the bench and sat down.

As my breath slowed down, I drank a few sips of water and rested my head back on the wall behind me.

"Here," Aiden said, stretching his arm out and handing me a piece of some food.

"What is that?" I asked.

"Chocolate,"

"I don't want any,"

"It's good for you," he insisted.

"Why," I asked, taking half of it, as he ate the other half.

"Well incase you over worked yourself, to make sure that you don't pass out in the shower,"

"What?!"

"No, just energy," he chuckled, sitting down next to me.

We sat in silence for a few minutes, which was oddly comfortable I guess.

"Woah what the fuck happened," Aiden gasped from beside me, holding my arm up.

I looked at it and momentarily gasped as well, seeing it look all purple and blue, like I seriously injured myself.

I gave my arm a small press, and laughed, "oh its just paint,".

I was suprised it didn't get wiped off with all my sweat.

"Oh wow," he laughed, "Okay I'm gonna leave, you should probably stretch or something,"

"Okay, bye, thank you so much,"

"Sure," he said, letting out another small laugh, and leaving.

I stuffed the piece of chocolate into my mouth, put my water bottle in my bag, and proceeded to leave the gym as well.

I went back to my room, picked out a pair of cotton shorts and a hoddie, and headed for my very very long and enjoyable shower.

By the time I dried my hair and cleaned up my side of the room, Scarlett called me for dinner, so we went together.

At about 9:15, Jake and Levi came over, and the three of us actually did go get ice cream.

Finally after rolling on my bed for more than an hour, I fell asleep at 2 am.

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A/N

I hate this chapter it gives me 2nd hand embarrassment

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