Arranged marriage : I hate you

Chapter 33

Riley's body ached from all the boxing she hadn't done in months. She walked to the main area of the gym around 12am in the afternoon to find Max and Layla still talking. Since they hadn't seen her yet, she chanced going to talk to Elizabeth once more, her mind refreshed by the boxing class. She was about to head to her office when she saw someone else enter. She changed her path and walked to her friends.

"I'm burned out," she said, sitting down next to Layla while drinking the water she got from the boxing assistants. Max laughed at her while Layla just looked at her in amusement.

"I'm curious," she said, her eyes not moving from Riley. The latter turned and looked at her, putting the water bottle down as she put all her attention on the latter.

"You haven't been boxing for months now, what changed?" She asked, the question causing Riley's body to stiffen.

"True that, and you never told us why you even stopped in the first place," Max joined in, the two of them looking at a now serious faced Riley.

"I just missed being in the ring," she said looking away from them.

"Yeah but we still don't know why you stopped," Max pressed on, his eyes not moving from his friend.

"Because of reasons you don't need to know," Riley responded, turning to give Max a frightening look. He stopped talking and turned to Layla who looked back at him, both of them taken aback. Riley stood up then and took her things.

"I'm gonna head home now," she said, looking between her two silent friends. Layla quickly stood up then, a look of confusion and disappointment on her face.

"But I thought-" she started, turning to look at Max as a sign that he should give them some space. The latter got the message and stepped away to also get his stuff. Layla stepped closer to an attentive Riley.

"I thought we were leaving together," she said, her voice low as she looked at the other woman. Riley thought about it for a while. She didn't want Jennie to not find her at home after last night's conversation. In fact, she wanted to be the one fetching her from school to make up for not being there to take her to there.

"I'm sweaty," she said, trying to talk her way out of the whole thing. She did want to leave with the woman and rid of the sexual frustration she caused, but she also had a responsibility that she had to take care of. That responsibility being Jennie.

"I don't mind. I love it when you're like this. Especially when you're sweating over me," Layla seductively responded, her fingers skimming over Riley's slightly wet stomach. The latter tensed up at the contact, her breath getting stuck in her throat for a second. She exhaled deeply, her lust filled eyes not moving from that of her friend.

"How about I head home now, then spend the night at your place. That way, we can do all the uncensored things you want all night," she said, hoping that her friend won't want to argue about it. She didn't want to have to use push to leave.

Layla thought for a while before smiling brightly.

"Sounds like a plan," she said, which made Riley sigh with a smile.

"Alright then. Let me be off," Riley responded, turning to look for Max only to see him talking to the lady from earlier.

"Right," she said, chuckling as she turned back to Layla who also looked amused by their friend.

"When he's done flirting, tell him that I left," Riley said, making Layla giggle then smile.

"I will," she said, smiling sweetly at the latter. With all her things in hand, Riley left the gym and drove back home.