FATAL SEDUCTION: The Boy In A Cheap Suit | 18+

Boyfriend

Marco's POV

"You seriously choked on an apple?" Rodrigo laughed, tears rolling down his eyes as I recounted the events of the day to him.

"It's not funny" I said in a mock serious voice but I was smiling too.

"Yes, it is. I would die if I choke on an apple in front of my crush"

"He's not my crush"  I said but from the red at the tip of my nose,  I knew I was blushing to the high heavens.

"I never said he was, you see. You just said it yourself" Rodrigo gloated at his 'smart' conclusion. If he wasn't the sweetest soul I knew, I would have punched him. Another reason I couldn't punch him was I didn't have any other driver.

"Just shut up" I replied hitting him gently on the shoulder with the bottle of water I had in my hand "Can you tell me what we are doing in a gym full of sweaty boys?"

"Sweaty boys or hot men. Just check out those abs cousin"

I rolled my eyes while I turned to look at the direction he was pointing at. Indeed the place was crawling with sweaty hot men, some of who had tried to hit on me immediately we walked in but I totally acted like I wasn't seeing them.

"That doesn't answer my question Rodrigo. What are we doing half way across town when I should be having a nap to rest my sour joints?" I asked adding a bit of dramatic slur at the end.

"Chillax cuz, I'm meeting an old friend of mine here. I've been trying to get her to go out with me since I got to New York but she's been blowing me off. She finally agreed to dinner but she insisted I pick her up from here first" He replied dragging me to the reception.

"So can you tell me where I fall into all of this?" I asked stopping in my tracks and folding my hands across my chest. I was literally about to punch him now.

"Well, my dear cousin" he responded, coming back to place his hands on my shoulders, a grin playing on his face. "I've got a hot date tonight and you were saved from the hot gate of hell by your crush, so how else can we celebrate than a double date? Fun fact is I thought of it all and I figured, this is a gym and I know you have a thing for hot boys, where else do you find hot boys?" For someone older than I was, I was sure that Rodrigo had a nut screw up there. His plan was so silly, I was amused.

"You are ridiculous" I replied rolling my eyes.

"I love you too" he laughed and continued walking and I was forced to follow him.

A blond pale lady was sitting behind the desk. When she saw us , she stood up and plastered the fake smile I was used to seeing at Hydela Motors on her face. Her name tag read Monique.

"Welcome to Granite gym. Do you want to register or just workout for today?" She asked in a deep Irish accent still smiling.

"Hi Monica, actually I'm here to see a friend" Rodrigo replied smiling and if he wasn't here to pick up his dinner date, I would have sworn he was trying to flirt with the Irish woman. I felt the strong urge to roll my eyes but I held it back and instead, focused on looking at my nails. I made a mental note to get a Mani Pedi anytime I was chanced.

"Oh... Is your friend a registered member of the gym or just an occasional visitor?"

"Ahhh, truth is, I don't really know. She didn't say. But her name is Sophia Grant. Would you help me check?"

"No need for that" the Irish woman replied "Sophia Grant is quite popular around here. Amongst the men especially. The thing is, she didn't come to the gym today"

"Are you sure?" I heard Rodrigo's enthusiastic voice falter a bit. "I'm very sure she said she would be here"

"I've been in this seat all day and if Sophia Grant has walked in here today, I would know" Monica concluded turning to attend to another customer who had walked in while she was talking to Rodrigo.