Just Him ❤

28. Antti.

It was very early on Thursday morning. Chloe was up, it was only 5.30am but she'd been unable to sleep. Her mind swirling with thoughts. Her feelings for Seb, her past feelings for Michael, the fast approaching season, and seeing Stephen again were all competing for space in her mind. She entered the large gym and flicked on the lights, placing her phone down on a small table. The room was on the ground floor, adjoining the garage, with large floor to ceiling windows. She checked that the blinds were down, she didn't want people to be able to see in. Her eyes scanned the room, all the latest fitness equipment could be seen along with specialist equipment any formula one driver would need. She stepped in to a clear area of the floor and started stretching. It was silent. Far too quiet for her liking. After a few minutes she spotted Seb's media player in the wall to her left, an expensive looking sound bar on a shelf below it. She noticed the speakers also installed in the ceiling. She walked over to it, turning it on. She debated whether to connect her phone to it but decided to scroll through his already uploaded selection. Maybe there would be something she could use to throw a dance routine together with. She rolled her eyes, The Beatles? Seriously? Bon Jovi, Eminem, Calvin Harris, various 90's tracks and a lot of other assorted genre of music. He had a very varied taste. She stopped as she found No Ordinary Love. A strange song to have on in a gym when you're training for an F1 race she thought. Maybe he had it play to relax him when Antti was giving him a massage, still odd though. Her finger hovered over the play button. She hadn't listened to this song properly for a very long time, not since...... Before she knew it she'd hit play. She stepped back in to the open floor space and began to move. Her hips swaying, pointing her toes, creating elegant lines from head to toe.

                              ~*~

Antti woke up. Was that music he could hear playing? He checked his phone, 5.43am. No way was that Seb downstairs, far too early. Surely that wouldn't be Chloe, would it? His curiosity quickly got the better of him and he got out of bed, throwing on a t shirt and some sweatpants. He quietly made his way downstairs and towards the gym. He could hear the music through the door. Quite a sensuous sounding track was playing. He slowly opened it and stepped inside to find Chloe moving across the open floor. He felt as though his heart skipped a beat as he watched her. She was moving sensuously, when she almost stopped moving she took a few steps. A sexy walk, pointing her toes and letting them brush the floor, followed by a few quicker moves then her arms wrapping around her own body. Her hips swayed, she gave a small graceful leap in to the air, her arms and legs creating beautiful lines. She had on a pale pink sports bra and tight navy leggings, her long hair tied up in to a high ponytail. She took his breath away. What he wouldn't give to be Seb right now. The song came to an end and Chloe suddenly looked up to see Antti.
"That was amazing, just beautiful." He said in an almost breathless way.

"Thanks." She gave him a small smile, not expecting an audience. "You're up early, I didn't wake you with the music did I?" She suddenly remembered his bedroom was above the gym.

"Kind of." His eyes met her's. They were a darker blue than Seb's she noticed. He rubbed the back of his neck, as if he was nervous.

"Sorry, I'd forgotten your room is above." She broke his eye contact and eyed the exercise bike to her left.

"That's ok, I would have been up by 6.30 any way." He smiled. "How come you're up so early? Seb snoring was he?" He gave a little laugh.

"No, he doesn't snore." She smiled back. "Just couldn't sleep, that's all."

"Trust me, he does sometimes. You wait until after a race!" He seemed to relax in her company. Even though he'd known her for a while now he'd never really spent much time alone with her. "Want to try some of Seb's weighted equipment?"

"Yeah, sure." She nodded, "You'll have to adapt it for me though, I can't lift like he does."

"Of course." He walked over to a weights bench, allowing himself a small smile, he was going to enjoy this. Chloe followed and watched as he removed some weights. "Take a seat." He patted the black seat. Chloe sat down. "Ok, have you used something like this before?" He asked.

"Yeah, not for a while though." She replied, taking hold of the two handles.

"You know what you're doing though, yeah?" His eyes flicked to her toned arms.

"I do indeed." She nodded and began to pull down on the handle, breathing out as she did so. She worked as Antti went through a few stretches. After a short while, they moved back to the floor. He, offered to take her through some sit ups and other core strengthening exercises. She layed down on the floor and began reaching forward with her left arm, while bringing her right leg up.

"Can you feel it there?" He put his hand on her abdomen. His stomach flipped at the contact with her bare skin. He felt her freeze at his touch.

"Antti, please don't touch me." She said quickly, sitting up. Memories of Stephen leapt to the front of her mind.

"I'm......I'm sorry." He was taken aback by her reaction. She almost sounded frightened of him.

"It's just that......." She stopped herself before she said anymore.

"Everything ok in here?" Seb's voice interrupted them. "How come you're both up so early?"

"I couldn't sleep." Chloe replied quickly, not wanting to get Antti into trouble. "I came in here to get some exercise and woke Antti up with the music. I forgot his room is straight above. He came down to see what was going on. He's showing me some of the work he does with you." She wondered how long Seb had been in the room and if he'd seen her reaction to Antti touching her. The last thing she wanted was to have him getting grief off Seb. She knew how protective Seb was. She got up from the floor and decided to use the exercise bike.

"Ok." Was all Seb said. He'd heard Chloe tell Antti not to touch her and wondered what had happened before. He decided he'd ask them both separately and maybe check the security camera's feed to be sure. It wasn't that he didn't trust her, but after Hannah he'd become a little wary. "Why don't you come back to bed? It's only 6.15." He leant against the door.

"I won't go back to sleep." She started to cycle.

"I didn't mention sleeping." He cocked his head to one side. Her eyes shot up from the screen on the bike to him. She knew he was saying that in front of Antti on purpose, staking his claim. "Go on up Chloe, I'll follow in a minute." He moved and opened the door for her. He clearly wanted her to leave him alone with his Finnish trainer. She nodded and got off the bike, giving Antti a sympathetic look as she walked past him. She really hoped he wouldn't be harsh with him. Seb waited until she was out of the way. "What was going on?" He stepped closer to Antti. "I heard her tell you not to touch her."

"I was taking her through some moves that you do." He swallowed, feeling nervous. "I touched her abdomen and she didn't like it."

"How come you was in here with her in the first place?" Seb was trying to keep calm.

"I woke up and could hear music down here. I thought I'd best check who it was." He maintained eye contact with Seb. He needed Seb to believe him, even though deep down he had developed feelings for Chloe. He heard Seb take a deep breath.

"And that's all it was?"

"That's all it was. She did seem as though she was a little afraid of me, I don't know why." Antti thought he'd best let Seb know that, he only wanted to be honest with him. Seb nodded his head, as though he understood why.

"Remember, she's off limits." He reminded Antti a little more sharply than he intended to. To which Antti just nodded. "In future you do not lay a finger on her unless she or I say so." He spoke a bit softer this time. "Antti?" He spoke again as Antti went to walk over to a weights bench, his trainer stopped and looked back at him. "She has issues. I am not sure what has caused them yet. Don't take her reaction too personally."

"Thank you Sebastian." Antti gave him a small smile.

"I'm going back to bed, I'll be back around eight." Seb turned and left the room. Antti sat down at the weights bench and let out a deep breath. He wondered what Chloe's issues were?