Love or Fixed

Chapter 5

I looked at Karan working in the fitness room. He wasn't facing me. He was lifting weights. He looked very concentrated. He had no shirt on. I was standing at the doorway almost gazing at him. I looked at his muscles as every bone in his arm moved as he was lifting the weight. He had headphones on, so he couldn't hear me either. Suddenly he got up and turned around. He took his headphones off. 

We got eye contact and then he smiled. He came to me. 

"Hey...what's up. How long were you standing there?" He said trying to catch his breath. 

I try not to look at his six-pack, but it was so hard. I saw he was dripping in sweat as he came closer. 

"You work out every day?" i ask him, and go inside.

"Yeah, just to keep the look," he says, and chuckles. He takes a sip of his water.

"What look?" i ask him and chuckle. I turn around to him. 

"Auch....that hurts," he says, and chuckles. He lays his water bottle down again. 

He takes his hand to the back of the head and scratches himself. 

We both laugh. 

He takes the towel on his shoulder. 

"So, i talked to my agent. She found a one-year internship in journalism, you'll, of course, be paid. After some months, you get to decide if you wanna continue or stop. It's completely up to you?" Karan said as he dried himself with the towel. 

"Are you serious? Yes, of course! Thank you so much" i said with an excited face. 

"So, there's a meeting tomorrow. If you want to i can come with you?" he asked. 

"Yeah, that would be great! Thank you!" i said. 

"Mummy, can i go swim in the pool?" Hope appears at the doorway. 

"I think you should ask Karan?" i say looking at her. 

Hope comes in the room. 

"Karan can i please go swim in the pool," she asks him. 

Karan gets down to Hope.

"You don't have to ask me. As long as you're here my house is your house" Karan says and smiles at her. 

"Yay!!!! Swimming pool here i come!!!!!" she shouts and runs out of the room. 

"Be careful!!!" i shout at her. "You know you should probably not tell her that. Three days and she'll start eating your Ice cream for breakfast, lunch and dinner" i say and chuckle. 

He laughs. 

I was sitting on one of the pool benches. Karan was in the water with Hope. I took some pictures. She looked so happy. She was laughing. 

"Come in with us. The water is amazing" Karan shouted.

"I'm fine over here!" i shouted back. 

It wasn't that i didn't want to jump in the water. I had just never learned to swim. I felt embarrassed.

Karan got up from the water and came towards me. I couldn't look away. Hope had arm floats on so she wouldn't drown.

"Mommy, look at me!" Hope shouted. 

"You're so good, baby!" I shouted back. 

Karan came over to me and sat beside me. 

"You sure you don't wanna come in?" he asks me.