The Bodyguard's Duty ✅

Chapter 24 - Sushi

Author's Note: Sorry for the delay, but there was so much I accidentally and deliberately ended up writing.

This is an extended chapter, and I was kind of in a rush to publish it, so there may be a few mistakes.

I hope you all enjoy this chapter and are liking this story still.

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Ethan and Thomas had spent the last several days together alone, as their friendship made them inseparable since they were living under the same roof.

Thomas had succumb to some lazy days, and bad habits when staying at home with Ethan. They played video games all through the night, and they also got super drunk from playing several drinking games - watching a Spanish soap opera they never heard of.

At the moment Thomas was carrying a duffel bag with him as Ethan followed him from behind. They entered the NG&P building together as Thomas was taking them both to the building's gym facilities.

"Thanks for letting me borrow your shirt." Ethan began to undress so that he could put Thomas' spare clothes on. "I didn't know I needed to pack gym clothes on a business trip." Ethan moaned.

Thomas could still remember all the moping Ethan was doing when he dragged the COO out of the cocoon he made in his room. Ethan tried to convince Thomas that it was a perfectly acceptable way to spend the rest of his work holiday, but Thomas was no longer rolling over for him.

"You're the one that wanted to order in food the last 2 nights," Thomas pointed out. "You've got to burn the calories away somehow."

"Am I not showing too much skin for a workout?" Ethan was wearing a singlet that was matching the one Thomas was wearing. It was slightly bigger on him, but it still fit him nicely.

Thomas knew that Ethan was just stalling for time. The COO really wanted to go home and carry on bingeing junk food, with the excuse of saying it's a holiday.

Thomas was gently pushing Ethan towards the bike so that he could take the one next to him. As a person with a high position in the company, Thomas knew the times where it would be less populated in the gym.

Fortunately for them, they were the only ones there. This meant that Thomas could put his music out loud for the both of them, without anyone complaining about it.

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After an hour of doing cardio, they both switched over to weightlifting. Thomas was enthusiastically doing chest workouts, while Ethan was lazily working on his arms.

"A bit more of an effort would be great." Thomas laughed.

"It's okay, you can do the workout for us both." Ethan argued back.

Even as the sweat was dripping off him, Thomas continued to push forward as he moved onto doing 100 push ups.

Ethan was captivated as he didn't even hear a single peep from Thomas. He was just calmly doing his workout as he started his push ups with ease.

"You really are a gym fanatic..." Ethan pointed out at a clearly focussed Thomas.

"I can't exactly be a stick figure if I'm protecting the lives of others." Thomas answered without a hitch in his breathing pattern.

Ethan had a small smile on his face as he suddenly challenged Thomas. "You think you can do them with me on your back?"

Thomas chuckled as he didn't stop his push ups for his conversation with Ethan. "I carried a drunken you over my shoulders before, this will be a walk in the park."