Husband With Benefits-Chapter 564: Training

Autumn turned around and shivered. She didn’t know why, but she felt someone was watching her. She paused and looked around again, hoping to see someone maybe standing across the streed, gawking but there was no one. Unconsciously she began to walk faster as she felt chills running down her back and goosebumps on her arms.

Finally, she reached her house and hurried up the two steps to the door. Her hands trembled as she slid the key into the lock. Once inside, she slammed the door shut and twisted the lock with a decisive click. Leaning against the door, she took a deep breath, her heart still racing.

With a sigh, she rubbed a hand over her face. Usually, she felt safe walking from the resort to her house, as she sun rose, making her feel happy. But today... she’d come to a conclusion. She had been avoiding what Gabe had suggested. That she learn self defence from him. But now, as she had imaginced someone jumping her from behind a bush or a building, she felt the need for it.

Placing her bag on the table she walked to the kitchen, trying to tell herself that everything was going to be okay. So what if she felt attracted to Gabe? He was not interested in her as a woman. So, when they were training, the only fear she would have was her jumping him. And that was impossible.

As she peeped outside the window to make sure there was no one, she blew out a breath. Maybe she had over reacted but this solved her dilemma of whether to learn from him or not.

Ever since the night he had helped ’wipe’ the milk on her, she had come to realize what attraction was. And it was a dangerous disease. Everytime she met his eyes, she felt as if her heart was going to jump out of her throat.

Never in her life, had she imagined that she would want to feel someone hug her or get close to her. Maybe it was because she knew things between them were impossible that she felt comfortable feeling attracted to him.

Just then, she looked up to see him coming down the stairs and sighed. He really was too good looking. She took a deep breath and gathered her courage as she nodded to herself. "I’m ready for the training you mentioned."

She’d spoken out of the blue when Gabe her a confused look. Okay, that was sudden. The man had just woken up... so maybe he needed a reminder. "Uhh. You mentioned teaching me self defence, right? So, I’m ready if you have the time."

Gabe nodded and she sighed. Thankfully, he hadn’t decided to back out. Actually, she’d tried to learn it in the past... after everything happened but she’d had a panic attack when the instructor had tried to hold her...

"Okay. That is good. I’ve already prepared the room. The question is... why?"

As she frowned at the abrupt question, he walked to the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of water... She watched as he drank it slowly and the way his Adam’s apple moved...Oh no.. what did he ask her... why...

"What do you mean why? You offered to teach me how to defend myself."

"And you’ve been avoiding that. So, what brought this on today?"

"I just wanted to learn..."

She watched as he walked closer and looked into her eyes, forcing her to look away.

"Did something happen?"

"No. I... I just got scared and thought that you were right. I should learn." Slowly, she explained what had just happened and watched his eyes harden. That was another thing about it. His eyes seemed to always keep changing colors...

"I see. Alright. Lets begin. Change your clothes and come to the basement."

She nodded, a bit curious. The basement had always been empty so when he had asked her if he could use it, she had agreed. As she hurriedly went to her room and changed, she wondered what changes he’d made to the basement.

As she went down, she looked around curiously. Her empty basement had been changed into a full fledged gym...There was even a couch and a... TV screen... That was unexpected.

Her stomach clenched with butterflies, not quite believing she was going to go through with letting him teach her self-defense. Grabbing her rubber band, she tied her hair in a tight ponytail, not wanting to give him a chance to do THAT again... and then looked at Gabe who walked out from behind a small screen dressed in a tank top and short shorts. She hadn’t realized that he would change too... And what was with the shorts.. Why were they short...

Ohh... She’d never paid attention to his legs in the past.. But those thighs... She blinked. What was wrong with her? Why was she objectifying the man? That was simply wrong.

She felt his eyes run over her as he took in her clothes and looked at his disapproving frown. And felt justified. He was judging her clothes too. But then, her justification was ruined because as she glanced down at her loose pyjamas and oversized t shirt, he asked, "What kind of workout clothes are those?" He wasn;t objectifying her...

"It’s what I always wear," she said. Not that she wore these often. They’d come out of the wardrobe, no more than a few times in the past many years...

"These won’t do. You need to get new ones. I’ll do it today."

She tried to say that he didn’t have to but he simply sent her a look and then pointed to the mat, motioning for her to stand there. He came to stand in front of her and she once again realized just how much taller he was than her. Somehow she always felt that they were the same height but now, she could see that she had to look up at him..."We’ll start with the light stretching."