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[Pure Acid Dreamer]

Benjamin did not need much instruction when it came to stretching. But for other exercises he did not mind taking advice from others. However, he could understand Evie's opinion on not wanting to be told what to do. When he first got into working out he was not so keen on taking advice either. And for some that worked. For Ben, he found that he worked better with a trainer. Following Evie towards the open area, he set down his bag and towel. As he set into his routine, he watched as Evie grabbed a mat and moved to the floor to begin her own routine. Benjamin went on to do his own thing while Evie did hers, paying her little mind as he did not want to bother her.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

After a little stretching, Evie finished as she put her mat away. She didn’t want to get in Ben’s way, as she left him to head toward the treadmills. Evie stayed in rather healthy shape. She didn’t enjoy free running however, but found running a treadmill was something she could do. Evie continued toward the treadmills. It was early enough in the morning that there was not many people on them. She stepped onto one of them, as she stood on the sides, as she adjusted the speed. Evie stepped onto the treadmill, feeling the change in it. She went from slow toward a fast paced jogging as it increased in speed.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

Benjamin was still stretching when Evie got up. He didn't think she was in the way, nor did he say anything to her. He watched her walk over to the treadmills before returning to his stretching. Benjamin continued to stretch his back and limbs for another five minutes before standing up. Unlike Evie, he couldn't run on a treadmill. He much preferred to run in a park or somewhere in the city. But there were plenty of other things he could do. Walking past the treadmills, he made his way towards the large rack of weights and picked up a set of forty pound dumbbells. From where he stood, he could see Evie jogging. He did his best not to openly stare, but he saw nothing wrong in stealing a glance or two.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

As she ran on the treadmill, Evie couldn't help but steal glances as well. She watched as Ben stretched. It was hard not to stare after all Ben was rather sexy in his own way. While she continued to run, it wasn't long before Ben made his way toward the weight equipment. Evie tried not to stare while Ben went about lifting weights. She glanced away trying to focus. Evie though could feel herself being watched as well. It wouldn't surprise her after all it wasn't as if she were ugly. However she had to admit she liked the idea of Ben stealing glances at her. It made her feel sexy in her own right.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

Benjamin hardly noticed that he too was being watched. Though it wasn't too surprising. Back in his own gym, he was used to women coming up to him and openly flirting. There was one perk to being engaged for so long. Any time someone he had no interest in flirting back with, he could always tell them how flattered he was, but that he was also engaged. He wouldn't say he enjoyed letting others down like that, but it had come in handy more times than he could count. As he made his way over to the weights, he wondered if Evie would be jealous if someone were to start flirting with him. He wondered if he would be jealous to see someone flirting with Evie. Ben forced himself to concentrate on his workout. He brought the dumbbells up and over his head, counting to himself as he did so. He couldn't help himself as he stole yet another glance her way. Saying that she was just pretty was almost an insult. It didn't nearly describe her beauty. Not wanting to get caught, he continued to do three more reps.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

The idea of being jealous would surprise her. After all she didn't know if she would feel the same. Evie didn't mind glances but even it came to being flirted with by other men, it made her uncomfortable. She didn't go to the gym to be gawked at let alone flirted with. Evie finished on the treadmill turning it off. She started toward the weight area. Evie grab two fifteen pound dumbbells stepping out of the way. She gave herself enough room to work in as she could started doing reverse lunges.

Doing a few reps, Evie could feel eyes on her. She tried to ignore it as she glanced to see some muscle bound jock around her age watching her. Evie found it weird but she was used to it. She returned her attention toward doing her lunges.

It wasn't long before she felt someone close to her almost behind her. Evie glanced behind her to see the jock from earlier watching her but more precisely her a**. She stopped mid lunge to stand straight leaving the dumbbells on the floor. Evie turned around, ”Can I help you with something?” She questioned the man who was a foot taller than her self. Evie watched as the jock merely smirked at her. ”No, I was admiring your form and glutes.” The jock spoke looking her body over in a lust filled way, it was giving her the creeps.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

He couldn't say for sure whether or not he would be jealous if someone were to start flirting with Evie. Being her fiance, he liked to think that he would. Then again, it wasn't as though they were that close. In the last few weeks he had been slowly getting to know her. There was still plenty he could learn about her though. As he continued on with his work out, he noticed Evie stepping off the tread mill and moving toward the weight area. He kept his attention to himself as he stepped a new set of exercises. He didn't want to intrude on her workout. Hell, he wasn't even sure if she wanted to talk to him. They had hardly said two words since he pulled into the parking lot.

Standing some ways away from Evie he left her alone. He could tell that she was in shape and figured she had some knowledge of what she was doing. As they stood part going about their workouts time moved slowly. About ten minutes or so had passed when he noticed that she had stopped working out. Being kind of nosy, he looked around curiously. Behind her, he could see a tall, built man. Benjamin continued to work out as Evie turned around to face the man. From where he was standing he couldn't exactly hear what was said. But he didn't like the predatory look the guy was giving her. Not wanting to get involved just yet, he stayed where he was. He was sure that Evie could handle herself. He didn't want to do something that might upset her.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

Evie was used to the gawking of men. However she didn’t much appreciate it. True she could handle herself, but she didn’t want to make a scene. Evie glanced toward Ben, seeing he was watching the whole scene. She kind of wished he would come over and tell the guy to move along. It seemed however that wasn’t going to happen. Evie tried not to be put off by the guy in front of her. She could already see him looking her body over. It made her uncomfortable.

”Um, thanks. Look I don’t mean to be rude, but I’m not interested.” Evie spoke trying to let the man down, without causing conflict. She just wanted to be left alone and do her exercises. Evie watched as a flicker of anger slid over the man’s face before he smirked at her. ”Oh come on. Don’t act like that. I was just admiring your form. Perhaps offer a few pointers.” He spoke lying in every sense of the word. Evie knew he had been looking her over, but not to help, only for lust filled reasons. She wanted to get away from him.

Evie nodded simply, ”Look I’m fine I don’t need your help.” She spoke leaning down to grab her dumbbells, she had left on the floor. Evie soon felt hands on her hips pulling her back. She pulled away from his hands dropping the dumbbells on the floor. Evie turned around quickly to face him. She did not like being manhandled in such a manner. Especially by some random jerk in the gym.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

In honesty he wasn't sure if Evie would help in this situation. From where he was standing he had a clear view of their interactions but over the music was unsure of what was being said. He knew Evie to be a strong woman and could likely handle things on her own. But in that same breath, he was raised to protect from whatever or whomever may cause her harm. As he stood there watching, while also pretending to workout, he caught her glance towards him. Their eyes met and he felt a sense in wanting to go over there.

Walking back to the wall, Benjamin set his weights back on the rack. He grabbed his towel and water from the floor, causing him to completely miss the rude gentleman's action. When he turned back towards them, Evie was standing in a way that looked like she was about ready for a fight. He looked towards the man and instantly hated the smirk that wore. That predatory look while eyes feasted on her body. Benjamin had seen more than enough to know that this was not some simple conversation.

Crossing the short distance between them, Benjamin came towards Evie. " Ah! There are you!" he said, smiling. "I've been looking all over for you." When he was close enough, he wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to him. He didn't care if she disliked him for it. He'd rather her be safe next to him than in the hands of the cretin in front of them. Benjamin did his best to play the role of the adoring fiancé. Leaning in as though he were about to kiss her, he paused and glanced towards the man. "Can we help you?" he asked, in what was supposed to be a friendly tone.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

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　　　　　　　EVELYN MCKENZIE WALSH

• • • Turning around on the jerk before her. Evie had tried catching Ben’s attention. She didn’t know if it had worked, but she was not loosing her focus on the man before her. Evie had not come into the gym looking to be manhandled. It was true she could protect herself, but in her own defense she did not want to cause a scene. She hoped just by Ben coming over, perhaps it would give the jerk a hint.

As Ben came toward her, Evie felt a sudden relief. She soon felt Ben pull her closer, as his arm slipped over her shoulder. Evie slipped closer toward Ben, leaning into him slightly. She smiled at him, as she was thankful. Evie could see the Jock, snear lightly as he was angry that Ben had come along to ruin his moment of trying to miserably hit on her.

She watched as Ben suddenly leaned down acting, as if to kiss her. Seeing Ben pull back to notice the Jock before them. Evie held onto Ben, with her arm around his waist.

The Jock took note of the man, wrapping his arm around he chick he was trying to hit on. He looked the two over, as he continued to sneer at the both of them. The Jock stepped back slightly, ”No, look. Nevermind. I thought you were someone else.” He spoke toward Evie, playing it off as a mistake. The Jock turned and walked away feeling defeated, with annoyance.

Evie relaxed against Ben, as she turned to look at him. ”Thank you...Sorry about that I was trying to handle it but he wouldn’t go away.” She spoke releasing Ben, as she stepped away slightly. Evie saw no interest in continuing her work out. It was ruined, by the bad vibes. She ran a hand through her hair, pushing her fly away loose hairs out of her face.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

At this point he no longer cared if Evie could defend herself. It was obvious to him that this guy wasn't giving up. So he was left with two options. He could be the a*****e that stood by and did nothing. Or, he could be the a*****e that stepped into a conversation that had nothing to do with him. Given the fact that he would be stuck with Evie for at least the next sixty years, he preferred to be the latter. Even if she hated him for stepping in, he could sleep better at night knowing she would go home safe.

After putting his weights away, Benjamin came over to the duo, and wrapped his arm around Evie's shoulders. He felt her leaning into him. He kept his eyes on her as she smiled, speaking as though they had plans to meet instead of the reality they both knew. Leaning in close, he then turned to the man. Ben was careful to keep a friendly look on his face. His smile grew as the man sneered at them both before speaking. When he was gone, he turned his attention back to Evie. He felt her body relax even more.

As she spoke, he couldn't help to shake his head. "No, it's fine. That guy was a total d**k." he said. He too released her as she stepped away from him. He stood there feeling a little awkward, but also like the boyfriend he was supposed to be. Despite how little he knew of his wife-to-be, he didn't like seeing another man so blatantly hitting on her like that. He could only imagine how much worse it could have been if he wasn't around to step in. Sure she could have tried to fight him or complained to the manager. But he worried if the guy were more aggressive. Sighing softly, he watched as Evie pushed back her hair. "So you're really okay?" he asked. "Do you wanna keep working out, or should we call it a day?"

 

[xDarkWinterx]

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　　　　　　　EVELYN MCKENZIE WALSH

• • • Evie knew that Ben didn’t have to come to her rescue, but she was thankful. She did not want to deal with confrontation, especially in her own gym. Evie did not need to get kicked out for having a fight with some moron. Thanking Ben, she nodded at his words. Indeed that guy had been a total d**k toward her, but also Ben. She didn’t want to wonder, how many other women he picked on.

Standing there pushing her hair back from her face, Evie heard Ben speak again, questioning her. She smiled softly at Ben, ”Yeah, I’m fine. Thank you.” Evie spoke reassuring Ben for protecting her. She was glad to have Ben come with her, though who knew what would have happened if he hadn’t been here. After all it wasn’t like anyone else would be coming to her rescue.

Listening to Ben question her again, Evie shook her head slightly. ”No, the mood to work out is kind of ruined now.” She spoke sighing softly but mostly to herself. ”Are you hungry?” Evie asked curiously, no longer interested in working out. She was hungry however, but usually waited until after she finished to eat. Though now that she had no intention of working out, food sounded really good to her right now.

 

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

Indeed, he didn't have to rescue her. Yet somehow it felt wrong if he had just stood by. Not to mention, he was sure that one or another word would come back to his family. That alone would be a whole new level of hell that he was not ready to deal with. Besides that, he had no issue in stepping in. The man should have left when she first told him no. Some assholes just didn't know when they weren't wanted.

After making sure that she was okay, he watched as she smiled at him. Benjamin smiled, thinking nothing of her words. He was glad to have helped out. And if she chose to make a report about the man to whomever was in charge, he would be happy to be her witness. Knowing a place like this, there should likely be cameras around and it would be easy to have him banned from the establishment. Though he wasn't entirely sure that Evie would want that. Even if she was the victim in all of this, she seemed content enough in the fact that he had finally left her alone.

Benjamin went on to question her again. He didn't mind if she didn't want to continue working out. Skipping one days workout wouldn't kill him. When Evie spoke, he nodded quietly. It was just as he suspected. He listened as she then sighed. What came out of her mouth though was a bit unexpected. He simply thought she would call it a day and that would be it. "I could eat." he replied, smiling. Benjamin hadn't really eaten much before leaving the house. He usually only had a bit of granola, a banana, and a bottle of water before working out. By the time he finished he would be ravenous. So while he wasn't exactly starving at the moment, he could still find something to eat.

 

[xDarkWinterx]

Evie could handle her own. She didn't need Ben trying to take care of her problems though she appreciated it. It wasn't the first time some slimey a*****e hit on her nor would it be the last. The idea of pressing charges didn't appeal to her. There was no sense in complaining and making herself a target.

Working out no longer appealed to her. She didn't want to send Ben on his way after all they were supposed to be getting to know each other. Evie hadn't eaten and only could guess Ben hadn't either. She knew a nice small restaurant near by which served an excellent variety of breakfast items among other items.

Offering a chance to spend more time with Ben, Evie was happy to hear him accept. "Good. I know a nice restaurant nearby, do you want to follow or drive together?" She asked curiously not caring either way. Though she knew Ben probably had work to do later. Evie didn't want to hold him up.  

[Pure Acid Dreamer]

He understood that Evie could hold her own. However his grandfather would be rolling in his grave if he were to just stand idly by. Benjamin didn't see anything wrong with his interrupting. By the looks Evie had been giving him, he thought it was what she wanted. Not wanting to cause anymore of a scene, he let the issue drop as the subject soon changed. He smiled as she suggested they go eat instead. While it was unfortunate they had to forfeit their exercise, he wouldn't turn down a good meal. Not only that, it would give him an excuse to spend more time with her.

As Evie questioned him, he shrugged lightly. "Either works. The garage seems secure enough, so how about I just ride with you?" he replied. Whatever work he might have could wait. He didn't mind sparing a few hours to spend time with her. However, he also understood that there was the chance her schedule might be busy as well and didn't want to take up too much of hers as well.