Chapter 18

• Scott opened the door to his personal gym, at the early hours of dawn. He was seeking a major distraction. All through the night, his mind had been fraught with excitement, guilt and worry all blending to make him more confused than he had been in a long time.
• He opened a locker and took out gym clothes. He checked the time before he changed and moved to the treadmill. He kept at it till his muscles seriously protested. Then he moved to the dumbbells and as he picked them up, he remembered the day he returned from his business trip to find Willow here. He remembered how she looked and groaned deeply, lifting and pulling the dumbbells. But he couldn't get the picture out of his head. Once again, his body thrummed with energy as he relives those precious seconds when they'd kissed. Her constant annoyance at him and the stubborn pride she tried so hard to keep at bay made him smile. He knew without telling that she was attracted to him just as much as he was to her. But he had to respect her decision to keep their agreement plainly platonic. Under the circumstances, It was the best thing to do.
• He was a little too distracted with his thoughts to hear the first thrums of his vibrating phone, but it eventually got his attention and he dropped the equipments as he made to go get his phone from where he had discarded his clothes.