Chapter 30: Chapter 30

Chapter Thirty

Ava's POV

The first thing I should mention was that I had never been to a gym before.

Never.

Not even once.

Of course, I knew what a gym looked like from all the videos and magazines and stuff, but never had I actually visited one before. I did not have to. I was under the right weight and did not have any physical problems. But more especially, it was because I was too busy in college with work. Not that I had given much thought about it.

All in all, when I actually saw what a gym looked like I wasn't shocked, but was shocked at the same time. Witnessing and watching the gym in real life was way different from watching it in videos.

Right as I stepped inside the Gym, the first thing I noticed was how big it was. My eyes widened at the size of it. The size of the gym was so big it actually had me struck for a while. It was as big as a normal local gym around the corner, or maybe even a little bigger. It could swallow a whole bedroom from this house and the kitchen together.

However, the vastness of the gym did not awe me as much as the number of machines did. If I were struck by the size of the gym before then, I would say that I was completely stunned by the number of machines. I doubted that I ever saw this many workout machines. Treadmill, Lat Pull — Down Bar, StairMaster, Cable biceps bar and many more. So many that it was hard to count them all. It was a full-blown gym with every single piece of equipment that you could think of.

It had a distinctive smell to it. Like oil and leather and a funky type, one that I could not describe at all. Ignoring all these things, I stepped inside the gym and heard some noises, groaning and huffing sounds.

Jasper.

I followed the sound of his voice and found him inside. He was working on the Lat Pull — Down Bar with only his joggers on. The rest of him was completely naked. His skin was honey colored and smooth across his whole body. Covering his six packs, chiseled chest, biceps and hard muscles everywhere. His stomach seemed rock hard and I wondered, from how long he had been working out?

By the remarkable physique he got there I could tell that it was more than one or two years. The way he worked on the machines, slick and smoothly, indicated that it was years and years of practice. The way his strong body moved while working, made me realize how strong he was.

Suddenly, I was reminded of midnight. I had seen him completely naked. When he was in the pool completely naked with Charlotte. How he was able to hold her entire body up with only using one hand. Thinking about Charlotte, I sobered up fast. Why was I thinking about her? Why?

My eyes drifted to Jasper. He was still oblivious to my presence, and his complete focus was on the machine that he was working with. I pushed back from the side of the door that I was leaning on and did not even know, and walked over to Jasper.

“Umm … Good morning, Sir.” I said to get his attention, as I came to a stop just a few steps away from him.

God, I did not even if it was morning or afternoon. I had not checked the time when I woke up, but the sun shone brightly in the sky, so maybe it was afternoon? Uhh. Whatever.

He stopped in his pulling the steel rod, I did not know what else it was called, and raised his head a little to see who it was.

“Ava.” He said as a way of greeting me. His voice was heavy and rough from the heavy workout. Letting go of the metal rod, he straightened.

His chest was coated with sweat and so was his hair, which was sticking to his forehead. In fact, I could see a thin layer of sweat on his entire body.

Jasper grabbed a towel that rested on the side of a railing and began to swipe his neck and chest with it, to clean away sweat.

“What are you doing here, Ava?” He asked me. Breaking the blank stare that I was giving him as he cleaned all the sweat from his body. He did not look at me when he questioned me. Instead, he cleaned the sweat from behind his neck, which made his head bow. Which was good that he emerged in that activity, otherwise I would have been caught staring at his movements.

I cleared my throat as an excuse to take a few seconds and gather my thoughts before trusting myself to speak.

“Maria asked me to get you. She said that you asked her to inform you before lunchtime.” I answered him.

Swallowing a little subtlety, when he draped the towel across his both shoulders and gave me his whole attention. He was still breathing deeply, his breaths coming out in a few huffs. His chest moved in the same way and I suddenly felt guilty that I was noticing a man, who was my boss by the way, and certainly in a relationship with another girl.

He ran a hand through his hairs and then shook his head, a few droplets of sweat flew to the side. He nodded his head.

“Okay.” He answered. For whatever reason, my eyes slimmed over the whole gym and a question slipped out of my mouth.

“I was unaware that you had a gym in your house.” I spoke and wanted to bite my tongue the next second. Why were you telling him that? Why could you not shut your mouth?

He blinked, and his eyes swept over the gym, just like mine did a few moments ago. Then his gaze settled back on me.

“Really?” He asked, looking genuinely curious.

I wanted to take my words back, but I felt that no harm was done. It was a simple question. Not to mention that it was the truth as well.

Hesitantly, I nodded.

“You did not explore this house? Did not even snoop around a little?” He inquired, a little amusement in his voice. At first. I thought that he was accusing me, but then I saw the playful expression on his face and realized he was joking.

I smiled in return and shook my head a little.

“No. I did not explore the house. Did not have enough time.” I told him.

Plus, it would be inappropriate to snoop around the place. I wanted to say that, but did not. It was also inappropriate to watch the owner of this house have sex with someone in the pool, but that did not stop me from staring at them like a creep. I felt blood rushed to my cheeks as I remembered that.

One side of the lips tucked up, and his eyes twinkled a little.

“You are different. In my whole life, I found out that people enjoy meddling with people's stuff. And especially that they all like to snoop around a place if they were left alone.” He commented, and another pang of guilt made a way into my heart.

Only if he knew how much I was not different from other people.

“I don't know who is weird. Those people, who like to snoop around or you, who had the right to snoop around but did not.” He said, shaking his head a little. He glanced at his watch and saw the time.

“And about not having enough time. Today, you have all the time in the world. You are free from work. After all, it's the weekend, so roam around and explore.” He suggested it to me.

“Tell you what. Today, I also did not have much work to do therefore, maybe, I could help you and give you a house tour.” He suggested.

A wave of happiness flooded in me. It would be too weird for me to roam around this house alone and aimlessly. I would not only look stupid, but also feel like one. But with him, it would not feel that awkward. Especially, because he knew this place, and he would know where to take me and where not. God help me, if I stupidly ended up in his bedroom while exploring, how embarrassing would that be.

I felt my face lighten up with his suggestion and I nodded eagerly.

“Yes, sure. I would love that. That would be great.” I answered him.

He flashed me one of his most amazing smiles and stood up. I took a few steps back as he did.

He towered over my tiny figure. His massive muscled body made me feel small. Although I could not accept the fact that it did not intimidate me, instead I kind of liked it. I tried not to be obvious about the way I was seeing him now. The way I was admiring his body. I hoped that I had not blushed and if I had, then I hoped he did not notice it.

“Then let's eat first. After that, I will give you a tour of this house. I felt it would be better not to starve you. After all, your baby needs to eat too.” He told me. Reminding me that I had a baby with me now.

“Let's go.” He said.

“Yes, Sir.” I replied to him.

He halted in his steps and turned to his side, peering down at me.

“You don't have to call me Sir, while we are in this house, Ava. You should reserve it for office. When we are at home, you can only call me, Jasper.” He ordered me. I felt a tug in my heart. Did he really just say that? I felt like someone had thrown a blanket over me, covering me with warmth.

“Sure, Sir … I — I mean Jasper.” I said. Feeling a little dumb when I stammered.

Jasper nodded his head. Approving the way I addressed him. I smiled in return.

“Come on. Maria would be waiting for us.” He said, and we both began walking.