TWENTY-ONE
Cain
“G
ood morning, baby girl.”
“Cain, please. Just give me an hour of peace.”
I smirked down at Alicia as I held the door open at the gym for her. She passed under my arm, and I was most eager for our session today. Last night had been a change of pace, and I had gotten to know her much better than I had done previously. Whilst I listened to her during our sessions, Alicia had been more open in the comfort of her own home. We had fallen asleep on the couch, and it had been comfortable, despite me wanting to be in her bed.
When I had left her this morning, her mouth had been hanging open. Alicia was adorable in the best way, clinging onto me with every ?bre of her body, but she knew she had to let me go. It only made coming back to her all the sweeter, and seeing her here, whilst it was something we did every weekday, was also more rewarding.
“An hour of peace’ Alicia, you donEt understand. Mvery time you touch me, it is like a spark ignites in me. I feel alive.”
“IEm glad you do, but youEre still paying me to help your knee.”
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“I thought we could do pad work today. ItEs been a few days.” “Nave you trained without me’”
“Uo.” I was being truthful, but I was itching to get back in the ring.
Ohings had been going well and I did not want to ruin them now. “IEve waited for you.”
Alicia cast an assessing eye at me, and she nodded towards the ring. “Alright, good boy. LetEs go then.”
I raised an eyebrow at her in return. Ohat was something she did not say often. jsually, it was the other way around, but the words did something to me. “Who do you think you are calling me good boy’”
Alicia smiled up at me, and I knew that something was wrong. Why was she being like this, this morning’ Was it because I had rushed out the door without waking her up for a proper goodbye’ Whilst I had found it challenging to deal with her when she was Yust my physio, now it was even harder. I caught myself thinking about her reactions and the things that she said. At least, the physical attraction was something I knew how to handle.
“De. IEm calling you a good boy. xouEre going to do e5actly as youEre told today.”
I was curious as to what she had in store for me today and why she had alluded to me getting back in the ring. I thought that she would take me through more e5ercises and assess how I was travelling. Ohat was at least what she had alluded to.
“What IEm told to do’ xouEre a bit brave, arenEt you’ Oelling me what to do.”
“xou will if you want to ?ght again.”
“xou know I want to ?ght again. I have to ?ght again.”
“Ohen get on the table, please sir.”
It was cute when Alicia thought that she could order me around. At least she was polite about it. xet, knowing that Runcan was somewhat nearby, we had to remain somewhat professional. I saw his head bobbing behind
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the desk as he shu-ed some paperwork around it. Ohere was no point in responding back to Alicia with what I wanted to say without drawing more unnecessary Puestions from Runcan. I heard him rattle the keys to his truck and he stood up from behind the desk.
“IEm going to go out for a bit. We need some new mats.”
“Alright, IEll see you later then. RonEt take too long if you want me to put them down before this afternoonEs class.”
“OhatEs Yust what I was hoping for.”
Runcan clinked the keys again, pushing past me and out the door toz wards the car. With Runcan now out of the gym, it was Yust Alicia and I with Oobias de?nitely at school by now. It was Yust Alicia and I alone in the gym. Just how I wanted her to be with me. We crossed the gym 6oor towards where I had set the table up for Alicia. 7art of me wanted to go straight to the ring, but Alicia had told me where she had wanted me. I did as I was told and moved towards the table, laying down upon it.
Alicia was only a few steps behind me, and by the time I was on my back, she stood over me, her hands ready to work their magic. She raised my leg up and down, running it through the range of motion, but was also working my hips out. Ooday I wore my favourite pair of pink shorts, embla8oned with a dragonEs head on the front of them. Alicia had seen these before and now made a comment about them.
“ItEs good to see you in your manly era, Cain. I thought after last night you werenEt feeling so bold.”
“xouEre lucky youEre working on me right now.”
“1r what, are you going to punish me’”
I scowled at her as she continued to manipulate my leg but otherwise remained silent. She was incredibly lucky that I was on my back, but I was glad to see her in such a good mood. 7erhaps it had been the dinner that I had treated her to last night. We had not had se5, but I was going to change that today. I watched Alicia as she kept working on me, talking to me as she went.
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“1kay, so IEm starting to feel like your knee is going to be able to let you train whenever you want to. xouEve done a lot of work these last few weeks. ItEs strong, but you will still need to be careful.”
I sighed with a deep breath of relief. “OhatEs the best news IEve heard in months.”
“xou need to be careful.”
“xou know IEm careful, Alicia.”
She rolled her eyes down at me and could not contain her smile. “xou havenEt appeared to be careful with me so far.”
“Was I supposed to’ I thought you could take it, baby girl.”
Alicia straightened her chin as she stared down at me. “xou know what I mean by that.”
“If IEm going so well when are we going back in the ring’”
“Kight now, if youEre so eager. LetEs go.”
“Ro you want pads’”
“WhoEs therapy session is this, Cain’”
I laughed at her as she stepped back from the table and let me up. She held her arm out so I could use it as leverage. Ohat was her ?rst mistake. I pulled down on her arm, Yust to let her know who was in control. Alicia Yolted towards me and tried to keep her footing. Ner grin spread across face, her perfect white teeth only inches away from my nose. I lowered my voice so even if there were people in the room with us, none of them would have heard me.
“Just like you, this therapy session is fucking mine.”
“Come on then, Dister Weaver. LetEs get you in the ring.”
I slid o2 the table and stood up as Alicia was walking towards the pad rack. She grabbed a pair as I made my way towards my gloves that were hanging Yust above the ring. Alicia was only a few steps behind me, and I pulled myself up onto the canvas, pushing down on the ring ropes for her. She ducked under them, thanking me for my assistance.
As I opened the ropes for her, she stepped into the ring, sliding the pads onto her forearms. Alicia took larger steps than usual and spun around, now that her legs were free of the ropes, she looked ready for anything that I was going to throw at her.
I snorted, letting Alicia think she had control. She still had her right hand free of the pad, and she traced the edge of my collar, her eyes bright with newfound con?dence. Ohis was a nice change, watching her shoulders sPuare and her chin lift, but I would make her submit to me the moment she tried to do something. Ohe memory of her writhing beneath me last night 6ashed through my mind. She had to be taught a lesson, and now that we were going in the ring, with the ropes framing her slender ?gure and the harsh lights catching the sheen of sweat on her skin, was the perfect time for it. Alicia thudded the pads together with a smile and she held her hands up for me.
“Well, come on then, hotshot. What have you got for me’ Show me what youEve got. Give me ten each leg.”
Alicia dropped the pads to her waist and beckoned for me to kick at her. I raised my gloves in front of my face and smirked back at her. I started with my right and each kick I sent her way was a bullet. It smacked into the pad, the sound of the cowhide leather making contact with my bare shin was one of the most satisfying things I could e5perience outside of AliciaEs moans. With the ten kicks on each leg already done, I waited for whatever Alicia was going to signal for me to do ne5t.
She held the pads in front of her, crossed as she was ready for a knee. I e5tended my arm, using it as a guard as I struck out. Dy knee bent properly and I made good contact with the pad. Ohe crack of the blow was enough to push Alicia back and she grinned at me again.
“Is that all youEve got, Cain’ xouEre stronger than that.”
Alicia was trying to bait me into more. Orying to push me to my limits, trying to force me to do something that I did not want to. Ohe grin on her face gave her game away, and I was willing to play along for the time
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being. Alicia started walking me down, holding the pads up, asking for nothing more than Yabs and straights. I obliged her, smacking the pads in rapid succession, ensuring that my ?sts stayed up protecting my head.
I was training for a ?ght after all. I was not practicing for the ballet. Alicia was pushing me, having learnt in the past few weeks with what I e5pected when it came to my pad holders. She was still assessing my movements, considering the way she was checking how I moved.
“Come on Cain, you can do better than that… If you slow down anymore, I might have to show you how itEs done.”
I grunted, heaving with e5haustion as she pushed me. Ohis was e5actly what I needed. A trainer that knew what they were doing, but Alicia was going to learn that I was always in control. She dropped the pads to her sides, indicating she wanted a teep from me. Tnowing that I had to oblige her, I raised my leg and lashed out, pushing her backwards. Alicia stumbled back into the ring ropes, and I saw my opportunity to take control. I walked forward as she bounced o2 the ring ropes, controlling her space. If Alicia wanted to play stupid games with me, she was going to win stupid pri8es.