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Beau doesn’t look away froonna do bench presses in a sec You can spot me"

"Sounds like a plan" I take a seat on the bench next to him and mentally count his reps as he does them At ten, he drops the fifty-pound kettle bell and turns to hts, double reps," he explains, feeling the need to justify the two-fifty weight on the barbell

"Should you even be lifting anything at all?" I don’t know much about the quarterback position, but it see arhts only," he reiterates

As he lies back and reaches above hihts, I doubt he could hurt himself, so the spotter position is sort of unnecessary But it givesto do while we talk

"Heard you hooked up with Sabrina Ja a torch for her?"

Beau tilts his head backward so he can stare at ot vivid blue eyes that I’otten lost in Or have drea lost in

"Naah, no torch here," he finally answers "Why? You ai to tap that?"

Already have, dude But I repeat what I told Sheena "Maybe"

"Gotcha Well, if you’re looking for irl"

"Yeah?"

"Oh yeah Seriously, Tuck, she’s closed tighter than a clam She doesn’t have tiot like four or five jobs and you have to fit in on her schedule Like a doctor on call"

"That’s good to know"

He finishes out his reps in silence When he’s done, he pushes upright, and I toss him a bottle of water I find next to the bench

"Need any ot it"

"See you around then" I take a step, then glance over at hiain "Do me a favor and keep this convo between us?"

He nods "Gotcha"

I’m at the exit door when Beau calls out to me

"Hey, what if I said I was still interested?"

I turn around to ht so Well,you--there are easier women than Sabrina"

"Why would I want sorin "That doesn’t sound like any fun"