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In the worst way

I needed someone that I kneould be there foronme over That I also kneouldn’t fuck led a carrot out in front of her

That person was Henley

I knew it, and soon she would know it, too

I just had to do a little research first…right after I took care of my erection

Teeks later, fourteen weeks after waking up from a coma that could’ve claimed my life, I wished for death

But not because I actually wanted to die, but because I was finally back at practice…or at least weight training

My trainer, Sas there, but also my personal trainer, Cedrick, as well

Cedrick iceas hell

Especially when I was looking at hiht on my barbell

“One more,” he said in a thick, Scottish accent

See, Cedrick was from Scotland Cedrick was also one of thosefun

He was brash, abrupt, and didn’t like anybody

He was my favorite person in the world

Until about thirty o when he said, ‘one more round’

Now, I just wanted to be done with this torture so that Henley would allowshe’d started doing teeks ago when she knew that I was still having headaches after any kind of exertion

But, while she seemed to help one ache, she only caused another

Another that wasn’t anywhere near as satisfied when I tried to take care of it on my own

Yes, I was getting quite attached to the girl, and I couldn’t exactly pinpoint why

“You’re not trying!” Cedrick bellowed

I gritted rown men could cry when their trainers tried to ht their first day back at weights—and did what I was told to do Do one more rep

Then another

And another

And another

Until ive

Cedrick, sensing this, squeezed h palm

“Good boy, boyo”

I snorted at his use of ‘boyo’ and ‘boy’ in the saot up from the machine