Secrets That Kill

5. LUCINDA

LUCINDA'S POV

If I knew that going to the gym at the Edgewood Fitness point would bring me all this drama then I wouldn't have gone there in the first place.

I had been so conscious about my body and that's why I enrolled at the fitness center. I had been so obsessed with getting an hourglass figure for the summer and I was literally doing everything in my power to achieve that.

I asked the squad to join me so that we could do this together but none of them really cared. Eventually, I decided to do this on my own.

I bought a few gym outfits, gym shoes and a water bottle for my first session.

The fitness center was modern and equipped and that is what made me fall in love with the place. This made me Very aware that I had made the right decision to be here.

I was not expecting that Ronnie's dad would be a trainer here but he was. In fact , he was my assigned personal trainer.

"Hi there?" I greeted him.

"Hi, call me Lowry. I will be the one training you," He said.

"I am Lucinda, I actually go to the same school with your daughter," I told him and it made him so happy.

"Really?" He asked with enthusiasm.

"Yes, Veronica is one of my friends. She speaks so highly of you." I told him and he was so happy.

"Wow, that is awesome. " He chuckled.

We stared at each other for a couple of minutes without saying anything and that is when it started. I started looking at him as that guy in the gym and not as my friend's dad.

I was drooling over his chisel shaped body. He had broad shoulders, strong biceps and perfect abs. I wish I could touch them. He was a good looking man and you could never tell that he is in his early forties.

"Should we start?" He asked and I nodded. I was ready to get started.

We warmed up for a few minutes which was a set of jumping jacks. Finally, the moment I was thirsting for come and couldn't contain myself.

Mr. Lowry held my waist as I tried my set of squats and I felt all my hairs rise. I wanted him to touch me even further but he was so very professional. He did this only once and when I showed signs of getting it right, he started keeping his distance.

In an hour or so, I had to leave for my session had ended. I was so disappointed as I left for I did not get all the attention I craved for, from him.

Later that night , I found myself thinking about him and I ended up dreaming about him. The next morning when I woke up, what I felt for him intensified. A minute would not pass without me thinking about him.

Oh boy, to be a teenager.

At school, I could not concentrate as expected because he was all I thought of. I even felt jealous that he had our school counselor as his wife.

Fuck! My feelings were now controlling me.

Since what I was thinking about was not right , I decided to keep this as one of my deepest secrets. I had vowed to carry it to my grave.

That evening when I went to the gym again, Mr. Lowry was so professional and I felt so unnoticed. My efforts to dress up in more sexy working outfits proved to be futile.

I felt so unwanted . My heart was broken even before I started a relationship with him. The feeling took a toll on me and I actually had to take some painkillers to get rid of it.

The next day I was not feeling any better. I had to stay home and pretend that I was under the weather.

That evening though when I went to the gym, Mr. Lowry was not in his jovial mood. I offered to take him out for a cup of coffee and that is when we started becoming close.

At first he did not share much. He only told me that there was nothing for me to worry about. I tried pushing him to open up to me but he didn't.

I did not give up. I kept on going to the gym and having as many coffee dates with him and that is when he finally opened up to me.

"My wife and I are getting a divorce," He announced and my jaw dropped.

"What!" I gasped.

"Please don't judge me. I have tried my best to try and save this marriage but it is not working. " He mumbled.

I felt bad for Ronnie. I really didn't know how she would react when she finds out that her parents were planning on divorcing each other. She has always adored her parents and this was going to really mess her up.

"Please don't give up on your marriage. Please go to therapy. I have heard that marriage counseling work," I advised.

"Does is solve being cheated on?" He asked me and I panicked.

"Wait...what?" I implored.

"I am sorry but I really didn't have to discuss all this with you. Please forget the fact that we were talking about that issue. Please,"He begged.

"Come on..." I wanted to talk to him so that he could make the right decision but he was not buying it at all.

"f**k! What am I doing here with you. I shouldn't be hanging out with you . You are my daughter's friend for Christ sake,"He noted.

"Don't say that,"I begged.

"But why?"He implored and I decided to be honest with him about everything that had been going on.

" I think I am in love with you. With all due respect Mr. Lowry, I can't help but say this, I think about you every night. Not as my trainer, but as a man I would kill to spend a night with," I really didn't care that I sounded too desperate. All that I cared about is the fact that I wanted him to act on the news that I had just delivered to him.