mpliment. She didn’t know why she was stalling but she could tell that Khalid was also stalling. Neither of them wanted to leave the

y hesitation in his tone, Khalid agreed. The driver exited the car to open the door for both Khalid and Ava. She unlocked her front door by pressing her thumb to it and then wipin

walnut wood. The colour scheme in her house was full of pastels. Ava had a large personality so she o

from little. You have built a lovel

t made her feel a little special. She shrugged, keeping her modest act and then walked to the kitchen to grab him some juice. She

laughter. A client was calling Ava to remind her of a shoot she had that evening. She confirmed the time and location again b

nocking eventually, no?’ Khalid

her indecisiveness and he pulled her in for a quick hug. His driver opened the door and he got in. Ava opened the gate. Once he left, she turned

ful. Her new trainer was someone named Gary. She had no idea what he looked like but she was about to find out. She filled her pink water bo

back. She drove down to the gym this time. When she walked in, she tapped her phone on the door to show

the hotshot who isn’t r

ting irritated at the sound of it. She turned around wit

She made sure her voice sounded extra polite because sh

ith that loser?” Alex ask

d slowly like she was expla

t voice, Ava. Also, I am

ex looked red enough to boil water. He was very pissed. He stormed past Ava and straight into the manager’s office.

lo,

Khalid was far more handsome though. Ava blushed a little at her thoughts. Why was she comparing every new man sh

bonehead Alex who had only used his terrible lines on her and annoyed her all through her last gym session, this trainer was actually behaving like a personal trainer. He asked about her

hurriedly replied to his email confirming that she was free for the rest of the day. He suggested 4 pm and she agreed. He stated that he would come pick her up. She h

room to try to figure out what to wear. It didn’t sound like they were headed anywhere too fancy so she went for black pants and a fitted crop top. She also wore sneakers this time. She didn’t want him to think that she was

gate and checked herself out in the mirror again before locking her door and walking out. Khalid was standing outsid

nuine awe at the sight of her. She smiled and he took her hand to

,” She teased him right ba

th ease. When she asked where they were headed

hy

on pretty women,” Khalid whispered to her like he was divulging a huge secret. She blushed

ut most of them were out of her tax bracket. He took her into a store for bags and shoes first, asking her to pick whatever she wanted no matter the price. A deep blue purse caught Ava's eyes and she knew she had the perfec

onable price. Take it. Let

low heels because they were more comfortable for her. Khalid picked out a pair of jade green heels for her while she picked another black one. They headed to t

earlier. Ava was wondering if he wanted her to wear the outfit he was building for her somewhere. Her heart felt giddy with excitement. Maybe she needed

e time they left the mall, it was already dark outside. Ava had no idea that they had spent so much time there. B