Free Dream Date by Ivan Kendrick Page B

I say to Kayla, then? She will feel hurt if she thinks she’s got competition.”
    “ Be honest with her. We hate when guys keep secrets like that from us. If you’re in love with Amanda, you should let Kayla know. Find a proper way to do it.”
    Nathan sighed again.
    “ I’ll think about it.”
    Nathan looked at the time on his phone.
    “ I’ve got to go, Marissa, all right? My shift’s about to start again.”
    “ Okay. Take care, Nathan. And I hope you can find the answer that you want.”
    “ Yeah. I hope so. Bye.”
    “ Bye,” Marissa said, and ended the call.
     
    Amanda was working out with her fitness trainer and great friend, Jonathan. He was a coveted trainer who specialized in training celebrities. Jonathan was costly to hire despite being less than thirty, and for good reason. He was an expert in fitness, body well-being, and self-defense. It didn’t hurt that he was also handsome.
    Jonathan had been working with Amanda for six months now. Upon her return to the U.S., she had wanted to get fitter and better-looking before resuming her modeling career. Amanda was now in the best shape of her life. Part of it was because she already exercised regularly before hiring Jonathan. Although Amanda was only lightly toned (she wanted to remain looking feminine) guys were often awed when they saw her abs. They were subtle, though.
    “Let’s move on to resisted pushups,” Jonathan told Amanda, and she put down her dumbbells. “Take your resistance band and follow along with me as usual.”
    Amanda liked having a fitness trainer of her own. She could go to a gym and spend much less money, but the results just wouldn’t be the same. Jonathan knew what Amanda needed to do to be the way she wanted to be.
    As they worked out, Amanda noticed Jonathan’s well-muscled arms. She had seen them hundreds of times, and they still had her stealing glances. A girl could admire.
    Even though their relationship was platonic, Amanda didn’t mind Jonathan checking her out. He was too professional to do so, but he was still a man. Amanda had caught him taking a short peek at her chest one day. She’d worn a bikini top under the pretense that her small supply of sports bras were at the laundry. Jonathan didn’t know she’d noticed.
    A quarter of an hour later, the workout ended. Amanda grabbed her towel and wiped her arms and her forehead.
    “That’s it for today’s session,” Jonathan said, handing Amanda a bottle of water. She thanked him. “We’ll meet again next Tuesday.”
    “All right,” Amanda said, walking forward to shake hands with him.
     “See you next week. Oh, and you can tell Judith and Emmy that they are still free to work out with us,” he said as he grabbed his stuff and put it into his pack. He then put the strap on his shoulder.
    “Thank you. I’ll tell them,” Amanda said, walking Jonathan to the door. “Have a good day.”
    “You, too. Don’t forget to drink your shake,” he added as he left, closing the door behind him. Amanda wiped her forehead with her towel again. She then reached behind her and undid her ponytail.
    After drinking her post-workout shake, Amanda spent five minutes taking a shower. When she was done, she stepped out of the bathroom, wearing a towel. Amanda walked to her room to find fresh clothes.
    As Amanda browsed through her closet, her phone rang. She walked all the way to the living room to pick it up and answer it.
    “Hello?”
    “Hi, beautiful. It’s Hilbert.”
    Amanda pursed her lips. She didn’t like Hilbert very much, but he managed her career.
    “Hi. Do you have any news?”
    “Yes, I have good news. I’ve got calls from Ralph Lauren and L’Oreal Paris. They both want to do photo shoots with you.”
    Ralph Lauren? L’Oreal? Amanda thought, feeling ecstatic. Those gigs could pave her way to better ones. One of her dreams was to be on Sports Illustrated.
    “That’s…um, that’s fantastic news.”
    “If you accept Ralph Lauren’s offer, your