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the morning.”
     
    “Umm, are we cool after last night? I meant it as a sort of
ice breaker.”
     
    “You managed to break the ice Ben. You actually crushed it
but it was just a moment and I’ve already pushed it to the back of my mind.
There it will collect dust and disappear like all of the other regretful
memories I have.”
     
    “I’m sorry that you thought of it as regretful. I haven’t
stopped thinking about it since I left your apartment, which is not what I
intended. I had some residual feelings from years ago and I wish kissing you
sucked. It would have been easier to push it back in my head as you easily
did.”
     
    “I didn’t say it was easy. I’m standing here in a bathing
suit and I’m cold. You must be freezing in that banana hammock so let’s jump
in.” Beth was trying to change the subject.
     
    “I wear this thing for ease of movement. You weren’t
admiring my goods were you Beth?” Ben joked.
     
    Beth laughed as she swam around to get acclimated to water.
“Do you miss Lizzie and wish she was here staying with you?”
     
    Ben attached a heart monitor belt around Beth’s chest, just
below her boobs. “Yes, I miss Lizzie every day but she’s happy with my brother
who provides her with everything she needs.”
     
    Gross, Beth thought. It was beginning to sound as if he and
his brother were sharing Lizzie. If that were the case, then she had misjudged
Ben. He always seemed borderline geeky and by no means kinky. In fact, he
didn’t even have a girlfriend that Beth knew of at CCU but it appeared as if he
had changed drastically. If he had been into threesomes all along he sure hid
it well.
     
    “Beth, are you with me? You seem to be lost in thought.”
     
    “No, I’m here, it must be this schedule, which is non-stop.
I shouldn’t be complaining because I dreamed of a comeback as I was rehabbing.
I shouldn’t be asking about Lizzie because she’s none of my business.”
     
    “You might get to meet her if you want because my brother
Monte is bringing her to Utah next week. It’ll be the last time I see her
before the team heads to Oslo for the trials.”
     
    “You and Monte are going to hang out with Lizzie together?”
Beth asked.
     
    “Yeah, that’s how we roll. We’re like a posse and trying to
make the best of an imperfect situation. Lizzie’s happy and it’s all my brother
and I care about.”
     
    “I get ya Ben but I want to focus on this hydro therapy that
you’re so excited about.”
     
    “You worked hard today and your muscles will recover quickly
just being in the pool because all of the weight is off your joints. As we’ve
been chatting I’ve been monitoring your blood pressure and heartrate. Just
being in the pool agrees with your body. I think you’re the ideal candidate for
this type of therapy and I get the benefit of seeing you in a bathing suit.”
     
    Beth chuckled. “Easy big guy; let’s keep this professional.”
     
    “You’re right Beth but I won’t lie that it’s not easy.”
     
    For an hour Ben led Beth through knee bends, extensions and
pushes. It felt as if Beth was taking ballet lessons underwater as she held on
to the bar. Ben brought in a weighted stepper and directed Beth to do exercises
that she was never able to master outside of the pool. As Beth proceeded
through the exercise routine it was hard not to notice Ben’s strong hands
manipulating her body with his magical fingers. He applied the right amount of
pressure and she even let out a moan at one point. Ben’s touch was like no
other she had experienced. Beth was nervous because her crush on Ben was
intensifying regardless of how hard she was trying to push it to the back of
her mind.
     
    “I think we’re good for today Beth. I didn’t even ask how
you first day with Seth went. I imagine it was a breeze,” Ben said.
     
    “Not exactly but I don’t want my therapy to be a bitch
session about what happened. I have my first session with the head doctor
tomorrow