Hate At First Sight by Mickey Miller

Author:Mickey Miller [Miller, Mickey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

It’s the first full day of classes today and in the morning, we have a two-hour long class. It seems like a lot, but we spend the first half hour doing very low impact stretching, breathing, and meditation exercises, getting our bodies warmed up. Then, we work progressively more difficult poses until we’re all sweating and breathing loudly.

Today’s ‘peak pose’ is the handstand.

To my surprise, Amelia snaps into one, no problem.

Brad runs over and offers help.

No surprise there. Vitas, one of the other guys at the retreat, is also checking out Amelia all throughout class.

I stare at Amelia as she effortlessly holds her handstand. Her toned legs and arms are on full display, and I can feel the sweat starting to form on my forehead just from watching her.

Brad and Vitas may be trying to get her attention, but all I can think about is how hot she looks right now.

As she gracefully lowers herself back down to the mat, I feel a twinge of jealousy towards Brad and Vitas.

I try to focus on my own poses, but my mind keeps wandering back to Amelia. There’s something utterly sexy about a woman with the awareness of her body that Amelia has.

Respect the friendship, I try to tell myself.

After our afternoon classes, I’m making a sandwich for a snack in the kitchen, before I hit the surf at sunset when I hear Amelia come up behind me.

“Hey, how was it today?”

I shrug. “Morning yoga was good. I don’t really need to learn how to teach yoga, so the afternoon wasn’t as productive. I like learning more about each pose though. How about you?”

“Well now that my corporate career has come to a halt, maybe I’ll start my own yoga studio,” she says, and reaches into her little athletic bag. “I have a friend from college who is in this environmental lawyers association. I had her make a list of all the lawyers who might specialize in the kind of law that you could need. Thought that might help your business quandary.”

“Oh. Thank you so much. That’s actually really useful.”

My eyes lock on hers.

I’m suddenly curious more about Amelia and her life.

“What’s life like, back home? Do you like it?”

She shrugs as she pours herself a cup of water from the faucet. “I don’t know. Born and raised in the Chicago area. My ex--he was a good guy in a lot of ways. I didn’t see the breakup coming. Thought I was going to get married to him, to be honest. It would have been a good life.”

I smirk, lean in and whisper. “How were his getting-his-face-ridden by you abilities? Was I better?”

She punches my shoulder playfully. “Shut up. You know, it’s nice when you actually talk to me like a human being and aren’t such an asshole.”

“Well I guess I better stop toning it down.”

“This is you toning it down?”

“That’s right.”

“What do you really want to say?”

I lean in and whisper again. “I want to say how I don’t give a shit about any of these questions I’m asking you.

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