AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Seated cat cow stretch is great for spinal mobility.” No matter what they threw at her, Lyric was prepared to keep them focused and on task. “Now let’s go back into that cat stretch one more time.” She stood so she could correct their forms. “Bring this shoulder down a touch, Doris. There you go.” She moved on to Nelly. “That’s it. Get some good flexion into that spine.”
“Oh, this is wonderful.” The woman sighed happily. “We simply don’t make it here for yoga enough. But that’ll have to change.”
“Starting today,” agreed Minnie.
“I always love having you three.” Even if they did tend to veer off track from time to time. Lyric sat back down in her seat, facing them. “Let’s move into our chair pigeon now.” She brought her left ankle up and crossed it over her right thigh. “Go slowly here. Be nice to the knees.”
All three of them grumbled and groaned, but they managed to find the position.
“So how’s Thatch?” Minnie asked, her face still scrunched in a grimace. “It helps get my mind off the stretch if we talk about other things.”
Uh-huh.“He’s good.” Lyric hinged forward. “Let’s deepen the stretch by placing your elbows on your shins.”
“No thanks,” Nelly muttered.
“Come on, Lyric,” Minnie whined. “Don’t we get more thanHe’s good? We’re counting on you to keep us distracted.”
“We like to live vicariously through you.” Doris exhaled loudly. “My God, stretching is harder than walking.”
Lyric gave them all a good, long chiding stare. “Are you here to do yoga or are you here to learn about my love life?”
“Both,” Minnie assured her.
“I’m more interested in the love life.” Nelly was always overly honest. “What’s it like to be able to see Thatch’s abs whenever you want?”
“Switch legs.” Lyric glanced at the clock. They still had ten minutes left? She was running out of ways to distract them.
“Is he a good kisser?” Nelly had abandoned the stretching altogether and stared at her with stars and hearts in her eyes.
“Of course he’s a good kisser.” She wouldn’t deny that. Thatch was such a good kisser that one brush of his lips made her forget all about her carefully guarded personal space and independence. One brush of his lips had her begging him to give her more last night before they’d been interrupted. And it was a good thing too. Not that she wanted to be a burglary victim, but the kissing and the spending time together wasn’t nearly as simple as Thatch liked to pretend it was.
Because she could develop real feelings real fast. And she didn’t want to.
On that note… “Let’s finish up with chair savasana.” She straightened her posture and reconnected with her breathing. “Spine tall and stacked, shoulders weighted down, chest opening with a big inhale.”
“So how serious are you two?” Minnie had no respect for meditative postures.
“We’re not serious at all.” She might as well start spreading the word. “We’re only having fun.” Wasn’t that what the man had said himself? No expectations. “Not everyone is headed down the church aisle right after they start dating.” Just because Aiden and Kyra and Silas and Tess had didn’t mean she would follow. “There is such a thing as casual dating still.” Yet there was nothing casual about the responses the man seemed to drum up in her.
“Whoa, darlin’.” Nelly’s shoulders went rigid and completely took her out of the pose. “You don’t have to tell us as much. Trust me, if I were younger—and single—I’d be playing the field myself.”
“Amen,” Doris echoed.
“Sorry. I’m a little uptight today.” Forget savasana.Forget calm and meditative. Memories of that explosive kiss had her panicking again.
“I’m sure it’s a lot to balance.” Minnie bounced up from her chair with her usual energy. “Working and having this new relationship. Just don’t forget to enjoy it, honey.”
Lyric was more worried about enjoying Thatch too much. “Thanks, ladies.” She moved her chair back to the corner of the room. “I know I can always count on you for a good chat.”
“Let’s do it again next week,” Doris suggested, dragging her chair next to Lyric’s.
“I’m in.” Nelly stashed her chair, too, and then they all put on their shoes.
“Sure. We can do next week.” Why not? Maybe their wisdom would help her sort out the complications she’d introduced into her life.
Lyric followed them into the reception area. Elina sat behind the desk, typing away at the computer. “Hey,” she greeted her new favorite employee before hugging the Ladies goodbye. After they’d walked out the front door, she went to hover near the desk. This would be Elina’s second shift, and already the girl had a sense of control about her. She’d also dressed up, which was fun to see. “Do you have any questions or need help with anything?”
“I don’t think so.” Even her tone was business-like. “I scheduled two appointments for you next week. The client wanted Tuesday and Thursday.” She pointed to the calendar on the screen.
