Frenley waited in the gym for Felix, hoping the man would arrive late so he would have some time to at least talk with the girls. Frenley was using his phone as he waited.
“Huh, they caught him..”
Frenley said to himself as he saw the news of the crazy man who entered a cemetery and ate the flesh and bones of people. It seems a trial won't be held as the man was ruled to be mentally unfit, so he would be sent to an insane asylum. Frenley shook his head at people's comments, deciding to continue to write for the one-shot as he listened to music. The man was so lost in his world that he didn't hear his name being called. It was only when a hand was placed on top of his head that he paid attention.
Frenley looked up to see a smiling Mia wearing the same gym clothes as Tuesday. But next to her was a smaller woman with long black hair put in a ponytail. Gym shorts and a large loose shirt. Frenley, of course, recognized her, even if her hair is a different color, and her signature tails and ears are gone. She still had the same facial structure and a semi-cold look.
“Good afternoon, dears, how are yall doing?”
“I am doing all good, love! But saw who I found on my way in? It's our cute little foxy.”
“Foxy is a good nickname. I like that.” Frenley said with a smile.
The short asian woman looked at them with cold eyes as she crossed her arms under her chest.
“I am sorry for any future friendly fire.”
Frenley and Mia giggle. The man grabs Mia's hand and takes it out of the top of his head. He stood up and reached out his hand to Mia.
“Pleasure to officially meet you, dear.”
She smiled softly as she grabbed his hand and then pulled him in for a hug. Frenley was taken aback by the sudden physical touch and looked over at Mia for help. But the tall woman just shook her shoulders.
“She did the same thing to me, just be careful where you grab.”
“I was not even planning on doing that.”
“Um. Yep, this is Frenley all right.” Risa said her face was still pressed against his chest.
“You needed confirmation?”
“Better to make sure than be sorry.”
The small woman said, separating herself from Frenley and smiling as she looked at the man. Frenley chuckled a bit at her silliness, not noticing the small flush of red in her cheeks.
“Well! I will be damn, Frenley, you sly dog.”
The masculine voice drew everyone's attention to the tall, muscular man. Felix had his signature bright smile on his face as he wrapped his arm around Frenley's shoulder. He looked at the two women, his smile growing even more.
“Hello Felix!” Mia said with a smile.
“Good afternoon, Felix.” Risa responded with respect.
“How's it going, dude?” Frenley spoke with a frown.
“Haha, I've been doing well, a bit sad as it seems like I will be having my trainee stolen from me. But I don't think he minds training with you two. He will be in good hands.”
“Haha, yeah, good hands indeed.” Mia said with a lewd smile.
“Wait, but I am still not ready to train by myself,”
“Dude, don't even worry! These two are the most frequent gym goers here. But y'all seem to know each other, so have fun! Just stick to the same routine we have done before.”
“Alright, if you say so.” Frenley said with a defeated sigh.
“Come on, love, you're making it sound like you don't want to be with us.” Mia said with a fake sad look.
“What! No no I didn't mean it like that.”
“Yeah, babe, come on! We promise not to break you.” Risa said, mimicking Mia's look.
“Please don't, still need him intact for Saturday.”
“I won't, I literally promise that.”
“Babe? Saturday…hold up for a second, gals. Guy talk.” The strong man flexed his arm around Frenley's neck as he brought the man away from the girls. Who looked on with a confused expression.
“Explain.”
“Explain what?”
“What are you doing Saturday with Mia, and why is Risa calling you babe?”
Frenley scratched his cheek before he spoke.
“Well, Mia and I are gonna go on a date Saturday, nothing fancy. Just lunch, still got to get ready for my call of Cthulu one-shot. Risa calls us 'babes' because Mia and I call each other 'dear' and 'love'. So she wanted to join in and started calling us that.”
Felix looked at the man as if he were seeing a ghost or a monster in the flesh.
“You and Mia are a thing!?”
“Shhh! Lower your voice and not..yet.”
“YET!?”
“I said, lower your fucking tone! Yes, keyword yet. She said she liked me and wishes to see where things go. We talked about going on multiple dates to see how it goes.”
“You….you lucky son of a bitch. On your third day here, you already got the two hottest girls in the gym on your dick?”
“Hey, don't talk about them like that!” Frenley said as he looked at the gym instructor, the way he said that phrase really ticked something off inside of him. “We are just friends who click together. Now, if you excuse me.”
“Ah..of course, sorry. Go on, enjoy the rest of the day.”
“Will do”
Frenley said as he pulled the man's arm off him, he turned around and walked over to the girls. He cleaned his shoulders, coming to a clear understanding. He didn't like people to wrap their arms around his shoulder if they arent Mia. Once he arrived at where the two girls were, both of them looked at him with a worried look. Frenley just looked at them and smiled.
“Shall we start working out?”
“Sure thing, love, we shall start warming up.”
“Perfect”
Frenley said as he walked towards the yoga mats. Both girls took their spots at either side of him, a habit from their dreams.
“Everything good, babe?”
“Yeah, just something Felix said really ticked me off. No reason why.”
“Let me guess.” Both of them looked at Mia. “He said something like, ' You got the hottest girls in the gym on your dick?’”
“What-how?”
“Worry not, I am not a mind reader! But I am quite good at picking context clues.”
“Explain, babe.” Risa said as she stretched
“Sure thing, sweetheart! So you see, I have been going to this for quite a while now. I have overheard a conversation between some gym goers. Most people had a crush on me, understandable since I am quite hot.”
“Egostical.” Frenley said drily.
“I call it self-confidence; you need some more of that love.”
“I call it being a realist.”
“Can you please let her continue, babe.” Risa said to them as she warmed her muscles with poses and stretches.
“Sorry, continue, Mia.”
“Thank you, sweetheart!” The tall woman said mid pose, blowing the short girl a kiss, who happily blew another kiss back. Frenley watched the whole interaction with a smirk on his face. “Another name that was thrown around was Risa.”
“Huh? Why me?”
“I can think of quite a lot of reasons.”
“Agree,” Frenley said before he returned to a neutral position, breathing in and out as he looked at Mia.
“So anyway, the reason I was able to figure out what he said is that, well, you are friends with two girls whom most people in this gym have a crush on.”
“Huh…well, that explains how you figure that out. Still don't like how he said it.”
“Well, I can't explain that. But enough, and let's get to working out!”
“Wait, explain how I am one of the hottest girls in the gym?” Risa said as she followed the tall woman.
“Oh, sweetheart, where to start!”
Frenley shook his head, smiling softly as the weird anger dissipated from his body. A two-hour workout later, Frenley sat on a bench. Tired both physically and emotionally. Working out with the two girls was not for the weak-willed. Sometimes his eyes would wander, causing him to lose focus for a moment. The girls also pushed him way harder than Felix; he didn't know why, but they seemed to believe he could go one more. Then, when he did, they asked for one more, and one more. Till he could no longer do it.
But the praise they gave him afterward made it all worth it. But if working out until collapse earns him more praise from them, he would continue to do so, complaining the whole time. But doing it nonetheless. The sensation of something cold touching his cheek made him bolt up and sit up properly. He looked at the tall, tan woman holding a dark red drink. Frenley grabbed it and took a sip out of it.
Mia sat next to him, drinking her favorite smoothie. Risa sat next to the tall woman, holding a smoothie of a similar color to his. Frenley looked at her and smiled warmly.
“Your favorite?”
“Yep! Heard from Mia you still don't know your favorite here, so I told her to give you mine to see how you like it.”
“The chocolate with strawberry is quite a nice combo. Next time, can y'all get me a chocolate and vanilla?”
“Of course, love, I love pleasing my man.” Mia said with a soft smile.
“I live to serve.” The short woman’s word follows Mias.
“Ugh…dears”
The two girls giggle as they fist-bump. Frenley grumbled under his breath as he continued drinking the smoothie. Once he finished, he stood up, holding his hands out for their empty drinks. Each of them smiled at him and gave it to him to throw away.
“Thanks, love.”
“Much appreciated, babe, thank you.”
“You are welcome, dears.”
Frenley said to the two smiling girls before walking to the nearest trash can. He threw away the three plastic bottles. As Frenley turns around, he is stopped by two muscular men. Frenley could not help but sigh in his mind at what this stupid interaction would lead to.
“Hello, how can I help you?
“Dude, how do you do it?” One of the men said.
“Do what?”
“Come on! Don't play dumb, you got them eating out of your hand.” The other man spoke, a few inches shorter than the other guy.
“Oh, you guys are talking about Mia and Risa.”
“Of course we are!”
“Well, I will let you in on my secret. I don't have one, it just happened like that.”
“Bullshit! You telling me those two just decided to talk to you for no reason?!” The shorty exclaimed again.
“Well, there is a reason, but neither of you will understand. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go.”
“Ugh, let it go, Kevin, he is way out of their league anyway.” The taller man said to his companion.
Frenley walked away from the two humans; he would pay them no mind. If not for that last sentence.
‘Yeah…they are right, I am not handsome enough or rich enough for any of them. Honestly, they would make a better couple together. I am sure Mia would realize that after a couple of dates with me.’
Such dark thoughts brought him an odd sense of comfort; the fact that a pretty girl like Mia had confessed her feelings for him meant nothing. She even said it herself, she doesn't know what the feeling will lead to. For all he could know, it would fade away, and she would find someone better. Like Risa
‘Both of them are Bi, they flirt a lot with each other, hell, they're even blowing each other kisses. Yeah, I am sure that they will end up together.’
Frenley smiled at that thought, a sad distance smile. As long as both girls were happy, he didn't really care for himself. He soon arrived at a mid-point in their conversation, catching their words without context.
“Told you he was handsome, right?”
“You are so right, babe, I wish I could see him in his suit and tie.”
“If you want a picture, I can take one and send it to you dear.”
His voice brought a small blush to their faces. Risa smiled at him as she nodded her head.
“That will be great, babe.”
“Love it ain't nice to interrupt girl talk.” Mia said while looking at his face.
“Haha, sorry, but I don't quite agree on me being handsome.”
“I disagree on that.” Risa said as she edged herself closer to Mia.
“Yep, you are handsome, love! Have some self-confidence.”
“Um..”
“Okay, think of it this way,” Frenley looked at the short woman. “I think I am ugly.”
“What?! Blasphemous talk! You are as beautiful as Mia. Both of you are breathtaking, better looking than even the actresses in movies.”
Risa's cheeks got a bit red as she looked at him, smiling as she spoke again. She stood up and placed one of her hands on his chest.
“You know that feeling you felt when I said that? That's how I feel, and Mia does too, when you said you aren't handsome. To me, you are quite handsome.”
Mia stood up as she walked towards them, and she placed her arm around Risa's shoulder. She spoke softly and precisely.
“I like you, Fren, you know this love. You are handsome, just like you won't allow me or Risa to call ourselves ugly. Please don't disregard our praises for your looks, if not for you, do it for us?”
Frenley looked at them, lost for words, and a warm feeling enveloped his heart. The warmth of love and affection for a human being, one he has not felt in a long time. But the weird thing is that the feeling of love didn't decrease if he focused on one or the other. It was there and only grew stronger once he looked at both of them. Deciding he didn't have the strength to figure out what the hell he was feeling, Frenley sighed, showing a small smile to the girls.
“Alright, I will do it for you two… This feels like I am scolded by two girlfriends.”
His last comment made both girls blush, their faces turning red like apples. Mia played with her hair while Risa looked down at her feet. Frenley blushed as well, coughing to wash away the embarrassment.
“Well, you know what they say,” Mia's soft voice caused Fren and Risa to look at her. “Two girlfriends are better than one?”
“No one says that.”
“Idiot,” Risa said as she giggled to herself.
“Well, she is our idiot dear.”
“That I cannot deny.”
“Oh, claiming ownership already~ Kinky.” Mia said with a lewd look on her face.
“Ugh, girl, how high is your libido?” Risa said as she rolled her eyes at Mia's comment
“Can't blame a girl for being hungry when two snacks are next to her, all sweaty and with see-through clothing.”
“Risa.” Frenley said, massaging his temple.
The short woman nodded at the mention of her name as she kicked Mia in the shin.