Hank Walker
"You keep staring like that you gon get in trouble," Quincy smirked following Hank's eyeline.
The Performance Center was full of the NXT roster and a few from the main working out and running through drills.
"Not staring," Hank muttered but he was. He found it difficult not to stare at her.
"Give it a shot even if the others are calling her Miss No." Quincy paused his set sipping from his water bottle.
"Miss No?" Hank quirked a brow.
"Word is she's turned down everybody. Ain't a single man or woman in here that's gotten her out for a date."
"Maybe she's got high standards." Watching her from across the gym tossing Zoey around in one of the rings like she was nothing but a tumbleweed.
It wasn't long before his workout was disturbed by Quincy again.
"Holy shit! She's checking you out."
"Shut up," shaking his head not believing a word.
"Staring right as your country ass!"
Hank glanced up to see her cheery smile flash in his direction. Craning his neck from side to side to see who else she could have been looking at until he pointed to himself. He could hear to laugh offset by an awkward wave motioning him over.
"Go talk to her!" Quincy was pushing Hank faster than his feet wanted to move.
She was adding weights to the bar at the squat rack
"S'cuse me but do you need a spotter?" His voice sent a shiver down her spine.
"Y...yes ... I mean if that's okay with you." Her words stumbled out hastily.
The thought that she was nervous... around him? The notion flashed in his mind like a neon road sign. She was in place ready to lift when he started to laugh making her glare up at him.
"I don't mean any disrespect but you're holding back." His smile was boyish almost coy catching her off-guard.
"Pardon?" Her brow raised high.
"You can squat twice this weight, I've seen you do it." Pausing when he noticed her shock. "Not that I'm a creep or anything like I stare at you all the time." Blushing rubbing the back of his neck fighting the urge to walk away before his mortification could get any worse.
"Caught me," she sighed laughing softly. "I uh... would you believe me if I said I was trying to not scare you away?"
"Me?" Hand over his heart trying not to scream to the rafters above. Completely and utterly gobsmacked that she was actually into him.
"Mhm," peering down at her sneakers. "Most guys aren't into women that could... well lift them." Shrugging her shoulders with a half smile.
"You wanna get dinner with me after work today?" The words just tumbled out.
"YES!" She answered a little too loudly, covering her mouth in embarrassment as those around them stopped and watched their interaction. "I mean yeah, I'd love to."
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Hank drove them to a little place near the water he'd discovered after moving to Florida for work. They had a nice patio behind the restaurant with an ocean view. Lights strung up above all the tables instead of candlelight on the tables. The kind of place where silence wasn't a bad thing, not with a view of the water or the kiss of the ocean breeze. It was when they were about to order that he realized he left his wallet inside his locker back at the Performance Center.
"I uh gotta be honest," she peeked at him over the top of her menu. "I forgot my wallet back at the PC." His cheeks stained a bright red, it was over before it began.
"Don't worry." The brightest, adorable, damned tender smile given his way. "You can pay next time."
"Next time?!" Leaning back in his chair. No this had to be a dream, pinching his leg under the table out of her view. There was no way his luck was this damned good. "Already decided on a next time?" Raising his eyes with a faint grin. "Hypothetically what if this goes terribly and you don't want a second date?"
"Then I guess we'll just keep going on dates until they aren't hypothetically terrible." Winking before her eyes wandered back to the menu.














