Gym, Evening

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

After stopping by the office and not seeing her name on the detention sheet, Sam had gone back to bed, then spent the day doing her homework.

Now she was stretching and waiting for Jack.


[ooc: Detention list modded with permission. Post is open for all gymly needs, but thread with Jack is locked to them.]

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[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"For real," she grinned. "I won't lie to you about that."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I believe you." He shifted his feet and cocked his head as he asked, "Just like the bag?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Just like the bag," Sam nodded once and prepared to beat up.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

It wasn't without a momentary qualm that Jack aimed a punch at Sam, but she knew what she was doing - and last night's conversation about coddling was still fresh in his mind - so he put his weight behind it, quickly following it with another.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam took the first punch on the flat of her forearm, but the second landed on her shoulder. She didn't tense against it, letting the momentum push her back a step. "Good!"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack followed, giving her a quick smile at the praise, and punched again, slightly off-balance so it wavered, and again.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Watch your footing," she corrected, blocking both punches relatively easily.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Sorry." He fixed his feet and tried again. "Better?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam was too busy watching Jack and took a shot on her ribs. She grunted. "Yeah. Much."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack's eyes glinted and he stepped closer, hands held out to either side. "Does it count as fighting dirty if I try and distract you?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Depends on whether you do it on purpose," Sam watched his eyes and hands as she tried to figure out where the punch was coming from.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"That's a yes, then." With an effort, Jack returned his attention to what they were there for, shifting back and sending several punches Sam's way.

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam blocked one punch, then turned to take the next two on her back and shoulder, protecting her sore rib.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Sharp-eyed, Jack stopped, looking at her closely. "You okay?"

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'm tough," Sam nodded. "I'm just going to be sore tomorrow."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to be aching," he admitted, then pulled off his head gear. "And I think I'm ready to stop for today. I'll come down, work on the bag, build some endurance before next time."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Running and weight training will help, too," Sam said, moving a little slowly. She'd need to ice herself when she got back to her room. "Hot shower, or a soak in epsom salts if you can find someone with a tub."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"What about someone with a shower to share?" Now that they'd stopped, he did what he'd wanted to do before, putting his gloved hands carefully against her sides. "Mine's just upstairs, with plenty of room for two."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Sam winced slightly at the pressure. "As fabulous as that sounds, I think I just want to de-slime and go to bed."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack winced in sympathy and pulled his hands away to start stripping off his padding. "Okay. You can still use the shower if you want. And I'll be happy to help - completely innocently," he said with a smile. "With the desliming, if you want someone to scrub your back."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. To use the shower in the hall, or use the private one in Jack's room. "I'll take you up on at least the first offer, and maybe the second."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"How about you come upstairs with me, use the shower while I make you a cup of tea, and if you need me, you can just yell," he suggested. "You've got clothes in my room, or you can borrow something of mine. Then I'll leave you in peace."

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"If I didn't love you before..." Sam started, hanging up the gloves and the rest of her equipment as she walked carefully out of the gym, "I'd certainly love you for that offer alone."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack followed her, as he'd been doing since he came in, hanging his stuff up and falling into step beside her. "But you did, and you do." He brushed his shoulder lightly against hers. "And so do I. Which works out nicely."