"My legs feel like they're going to snap in half," I groan, limping my way into class the next day. Screw wearing skinny jeans today. I put on my normal loose jeans that only stay on me due to my belt. I do wear another of the shirts Katie got me though, even if it's an awfully bright color of orange that I never even considered someone could wear.

Gavin gasps upon seeing me. "Did you fuck standing up?"

"What? No!"

"And like that, you've lost me."

"Katie and I went to the gym, remember? It was fucking awful," I groan while sliding into my chair like pudding. Junior actually has the energy to snicker at my misfortune. I flip him off.

"You know, Gav goes to the gym," Junior suddenly says, gesturing towards the boy who wrinkles his nose in confusion.

"Yeah, so?" Gavin asks in a very confused and almost worried fashion.

"Go with him and I doubt it'll be as bad when going with Katie."

Gavin looks to be attempting to kick Junior beneath the desk, but the boy pulls his legs back with reflexes I hadn't realized he had. He smirks at Gavin, who quickly looks to me and points an accusing finger at me, "No."

"What? Why not? I mean, how fucking lame must I have looked while desperately trying to keep up with her! I must have looked pathetic." Just thinking about it makes me blush. Katie is far more athletic than me. Of course, she has been going to the gym longer than me, has been keeping herself in shape and working hard to do so but it was still embarrassing. I should be able to ride a bike without getting short of breath after a minute!

Gavin sighs, appearing a bit annoyed as he states, "You hate the gym, Noah."

I nod and stare quizzically at the boy who seems to think that is enough to make me change my mind.

"It's not like you're in need of going anyways!" He shouts, his voice becoming a little frightening with how agitated he sounds. I cock a brow at his odd behavior. Waving his hand in my direction, he takes a deep breath and calms himself enough to speak normally, "Don't do something you hate just because your girlfriend wants you to. If you don't want to go then don't go."

"But Katie wants to go," I whine.

His teeth grind as he spits out between them, "Tell her no."

"Unlike you, I have to treat my women with care," I hiss, rolling my eyes at how easy the boy makes it sound to say no to my girlfriend. What's wrong with going to the gym anyways? So, what if I want to go? Ok, so I don't but if Katie wants to then I can start.

"That's not the point," he grunts, silence following after. I wait for him to go on with what the "point" is but instead, he sighs and turns away from me. I don't know what he's thinking, but by the look on his face it isn't good. "Whatever, you can start tagging along with me after school." He sounds very reluctant, though Junior seems pleased that he agreed. "I go every day after school or work if I have time and I can bring a guest so start bringing gym clothes and water or Gatorade."

"Cool, thanks, Gav!" I lean over to slap his shoulder but he moves it away before I even get a chance. I frown and look to Junior, who doesn't seem to think anything of the behavior because he isn't making a questioning look or frowning like me. I shrug and lean back into my chair, wondering if Gavin did that on purpose or not.

While sitting in class, I begin to think about what Katie said on our way to the mall. I have the desire to ask Gavin about it. I wanted to yesterday too but never got up to it, honestly, because it’s something I’m not sure I have the courage or even the right to ask about. Today too, I don't think I have the guts to do it. What would I even ask anyways? So, you fuck guys too? That would make it sound like I have a problem with it, which I don't! If Gavin is bisexual, pansexual, homosexual or whatever he chooses to identify, as then I don’t have a problem with it. However, I don’t want him to feel like he has to tell me but I want him to feel like he can tell me, if that makes sense.

I know. I want to ask because it bugs me that I know so little about him. Even after a year, I hardly know anything and it's not like I haven't tried. Junior and I have attempted to invite him to more than just birthdays or Christmas parties but Gavin always declines. He rarely hangs out with us outside of school; actually, this will be the most we've hung out. He came over to my house twice within, like, three weeks and now we're going to the gym together. It's a record! Sometimes I wonder why that is, why he calls us friends but doesn’t have the desire to do anything with us.

Not to mention Gavin always answers questions in a way that leads to more questions. He makes everything seem like a joke. I suspected that he simply didn't feel that we were close enough to divulge his life to us. That’s understandable because why share your secrets with strangers or people you don’t see as close? We could change that though if he actually let us get a little closer to him. He should know I consider him a friend so I want to know more than his name and that he's a total player.

He makes things so complicated. I never know what to say or ask. I'm always wondering if I even have the right to ask what I want to ask. Would it piss him off? Would we continue being friends if I tried to dig into his life? He doesn't seem too pleased with us going to the gym together so perhaps we aren't as friendly as I thought we were. Perhaps I'm getting into his business too much and that's bugging the hell out of him.

I hope that isn't the case because honestly, I'm excited. I'm excited knowing that we're going to be spending more time together. I like the idea of us hanging out, even if it's at one of the worst places to ever exist, the gym. Still, we'll be together, the two of us and hopefully that will help him open up even if it's just a little. To be honest, I'd be happy to find out his middle name!

I guess we'll discover whether Gavin finds my presence as an annoyance seeing as I'm now in his car on the way to the gym. He originally insisted we wait and start tomorrow but Junior had some extra clothes and he and I ganged up on the boy until he agreed to let me come with him today. I don't know why or when Junior decided to be helpful but he did today. Gavin doesn't seem to be annoyed, though with Gavin I never really know.