"I don't know why put up with her."Sam snaps at his sparing boxing partner Matt a fifty-year-old man who didn't look his age. He had a youthful face, a strong bulgy arm, an eight pack, and very long hair. Matt wasn't handsome due to the injuries he had acquired from bar fights, the military, and his glory days as a boxer.
"Can we talk about something else today that doesn't involve you and Jenna you forget she's my ex," he said as he threw punches.
"Ooh yeah though in her defense she told she doesn't date you insisted."Sam pointed out. At that point, a petite young woman wearing a pretty red dress, with pink heels and her hair in a ponytail walked in.
Sam saw her, smiled, jumped out of the ring walked to her, and kissed her."You are so beautiful." he said as he stroked her caramel smooth face. She looked at him with her pretty brown eyes and he could feel his heart melt.
Her name is Shantel James a local make-up artist for the local news station and the beauty pageants.
"So will you finally come with me to see Jenna's race?" she asked him with her cherry lips curved into a smile.
"Babe I can't," he answered dropping his hand from her cheek.
"Why not?" she asked scowling." Because I don't like her," he answered.
"You sound like a bitter ex-girlfriend who she broke up with over text," she said laughing and slapping his chest.
"I can tell you that if Jenna was a dude I wouldn't put it past her," Matt said coming out of the ring and Shantel ran over to him and hugged him. It always made him jealous of how she behaved around Matt but Shantel always saw him as a father figure.
"That's cute you thought you were the guy in the relationship."Sam teased.
"So Matt are u coming with us to the race?" she asked.
"I don't think he wants to..." Sam started to say and interrupted by Matt who cut in and said, "I'd love to come."
"What!"Sam surprised."Excellent! Well I'll go powder my nose and we'll go." she grinned and left them as she walked away.
Sam hits his chest and grumbles."What the hell man!"
"Well I have some money on her and I think it'll be fun," he answered calmly.
"Don't give me that crap you think she's gonna wanna hook up," Sam said calling his bluff.
"Just because you have a gorgeous girlfriend doesn't mean everyone else needs to subscribe to your morals."Matt snaps as Shantel comes back to them.
"So Sam and I are gonna go grab an early lunch. We'll see you at the track."She said to Matt as she gave him a peck on the cheek.
"Bring beer!"Sam said as they walk away Matt observes them.