When He Walked Into My Workout -Chapter 3

The update about the gym guy that approached me - The continuation

Update on the gym guy today " I FINALLY saw him.
I woke up at 5:30 AM this morning, but I was dragging to get out of bed... I got up and did my routine to hit the gym in the morning.
Promised myself 3 runs on the treadmill, each for 10 minutes, and I would be leaving by 7 AM to get ready for work.

As I had completed my first run, I had got off the treadmill to go to the tap for some water.
On my way there, guess who I saw? Yes, the missing person " he had made it to the gym today.
We exchanged hugs " gave ourselves very tight hugs... I missed him " I guess he did too.

I was shy " it’s a couple of guys that were around " trying so hard to mind their business... I was so shy, so I wrapped the conversation saying we will catch up on text.
He said, “Okay, I love you,” and I was blushing like a goat with all teeth out, and I replied softly, “I love you too.”
I hope he heard me, but I was trying to get away from the pair of eyes...  

I felt relieved that I had seen him. I wrapped up my remaining 2 runs feeling much lighter and at ease because I had seen him.

I don’t know what the rest of today is going to be like. It’s Friday...

Oh! He had mentioned during our encounter that he would sleep for the rest of today since he got back last night.
He told me " on Saturday " that he would leave his car at the airport.
His friend " the one I met yesterday " told me he will be driving down from Durban... I believed his friend. Clearly, he had lied.

Me being me... with a goofy persona, tilted my head like an owl and asked, “So you drove all through the night?”
He admitted.

I thought to myself: “Oh well... what’s my business?”
Maybe he needed an early start that morning, and that was a little white lie to get me out of there as fast as he could, right?
We move...

I get worried so quickly ...its infuriating to say the least.

He is giving more red flags… than anything, but I really want to prove to myself that I don’t sabotage relationships or cut them off for nothing. There is a whole lot of offish behavior that I detect and I can’t ignore. It is feminine to be upfront and tell a man what you would need from him, but we have not even had one solid conversation from the time we met at the gym. I don’t want to rush anything. He’s 50, he isn’t a small boy… he has some idea of what life is about and has built himself career-wise. If he is using me to trend rather than knowing who I truly am, then that really would be such a shame. I was really taking him seriously. I am going to leave plenty -not even a tiny room  for disappointment. God won’t give me what will break my spirit - I know this. I know I have been good to the wrong people. But they always realise when it’s too late.