I honestly had no idea; I never really paid much attention to him when he had his gym bag and workout clothes on I always figured he was going to work out with one of his clients.
"I don't know," I murmured.
Dominic reached for me and pulled me into him. "It's going to be okay."
I took in a breath then said, "It better be a good bloody present."
Dominic snickered.
"Ready?"
No.
"Yeah."
Dominic turned me around, slapped my behind and nudged me forward to Sarah. Sarah stepped forward and hooked my safety rope onto my harness.
"How are you feelin'?" She asked.
"Like I'm goin' to be sick."
Sarah nodded her head. "That's just your adrenaline startin' to kick in, you will be perfectly safe. Your belay device, that's this right here," she tapped on the sliver clip on my harness, "brakes if you fall. It also clips onto the rope I have down here, so if you need to come down at any point just shout down and let me know and I'll lower you down to the ground, okay?"
No.
"Okay."
"Great, now get some chalk on your hands it makes gripping onto jugs easier."
I had no idea what she was talking about, I wished I didn't zone out when she was telling us what to do at the start.
Sarah moved off to the right and Dominic suddenly appeared in front of me. He reached for the little bag on my hips and dipped his fingers inside. His now white fingers covered my hands as he rubbed the chalk all over them.
"I wish I could fuck you," Dominic murmured.
I looked up at him wondering what the hell was wrong with him.
"I'm worried I might die and you're thinkin' of shaggin'?"
Dominic smirked. "It's seeing you in the harness, it makes my dick hard."
He was easily turned on.
"I bet me arse looks huge in it."
"Your ass is huge."
Dickhead.
"Okay," I breathed. "Let's get this over with."
Dominic kissed me really quick before he moved aside and gestured to the wall. "Ladies first."
What a fucking moment for him to be chivalrous!
I hesitantly stepped forward to the wall; I tilted my hand all the way back and looked up.
It was high, but not that high.
I could do this.
I placed my hands on the things that stuck out of the wall, I can't remember what Sarah called them but they were holders to me so that was what I decided to call them.
"Don't tense so much, you will slip."
I glanced over my shoulder and got a fright, I wasn't expecting Dominic to be right there.
"Relax baby, you will be fine."
If he said that one more time I was going to smack him.
"Back up, I've got this."
Dominic held his hands up and took a few steps back.
I turned back to the wall and focused. I gripped onto the holders and tried not to tense so much. I place my feet onto the smaller holders below me to keep steady and then I reached up to a holder above me. I caught it and pulled myself up then repositioned my feet.
I had this.
I spent a few minutes climbing and I thought I made good progress until I looked down.
I was only six foot and four inches from the ground, I knew that because Dominic's height was where I was at!
"Oh, my God! I thought I was higher... I don't wanna do this anymore!"
I heard Dominic and Sarah laugh and that annoyed me.
"This isn't funny, I want to come down!"
"Hold your horses, you're doing great. Slow and steady does it, baby."
Slow and steady. Ha!
"You've never done slow and steady in your life!" I snapped.
Male laughter.
"Not with you, baby."
I looked around and found there were other people climbing the wall, and like me they had someone like Sarah hold a safety rope for them on the ground, but the people who had their safety ropes were looking up at me and they were laughing at what Dominic said.
Oh, God.
"I'm gonna kill you," I growled and used my anger to climb.
My anger ran out after a thirty seconds along with my energy.
"Oh God, I really need to exercise." I wheezed as I reached for another holder.
I screamed when I slipped. I managed to hold onto my holder, but I couldn't help but look down and notice I was higher up this time.
A lot higher up.
"Hang on," Dominic shouted.
"No fuckin' shit!" I bellowed.
I blocked out the laughter from people around me and focused on not letting go of the wall even though my arms and thighs screamed for me to do so.
I began to get a little teary then.
"Dominic. Help." I called out.
Silence.
"Okay I'm coming, don't be scared."
I closed my eyes and tried to think of something else, but my mind wouldn't focus so I opened my eyes and looked down. I narrowed my eyes as Dominic jumped up and grabbed onto a holder and pulled himself up onto the wall. He then proceeded to climb up to me like a fucking spider monkey.
He reached me in ten seconds tops.
"Hey, pretty girl."
He was behind me, he placed a hand on my bag and stroked.
"You're doing really good, you almost half way there."
Almost half way.
Almost.
"Who invented this?"
"What rock climbing or indoor climbing?"
"Both."
"Why?"
"Because I want to know the name of the bastard who is goin' to be reason I die today so I can put in a compliant when I arrive at the pearly white gates."