Page 114 of Love Unscripted
Aaron rolled his eyes. “I can’t believe people actually pay you to counsel them.”
Adam pointed at him. “Are you paying me?”
“No.”
“Exactly. Pro bono sarcasm. You’re welcome.”
A reluctant smile tugged at Aaron’s mouth as he stood and moved toward the pull-up bar.
He jumped up, gripping it, shoulders tightening as he started the first rep.
Adam leaned back against the rack and waited until Aaron dropped back down before speaking again.
“All jokes aside,” he said, “the chemistry between you two on that television show?”
Aaron grabbed the towel again, wiping sweat from his face.
“It was noticeable.”
Aaron scoffed. “It was not.”
“It absolutely was,” Adam said. “You’re lucky it was Christian TV. If you’d been on some unfiltered late-night show, the host would’ve had a field day.”
Aaron groaned softly and paced toward the dumbbell rack.
“Don’t say that. We’ve got the radio tour soon,” he muttered.
Adam handed him his water bottle.
“Physical travel or virtual?”
“Both.” Aaron drank deeply before continuing. “We’ll hit a few major cities in person. New York. Atlanta. Texas. Maybe Chicago.”
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
“But most of it’s radio media-tour style. You sit in a studio and knock out interviews back-to-back. Twenty cities before lunch.”
Adam gave a low whistle.
“So you and Camille,” he said slowly, “in close quarters for…?”
“About a week.”
Adam took his time unscrewing his own bottle.
“And you’re just… friends.”
Aaron shot him a look. “That’s the plan.”
Adam shook his head slowly, clearly unconvinced.
They moved into stretches afterward, the intensity of the workout finally easing. Aaron sat on one of the mats near the wall, elbows resting on his knees as he caught his breath. Adam stood nearby drinking from a sports bottle.
“I am genuinely looking forward to your return,” Adam said finally.
Aaron glanced up. “And why is that?”
Adam grinned. “Because I am deeply curious to see how this ‘friends’ narrative holds up after seven days of airports, hotels, shared press junkets, and people asking if you’re secretly in love.”
