Page 56 of The Titan and the Trainer

At that point, Julian came back in, with Markus in tow.

“We are working out upstairs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Julian. Bring your A-game,” Callum said menacingly, winking.

“Can’t wait,” was Julian’s response, hugging him before he shooed him out of the room, and the three of them sat down.

Callum walked back upstairs with a spring in his step. Now to go through Julian’s gear and find some stuff he could wear. He might even make Julian wear something rather tight and sexy, just to make things even spicier.

He planned on working out on every bit of equipment in that shiny gym of Julian’s, and then, following that, maybe working Julian’s equipment also, to repay him for the amazing service he received last night.

This unplanned day had suddenly just got remarkably better!

Chapter 24 - Valentine’s Dinner

Sun. 1st – Sat. 15th Feb. 25

Callum did exercise with Julian in the gym in the 2-4 p.m. period, where he more than repaid him for the previous evening, with a similarly unforgettable blowjob delivered at a forty-five-degree inverted angle, upside down on a tilted weight bench. Julian said he’d not experienced anything like it and almost blacked out when he came.

Callum stayed on the Sunday, as he had no other plans, and Julian loved the fact he’d seen him late Friday night, through Saturday and Sunday; a perfect weekend.

They fell into a happy routine over the next two weeks, with training sessions on Tuesdays at the apartment, where Callum stayed over, Julian drove him to boot camp the next morning. Another session on Thursdays at the office so Callum could go straight from there to The Vault. They were doing okay on the whole restraint thing but did lapse after one particularly heavy session when desires couldn’t be denied and they reverted to the private suite, unable to stop themselves.

There were no further issues at The Vault. They discussed and agreed that one of Julian’s guys could be there when Callum was working, to keep an eye on things. They went through formal interviews with Callum selected his own guy from Markus’s team. In the end, he picked Liam from Detroit, who he felt he had banter with immediately. He was only a few years older than Callum and was pretty built himself. They travelled together, got talking and built a friendship, which eased any awkwardness within the situation.

When Callum was working, Liam kept out of his way as best he could, but they spoke when they bumped into each other, and at one point Liam got very glittery after a special Lady Gaga-themed evening. Liam was quite handsome and spent much of his time fending off the advances of gay men, much to Callum’s amusement.

Their weekends were spent together, and they fell into a happily coupled state. Callum cooked for them both in the apartment. In turn, Callum made Julian cook for them too. They enjoyed swimming in the pool and fully retracted the roof one sunny day and just lounged in the unusually warm February they were having.

Valentine’s Day was approaching. A milestone for any couple, especially a new one.

They had discussed it and planned a nice dinner at home. They considered going out, but if Julian got recognised, things could get awkward; it just wasn’t worth the hassle. They could be so much more relaxed and happier at home. They decided to buy each other a card and a single gift, agreeing that this now needed some planning on both sides.

Callum played along with this, but he already knew his gift for Julian. With his love of all things Marvel, superheroes, and his press nickname, ‘The Titan of Industry’, all roads led to Thanos, the big blue villain from the Avengers movies.

Callum had done some Googling and found that a company called Hot Toys sold a large Infinity Gauntlet collector's sculpture. The gauntlet was the glove Thanos created with the five powerful Infinity Stones in it, which he used to destroy half the life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War. Callum knew this was one of Julian’s favourite films. The collectible gauntlet was a large metallic-looking glove, with the five different-coloured jewels in it that lit up when you pressed a hidden button, presented on a nice display stand. It cost $1,500 which to Callum was a lot of money, but he knew it would be worth it to see the smile on Julian’s face when he opened it. He’d done well at the club recently; he could just about afford it, so he ordered it.

In complete contrast, Julian struggled with what to buy for Callum. His thought processes were quite different. His original idea was that he would just give him a cheque for one billion dollars.

His logic here was that it would change Callum’s life and he’d never have to worry about money ever again. All his concerns around the gym would be sorted; he and Jack could either fix up The Iron Works, move somewhere else, whatever. With money, you can do pretty much anything.

But after his initial idea, over the next few days he considered who Callum was as a person and how he’d react to a gift like that. Huge as it would be to Callum, it was pretty insignificant to Julian. Whilst it was a lot, it didn’t have any real meaning. What if it was just one million dollars, maybe? Less money, still significant, but enough to change a life? He didn’t want to change Callum’s life; that wasn’t what this was about. So, a cash gift was ruled out. It had to be something with real meaning.

Julian was in trouble. It was now just two days before Valentine’s Day, and he didn’t have anything organised. Sitting in his office pondering this, he buzzed for Kerry.

“Julian, what can I do for you?”

“Kerry, my dear, how would you like to go on a shopping trip with me?”

Her face was a picture. “Uh, OK” was all she could muster… This was new territory.

“Where’s good for shopping around here?”

“Oh, Julian, it has to be Fifth Avenue,” was her instant response.

“Then let’s go!” he replied, keen to solve his issue.

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Friday 14th February 25