~Zayn's POV~
"I… uh…" I scrambled for a lie, my fingers curling hard around the edge of the table. "It's the… the gym!"
"The gym?" Liana frowned. "You've been busy lately."
"Yes," I said quickly. "I watched some workout videos, then did a bit of personal training last night before I went to sleep."
My father raised an eyebrow, looking entirely unconvinced. "Lunges? You look like you sat on a cactus, son."
"It was a lot of training, Dad," I squeaked, slowly lowering myself back onto the chair, one agonizing centimeter at a time. "World-class training. You wouldn't understand."
Liana giggled, shaking her head. "Well, remind me never to work out on my own. If I went that intense, I'd just be crying!"
I cleared my throat, taking a huge, distracting gulp of orange juice to hide my burning face. "You have no idea, Liana. No idea at all."
"Well," my father said, leaning back as he watched me. "Those must have been some very intense lunges."
