Chapter 86

::Might as well get through this,::Vic said. ::I don’t have time to work out but I’ll stop in for a minute or two and say hi. Meet me at the front?::

Vic felt Matt’s warmth wrap around him, a hug from the inside out. ::I’m already halfway there.::

Hitting his hazards, Vic ran through the downpour to the front door of the gym. As it slid out of his way, he saw Roxie look up from behind the reception desk and run a finger under her bottom lip, as if making sure there was no lipstick there. Then she fluffed her ponytails, and straightened up in her chair. When he stepped into the gym, she was all smiles. “Vic! God, isn’t this weather just awful? Let me call Matt—”

“I’m right here,” Matt said, opening the door that led into the back of the gym, where the pool and locker rooms were.