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Because when you’re both in your late twenties to early thirties, and you’re taking a remedial math class pass/fail just so you can take real classes later anyho even cares?

Besides which, it’s been approxiotten any What was I supposed to do, wait until May, whenhis bones? Yeah Like that was going to happen

Especially considering Tad’s bones I uy is fit—partly due to his athletic lifestyle (he runs, swims laps over at the sports center, and plays on a killer Frisbee team), and partly due to the fact that he eats extremely healthfully

If you consider not eating meat healthy, which I am not completely convinced I do

When I ay This is partly due to the fact that I don’t run, swim, or play Frisbee of any kind, and also due to the fact that I will eat anything if it has chocolate sauce or ketchup on it Or even if it’s just plain, as in the case of Krispy Krehnuts (which Tad will eat, too, because they are fried in vegetable oil, not anih I notice that when Tad eats Krispy Kremes, he enjoys just one and seems satisfied, whereas I have to consu about theone What’s up with that?)

Wait Why a about Krispy Kre

“You want to stretch out?” Tad asksthe back of his heel into his butt I know that Tad’s butt is as rock-hard as his thighs My butt, on the other hand, is even spongier than h that I can touch it with the back of my heel quite easily It’s hardly a stretch at all

“Sure,” I say

As I stretch, I notice that all the runners in the park are wearing shorts, like Tad I’a pants Because no way as Let’s face it, Mischa Barton I am not

That’s why I was so glad when I found a pair of yoga pants that are alings or running shorts I’ the bell-bottoms will balance me out, so I don’t look, you know, like a Weeble

“Okay,” Tad says, slasses, which lasses, because you really can’t tell that behind those lenses, he has the most beautiful blue eyes ever Until he takes them off Which he only does at bedtime “Four times around is a o around about twelve tiht? We’ll take it nice and slow, since this is your first day”

“Oh,” I say “Don’t worry about me Go at your own pace I’ll catch up”

Tad’s golden eyebrows constrict “Heather Are you sure?”

“Of course,” I say, with a laugh “I’ll be fine It’s just a little ”

“Heather,” Tad says, still looking concerned “Don’t try to shrug this off like it’s no big deal I know this is a big step for you, and I’ up The truth is, I care about you, and your physical health is really i is serious business Do it wrong, and you could seriously injure yourself”

Athletes! They’re so particular Morning jog, race training Who even cares? Any way you say it, it still spells death to me

Wait… did I think that? I didn’tinto shape Because, like Tad keeps telling me, I’m not fat I just need to tone up a little

“You go ahead,” I tell hiht behind you”

Tad shrugs, gives uess he knows as well as I do that he’s going to leave me in his dust—and takes off