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"No" Just the thought of trying to process food after that run made h"

"Still or sparkling?" He ed to sit at the island instead of falling flat onthe run

"Here you are, lass down in front ofelse?"

"No thank you" I picked up the glass and chugged half of the water "Call me Ava, please"

"Thank you, ma’am" He wasn’t one for chit-chat which was more than okay with me I had no idea how much he knew about his boss

Mavis sauntered in a few erator for a drink She poured herself a glass of green juice and I griure that Mavis was a health nut

"Good ave her a little head bob

"You kept up" Mavis slid onto the stool next to me

"I’m not sure if you noticed, but I was about ten yards behind you for roaning You ht have mistaken me for a zombie"

"Oh, I know you were there The point is that you kept pace, even if you were ten yards behind ainst my cup of water

I took another drink of my water It certainly hadn’t felt like I’d kept pace with her She had blown pastMy eyes cut in her direction and I frowned Looking at her, you would never know she had gone for a run

"Okay, we’ve had a long enough break Let’s go work on forms" Mavis drained the rest of her drink and hopped off the stool

I leaned over and placed one of ainst the cool marble counter top I didn’t want to do forainst the cold stone

"Get up You’ve got a lot to learn" She put her hands on her hips and for a brief moment I had a vision of Jazzercise Barbie