“Mind if I join you?” Caine asked.
He had come to the gym early only to find she was already there. Eleanor sat on the floor, stretching her limbs which had gotten stiff from long hours in the office. The Rottweiler lay beside her, used to the routine. It raised its head when he entered, but otherwise didn’t seem at all alarmed by his presence. She looked up and smiled.
“Hi, going to run again?”
Caine hesitated at the carefree smile on her face. It seemed she was glad to see him, which was a first. Most women were appalled by him. Though to be fair, he deserved it.
“Yeah,” he cleared his throat before sitting down and mimicking her stretching. “The Fun Run is coming up, so I got to get into shape.”
“I don’t think there is anything wrong with your shape,” Eleanor said, blushing when
