Chapter 35
AlexaI left Trista a voicemail to assure her that she still had a job at Starlight Fitness and to schedule a meeting after her first early morning classes. Locked in the employee bathroom, I stared into the mirror and gave myself a pep talk.
Professionalism. That’s how I would get through today and the few weeks it would likely take for me to get over the weekend’s events. You put on your game face and be professional.
Trista sat in front of my desk, back straight and arms to the side facing upward as if she were in a contemplative yoga pose. I relaxed.
“Good morning.”
Trista jumped, and she whipped her head around. “Good morning.”
“Thanks for stopping in.”
I rounded the desk and sat down. “This is incredibly awkward, so I’d rather just acknowledge that than pretend this
