It was Monday afternoon and time for Jim"s urgent visit to the doctor"s office. He sat in the waiting room with three other people and hoped it wouldn"t be too long. Then again, why the rush back to work? The earlier he returned to work, the more it would be necessary to spend quality time with his replacement, Cody.
The back office door opened, and the attractive Nurse Corrine appeared. “Jim!” she called out. “Right this way.”
Jim stood up from his seat and followed the nurse into the hallway.
“Okay, let"s first get your weight.”
Jim stood on the scale as ordered.
“258 pounds… very good! It looks like you"ve lost some weight since your last visit. You went from 281 to 258.”
Jim was surprised. “Wow!” He hadn"t made an effort to lose the weight. Maybe it was the daily, wintery hikes i
