Chapter 7
During the week from eight to five, Matt worked at the same gym downtown where he and Vic had first met. He taught swim classes, coached the swim team, and played lifeguard when the aqua-aerobics classes were in session. What had started out as a hobby turned into a full-time position, and now Matt had staff—two young women worked with him, keeping the locker rooms straight, cleaning the pool, watching kids horse around in the water when the pool was open to the public after school. Once Vic came off his double shift at the end of the summer, Matt thought he might hire a third person, just to give himself a few days off here and there. Autumn always brought an influx of people to the gym’s Olympic-sized pool, swimmers chased inside by the weather, and when Vic worked normal hour
