“Um, sorry ladies, I just remembered I need to make a call.” She spun around quickly, needing to escape. One of the women grabbed her, and she fought the urge to shake off the woman’s grasp. Instead, she plastered on a smile and turned around.
“Alex, someone’s calling you,” the woman said, pointing in Jill’s direction. “Are you okay?”
“Sorry, I was just thinking about that call,” Alex lied. She knew Jill must have witnessed the woman alerting her, so it would be too obvious if she hurried out of the room. Alex took a deep breath and looked in Jill’s direction. Jill was waving at her and smiling; the man had shifted so Alex could see more of his face. He was handsome, Alex noted with revulsion. He must be new at the gym because Alex didn’t recognize him. Slowly, Alex made her way across t
