“A little exercise and you can still eat it. I could help increase your heart rate.” Abby chokes a bit. “So we’ve established you have no shame.” “No time. Busy schedule.” “What’s your favorite thing to do when you aren’t working?” The smile in Mark’s eyes makes her laugh. “Besides that!” “Honestly, I haven’t done anything here yet. Been working non-stop.” “We’ll have to fix that.” “My schedule changes and I work odd hours. What’s your work schedule like? What do you do?” Abby clears her throat. “Contract work, mostly. I make my own schedule.” “Contract? So no health insurance?” “Nah. Perfect health, remember?” Mark frowns. “Can’t you still get on your parents’?” “Sorry, Doc. My parents died four years ago.” Abby reaches out and squeezes his hand. “It’s okay. You didn’t know.” H

