Madeleine Nibless walked back into her house from her morning jog, tired but pleased. This morning was the first time she’d taken the longer route of four miles she’d previously tried and not been completely exhausted when she was done. Building up the stamina! You go, Maddie! her inner cheerleader crowed. And she did feel good about it. She’d only taken up jogging about five months ago; the first two months had been excruciating – she’d had no idea until she started just how out-of-shape she had become. But Madeleine had stuck with it, and now, the rewards were becoming more apparent every day. Might even work up to a quarter marathon before summer gets here, who knows?
As she made her way into the master bathroom to clean up, she stripped down, checking her body out in the mirror. Looki
