Trainer

(chapter originally by Teraton at writing.com)

Mackenzie was lucky enough to land a job where not only could she keep herself in shape; but she could do it on someone else's time, and get paid for it too! Sure, sometimes she had to slow her pace down to let her clients keep up, but even then, she still got a good workout just by helping other people through theirs! And as a side-benefit of the job, employment came with a free membership so that if she really felt like she had to, she could just hang around a little while longer and get her fix!

Today, though, Mackenzie didn't actually remember who she was going to be taking care of. She stepped through the glass doors of the Silverstone Gym, dressed in a pair of sneakers, some tight, black exercise tights, and a loose white tank top that clearly revealed the packed, pink sports bra underneath, as well as her hair drawn back into a ponytail. Still a little tired, given the job's early hours, she yawned as she waved to Alicia, the girl behind the front desk.

"Mornin' Mackenzie," Alicia said, only half looking up from her phone. Her straight, dark hair was left loose, considering her job didn't involve much movement, and her brown skin was mostly covered as the lenses of her glasses were lit up by the screen below her. A bit lazy, especially for someone working at a gym, but great with numbers and schedules, and nice enough to handle even the more irate muscle-heads that came to sign up.

"Hey, Ali," the redheaded trainer responded. "You know what I'm signed up for today? I didn't get an email of the schedule like usual, and I forgot to ask yesterday, so..."

"Sure, sure," Alicia said, shaking her desktop to life and bringing up a window. "It says here that today you're...."