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“Do you run every day?” Brody asked between breaths

“Five days a week,” Lou replied shortly, still ti her breaths to her coincide with her footfalls “You?”

“Every day, if I have an opportunity I aht schedule at the hospital”

“You’re a doctor, right?”

“A surgeon”

“I thought so When I called, they said you were in surgery How did you get here so fast?”

“They interrupted ht the first plane out Sorry about catching you in your undies with John I didn’t mean to ruin the moment”

“Whatover an exposed root

He reached out to catch her fall and her eyes

“You were in your underwear and John was shirtless so I just assued

“You knohat they say about people who assuht?”

“They make an ass out of you and me?” he asked with a smirk on his face

She did not reply butit harder to talk The path became too narrow to run side-by-side so he dropped in behind her She was almost relieved, until she realized he was in a perfect position to watch her butt ht And wished she hadn’t had ice creahts the week before

The path widened and he moved back up to where he could run beside her She tried not to look when he grabbed the tail of his T-shirt and pulled it over his head He then pushed the tail of the shirt into his waistband Lou turned her face to hih of its own accord fro jaas clenched with concentration Her gaze stopped when she met the hair on his belly that dipped into his waistband

“You want me to remove those, too?” he asked with a smirk