Lynne left the house, kissing her husband, John, good-bye, just like any other day. John was on his way out to a meeting, some merger or other, that would put another diamond ring on Lynne's hand. Not that Lynne cared about the diamonds or the cars or the designer clothes -- that was all John. He wanted everyone to see how successful he was by looking at his wife in all the expensive stuff he could buy her.
Lynne went to the gym for her regular workout; 30 minutes on the Elliptical, 30 minutes on the Treadmill, some free weights to work her arms, and then 15 laps in the pool. Just like any other day.....
Alice finished making lunches for the kids and watched them get on the bus. Finally! Her husband, Brian, was on another business trip and Alice was exhausted -- Lizzy, the 5 year-old climbed into bed with her at 1 am and proceeded to take all the blankets, lie diagonally in the bed and kick Alice in the face. At 3am Alice gave up and attacked the dishes from the night before. Then she did 2 loads of laundry and even mopped the kitchen floor before waking up the kids for school.
All Alice wanted to do was fall on the couch and turn on daytime TV and veg, but she knew she should take this opportunity to go to the gym. After getting so much housework done in the wee hours of the morning, Alice actually had time for the gym today.
Lynne finished her workout in the gym and headed down to the locker room to change for her swim. She had a good workout and was sweating up a storm. She could feel the sweat trickle down her back giving her a feeling of accomplishment. She peeled off her sweaty designer workout clothes from the trendy store downtown. She would have been just as happy to wear the old sweats in her bottom drawer, but knew John frowned on her showing her roots. Of course, his roots were just the same, but he would never admit to it.
In the mirror Lynne saw a woman coming into the locker room to change for her workout. Lynne felt she recognized her, but couldn't place her. Lynne's eyes involuntarily followed the woman in the mirror as she reached her locker and started to change for her workout.
Alice walked into the fancy locker room of the Gym & Spa and felt very uncomfortable. Normally she went to the Y to workout and swim, but she had received the Free Trial card and decided she deserved a spa day. As Alice took off her maroon sweater to put on her faded T-shirt, she looked in the mirror and saw a woman wearing only her sweaty sports bra and panties watching her. Alice blushed and quickly pulled the T-shirt over the frilly bra that was one of her few extravagances.
Lynne was embarrassed at being caught staring, but couldn't pull her eyes away from the woman. When the other woman had her form fitting sweater off, her breasts were beautiful in the expensive bra, similar to her own. Lynne didn't normally notice the other women in the locker room, but this woman seemed so familiar and in trying to figure out who she was, Lynne couldn't help but look at her beautifully rounded body.
Alice sneaked another look in the mirror and saw she was still being watched. Finally Alice turned around and said' "May I help you?"
That one short sentence told Lynne how she knew the beautiful woman. "Alice...is that you?"
"Yeessssssss'" Alice said cautiously.
"It's me, Lynne, from 'Eat at the Beach'," Lynne said, referencing the small restaurant they both worked at during the summers while in college.
"Oh my God, Lynne!!" Alice yelled and ran over to hug her old friend.
Alice lost any feelings of uneasiness she had when she came into the locker room.
Lynne held on tight to her old friend and then stepped back, aware of her sweaty body and Alice's dry, pre-workout body.
Alice quickly asked, "How is it that we live close enough to go the same Spa and I haven't seen you around?"