Mark turned and sat down in one of the cushion back chairs across from her. He reached into the candy dish that sat on the corner of her desk, and grabbed a handful of pink, red and white M&M’s.

“You know, with all this temptation in front of you, we’ll have to get you in for some one-on-one training sessions.” He smiled at the double meaning, and popped a few of the candies in his mouth.

“Thank you for the advice Mr. Savarese, but I’m more than able to stay away from things that are bad for me.”

The satisfied smirk that spread across her face had Mark itching to kiss it right off.

WORKING OUT THE HEART, Sept 2017
(c) Lisa Filipe, 2017

Working Out the Heart