"External Motivators"
Summary: Harm and Mattie are returning from the gym.
Note: I finally get around to the subject I haven't touched on with this series... BOYS! My reviewers are awesome, as always, so thanks to CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur, Mia, hermiine, Navy Babe, mary48184, and starryeyes10.
Disclaimer: Harm, Mac, etc. are not mine, so don't sue me because I have an imagination and too much free time.
Written 6 September 2004
"I'm really proud of you for taking such an interest in your health," Harm told his ward as they climbed the stairs to the floor of their apartments. This was the third time that week she had accompanied her guardian to the gym.
"Uh, thank you?" Mattie offered as an uncertain response. She was more interested in getting back to her apartment and getting clean.
"Most kids your age are concerned about clothes and friends, not being physically fit," he continued as she unlocked the door.
Jennifer greeted them both with the question, "How was the workout?"
"Good," Mattie replied.
"Was Ryan working on his abs again?" Jennifer asked her roommate with a grin.
Mattie turned a cute shade of pink, answering the question without words. "I'm going to go bathe now."
"Wait a minute," Harm said as the teenager made her escape. "Who's Ryan?"
The only answer was the slamming of the bathroom door.