“Just one more rep, you got this!” he encouraged, staying alert as he spotted you while you benched — this was routine for you two. The entire gym knew you as the ‘gym couple’, neither one would show without the other.

He kept count for you up until your last one, where he noticed your arms began to tremble, “okay, that’s enough now…” he said as he helped you set the weight down and chuckled, patting you on the back, “not too bad, but I’m obviously still better, sweetheart.”