“Wow! I don’t mean to sound rude, but that’s a pretty heavy bench press for a guy your age. How much weight is that?”

“Let’s see – I’ve got 4 forty-five pound plates on each side of the bar. It’s a little over four-hundred pounds. Of course, my one-rep max is over five-hundred.”

“Incredible! And how old are you?”

“If I told you, you wouldn’t believe me,” he said. There was silence for a moment and then he reached out his right hand and said, “my name is Vikram, by the way or Dr. Jarial to my students. And if you haven’t already guessed, I’m from India.”

“Nice to meet you Vikram. My name is Tabitha Moore. I don’t believe I’ve seen you in here before. I think I would have remembered.”

“Yes, Tabitha, I’ve seen your movie,” he said.

“What did you think?”

“You looked great.”

“Anything else?” she asked, forcing a smile.

“I need to get back to my work out, Tabitha.”

“Oh, of course. I’m sorry.”

“No, no really, it’s O.K. I’m not especially busy tonight. Would you like to come over and talk?”