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“I don’t know,” she said. “I didn’t feel like I knew what I was
doing.”
“That comes with practice,” he said. “The more you drive, the
more natural it feels.”
“Can I drive tomorrow?” she asked.
“Of course,” he said. “Can we do it in the morning, though? Now
that Josh is out of school, he and Kristen are at day camp for a
couple of weeks. They get home around noon.”
“Mornings are perfect,” she said. “Do you really think I did
okay?”
“You could probably pass the driving portion of the exam with a
couple more days of practice. Of course, you have to pass the
written test, too, but all that takes is some prep time.”
She reached out and gave him a spontaneous hug. “Thanks for
this, by the way.”
He hugged her back. “I’m glad to help. Even if you don’t have a
car, it’s something you should probably know how to do. Why
didn’t you… ?”
“Learn to drive when I was younger?” She shrugged. “Growing
up, we had only one car and my dad was usually using it. Even if
I got my license, I wouldn’t have been able to drive, so it never
struck me as all that important. After I moved out, I couldn’t
afford a car, so again, I didn’t bother. And then, when I was
married, Kevin didn’t want me to have one.” She turned. “And
here I am. A twenty-seven-year-old bike rider.”
“You’re twenty-seven?”
“You knew that.”
“Actually, I didn’t.”