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“Well that’s interestingly precise!” Reaching behind herself, Summer extracted her keys from the strap of her purse, and beckoned. “Let’s go. You set the gps while I get us out into traffic.” She let him to a little targa-topped burgundy car, popping both doors. “And on the way, you can tell me a little more about yourself.”

“Alright, Miss Summer,” he nodded, climbing into the passenger seat only after Summer had already slid in. “I can’t thank you enough for this, really. You didn’t have to. I mean it was very- Is this a touch screen, or no?” he inquired, suddenly sidetracked by the GPS he was unable to work. “I’m lousy with these things. I don’t even keep a cell phone…”

“Tap with your fingernail,” she instructed. “How in the world do you manage without a cell phone? I don’t even keep a landline anymore!” She paused a moment after starting the car to wind her hair up in a fist-sized bun and stick a couple clips in it. “Time for aggressive driving.”

“I-er-” he mumbled distractedly, navigating his way through the screens to the input. His tongue stuck slightly out of the corner of his mouth as he focused on working the device. “I don’t get along well with tech. Raised without it. And I’ve got no one to call, anyhow. Ah!” he exclaimed, pointing to the screen, pleased. “I’ve got it in! Thank you again, so much. I feel rather stupid, now. It says here it’s only five minutes away.”

Summer glanced at the gps to get the next turn, then stepped on it. Expertly snaking through a gap, she asked, “What’s this all about? Odd time for an appointment, really. School thing?”