Page 79 of Crashing into Love

“They have her testing out physics now, too.”

“She’s nine.”

“She’s a genius,” her grandmother replied.

“I know, but… Is that too much for her?”

“It doesn’t seem to be. Selma, she’s thriving right now. They’ve told me she’s learning twelfth-grade science and eleventh-grade math.”

“At this rate, she’ll graduate high school by the end of the school year,” Selma noted.

“I don’t think that’s quite true,” her grandma replied. “She’s enjoying learning again, though, and it’s a great thing to see.”

“I wish I was there.” Selma sighed. “I can’t believe I got taken out again. Last time, it was my board and the weather. This time, it’s some Italian boarder.”

“How did Drew do? The final was today, right?”

“She just won.”

“She did? Oh, that’s great. I wish it were you, of course, but if it isn’t you, I’m glad it’s her.”

“Me too.”

“Tell her congratulations for me, and I’ll grab your daughter for you.”

“I will. Thank you.”

Selma wasn’t sure when she’d be able to pass Drew that message, since Drew was probably celebrating that finish with Andy and the rest of her team, and tonight was their last night. They’d both be flying out tomorrow, having managed to get their flights to line up in order to head to the airport together. Now, Selma was worried that she should arrange her own travel.

“Grandma?”

“Yes, honey?”

“Before you get Gia, can I tell you something?”

“Of course, you can.”

“Drew asked me out today,” she shared. “Maybe an hour ago, actually.”

“She asked you out on a date?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s great, Selma. When are you going out?”

“I don’t know that we are.”

“And why is that?”

“Because she asked right after she won, and I was so taken aback by it, that I didn’t exactly answer her. Then, she took it back.”

“She took it back?”

“She told me to forget about it.”

“Because you didn’t answer her.”

“Yeah.”

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