Page 6 of I Wish I Would've Warned You

“I was out there because I was planning to lose my virginity.”

I blink.

“That’s a hell of an opening line.”

“You always tell that to the guys who save you from murderers?”

“No. Just the ones who look like they could use something to think about while they’re driving.”

I don’t respond. If I do, I’ll say something I shouldn’t.

“I was with my boyfriend,” she mutters. “Or... I guess he’s not anymore.”

I keep my focus on the road. “You’re either incredibly brave or incredibly reckless.”

“Can’t I be both?”

“Depends. You still planning to climb into cars with strangers?”

“No.”

“Then maybe you’re learning.”

She glances over again. “You haven’t asked for my name.”

“I figured if you wanted me to have it, you’d offer it.”

She goes quiet after that. Then shifts her attention to my left arm, watching the ink that wraps around my wrist and vanishes under my sleeve.

Her gaze lingers. I let it.

“You always make it a habit of rescuing girls from gas stations and buying them snacks?”

“Not usually.”

“But you gave me your wallet.”

“I did.”

“And the condoms?”

“You gonna hold that against me?”

“Not yet.” She pauses. “You have two licenses.”

She caught that. Interesting.

“I move around a lot,” I say. “And I don’t always use the same last name.”

She snorts. “Yeah, no red flags there.”

“I could’ve left you in the rain.”

“You still could.”

I glance over. “Planning to report me when you get home?”

“I’m planning to survive the night. After that? We’ll see.”

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