While am at it!

"Dave, let me give you a ride home. I promise I'll drive safe, and slower, this time," said Lone from inside her car as he stood on the curb. She added under her breath,"Slow, just like a little old-lady driver."

She bit her lip, she was trying to get him back into a good mood, bring back a little of the day's previous cheer.

"I'll just take a cab. Thanks for everything, it was a great day, Zoe. The most fun I've had in ages," he added, forcing a smile onto his face.

Zoe sighed, gave Dave a smile with her goodbye then zoomed away.

"Slower. Yeah, right." He muttered.

Then he twisted his mouth into a grimace. The encounter with blonde-Jenny and friends had completely soured Dave's mood.

He flagged down a cab and and hopped in, giving the driver his address. Closing his eyes, he leaned his head back and tried to get some sleep on the way home.