142 Can I take you out for a coffee?

He just dumped the things he wanted to say and left. Zara stood there blinking in the hot sun, gazing at the back of Reggie's car. His words had confused her and he could see her dazed expression in the rearview mirror.

Happy with himself, he drove past the girls without another look. Meanwhile, Alice honked at Zara and Veronica was waving at her, asking her to get back in the car.

Zara got back in the car, not minding the two girls who were talking about how rude the owner of the gas station was. The girls had obviously not noticed Reggie or either of them would have mentioned him when she got back.