Chapter 77: S6 Jake: Don't Strip My Babe

Jenny Cleaves

"Don't strip the gears." Jake puts the car in park, opens the driver's side door, and then steps out of the vehicle.

Jenny meets him halfway around the car. "I wouldn't dream of it." She winks. "Besides, if I do strip them, it would be your fault."

He wraps an arm around her waist. "How do you figure that?"

"You were supposed to have taught me the summer after we graduated."

"There were a lot of things I should have done back then." Jake holds her gaze. "I just hope you give me a chance to rectify some of them."

"Jake, I-I . . ."

"I know. You don't have to say it." He kisses her lips then heads toward the restaurant.

Jenny slides behind the wheel. She's never known him to let anyone drive his Mustang. It's his baby. But he trusts her to drive it.

She slips the car into gear and pulls out of the driveway and onto the road. Turning the knob on the radio, she finds a soft rock station to help sooth her frayed nerves.