Last of the American Girls

Later that night Joey was considering whether he should ask Jeanie out yet. He decided to do it, so he grabbed his phone and texted her before he could change his mind.

Want to get coffee tomorrow morning?

 

Jeanie was painting her nails when she got the text, she felt bad that she had to wait until they were dry to respond.

 

Sure, where?

 

Joey had been waiting anxiously for her response, when he got her text he excitedly sent back the directionsand time.

 

The when Joey got to starbucks Jeanie was already there.

 

"Hey, you came."

 

"Well, I said that I would."

 

"Thanks, I'm glad."

 

"No problem. Do you race today?"

 

"No, the race is tomorrow."

 

"Oh, sorry. I had no idea."

"It's okay, are you going to be here tomorrow?"

 

"I don't know, I can be."

 

"Well, if you are, do you want to come to the race?"

 

Jeanie was a little intimidated by the thought of going to a race, but still she asked nicely "Are tickets still on sale?"

 

It was pretty easy to detect her discomfort, and Joey picked up on it "You don't have to do that, you can come with me and sit on my pit box."

 

That gave Jeanie the image of her sitting on a hard tool chest, and she realized that she didn't have any clothes appropriate for that "Your what?"

 

Joey smiled "Say you'll come and I'll explain."

 

"Okay. I'll come."

 

"Good. So what do you know about racing?"

 

"You know that Pixar movie with Owen Wilson?"

 

Joey nodded "Yep."

 

"Well, I saw that in 4th grade. And that's pretty much it."

 

Joey laughed  "Well, at least you have some understanding."

 

"Okay...so you guys turn left?"

 

"Yes."

 

"How many laps?"

 

"This one's 400, but it varies."

 

"What the hell's a pit box?"

 

"It's like a booth that the crew chief and other people watch from."

 

"Crew chief?"

 

"He's like the guy in charge of everything with the car. Makes decisions about what happens during pit stops."

 

"Pit stops?"

 

Joey laughed "After several laps, the cars stop to get gas and make the cars better."

 

"I'm sorry, I'm clueless, aren't I?"

 

"No you aren't."

 

"Have you ever spent a lot of time with people who didn't know NASCAR?"

 

Joey was about to say yes, but stopped. "Actually, no. Not really."

 

"But one more question, if I'm rooting for you who do I root against?"

 

Joey laughed "Hey, do you want to come back to the track with me, I'll show you around?"

 

"Okay sure." Jeanie got in his car and followed him.