They drove in near silence. His stereo playing softly, the only accompaniment to her increasingly cloudy thoughts. She still didn't know why she was reacting to him so strangely. Normally, she was quite shy. It was almost as if they'd already known each other for years.

Like the mirrors in her mind had always been reflecting him.

She stole a glance at him. The bright, midday sun was hitting his forearms right where his rolled-up sleeves gave way to bare arm. She felt her knees trembling a little bit, and laid her hands across them to make them stop.