Lochlan calls while I'm driving. Caleb lent me his car because he still feels that if I'm going to drive at all, his car is safer than the truck. I'm sure I've had this conversation before with Jake when I bought that very unreliable ancient C10 but as you can plainly see when pushed I come out swinging, defiant and downright unexplainable.
The phone rings a thousand more times and I finally hold the button down and tell Siri to call Lochlan. She knows what's up. She doesn't even ask to confirm, she just dials. This is the sort of relationship I have with this phone. I mean this man.
He answers in a panic.
Bridget, you get your little arse home right now. I'm going to give you ninety minutes and so help me if you're not within reach by six o'clock I'm coming to get-
Relax, Locket. I didn't sign up for anything.
You know what? Just stay put. I'll come and get you.
You don't have to-
Just stay there. Give me an hour to get to you.
Loch. Stop it. I didn't go. Do you really think I would go without you?
I wouldn't put anything past you now. You grew up and left me in the dust here and I spend my days in awe of the adult you've become.
Right. That's why you were ready to drop everything and come save me.
I didn't say the awe was for how smart you are.
That's better.
Drive safe. I'll be waiting.
Can we come back on the weekend after setup and take some rides?
If you don't know the answer to that by now, Peanut, then I don't know what else I can teach you.
He hangs up and I tell Siri that Lochlan can teach me how not to want to run away all the time. He seems to be able to manage it and I still can't do it at all.
She tells me she doesn't understand and instead asks if she can call the Devil for me.
I laugh.
