He smiled. "'Course you do! Bein' eighteen means ya don't get kicked outta things for bein' too young in most cultures, right? I still gotta get permission slips and all that crap. One more year..."

He shook his head in wonder. How the hell was he the youngest of the group? Boggles the mind.

"Well, it just so happens that my birthday wish is that I get to treat my girlfriend to whatever ride calls her name!" He may or may not have practiced the g-word in the mirror so he wouldn't fuck it up. A man's gotta grow a pair sometime, right?

"I'm not gonna step on your plans. I'm already havin' fun just bein' here with you. But lemme give ya somethin' back."