“Did youhaveto come and pick me up?”
“Did you want to walk home?”
She scoffs, fixing her gaze out the window.
“Was it that bad?”
“Can we just go, please? This is embarrassing.”
“What?” I ask, humouring her and accelerating out of the car park. “Being in a car with your dad?”
She turns to face me.
“I’m not even that old.”
“That’s what you think.”
“Besides, I’m kind of famous around here.”
“Do you actually believe any of the crap that comes out of your own mouth?”
“Hey, it’s true!”
“Is that why you’re coaching a school GAA team?”
“I’m doing it because the school asked me to.”
“The school? Or the headmistress?”
“What’s the difference? The headmistress represents the school, doesn’t she?”
“What’s going on between you two?”
“What the hell…?”
“It’s obvious there’s tension there. I thought it was just a sex thing, but now…”
“Now what?”
“I know you slept together, but I didn’t think it was anything more.”
“I shouldn’t be discussing these things with you. Actually,youshouldn’t be discussing them at all – especially not with me.”
“Oh, I’msosorry.”
“And, er…tension?” I shuffle around in my seat. “What…tension?” I ask, glancing at her.
“So now you’re suddenly interested?”
“I’m just trying to work everything out.”
“Work out whether you like her?”
“Don’t be ridiculous. What’s there to like…?” I scoff, stopping at the traffic lights. “What do you think?”
“Now you want my opinion?”
“Opinion? No… It’s just that you’re a woman. Maybe you understand these things better than me.”
