“It makes you very cool," he said, taking big, jumping steps to get in front of me. "CNN would interview you, for sure. Daughter of Flobie! But don't worry. I'll keep them back!”

“Eve: “Would you jump in front of a maxibus for me?”Roarke: “Absolutely. They don't go very fast.”

“Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.”

“Make sure you take lots of pictures, and if you come back using words like 'queue' or 'lorry', I'll be very upset.”

“She points at two big steps on the back of her bike. "You have training... somethings? What are they?""Feet platforms. My dad made them for my cousin to use. Step on.""But I don't have a cool helmet with a lightning bolt.""Your head is hard enough.""Funny." I steady myself without touching her."To the train yard," she says and pushes on the pedals. We don't move."Anytime," I tell her. 'You know. While we're still young and beautiful."She pushes hard again. "You weight a ton.""You need me to drive?""I need momentum, that's all. Get off.""You're very charming, but you must hear that all the time.""Get off," she says. "I'll ride, and you run after me and jump on the bike.""Do many guys ask you out twice?""Only the ones with balls.”

“I'll make sure you're ready," he said gently. "And then I'm gonna make you beg me.”