Oops again

Alec listens to Ryan while letting his eyes shift between the window, mirrors and her face. Her comments bring an actual grin to his face and he turns a little in his seat. "Mmm... maybe you ought to be cruel a little more to make sure I understand completely how you make up for it."

Not paying attention, he hadn't noticed a stop sign coming up, and as the car brakes, his hand flies to the dashboard, keeping him from falling into the windshield. Quirking an eyebrow, he sits back, going for his seatbelt that he'd neglected to buckle earlier. "I forgot how you drive," he muse dryly, recalling the night she'd picked him up and he'd barely made it from her car to hurl on the side of the road.

Looking in the mirrors again, he watches the passing scenery, taking it all in. It felt like he'd been barricaded half his life... the outdoors looked different now. It was a different season. It was colder. Quieter.

TGI Fridays isn't that far away, so it's only a few minutes before they're parked in the parking lot again and Alec is removing his seatbelt. "Hungry?"