Chapter 10: The Moon in MercuryEm wished she had another piece of pie, so when an old man tottered by and looked at her, then said, “Does your mother know you’re out?” She smiled and said “Pie.” A few minutes later he was back with pie. “Did you just call me a cutie pie? Cuz that’s you, not me!” He slid a piece of pie over to her, sat down, and sipped his coffee, looking at her over the rim of his cup, winking.
“I know you!” Em said. “You drove the 1940 purple Mercury coupe that year I came in second at the Dragway! That was a race to remember! Yeah, I remember you and that blond mustache you sported, used to give me the vapors. that did. Especially when you were so naughty and offered free mustache rides! And then your girlfriend mooned everyone? What w***e!”
“Yes, she was, but remember
