“Have you ever been on a bike before?” I look at her as I mount my bike and turn it on. I hand her the spare helmet I keep in my riding backpack and help her put it on carefully.
She shakes her head and swallows hard as she tilts her chin up in order for me to get the chin strap settled.
“No,” she says honestly.
I chuckle and shake my head slowly as I tighten the chin strap and tap her helmet carefully. “Don’t be nervous. Just get on, and we will work this out.”
I watch her hesitate slightly for a minute. I see the indecisiveness playing across her masked face before she makes up her mind. She sets her shoulders, rolls them back, and then she climbs on behind me and tries to settle in.
I never want this night to end now… Her legs are wrapped around me, and I can feel the heat of her b
