"Then I don't accept your deal either." She walked away leaving him behind to lick his wounded heart. She put on her helmet with a bit of swag feeling good about herself.
"Wait!" Earl called back and walked towards her with a sigh. He really liked her and if it meant having one dinner date with her before disappearing from her life like that then he was up for it, "I will accept your conditions."
Alexa, who had thought that the other guy had given up, was stumped a bit and could only nod her head, "it's about to start, let's go."
Earl put on his helmet and lined up at the starting line waiting for the big boom to signal the beginning of the race. He gritted his teeth and made sure to not look over at Ruth for the time being so as not to be distracted.
