"Considering how often men went around in panty hose and ruffled shirts, I'm kind of glad we aren't either. Between that and the rampant disease, I think we're much better off where we are." He winked, just a quick one, and gone in a second so that if she blinked she'd have missed it.

"We didn't have much growing up, so my father was always working. Most of the time I spent with him was spent in the garage where he worked. He taught me engines, makes, models, everything he knew. Now, I feel close to him every time I'm elbow deep under someone's hood and it's like he's not really gone."