I joked, “If you were my age, I’d take you on a road trip in my car…” She replied, “Then what are we waiting for?”

I am standing in my driveway with a wrench in my hand when I realize I am about to make a joke that might ruin everything. The sun is barely up. The air smells like dew and engine oil. My van sits in front of me with the side door open, showing off the inside I spent 6 months building with …