I Breathe Euro

Jack stepped inside the apartment with Theresa still holding on to him.

"Who said I don't have a car?" Stephanie said she actually had a car, which was a small BMW.

Seeing Theresa hanging on Jack's arm, she didn't mind; she knew how her daughter was crazy about Jack, but looking at Jack carefully, she felt amiss.

"Have you grown tall, Jack?" Stephanie asked, her voice a little surprised.

"Yeah, I am eighteen years old after all," Jack shrugged his shoulder and smiled.

Theresa also wanted to look at Jack carefully, so she let go of him and looked at Jack from head to toe.

"Wow, you've become even more handsome." Theresa clapped her hands; she looked happy, too happy.

Jack smiled, then asked, "Can I wash my hands?"

His hands were dirty with the dust from his old apartment.

"Yes, yes, of course." Theresa cheerfully stepped towards the sink and showed Jack the way.

Jack, who could easily see the sink, still smiled and followed her and washed his hands.

"Wait a little; I am still getting ready. Talk with Theresa in the meantime." Stephanie, saying this smilingly, went inside.

"Jack, How are you?" Theresa, saying this, sat on the couch, her face smiling. She was smiling at him when he arrived, and her smile hasn't wavered since.

"I am fine. Tell me about you." Jack sat beside her on the couch.

"I am good; I am applying for driving classes next summer. I saw your car; is it expensive? It looks so cool. Theresa closed her face on Jack's.

Jack, pushing her face away from his face, smiled; he was not sure if his car was expensive enough to call it an expensive car.

Because he saw the Dubai sheikh's car collection on YouTube some time ago, they have some expensive cars.

"It's not that expensive," Jack replied.

"Don't lie to her. That's a super expensive car." Stephanie peeked from the room next door and said she was putting on a tie.

"I knew it; the car does look expensive and very beautiful. Can you take me on a ride?" Theresa requested, and Jack looked at her then nodded his head.

"Mother, you get ready; we will be back soon," Theresa said, pulling Jack's hand.

Jack got up from the sofa and looked at the room where Stephanie was changing her clothes or putting on makeup. Stephanie didn't come out.

"Alright." Her voice came out of that place instead.

"Let's go; we got the permission," Theresa excitedly said. She was eager to spend some time alone with Jack.

Jack was following around the cheerful Theresa; she was holding on to Jack's sleeve and running.

Coming back downstairs, Jack saw almost the same scene as the bank; this time, however, nobody was dancing on his car.

Jack pressed his keys, and the whole car, as if rising from slumber, the people around were surprised by the indicators flashing, but seeing Jack, they smiled and gave way.

Theresa was happy; it was the first time she got such attention and like this.

Jack walked past Theresa and opened the front passenger door for her; she smilingly entered the car and then looked at those jealous women, who were wishing it was them in Theresa's place.

Jack then sat down in his car and started to drive; Theresa was looking around the car with surprise.

This was the first time she rode in a car this luxurious; she even checked the glove box. Jack didn't stop her, as she was a curious baby anyway.

In the glove box, Theresa found some papers; she picked them up to read. She was curious about everything in Jack's life.

"Those are probably registration papers and insurance," Jack said; he was keeping an eye on Theresa, who was poking here and there.

"Ah! Alright." Theresa instantly put the papers back in that glove box and looked around the road; she was pleased on seeing the familiar road; Jack was actually driving towards her school.

"Left, go left," Theresa said. As Jack was about to turn right, she instructed him to go left, because that is where her school is; she was actually hoping someone would see her with Jack.

Jack nodded his head, then drove that way; the roads were pleasant to drive, and there were some kindergartens too.

Jack was driving slowly because his car was a looker, and if people can't look enough, that would be a waste.

Theresa, while eager to look for someone to show off Jack, finally found her target; it was a handsome boy from her class. He asked her out on several occasions.

The boy was riding a bicycle; he was wearing a baseball cap and was maybe going to a practice.

"Jack, Jack, Go there; that's my friend. Theresa, seeing the boy, instantly told Jack to park in front of him.

Jack smiled. This little girl, is he her crush or something?

Jack never once had thought about Theresa that way because, well, he once jerked while thinking of Stephanie and her curves and how she would look without a dress, so he always thought of Theresa as someone junior.

"Alright, don't be that eager." Jack smiled, then slowly parked the car in front of the bicycle boy.

Theresa, slowly, like a lady, came out of the car on her own. She looked smug and looked at the boy who was staring at her with lovestruck eyes.

Jack also came out of his car; with his height and equally big overcoat, he looked like a demigod.

"Hello, Jackie," Theresa smiled and looked at the boy. The boy, on the other hand, was looking at the car Jack just arrived with stars in his eyes.

The boy on the bicycle was called Jackie Martins; in the school he was known as Jack, but Theresa refused to call him Jack because of some reason.

Jackie got a huge crush on Theresa, and she was never interested in him; he even joined the baseball team to win her over.

"Jack, this is my classmate Jackie, and Jackie, this is Jack." Theresa smiled; her face looked triumphant, and she had a mocking tone when she introduced Jackie.