“That would be great. I could use the extra hand returning the boards.” And she really could.

“You rented those?” Tina asks.

“Yeah, I got a good deal at this place in Venice.”

“Well let me pay for them. I didn’t realize.” Tina makes a move for her bag.

“No no no, it’s on me.” Harper insists.

“Please, let me give you something. You donated your time, that was more then generous.”

“Tina, I want to do this.” Harper won’t let Tina win this battle.

Tina gives up but not without giving Harper a grumpy look.

Harper just chuckles, “I hope we can do this again. It was awesome.”

“Only if next time you let us pay for the boards.” Tina says.

“Maybe. But if we keep doing this I might be able to get them donated.” Harper smiles knowing she could use her charms to actually make that happen.

Shane hands Harper the last of the boards. She secures them all to the rack on her roof, double checking all the straps before she is satisfied. The drive to Venice takes about a half hour with the beach traffic on PCH. Shane plays DJ picking out a Le Tigre tape to listen to as they cruise down the coast. Neither of them says much on the trip, instead they enjoy the music, the ocean scenery and let their exhaustion settle in. When they reach the tiny beach shack to return the rental boards the guy is starting to close up shop for the day. Harper thanks him profusely and gets back her deposit while Shane and another guy take the boards from the car.

Harper opts to take side streets to get them back to West Hollywood. The 10 freeway is packed and she doesn’t have the interest in sitting in traffic. Much to her own surprise Harper remembers the way to Shane’s house. Shane feels bad knowing that Harper went out of her way to take her home.

“Thanks again for the ride.” Shane says as they pull in front of her place. “Thanks for everything. I actually had a really good time.”

“You sound surprised.” Harper says putting her car in park.

“I’ve never spent much time around kids so I didn’t know what to expect. But they were cool.” Shane says turning in her seat to face Harper.