[ Hopefully she didn't jump out, he might not be good enough yet to catch her with it. ]

That's fair, but, I still think you deserve better, dude. You're one of the coolest and nicest people I know.

[ A few more idle taps to the steering wheel before he looks over to her. ]

Or, I can offer to dive this baby down and back up? It's kind of a rush!

[ He offered to try to chase off the bad feelings. He's already going to catch hell when he gets home, so in for a penny, in for a pound. ]