I had been exposed the entire time to about 15 nurses who were my mom’s friends or people I had done stories on. When I skidded, it was on my front side and had literally ripped to shreds the cycling shorts that you wear without anything underneath. I slowly pushed up off my elbows and saw what he was laughing at. I had been on my back the whole time with my knee propped up. I asked again and he pointed and laughed. I asked “what’s up” and he kept laughing.
I always thought it would be neat to date her but never got the courage to ask.Īfter chatting a few minutes, signing that day’s paper and then her leaving, Brian started doing his Cookie Monster laugh. We had chatted before, but I never asked her name nor did she ask me mine. When she came in and started chatting, I recognized her as a woman cyclist who would sometimes pass me while training in the foothills.