Chase shook his head slightly, chuckling to himself. There was certainly nothing wrong with a healthy attitude towards exploring now was there? So long as one managed to remain out of trouble he reminded himself. He didn’t want to count the number of times he’d heard of people wondering off and getting lost in the woods overnight. He and his friends had all wondered off in there over time too, of course. But they had never gotten lost. He knew those woods too well to get lost, they were practically his backyard.

When she said she was only forty minutes or so from her house he took a moment to look around and seemed to be crunching numbers in his head. He looked at her for a moment before he spoke. “You’re maybe an hour or so from the town, if that’s anything to go by. I know the gps mapping around here is a bit old and can sometimes be a bit off. However my house is five minutes that-a-way. And then it’ll only be a ten minute drive.” He shrugged his shoulders slightly, not wanting to pressure her into anything. He could see how being offered a ride might be seen as creepy by some girls.

“Sorry, I shouldn’t push. If you’re happy to walk I don’t mind at all, though I’d rather walk with you, I can understand why you might not want that. But if you do want a lift then the offer stands and I promise it won’t be any trouble. I can probably pick up something from the store whilst I’m there… you have no idea what it’s like living in a house with five other boys… so to speak. I’m sure the extra food will not go unappreciated.” He shrugged again. He’d made his offer and whatever she hose, he’d accept with as much grace as was possible.