ROYAL MOMENTS | JEREMIAH HART³

Chapter Nine

[ Royal Moments ]

[ Chapter Nine: Motormouth's Tumbles ]

AGE: 15

I LOOKED EAGERLY AT MY BEST FRIEND as he walked over to me with my boyfriend at his side. I leaned up and gave him a peck on the lips before hugging Michael, the three of us sitting back down. I couldn't help but let my leg bounce causing the table to shake a bit but I couldn't help it.

"Mia and I are going to the DMV to get our learners permit," I informed them both and their eyes widened in shock

"You're gonna learn how to drive!?" Jeremiah asked me in shock causing me to glare at him for his words before I took out the driving handout book

"Oh, it's easy. I've been watching Michael do it this past year." I reminded them and Michael's smile started to match mine

"Let me quiz you, pretty girl. Oh, what about this one, 'When is it acceptable to park near a red curb?'" Jeremiah asked me as his eyes skimmed over the page

"I'm going to fail," I announced to them, my eyes widening in shock as I went to place my head over my arms

"You're gonna do great. You don't need to ace all the questions." Jeremiah assured me and I huffed, looking up at them

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"Jeremiah! Michael! Have you guys heard the great news!?" I exclaimed excitedly to them in the courtyard as I ran up to them

"Yes, that Mia is falling for me? Oh, wait, that was a dream." Michael sarcastically said to us both causing me to look at him wearily

"You wish, best friend. Mia and I got our learners permit!" I cheered happily causing Jeremiah to hug me close to him

"Congrats. It's about time if I am being honest." Michael commented but instead of me trying to hurt him, Jeremiah punched him lightly in the arm

"Sorry. Are you ready to be in the mean streets of Fast and the Furious?" Michael asked me, and from the corner of my eye, I could see him rubbing the sore spot

"No, though I was wondering if I could use your car to practice? And Jeremiah can teach me how to drive." I said hopefully and Michael snorted in amusement 

"Mary, there is a reason why he can't drive." Michael reminded me and I could feel Jeremiah huff as he buried his head over mines

"It was just one accident, a small one at best." Jeremiah defended himself to Michael after we separated from our hug

"I won't have it. You need proper, safe instruction, and I am going to teach you." Michael firmly stated to me with a nod of his head

"You? You drive like if your Dom Toretto escaping the cops." Jeremiah commented with a laugh causing Michael's face to flush

"Only sometimes, when nobody is in the road, most of the time, I drive like a regular person in those mean streets." It was Michael's turn to defend himself this time and I shook my head at their antics

"First thing in the morning?" I asked him loudly while leaning against Jeremiah and he went to wrap his arm around my shoulder

"You got it, in the crack of noon," Michael said making both Jeremiah and I both roll our eyes at his words

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"Ok, first thing first. Have you adjusted your mirrors?" Michael asked me while Jeremiah sat in the back of the car, strapping himself with the seatbelts

"All 3 of them and I can see the fear in Jeremiah's eyes," I noted causing Michael to burst into laughter as Jeremiah groaned

"And what are the purpose of them?" Jeremiah asked me skeptically and I took a deep breath as I looked in front of me

"To see the view of my rear," I answered him and he nodded his head causing me to shoot him a smile in the mirror

"Have you buckled your seat belt? Are you familiar with the gearshift?" Michael asked me with a raised eyebrow and I stared at him in disbelief, pointing at the belt

" "You mean the prndl?" " I quoted him and I knew that neither Jeremiah and him didn't watch the show 

"The what?" Both Jeremiah and Michael asked me in confusion as they turned their heads to look at me

" "The prndl." " I continued to quote at them as I pointed below to what I meant causing their eyes to widen

"Are you talking about the lever that reads p-r-n-d-l?" Michael asked me and in the rearview camera I saw Jeremiah closing his eyes

"Michael, I'm not a child, it says prndl." I said to him, hiding my smirk as I looked away from the guys

"It's not something you spell. It's a gearshift, Mary. P means park, R means reverse, N means neutral, and D means Drive and the L means low." Jeremiah explained to me patiently and I nodded my head before giggling

"I'm sorry, I was quoting London Tipton from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody when she was learning how to drive," I explained to them as my giggling transformed into laughter

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"You're making me a nervous wreck!" Jeremiah announced to both Michael and me as I pressed my hands tightly against the steering wheel

"We're not even moving that fast," Michael said to him and he was kind of right because compared to his driving, I was being a bit slow

"Okay, let's act as if we are in traffic," I told my boyfriend and I slowly released my foot on the gas pedal to ease it 

"You know, this reminds a lot of when I was practicing to drive," Michael noted and I stared at him in disbelief before snapping my attention back to the road

"You were way worse, Michael. The only reason why you slowed down was because of Mary asking when she almost suffocated when she kept getting hit by air at full strength." Jeremiah reminded our best friend and his face flushed