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It’s a rental car, so I have no idea how far the driver’s seat reclines. Nor do I know which button makes it happen. So I start pressing buttons like crazy till I find the right one. When I do, I hold it down till the seat stops moving. By then it’s touching the back seat.

“Lie back and close your eyes,” she says.

“What are you planning?” I ask.

“You’ll see, soon enough.”

I know what you’re thinking.

But who cares? Just let it happen, okay?

“I’m not cleanin’ this mess up by myself,” she says.