Chapter 3: Starbucks

   Ava opened the driver's side door of her dad's 2013 Chevrolet Camaro.
 "Hey kiddo, don't you think you need the keys?," Richie called out from the doorway of the house, jingling the keys in his hand.
 Ava walked up to her dad as he locked the door to the house. He handed them to her.
 "Thanks dad," she said with a smile and a slight giggle.
 They walked to the car and got in.
 "Remember, seat belt first," Richie said as he pulled his seat belt across him and clicked it.
 She did the same and turned on the ignition.
 "You ready dad?," she asked him as she looked over at him.
 "As I'll ever be,"
 She smiled and backed the car out of the driveway. Once they were on the road she put it in drive and off they went.
 "Ava, you're really good at this, I'm so proud of you," he said.
 "Thanks dad," she said as a huge smile swept across her face.

   Richie opened the front door of the Starbucks building. He and Ava smiled at each other. Ava walked in and Richie followed. They got their coffee and headed back to the car with it in hand.
 "Would you like me to drive now?" he asked.
 "Yeah, sure,"
 "Okay," Richie said as he went and opened the passenger side door for her.
 Ava smiled at her father and got in the car. He closed the door once she was safely inside, and went to his side of the car.

   After that they went and got breakfast. On the way home they passed Heather's house.
 "Dad, can I please stay with you? I don't wanna go back home to mom, I wanna be with you,"
 "Have you talked to your mom about it?," he asked as he pulled to the side of the road and put the emergency blinker on.
 "I was hoping you'd do it for me,"
 "Okay, I'll talk to her,"
 "Are you sure?"
 "I'll do it, for you,"
 "Thanks dad, I love you," She said as she tried to hug him.
 "I love you too munchkin," he said as he gently squeezed her in his arms.
 He kissed her head and they released each other. Richie put the car in drive and went back to the house.