Vanessa had of course been kidding about the hamburger comment, but she wondered if Richard knew that she had been kidding. She probably shouldn't have made such a joke so soon because after all, who wouldn't be sensitive after losing their car, as horrible as it might be. Oh well, there was no point in back peddling now. Vanessa looked at her car and nodded. She hated to think that she needed work done on the car, because the car really wasn't worth keeping, let alone fixing. She looked at the car again, wondering what an axle was and how much money that would be to fix. "You're right. There's no point in taking any needless risks." What an odd, odd night. This would be her first date in Newport, leave it to Vanessa to have it start with a near death experience.