"Too little?" Derek asked, confused, as he led the way to the SUV and opened the front passenger door for the little girl. "My first turn, I was three. My sisters were two and four," he pointed out. "I'd say you're too big not to have...you guys are late bloomers, huh?"
He waited for her to get into the car and before he shut the door he gave her an uncomfortable little smile. Kate. Her name was Kate, because of course it was. "I'm Derek," he told her and then closed the door carefully before moving around the hood of the car to get to his own door, climbing into the driver's seat. "Buckle up."