She would have been perfectly happy to have her car washed at the automated car wash just a few blocks away, but no… Ben hated those things. He’d balked at the idea because he’d have to sit in the car while it went through. He’d adamantly refused, even when she’d offered to sit with him. She should have offered to just take his car through while he waited outside. It would have only taken a few minutes for each car. And then they would have had the entire rest of the day to spend together, however they wanted. But it was too late for that now. She was stuck out here in the hot sun hand washing her car, and she was too short to reach the top of the roof. Gwen contemplated her options. She wished she had a stepping stool. She was tempted to create a platform of energy that would levitate her high enough to reach, but she didn’t want any of the neighbors to see her using her powers. Besides, every normal person who washed their car had to figure out a solution to this problem. And she desperately wanted to be normal for once. Just for one day. She let out a loud curse as she lost her balance and nearly toppled backwards. Ben was laughing. The jerk. He probably wouldn’t have even tried to catch her if she’d fallen. She tossed her hair over her shoulder and glared at him, hands on her hips. …to be continued!