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“No. But I know my way around cars.” I point to her wiper fluid. “You need more windshield fluid. It’s not safe to drive without more than this.”
Her eyes narrow. “I thought you said youweren’ta mechanic.”
“I’m not. Just making an observation.”
“Does the lack of wiper fluid make the car incapable of starting?” she asks curtly.
“No.”
“Mm-hmm.” She crosses her arms in front of her.
I glance around some more, looking for her problem. “Ah.”
“Ah?” She leans over, trying to see what I’m pointing at.
“Your battery cable is loose.” I grab it and affix it to the battery post. “It wasn’t making the circuit. You want to try it again?”
“Hmm?” Her gaze is on my hands.
“Try to start the car?” I stand, and even though she’s on the curb, I still tower over her.
She seems to remember herself and nods. “I’ll try it.” But she doesn’t move. Instead, she stares at me with a directness I rather like.
I stare right back.
She raises her brows and clears her throat.
“Is … is there something I’m missing?” I ask with what I hope is a charming smile.
“You’re in my way.” She waves a hand at me.
“Oh.” I back from between the cars and give her a wide berth, since the space she had before clearly wasn’t enough for her.
With a wary glance, she goes to the driver’s seat, and in only a moment, the car starts up.
I close the hood and walk around to her door.
She closes it. Hard.
I have to stifle a laugh, but I manage it somehow. Leaning down, I knock on her window.
She cracks it. But just a crack. “Yes?”
“Listen, I have wiper fluid up at my place. It’s a bit of a drive, but I’m happy to fill you up, if you’d like.”
“Your place?” she asks, her eyes brightening for a split second before she looks away. When she puts her gaze on me again, it’s closed off like before.
“Yeah. Sorry to be so forward, but it’s not safe for you to drive with such low fluid.”
“You said that.”
I nod. “I did. Anyway, I can text you my address. What’s your phone num–”
“Just tell it to me.”
“Are you sure? If you could just give me your number, I could–”
“I’ll find it.” She smiles, and I get the strangest sense that there’s a deviousness in it. “Just tell me where you live.”
