Once back at her little garage, she lowered the Beetle and had Charlotte pop the hood. Both of the battery cables were loose, and one wasn't even touching the battery. There was some other loose wiring, but it only took her a few minutes to get everything straightened up.

"There you go. Whoever installed your battery or mucked with it last probably just didn't tighten everything up enough. You should be good to go."

"Excellent! How much do I owe you?"

"Don't worry about it. You were literally on my way home, and it took me all of two minutes to fix everything."

"Thank you. You are SO wonderful!" She...