It's almost two o'clock in the morning and you're heading home when you realize you're low on gas. Fortunately, there's a gas station only a couple of miles down the road, easy to make it to.
You roll up and park next to the gas pump, shutting off the car and getting out. Just as you start to reach for the nozzle, you see a small import barely moving on the road heading for the gas station. You squint through the lights of the gas station and you can see someone pushing the car from behind, the headlights barely on.
You take a couple steps forward and you can see the person pushing the car. It's a woman and she's having problems pushing. You trot over to the car quickly and move behind the car, saying hello to the woman. She smiles, sweat on her forehead reflected from the lights of the station up ahead.
"Want some help?" you ask, already starting to push the car, almost doubling it's speed.
"Thanks," she replies, letting you do most of the work.
You push the car and she steers into the lot, aiming the car to the pump on the opposite side of the station from your car, since that's the easiest to reach, given the side of the car the gas tank is on.
The car comes to a halt slowly, since the power brakes aren't working. She gets back out and walks over to you as you lean against the back of the car, silently cursing people who make cars so heavy.
"Thanks again," she says, putting out her hand. "I'm Tammy." She smiled, her light hazel eyes sparkling in the lights. Her hair was light brown or maybe it was just he light. Her clothing is suggestive of a workout, tight spandex pants, a loose top and running shoes.
"Hi," you reply taking her hand. "I'm Craig. No problem with the car. I've been there a couple of times myself. It's always good to have some help, especially pushing something heavy like this." You pat the car on the trunk.
"Yeah. I'd been pushing this heap for about twenty minutes." She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand.
"Well, no wonder you're dressed for a workout," you say, indicating her clothing.
She laughs. "No, I had been working out at the gym, you know just little stuff. I got out to my car and made it about a mile before it conked out. I think the gas gauge is broken."
"Well, that sucks. Maybe you should look into getting a new car. Well, newer, anyway."
She takes on a look of mock indignation. "What? And get rid of my Ethel? No way, mister!" She leans over and hugs the car and starts laughing.
"Ethel? What kind of name is Ethel for a car?"
"Oh, yeah? What do you call your car?"
"I don't call it anything," you reply.
"Well, you're just boring then." She laughs when you start to make a comeback and fail miserably.
You think of a few things to say, but leave them unsaid. "I'll let you pump your gas. I need to do the same."