Location:Gateway City<br/>Date: December 20, 2016<br/>Time: 2:30 AM, EST<br/><br/><br/>The winter storm that had just passed the Eastern Seaboard left a deep covering of snow over all the cities in it's path. And Gateway City was no exception, with the drifts piled up 2 feet thick in some areas. In the suburbs of the city, the dusting of snow made all the houses look like a winter collaboration between Norman Rockwell and Currier & Ives. Most of the houses were dark, their resident having long gone to sleep, but in one, there were some halos of light peeing through the curtains of the front window. And the lone inhabitant was fighting a battle with her greatest foe: boredom.<br/><br/>Cassie Sandsmark was sitting on the living room couch, dressed in a pair of pink pajamas, with her legs tucked up under her. A pizza box with a half eaten peperoni pie was sitting on the coffe table; the remnants of dinner. She flipped through the cable stations again, hoping to find a movie or something to watch until she finally fell asleep,\but nothing really looked good . Finally, she settled on a re-run of 'Armageddon' and sighed as she contemplated her situation. Earlier today, she had been out as Wonder Girl, helping with the storm clean-up. Luckily, there weren't many accidents on the freeway or collapsed trees or downed powerlines. She had amped herself up to do the hero thing, and she was done in 2 hours. New York, Metropolis, Gotham, and Bludhaven were also cleaned up quickly with the combined efforts of the Justice League and her Team.<br/><br/>Then, she had returned to an empty house. Cassie's mom was off in Greece, negotiating for some vases to be on display at the Gateway City Museum. Diana was speaking at a UN conference on women's rights. And Tim...well, Tim had the night shift, as usual. There were no alerts from the Watchtower, no police alerts; it was like all the bad guys were on winter break or something. So, Cassie found herself unable to sleep, because nothing was happening. She looked at the clock on the wall and saw how late it was getting. Cassie had hoped that Tim would have stopped by; she had dropped enough hints that her mother was going out of town for a week and he could swing by her place after his patrols if he wanted. But, she guessed he was either too busy or didn't get the hints. Cassie thought of Tim and smiled to banish her disappointment. Tim was good to her, even if he was a bit more reserved than she was. All in all, he was an outstanding boyfriend, caring and supportive. Cassie just wished he'd have more nights off for them to spend together. But that was part of the price for being the girlfriend of one of the Bat-Clan, she supposed.