One of the very best things about this world was hot running water. Showers were fantastic. Hot baths were standard in her world, and with a little charter magic you could get something resembling a shower, but the water pressure in Lirael's home was absolutely divine.
Lirael was finishing up a long shower hot enough to fill the whole room with steam. She rinsed the last of the shampoo from her hair and reached out for a towel. Suddenly, she wasn't surrounded by hot water and steam. Her eyes snapped open and she shrieked. "Jareth!"