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Authors: Marian P. Merritt
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the blowing snow reflected in the headlights. When the outline of the cabin came through in the distance, she breathed a sigh of relief and headed toward it. She pulled near the porch, lifted her visor, and turned toward Cameron. "Are we going to head back? Should I leave the engine running?"
"I don't think it's a good idea. Our gas level is pretty low, and with the extra weight from Max and the deep powder, we could get in trouble. We should probably sit tight."
She turned the ignition off. The sound of the wind howling through the trees sent an icy chill through her whole body as she trudged toward the porch steps.
Cameron followed, leading Max by the collar.
Inside, Leona removed her bulky helmet, turned the lantern on, and retrieved the first-aid kit from the duffel.
Cameron released Max and then removed his helmet. "Whew, the temperature is dropping fast." Cameron searched the cabin. "Looks like there's several logs left over from last year. I'll get a fire started." He began clearing the fireplace and setting the logs inside.
"I'll dress Max's wounds." Leona carried the first-aid kit and the lantern to where Max had curled up on the rug next to the bed. She searched for the items she needed and then worked quickly on his wounds and wrapped them in gauze.
The poor pooch, exhausted from his earlier struggle, didn't object. He rested his large head on her knee while she replaced the items in the kit. His yellow/brown eyes watched her closely. She caressed his ear. "There ya go, Max. You're gonna be just fine."
He rewarded her with a lick to her hand.
She went to the kitchen and searched the cabinets for a small bowl. She found one and filled it with water from the bottles they'd put in the duffel.
Max lapped at the water until it stood empty and then curled on the rug again and closed his eyes.
Leona handed Cameron a bottle of water, plopped into the loveseat, and took a long drink from hers.
Before long a soft glow spilled from the fireplace where small flames began to grow.
"Looks like he's ready for sleep." Cameron clapped his hands together to clear the dust and soot from them and winced from the action.
Leona unzipped her thick jacket. "I think he'll be fine. How's your hand?"
"I'm good." He added another log to the budding fire and sat next to Leona. He gulped from the water bottle and then exhaled long and loud. "What a night."
"You can say that again." She rested her head onto the cushion.
He turned toward her and placed his elbow on the back of the seat. "You were amazing tonight. I don't know anyone who could have done what you did especially after only learning to ride a few days ago."
She lifted her head and met his piercing gaze. "Thanks. It was the least I could do considering I was responsible for him running off."
He placed his hand on her shoulder, his eyes filled with compassion. "Don't even go there. Max is a young lab. They need to run. He was just doing what dogs do. You had no way of knowing he'd get tangled in that wire. His running off like that could have happened to anyone of us."
What should she say? She knew he was trying to make her feel better. "So I guess we should prepare to spend the night here?"
"That may be our only choice unless this blizzard stops anytime soon. You can take the bed. I'll sleep here on the loveseat."
She followed his gaze toward the bed and out the window where snowflakes danced in random patterns under the porch.
"Don't be silly. Your long legs will spill over on this. I'll fit perfectly." She'd always hated being so short, but tonight her five-foot two-inch frame came in handy. She looked at him and grinned. "Besides it's closer to the fire."
This wasn't what she had in mind for tonight. All she'd wanted was to enjoy the evening, add to her journal, then take a long soak in the deep Jacuzzi tub in her bathroom, followed by a warm cup of tea. Spending the night alone with another woman's boyfriend wasn't her idea of the perfect
"I don't think it's a good idea. Our gas level is pretty low, and with the extra weight from Max and the deep powder, we could get in trouble. We should probably sit tight."
She turned the ignition off. The sound of the wind howling through the trees sent an icy chill through her whole body as she trudged toward the porch steps.
Cameron followed, leading Max by the collar.
Inside, Leona removed her bulky helmet, turned the lantern on, and retrieved the first-aid kit from the duffel.
Cameron released Max and then removed his helmet. "Whew, the temperature is dropping fast." Cameron searched the cabin. "Looks like there's several logs left over from last year. I'll get a fire started." He began clearing the fireplace and setting the logs inside.
"I'll dress Max's wounds." Leona carried the first-aid kit and the lantern to where Max had curled up on the rug next to the bed. She searched for the items she needed and then worked quickly on his wounds and wrapped them in gauze.
The poor pooch, exhausted from his earlier struggle, didn't object. He rested his large head on her knee while she replaced the items in the kit. His yellow/brown eyes watched her closely. She caressed his ear. "There ya go, Max. You're gonna be just fine."
He rewarded her with a lick to her hand.
She went to the kitchen and searched the cabinets for a small bowl. She found one and filled it with water from the bottles they'd put in the duffel.
Max lapped at the water until it stood empty and then curled on the rug again and closed his eyes.
Leona handed Cameron a bottle of water, plopped into the loveseat, and took a long drink from hers.
Before long a soft glow spilled from the fireplace where small flames began to grow.
"Looks like he's ready for sleep." Cameron clapped his hands together to clear the dust and soot from them and winced from the action.
Leona unzipped her thick jacket. "I think he'll be fine. How's your hand?"
"I'm good." He added another log to the budding fire and sat next to Leona. He gulped from the water bottle and then exhaled long and loud. "What a night."
"You can say that again." She rested her head onto the cushion.
He turned toward her and placed his elbow on the back of the seat. "You were amazing tonight. I don't know anyone who could have done what you did especially after only learning to ride a few days ago."
She lifted her head and met his piercing gaze. "Thanks. It was the least I could do considering I was responsible for him running off."
He placed his hand on her shoulder, his eyes filled with compassion. "Don't even go there. Max is a young lab. They need to run. He was just doing what dogs do. You had no way of knowing he'd get tangled in that wire. His running off like that could have happened to anyone of us."
What should she say? She knew he was trying to make her feel better. "So I guess we should prepare to spend the night here?"
"That may be our only choice unless this blizzard stops anytime soon. You can take the bed. I'll sleep here on the loveseat."
She followed his gaze toward the bed and out the window where snowflakes danced in random patterns under the porch.
"Don't be silly. Your long legs will spill over on this. I'll fit perfectly." She'd always hated being so short, but tonight her five-foot two-inch frame came in handy. She looked at him and grinned. "Besides it's closer to the fire."
This wasn't what she had in mind for tonight. All she'd wanted was to enjoy the evening, add to her journal, then take a long soak in the deep Jacuzzi tub in her bathroom, followed by a warm cup of tea. Spending the night alone with another woman's boyfriend wasn't her idea of the perfect
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