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waited for my parents. I never
should have been at my Uncle’s.”
    She let out a little
chuckle of half nervousness and half sadness.
    “ I shouldn’t even be here.
What if you’re the next one to die?”
    “ Neither one of us is
going to die. I promise.”
    Andrew kissed her forehead
reassuringly and hugged her close, hoping he could keep that
promise.

8.
    A strange sensation
flickered, awakening Destiny. Opening her eyes, she discovered
bright early morning golden rays of sunshine had been drilling
through her eyelids. The sun didn’t warm her. However it did hurt
her grainy eyes.
    The cabin air was cool
since the neglected fire died down during the night. The rest of
her was very comfortable under the blankets with Andrew sleeping
next to her. Turning from the brightness invading the windows, she
snuggled against Andrew.
    She thought she would feel
guilty for sleeping with a man she barely knew, but strangely, she
felt very content and happy. Even though he was still sleeping,
Andrew’s arms encircled her and drew her in closer to
him.
    Andrew awoke to the cold
cabin and the sunlight streaming through the windows, dancing
across Destiny’s face and over her hair. She looked angelic
sleeping against him. He didn’t want to wake her, but her eyes
slowly opened on their own under his gaze. She smiled up at him and
he planted a soft kiss on her forehead. A shiver passed through
Destiny and Andrew chastised himself. The cold usually woke him
when the fire began to dwindle, but their body heat kept him warm
all night. His arms, still wrapped around her, pulled her
closer.
    “ Good Morning.” He
whispered, not wanting to disturb the mood. “I just want you to
know that you were right.”
    Confused, Destiny looked up
at him. “About what?”
    “ The bed is much more
comfortable than the floor. I slept better last night than I did
for the two days I slept down there.”
    “ That might have something
to do with sleeping on a mattress instead of wood.”
    Chuckling,
Andrew lifted his head to view the sunlight filling the
room.   “Destiny, if the sun stays out for awhile, the snow might melt
enough to get snow plows through.”
    Rolling over so her back
was against him, she dared to let the sunlight invade her eyes. It
felt like she’d been in the dark for a long time.
    Andrew continued, “And if
the sun doesn’t stay out for long, it will melt the top layer of
snow only enough for it to quick freeze into thick ice. If that
happens we could be stuck here for quite awhile.”
    Destiny thought a moment
before asking, “Would that be so bad?”
    “ No, we have enough
supplies to keep us going for a few weeks if we have to. If we
never leave the bed, we’ll conserve firewood.”
    She pondered the thought
for a moment. Feeling bold in the safe nest of his arms, she
couldn’t resist teasing him.
    “ Yes, and if we shower
together, we can preserve water and propane.”
    Andrew couldn’t see her
face, but he could hear the teasing in her voice. Refusing to think
of the implications, he took it one step farther.
     “ Better yet, we
could use the sponge in the kitchen sink and take sponge baths with
cold water.”
    “ Well, why don’t we just
take off our clothes and roll around in the snow?” Destiny giggled.
“That way, we will save water, propane, and sponges!”
    Andrew snuggled closer
against her, enjoying her warmth. “There’s a lake, we could hike
down there, cut a hole in the ice and bathe in there.”
    Laughing aloud, Destiny
kept the game going.
    “ That’s not a bad idea, as
warm as I am lying here with you, we would probably thaw the lake.
Hey! Then we could lie out to get tans.”
    “ True,” Andrew stifled his
own laughter. ”But there’s a bad side to that idea.”
    She glanced back over her
shoulder at his sudden serious tone. “What’s the bad
side?”
    Pulling her closer against
his chest, Andrew replied. “We would have to get out of the warm
bed.”
    Sighing, she settled into
the