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curve of his body. Her face beginning to warm as the suns heat
saturated the cabin. Despite the sense of ease after the
nightmares, the safety and security she currently enjoyed would be
fleeting. The comforts Andrew provided caused strange sensations
within Destiny. As if when she left, she would leave part of her
soul behind. Planning her getaway would be difficult now that she
was attached to him, but it also made her even more resolved to
leave. The longer she stayed, the more dangerous the situation
became.
    The morning light dipped
behind clouds then peeked through the windows again, playing
shadows and highlights in Destiny’s hair. The silky strands twined
through his fingers, a few pieces slipping through to fall against
her shoulder. He could not imagine how he ever lived without her,
or if he could live without her in the future.
    They remained in the warm
bed so long that Andrew began to believe they really could stay
there until the snow melted and they could leave. Maybe even stay
there until summer came and the heat drove them to the lake for a
refreshing swim. He had no objections.
    Shadow however, had other
plans. He patiently sat near the door, eyeing the people in the
bed. He would never understand people. They didn’t sniff each
other, they didn’t roll around in the grass. They didn’t have tails
to chase and they couldn’t lick themselves. People life must be
boring. They did have interesting things though. That big box they
slept on was comfortable. The other big box held good stuff to eat.
They always left stuff around to chew on. People could not
understand how it was to be a dog. Always have to be prepared.
Protect the people, protect the people. That was his mantra. Sleep
with one eye open. Protect the people. Scout the area and mark it
so everyone knows that a dog is there. Protect the people. Learn to
bark and growl. Protect the people. And all people had to do was
feed the dog, let the dog outside, pet the dog. Too bad he hadn’t
been born as a people. Shadow’s patience wore out. He whined to let
Andrew know that if he didn’t get out the door soon, he wouldn’t be
responsible for the consequences.
    Lifting his head to judge
how badly Shadow needed to go out, Andrew sighed. Just a few more
seconds of his head on the pillow next to Destiny’s and then he
open the door for Shadow. Another whine from the front door. Andrew
didn’t move. Nails ticked against the wood floor before Shadow
jumped on the bed. His sudden weight was like a ton of
bricks.
    “ Take it easy Shadow! I’m
getting up!”
    Ignoring Andrew’s protests,
Shadow nudged the occupants of the bed with his head and whined
again.
    “ Okay, okay,
okay.”
    Sitting up, Andrew threw
back the blankets, climbed from the bed, and opened the
door.
    Grinning, Destiny watched
him shiver.
    “ He’s insistent isn’t
he?”
    “ Yeah he is. That’s okay,
you go ahead and laugh at me standing here cold and naked, but
guess what?”
    An evil twinkle came to his
eye as he skittered across the floor, jumping on the
bed.
    “ I’m putting this cold
body right back against you!”
    He dove under the
blankets.
    She gasped as he grabbed
her and held her against him.
    “ It's incredible how cold
you got in that short amount of time!”
    “ You go open that door and
tell me how I got so cold!”
    His body temperature
quickly rose to normal as she willingly shared her warmth with him.
Too soon, Shadow was on the other side of the door, wanting back
in. They repeated the process of Andrew jumping from the bed, then
racing back to it and letting Destiny thaw him. Eventually, they
left their comfortable corner of the cabin to brave the cold and
test the theory of conservation by sharing the shower. Noon had
come and gone by the time they began to think of breakfast. Sitting
on the chair, Destiny combed out her damp hair in front of the
renewed fire.
    From her vantage point, she
watched with interest as Andrew flipped over the area