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bay, but it would help if he could get the fire going. He hadn’t thought to stir the gas heat system in the old cabin yet this season, and that made him afraid to turn it on yet. He could check it in the morning after the storm.
He had already pulled out the sofa bed. He could make a nest for himself on the floor with extra blankets while giving Charlie the bed. The cabin was just the one big room, making it not too hard to heat. Besides, it was comfortable on the floor right by the fire.
After the third match, he finally got the kindling to catch, and the rest of the logs quickly followed. The snapping of the logs in the fire was almost cheery. They could forget they were trapped here while the storm raged outside.
He got up and checked his phone again where he had plugged it into the wall before the electricity went out. He had sent his mother a text to let her know what was going on, but he had yet to hear back. He glared at the single signal bar at the top of his phone. If he didn’t hear from her by morning, he’d use the satellite phone. It was after eleven, so he didn’t want to call and wake her; she’d just worry all night. She was worried enough already, convinced that this winter wasn’t going to make enough of a profit to keep them in the black come spring. He kept reminding her that he could sell the extra pine tree field a year earlier if they needed it, but she worried any way.
Dad had been good at getting her not to worry.
He shook his head out of the gloomy thoughts. Other things to worry about right now. The bear in his chest made a contented noise. It had its mate here; it had no worries whatsoever.
Of course, then the power went out. Willis sighed as the space heater stuttered to a stop. At least he had gotten the fire going so they had a light source. He could flip over to the generators in the morning once the storm stopped. Why his father put the generator access only on the outside, he had no idea.
He lit a candle from the fireplace and slowly made his way toward the bathroom. “Charlie?” he asked. He knocked once. “You okay?”
“Yeah,” she called back. “I got my pants on before the power flipped.” She opened the door and looked up at him.
They smiled slightly at each other in the faint light of the candle. Willis fought down the urge to tell her how beautiful she was.
“You want to put the candle in there?” he asked instead.
“Good plan.” Charlie took the big glass candle holder and put it by the sink.
“Here.” Willis took her hand and led her carefully back to the main living area. “You take the bed. I’ve got all the blankets I can find. And I’ll sleep by the fire. We’ll be good until morning--”
“Willis.”
“--when I can get all the gas generators started. I’ll have to check on the reindeer, too. And--”
“Willis.” Charlie tugged firmly on his hand. “Stop being all gentlemanly. Get in bed.” With that said, she crawled onto the bed and scooted over to the far side.
Willis blinked at her. “You don’t--”
“I want you to sleep here.” Charlie told him firmly. She patted the other side of the bed. Looking down, she whispered, “You saved me. Get in here, sexy farm bear.”
He shook his head and snatched up his nest of blankets. Crawling into bed, he tossed all the blankets over the pair of them. Charlie didn’t waste any time snuggling closer.
“You’re so warm,” she whispered with wonder as she laid her head on his bicep. “It’s so nice.”
Willis buried his face in her hair. “And you fit just right,” he muttered back. He wasn’t sure if she heard him: Charlie was asleep within moments of curling under the blankets. He made a contented noise as he settled in around her and quickly joined her in
He had already pulled out the sofa bed. He could make a nest for himself on the floor with extra blankets while giving Charlie the bed. The cabin was just the one big room, making it not too hard to heat. Besides, it was comfortable on the floor right by the fire.
After the third match, he finally got the kindling to catch, and the rest of the logs quickly followed. The snapping of the logs in the fire was almost cheery. They could forget they were trapped here while the storm raged outside.
He got up and checked his phone again where he had plugged it into the wall before the electricity went out. He had sent his mother a text to let her know what was going on, but he had yet to hear back. He glared at the single signal bar at the top of his phone. If he didn’t hear from her by morning, he’d use the satellite phone. It was after eleven, so he didn’t want to call and wake her; she’d just worry all night. She was worried enough already, convinced that this winter wasn’t going to make enough of a profit to keep them in the black come spring. He kept reminding her that he could sell the extra pine tree field a year earlier if they needed it, but she worried any way.
Dad had been good at getting her not to worry.
He shook his head out of the gloomy thoughts. Other things to worry about right now. The bear in his chest made a contented noise. It had its mate here; it had no worries whatsoever.
Of course, then the power went out. Willis sighed as the space heater stuttered to a stop. At least he had gotten the fire going so they had a light source. He could flip over to the generators in the morning once the storm stopped. Why his father put the generator access only on the outside, he had no idea.
He lit a candle from the fireplace and slowly made his way toward the bathroom. “Charlie?” he asked. He knocked once. “You okay?”
“Yeah,” she called back. “I got my pants on before the power flipped.” She opened the door and looked up at him.
They smiled slightly at each other in the faint light of the candle. Willis fought down the urge to tell her how beautiful she was.
“You want to put the candle in there?” he asked instead.
“Good plan.” Charlie took the big glass candle holder and put it by the sink.
“Here.” Willis took her hand and led her carefully back to the main living area. “You take the bed. I’ve got all the blankets I can find. And I’ll sleep by the fire. We’ll be good until morning--”
“Willis.”
“--when I can get all the gas generators started. I’ll have to check on the reindeer, too. And--”
“Willis.” Charlie tugged firmly on his hand. “Stop being all gentlemanly. Get in bed.” With that said, she crawled onto the bed and scooted over to the far side.
Willis blinked at her. “You don’t--”
“I want you to sleep here.” Charlie told him firmly. She patted the other side of the bed. Looking down, she whispered, “You saved me. Get in here, sexy farm bear.”
He shook his head and snatched up his nest of blankets. Crawling into bed, he tossed all the blankets over the pair of them. Charlie didn’t waste any time snuggling closer.
“You’re so warm,” she whispered with wonder as she laid her head on his bicep. “It’s so nice.”
Willis buried his face in her hair. “And you fit just right,” he muttered back. He wasn’t sure if she heard him: Charlie was asleep within moments of curling under the blankets. He made a contented noise as he settled in around her and quickly joined her in
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