The fireplace cast an orange glow over the whole room. The lights appeared to be dancing on the walls, it was the only source of light in the room. She shivered and pulled the blanket tighter around her body as she wondered if the power would be coming back on tonight.
She was relieved that she made it all the way to the cabin. Her family was supposed meet her there, but she beat the bad weather and arrived before the roads were closed. Just a few hours ago and a few separate phone calls confirmed that none of the rest of the group would be arriving until after the weather improved tomorrow.
At first she was quite disappointed to think she would be alone overnight. She hadn't been alone by herself for many years. She thought she might get lonely or scared or all of the above. But as she tightened her blanket and settled into the couch in front of the fire she decided this wouldn't be so bad after all.
She relaxed into the couch and thought about how long it had been seen she had that kind of time to herself. She couldn't even remember.
She glanced over her shoulder out the window and saw the snow was still coming down pretty fast and that just made her shiver again.
She went into the kitchen and turned on the kettle to start some tea. She remembered that she had also brought a bottle of Jack Daniels. So she thought "im sure not going anywhere, so why not?!" she set up her tea cup and also poured herself a drink. Without any hesitance tossed the drink back quick and then resumed her tea preparations.
She could feel the warmth from the alcohol spread through her middle. She finished preparing her tea and then walked back over to the couch. The wood cabin was quite chilly, but with fire and some blankets it was manageable.
She sat herself down in front of the fireplace. Knowing she was alone she opened the neckline of her blouse just a little to feel the heat from the fire closer to her skin. The air was cold but she scooted a touch closer to the fireplace.
She had strong memories of having sex with an old boyfriend in front of a campfire. She had been so young and carefree. They had stripped down right there at their campsite and had made love with no concerns about being seen. She sighed an remembered the passion. Between the memories and the contrast of the cold air and the hot fire she could feel her nipples getting hard underneath her blouse. She gently grazed the left side of her breast with the back of her hand barely touching but enough to make her skin feel alive.
She was feeling pretty good with the alcohol relaxing her and warming her insides and then the heat from the fire, with a little added heat from those fond memories, she was feeling pretty good alright!
She took her bra off while leaving her blouse and her blanket on. She could feel how thin the fabric was on her blouse.
There was a huge thump near the front door. She jumped upright and pulled the blanket tight over her whole body. She couldn't think of what to do or what that noise could possibly be?!
She stood there frozen. Unsure what to do and unable to move.
The front door flew upon with a gust of wind. Snow was blowing all over the small living room. With another huge thud a man in a black coat and hood fell into the doorway. He collapsed before he could even step inside.
She could see parts of his his exposed skin near his hands were purple and she wondered how long he had been out in this weather.
Instead of being scared of him she was scared for him. She pushed him through the rest of the door way and slammed the door shut to stop any more wind and snow from getting in.
She pulled the hood on his coat and dragged him toward the fireplace. He was not a huge man but much larger then her. The jacket and snow made it easy to slide him across the floor. She sat back and caught her breath and looked at his face for the first time.
He appeared close to her age and had a nicely trimmed beard. A little grey in the beard only made him a little more handsome.
She thought to herself that maybe this was like some kind of weird dream. Here her family wasn't coming and then this handsome creature just shows up at her door. Talk about a nice gift for the season.
As she looked him over she realized his clothes were soaked so she left him by the fire for a minute to gather up some warm clothes and blankets.
She began to undress him starting with the thick coat that was just soaking wet and snow covered. She shivered as she worked to remove the next layer of clothes that were soaking wet.
She started to wrap him in blankets she was warming by the fire. His skin was coming back to a more normal less blue color. And he blinked a few times and looked at her. He said "im so cold" and without even thinking about it she opened her arms and her blanket to bring him in close and hoped to warm him.
