Rick pulled out from the parking garage and the blizzard was blowing snow sideways. He did not think he would be able to move if his car was not 4-wheel drive. There was no electricity anywhere and it was very dark. As he drove by the front of his office building he thought he saw someone standing in the foyer of the inner and outer doors. He stopped and backed up and saw that it was Candy, one of the women from his floor. With no other cars around he was able to back up into the visitor parking lot next to the door. He got out of the car and went up to the door. As he opened it he called her name and then said it was Rick from Purchasing. She had been startled by him opening the door and smiled in recognition of who it was.
Candy was blind. She changed hands with her white and red staff and held her hand out to him. He asked why she was still here and she said her ride had not showed up and she could not get them on the phone, always just a busy signal. The door to the building had locked behind her and no one else had come along. Rick explained that the power was out over a large part of the city. He asked her where she lived and after she told him he said there was no way he could get to that area. Would she like to come home with him and get out of the cold? Candy said that would be great if it was not too much trouble.
He told her there was quite a bit of snow on the sidewalk so hold on to him tightly with both hands. He pushed his arm into hers and she took hold of it. He held the door open for her and led her to his car and got her onto the seat. He told her he would help her with the seat belt as soon as he got in and moved rapidly to the driver's door and got in. He told her he had a dry towel that he kept in the car and offered it so she could wipe her face and hair off. He used it after she was done. Next he reached across her and pulled the seat/shoulder belt across her and put it in the fastener. The car had warmed up good while he had been talking to her. He put it in gear and started towards his place.
When they got to his place he could tell the power was out there also. He told Candy what he saw and said unfortunately I live on the sixth floor and the elevator would not be working. She said no problem, good exercise laughing. His parking spot was in an underground garage so they were out of the weather. He opened the door to the stairway and the emergency lights were on so he could see where they were going. At the base of the steps he asked her if she would like to be able to hold on to the hand rail or not and she said it did not matter as long as she had his arm. She was already by the hand rail so he told her where it was if she wanted to hold on to it at any time.
They started up taking their time resting for a few minutes at each floor. It did not take long for them to remove their outer coats. After a reasonable amount of time they reached his floor and again an emergency exit light provided enough light in the hall for him to get to his door. He opened it and led Candy into his living room. He asked her how long she had been standing at the office and she asked what time was it. He told her about 6 now and she said over 2 hours she thought. He asked her if she needed the bathroom and she said that would be great. The guest bathroom was just down the hall and he took her to it. He guided her hand to the sink and said the john was just on the left side of it and the towels were on the wall by the sink.
Candy said she would be fine now and he left her alone. He went to the living room, lit some candles and then lit the fire he already had made in the fire place. As he got that done Candy called out to him and he went and got her. He led her to the couch in front of the fire and that there was a blanket by her right hand after she sat down. She handed her coat off to Rick and sat down. She asked if she could remove her shoes as they felt wet. Rick said of course and asked if she wanted something to cover her feet with. She said she was just pull her legs up under her for a while. She had a skirt on and lots of leg showed when she did. He sat down a little distance from her and put the blanket over both of them.
They talked about the storm and he explained how much snow had built up even with the wind blowing it away. Candy said she had just moved up to the area last summer from the south and this was her first snow storm. They laughed and Rick said well it sure won't be your last. The fire was warming the room up quickly and Rick was the first to move the blanket off of him. Candy soon followed and also stretched her legs out in front of her. She had no stockings on and her skirt was still pulled up high on her thighs. He estimated that she was about 22, 5'6" tall and very fit. Her blouse did not fit tightly but he thought she probably had nice sized breasts.
Rick asked if she was hungry and she said yes she was. He went into the kitchen and called out the options to her. She asked if she could join him and he came back and got her and had her sit at the small table. She told him she was good in the kitchen, smirking, and would be glad to help fix dinner is he showed her where things were. They decided on the menu and Rick asked if she had enough light or should he get some more candles. She could hear the laughter in his voice but hesitated a few seconds before she answered. She said not really, these dark glasses make it hard to see. It took Rick a few seconds to realize she was getting back at him then they both started laughing. Cindy thought it was nice they could joke together about her blindness and that he was not repulsed that she was.
Candy then got serious and said she would like to take them off if he did not mind. She explained that she had been blind from birth and was born with no eyes or eye lids. There was just skin over where they should have been. Would he be grossed out seeing her that way? Rick was standing close to her and said absolutely not as he reached up and slid them off of her ears. He could not resist saying she had a very beautiful face and was a beautiful woman. Even in the dim candle light he saw her blush and said no one has ever said that to me before. Rick said yes, there are a lot of foolish men that don't recognize beauty. They were quiet for a while then Candy said let's get to work and fix dinner.
Candy seemed to learn his kitchen very fast and where things were. He was able to watch her as she did her tasks and thought it was remarkable how fast she was able to do them. She "looked" straight ahead as she did so, not "looking" down at what she was doing. He had a gas stove and oven so they were able to cook with no problems. Candy said they should think about what they needed out of the ice box and get it all at once and not keep opening and closing it. Rick said good idea and he got the stuff rapidly. They only ran into each other once and it was actually Rick that did it. Candy seemed to linger some and then said this is fun... cooking together, and moved away.