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S-No Kidding

Morning came, and Kendall moved as the Sun’s light shown onto her face.  She awoke.  I had been awake, watching the fire.  She moved back away from me, not realizing that she was as close to me as she was.  "What time is it?"  She asked.

"Somewhere around eleven I think," I stated.

"Eleven!  We’d better get up."

"That’s probably a very good idea."

"What happened with those two guys?"

"Not much.  I had just started to fight back when these two girls came around the corner.  One had a gun.  They called the police.  I got away, went to the police station, and had them call their boss.  They traced the call to here, so here I am."

"Do you think that there is any chance that he left your car out there?"

"Probably not.  I’ll go check.  Will you be all right here?"

"No, I want to go too."

"But you’re not dressed for this."

"So, I’d rather not be alone in a house in the middle of nowhere."

"All right," as I pulled off the blanket, I saw that she had nothing on her feet.  "Do you have something for your feet?"

"Well, the hose I’m wearing."

"Ha, ha.  Very Funny.  I mean, what did you wear to the club?"

"These," she said, reaching over the arm of the sofa to grab some high heeled shoes."

"All right, give them to me."  I found a knife and cut off the heels.  Going into the cellar, I grabbed my snowshoes and gave them to her to put on her feet.  I had walking shoes on, but they were warm enough as long as they didn’t get too wet.  We went to the front door and opened it.  A brisk wind hit the left side of our faces.  Kendall shivered.  I reached my hand back and she came forward.  Putting my arm around her back, we journeyed onward.  When we finally made it to the spot where my car should have been, it was not.  His was there, though.  I quickly got her inside the car.  I got in the driver’s side, after checking the tires.  I looked around the steering column.  No keys.

"What do we do now?"  Kendall asked, chattering her teeth.  I could see why.  I had forgotten that she was wearing a dress.  Looking around, I could find nothing to give her to warm her.  I opened up the fuse box and when I crossed two wires the engine turned over.  I had to do it a few times before the car actually started.  The only problem was that it was stick and I drove automatic.  I struggled through it.  All right, so I did get some coaching from Kendall.  Boy, can’t let me get away with anything!

Driving back into town, the car finally became warm enough for the heat to turn on inside the cabin.  As we arrived at our hotel, it was way into the night.  Everyone had fallen asleep, including Kendall next to me.  She looked too peaceful to disturb.  I turned off the car by uncrossing the wires.  She moved a bit, but did not awake.  Getting out, I went over to the hotel door.  Unlocking it, I turned on the light.  I walked back over to the car.  Opening the door, she shivered a bit, but did not awake.  I put one arm under her legs and another behind her back.  Lifting her up, she moved a little, putting her head on my chest, and smiling a little.  For a second, I wondered what she was dreaming.  The second ended.  I shut the door with one of my feet, and walked into the room.  Setting her down on her bed, I took her shoes off, and put the covers on her.  She seemed warm enough, although she should have been burning up with all the covering she had.  I left the heater on low so that it would not wake her.  I took my now wet shoes and socks off and climbed into my bed as well.