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handy on top of the rug to
soften the hard floor.
    While he tended her, she
watched him silently. Her face so close that he could detect the
clean soapy smell of her skin.
    She had green eyes, the
same color as new grass on a warm spring day, fairly emitting an
inner light all their own. He concentrated on making sure the area
around the wound was clean and there were no signs of infection.
Brushing her bangs out of his way, marveling at how soft and fine
the hair was. It was thick and a soft brown color with red
highlights set off from the glow of the fireplace.
    Satisfied that she would
survive the night, Andrew packed everything back into the first aid
box and rose to return it to the cabinet in the kitchen. As he
passed by Shadow, the dog turned his head and whined softly.
Returning from the kitchen, Andrew planned to open the door enough
for Shadow to squeeze through.
    Upon releasing the lock, a
blast of cold wind rocketed into the cabin blowing out the fire.
Destiny gasped from the sudden cold and the shock of the darkness.
Shadow bounded out into the snow and Andrew quickly latched the
door after him. Long steps brought Andrew back to the fireplace and
he soon had the fire burning again. 
    An urgent bark alerted
Andrew that Shadow returned to the door hastily. He was ready to
return to the warmth of the cabin.
    “ You’re gonna have to wait
a minute Shadow!”
    Andrew wrapped the last
blanket around Destiny to protect her from the cold air.
    She tucked herself up
tightly, burying her face in the blankets while she shivered.
Shadow impatiently scratched at the door. This time, Andrew was
prepared for the force of the wind. Easing the latch open, he used
his body to block as much of the cold wind as he could while Shadow
slipped between the doorframe and Andrew’s legs to get back into
the cabin. The door slammed shut behind him.
    The dog stood in front of
the slowly growing fire and roughly shook his whole body to expel
some of the cold and wetness before happily trotting over to the
woman wrapped up in the blankets. Shadow plopped down on the excess
blankets that circled her, and then laid his head on his
paws.
    Andrew tended to the fire,
trying to get some of the warmth back into the cabin while Destiny
sat behind him shivering, her teeth chattering.
    With the dog back in the
cabin, and the fire sparking into flames, Andrew went into the
bathroom, turning the shower on to the hottest it would go. It was
a waste of precious propane to heat the water up to this level, but
she had to get warm. The shivering and teeth chattering were
probably making her head throb.
    Back through the door, into
the main room of the cabin, Andrew bent down in front of
Destiny.
    “ I’m going to carry you
into the bathroom with the water running hot. The steam will warm
you while I get the fire going again.”
    She nodded her head in
agreement since opening her mouth would cause her teeth to clack
together, leading to a tom-tom drum in her head. Andrew scooped her
up, carrying her into the small steamy room and depositing her on
the porcelain seat.
    Closing the door to
maintain the heat, he returned to the fire that was just beginning
to flame up in the grate. It took several minutes to get the
temperature in the cabin warm enough. Once it was an acceptable
temperature inside, he opened the door to the bathroom to retrieve
Destiny and bring her back into the main room.
    The steam from the hot
shower escaped out the door, temporarily blinding him with the
warm, moist blast. His eyes quickly adjusted however, and he could
clearly see the pile of clothes on the floor and the naked woman
standing in the shower directly in front of him. Eyes closed, she
rinsed the remaining shampoo out of her hair. She hadn’t yet
noticed him standing there.
    His brain was telling him
to turn back around, close the door, and knock. Which he should
have done in the first place, but instead he found himself unable
to move. She was beautiful standing there