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I don’t have to go far I find her standing in the kitchen with a stea of tea

“I figured out the gas stove,” she says “I lit it without blowing us up Used some bottled water I found in the pantry”

“I appreciate you not blowing us up” I lean into her, thetrapped between us, and help ar in your tea?”

“Just a little I found a sugar packet in the pantry It’s handy that they haven’t cleared it out yet this year”

“Is there any hot water left?”

“Plenty,” she confironna step outside”

She kisses er in ainst the counter and take a deep breath

I don’t think there’s been a time in my twenty-seven years that a woman has had such an impact on me Emotionally or physically

While my tea steeps, I nose around in the office and find a radio that I can use to talk to the ranger station

I turn it on, and after several seconds, I’er, my boss

“I’lad to hear you’re okay,” he says “What are the conditions? Over”

“I haven’t been outside yet, but the wind is gone I’ll go scout it out in just a few, over”

“Let me knohat you find out If you need us to come up and help you doe can do that Over”

“Thanks I’ll be in touch Out”

I walk back to the kitchen, grab my tea, and open the back door

And when I step outside, I stop dead in my tracks and stare in horror

Chapter 4

~Remi~

“It’s okay,” I assure Seth cal about twenty feet away “She and I have been talking She’s not aggressive”

“I want you inside, now”

“Oh, I’ on it, but I don’t want to startle her”

“Look at me”

I can’t I can’t look away from her