Follow Your Heart

She grabbed her wet clothes and left the bathroom to find her host sitting on a bench in the hallway with a pair of socks in his hands. "I forgot to give you these. I figured your shoes would be soaked too, and you feet might get cold. Does everything fit okay?"

"Yes, and it is very comfortable, too. I believed you promised me some coffee. Where can I dry my clothes at. I didn't want to just leave them laying on the floor." She said.

"Here, hand them to me, I'll wash and dry them for you. I doubt if you are going to be rescued anytime soon. I just got reports that the roads are being shut down due to icing. We have the generators ready just in case, and I happen to have one of the best fireplaces in the state right this way. Sit down and warm up while I take care of this. Coffee is on the cart, along with sugar and cream. Please help yourself." Michael was very helpful, not at all like the articles she had read about his partying and drinking. He seemed so at ease here.

Lisa made her way over to the cart with the coffee and poured herself a drink. She noticed there were also some sandwiches on the cart and realized she had not eaten since breakfast. She grabbed a sandwich that appeared to be ham and cheese and sat down on the couch facing the fireplace. There was a nice fire in the fireplace and the furniture in the room seemed to lean more toward comfort rather than style. The couch seemed to invite the sitter to curl up in the cushions and relax, so that was what Lisa did. Micheal found her that way ten minutes later, the sandwich on a plate with the coffee beside it on the stand while Lisa lay there sleeping. He grabbed a throw and draped it across her.

"She seems nice, but a bit quiet, doesn't she?" Greta said walking up behind Michael. Just then Lisa let out a loud snore, causing the two of them to chuckle. "Well, maybe not too quiet."

"Let her sleep. She walked a long way and has to be cold and tired. I will wake her at supper time so she can eat and call her parents." Michael said.

"Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation by having the so called Ice Queen in your house? What if people find out you are really a nice guy who takes in damsels in distress?" Greta teased him.