Chapter 3
As soon as politely possible a few phone calls were made and their thanksgiving dinner had been delivered. Once dropped off the delivery person mentioned the nor'easter. Dembe went into the living-room to check on the weather. Sure enough this one was going to be one hell of a storm. Had it been summer it would have been considered an upper cat 4 hurricane and it was still growing. The storm was headed straight for Maine with no signs of slowing down.
Dembe informed Red of what was going on with the weather and he sped up their plans for leaving. They would instead fly out about 2am Sunday morning. However, As we all know sometimes the best of plans do not work out.
While Lizzie was getting dressed after a long swim the men set out the turkey dinner. There was a wonderfully glazed herbed turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce, cheesy scalloped potatoes, salad, dinner rolls, gravy, chocolate silk pie, and apple pie.
They all ate about 2pm planing on a nap if needed after, since some folks were known to be knocked out cold by turkey. Lizzie had joked that there was enough food to feed a small army. Red didn't show it, but he was worried about the nor'easter. There were enough supplies to sustain them for quite a while in the cellar. That didn't worry him. However, he really wanted to get Lizzie out of the country before the government or their enemies found them.
Everyone ate until stuffed. Dembe brought out his 'special' brownies. Lizzie turned it down flat. She had never gone near the stuff and did not desire to begin now. With a yawn she helped pick up the remains of their dinner and put them into the refrigerator. Shortly thereafter she went upstairs for a nap.
Meanwhile, the guys enjoyed the brownies and watched the football game. Outside the winds were starting to pick up as the storm grew a bit more and picked up speed. The guys enjoyed quiet chatter for a while until the end of the game. After the game was over Red went to check on Lizzie.
Lizzie was sound asleep but it wasn't a peaceful sleep. In her dreams she was remembering the time when she was Masha up until the night of the fire. Usually her dreams about the topic were foggy and unclear. Today they were clear as a bell. Red had considered waking her up but decided she needed the sleep. He wondered what she was dreaming about this time and made a mental note to bring it up later once she awoke.
Lizzie woke up right after a much younger Red had brought her out of the burning fire. She had suspected he'd been the one who did for a long time. She stretched fully and washed up, then went to join the men. Outside the wind was starting to really howl. It could no longer be ignored that this storm was right on their heals.
Red had called his pilot to see if the time could be moved up further. The pilot told him that there was no way they were going to be able to get out of there on time safely. They would just have to wait this one out and fly once it was over.
Dembe was watching the weather channel for updates on the storm when Lizzie walked in.
"Folks this is setting up to be one hell of a history making Blizzard. Winter Storm Daniel has sustained winds of 50 miles an hour and a possible 28 inches of snow. Visibility will reach 0 at times. This storm will cause blackout and whiteout conditions. Airports are closed in a 250 mile circle. This storm is expected to last at least 2 days. Please stay in your homes and do not attempt to travel. Emergency personnel will NOT be able to make it to your location until the storm has passed and the roads are safe for travel. This is a very fast moving storm that will cause extensive damage."
"At least we know that Solomon and his men aren't going to get to us in this weather." Lizzie stated in a smirk.
The next chapter will be the storm. Only 1 or 2 more and we're done. Lol i'm about a year late finishing this.
