Paul carried Stephanie into the lounge, and sat down on the couch, holding her against his chest to try keep her warm

Paul carried Stephanie into the lounge, and sat down on the couch, holding her against his chest to try keep her warm.

"I'm fr-freezing," Stephanie mumbled weakly. Matt passed Paul a blanket, and he wrapped it round his wife's shoulders.

"I know you are, honey," Paul said, trying to comfort her, tightening his arms round her.

"Let's get her changed," Amy suggested, "Her wet clothes will make things worse." Chris looked at her blankly and let out a loud gulp.

"Did you just say, 'Let's get her changed' as in -we will get her changed , or as in -you will get her changed?" He asked, a curious look on his face.

"I'm going to get her changed. Matt, can you put some blankets in front of the fire to heat up?" Amy replied.

"Sure," Matt answered, as Paul carried Stephanie up to their room, so Amy could get her changed.

"Steph, you gotta stay awake, sweetie," Paul tried to keep his wife awake. Stephanie was just resting her head against his chest. The rest of her body was numb and limp, and she could barely keep her eyes open.

"Guys-"Jeff interrupted.

"What?" Chris looked up

"Umm….doesn't she need to see a doctor?" he continued

"Yeah…." Paul said.

"Ummm…" Jeff started again

"WHAT?!" Matt yelled. Stephanie lifted her head weakly, and her husband told her to lie back down.

"I dunno how to break this to you…but….we're snowed in," Jeff blurted out

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Chris screamed

"Guys, please…," Paul said. Stephanie was curled up against his side, shivering uncontrollably.

She coughed weakly, and her husband stroked her icy cheek.

"I'm tired," she mumbled sleepily.

"I know you are Steph, just hold on a little longer," Paul told her. She let out a weak sigh.

"What are we going to do?" Matt asked.

"Look, we gotta do something, Steph's gonna fall asleep or pass out any minute now.

She needs to see a doctor." Amy said in exasperation

"We're snowed in, there's not much we can do, except try and keep her warm, and hope she'll be okay," Chris said. Amy sighed, and looked at Paul, who was talking softly to Stephanie, to try keep her alert. Jeff went over to them, and put a hand on her cheek.

"God she's cold," he commented, and listened to her take in slow, shallow breaths. She closed her eyes briefly, and opened them again. Jeff felt sorry for her. She looked exhausted.

"She has Hypothermia," Jeff said, voicing their fears." We need some warm water."

"You sure, Jeff," Matt asked his brother

"Yep, my friend had Hypothermia and this happened to him…" Jeff said, "Anyways, can we get some warm water?"

"We don't got none," Paul reminded them, "We don't have any power."

"Ummm….that's bad…..then we need to get a mattress in here…..in front of the fire." Jeff said.

"We can arrange that," Matt and Chris said.

"Take the one off our bed," Paul said, "I'll stay out here with her."

"K, I'm fine as long as we get outta here soon, it's 2 AM."

"Here, we can use a little bit of water," Amy said, "Heat this over the fire and put it on a facecloth."

Jeff took it from Amy and put it in a pot. It bubbled away over the fire. When it was done, he got a facecloth and soaked it in the water, wringing it out and placing it on Stephanie's forehead. She let out a contented sigh, and closed her eyes, resting her head on Paul's chest.