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Chapter 16.

A couple of days later

A few days later the blizzard had calmed down and it didn't snow anymore, in fact the sun was shining from a clear blue sky.

When Will woke up that morning and looked outside, he smiled when he saw the sun and sky. He decided to try to call Grace and Jack. They hadn't been able to get through to them since they arrived, the blizzard had interfered. The cellphones didn't get through and there was no stationary phone in the cabin. Will only hoped that Driver had been thinking enough to make sure Grace and Jack knew that him and Karen was safe and sound at the cabin.

"Hello?" he heard her groggy, sleepy voice.
"Hey Grace" he said.
"Will? Is that you?" Grace said, now sounding alert.
"Yeah, it's me" he answered.
"Where have you been? I've been waiting for you to call, I've been worried sick."
Will sighed, so Driver hadn't thought that far.
"I'm sorry, but there has been a blizzard up here, it's been snowing nonstop for several days" he said. "The phones haven't worked. I tried the night we got up here but I gave up."
"So, how are you guys?" Grace asked.
"We're good. Karen is back among the living again" he smiled as he said the last part.
"Really? What happened? What did you say?"
"I didn't say anything. I was taking a shower and suddenly there she was. She wanted to have sex in the shower .." Will said but was stopped by Grace.
"Eww to much info" he could almost see the look on her face and smiled bigger.
"Sorry" he said, "but she did, but then I told her that we couldn't 'cause she wasn't ready yet and that she didn't know what she was doing. She just looked at me and told me that she certainly knew what she was doing. Long story short, we ended up in front of the fire. That's all I'm telling 'cause you can imagine what happened there, right?"
"Yeah, please don't tell, but I'm happy that she's back. When will you guys come home again?"
"I don't know. I think we'll stay a few days more" Will answered.
"OK, tell Karen we love her and we miss you guys" Grace said.
"I will surely do" Will answered. "Good to hear your voice again Gracie, bye."
"Good to hear yours too and bye" Grace answered.

Will hung up the phone and went to the livingroom to make a fire. Karen was still sleeping in their bed. They had been talking a little and making love alot the last couple of days. Now that Will saw what kind of weather it was, he planned on making a little trip outside. It did them both some good to get some fresh air. He made some breakfast first and then packed a little picnic into a backpack. The snow was still thick outside but he planned on the two of them walking for a little while and then have a little picnic if it was possible. As soon as the coffee started to smell Karen appeared in the small staircase down to the kitchen.
"My God you're just like Grace" Will laughed, "as soon as there's food on the table and coffee you come out from the bedroom and just sit down and start eating."
"Well, what can I say, it's a gift" Karen said and ran a hand through her messy hair.
Will poured her a cup of coffee and handed it to her as she sat down at the table to eat breakfast.
"What do you say about you and me going outside today?" Will asked as he sat down with his own coffeecup.
"Outside? Now?" Karen asked.
"Yeah, today, now, right after breakfast" Will answered.
"Have you been outside today honey?" Karen asked.
"No, but I bet it will be nice to get outside."
"Yeah, maybe you're right, yeah I'll go with you" Karen said as she took another sip of the hot coffee.
They ate the rest of their breakfast in silence, glancing at each other every now and then.

Half an hour later, Will and Karen went to get some proper clothes on, warm, thick clothes. Will grabbed the backpack with the picnic in it, threw it on his back.
"You ready honey?" he asked and reached for her hand.
"Yeah, I'm ready, let's go" she answered and took his hand.
Will pressed the doorhandle down and tried to open the door. He couldn't. It was stuck. He let go of Karen's hand and pressed with all his bodyweight on the door, he still couldn't manage to open it. It was stuck. Karen looked through the window and saw nothing but a white wall.
"I guess we're really snowed in honey" she said. "There's nothing but a wall of white out there."
Will looked through the window and saw the white wall too.
"Dammit" he said.
"I can think of a thing or two to do instead" Karen said and winked at him.
"Me too" Will said and smiled, "but I thought we'd get some fresh air first."
"Why don't we try the backdoor?" Karen suggested.
"Good idea" Will said and they went to the backdoor.
This door was also stuck, but this time Will managed to open it with his bodyweight.

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A/N well, I dunno ... R&R please ..