Romancing the Storm: Second Chances by Hart Alana & Claire Alana

Author:Hart, Alana & Claire, Alana [Hart, Alana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hartfelt Books
Published: 2015-09-22T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The storm rages beyond the falls as I cower in the back corner of the cave. Judah's been out there for a good fifteen minutes, and I worry about his safety. I had changed into dry clothing, but I'm considering putting the wet clothing back on to go out there and find him. I hear a thump and jump up with the light of my cell phone to see. A few wet logs lay up on the rocks, quite a few now that I see. I grab a towel and put it over my head and gingerly step out on the ledge to gather the logs and drag them into the dry cave. I don't see Judah anywhere at the moment.

There are five logs and now they are lining the cave wall to dry. I hear another thump and race over to the ledge to see Judah flinging each log up to the rocks. "Are you okay?" I yell.

He looks up and nods and turns to go back for more. I wish he'd just stop and come into the safety of the cave. The storm doesn't let up, and the wind intensifies. I stand at the edge fearing for Judah's life. I hear trees cracking and falling all around as the wind battles through the forest. The lightning doesn't let up, and it gives much-needed light. At the same time, it is scary because it's dangerous. I swallow hard as I strain to see Judah a little ways up in the trees gathering smaller twigs.

He scampers up the rocks with the load in his hands. "That's it," I say and plead with him to stop.

He comes into the sanctuary of the cave and drops the limbs scattering each on the cave floor. "We have to have this so we can have a fire. Perhaps the wood will dry enough for us to cook breakfast in the morning," he says.

"I'm not worried about frying bacon in the morning. I'm worried sick about you out there," I say exasperated by the whole event.

"I promise, by morning you will be hungry," he says as he peels out of his soaked clothing. I hand him a towel. He strips to his underwear, and I blush heavily, thankful for the dimness of the lantern light. However, each strike of lightning gives us more than enough light to see everything very clearly. I turn around while he dresses in dry clothing.

I shiver as the wind blows a fine mist in the cave. The wind is swirling and disappears. The boom of thunder causes me to jump. Hands touch my shoulders as Judah steps up to calm my nerves. I turn and allow his arms to encircle me. My arms instinctively go up and wrap around him, and he holds me. It feels good, he's warm.

"It's okay. We're safe now," Judah says.

I nod and pull back. Blaine swims to my mind, and I wonder if he'd been as considerate and caring as Judah in this situation. I wonder if I'll ever see him again.

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