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As always see Part 1
Everything is so still. It seems almost as if the world has ended and the only two people on earth are Donna and I. Everything around us is white. We're still at least five blocks from her apartment. We really haven't said much to each other during the last twenty minutes we've been walking. She's still tucked under my arm, keeping her body as close to mine as possible. It occurs to me that this is kind of nice. I know, I know we're freezing and miserable. But if I'm going to be freezing and miserable this isn't a bad way to do it. "Josh, I'm really really cold." She looks up at me. Her hair is covered in the white fallen snow. Her face is pale making her eyes appear bluer then normal. "Donnatella, haven't heard from you in awhile." I joke. "Funny." "It's just that I didn't know you were capable of being quiet for longer then a minute." "Your making fun of me?" I pretend to think long and hard about it. "Yes." "At a time like this?" "Time like what?" "Oh Josh." "I think this is nice." I know this one is going to set her off. "Nice? Nice? I've been walking for nearly twenty minutes in the biggest snow storm in years! I left my gloves at home! I'm afraid I might lose a finger! And to top it of! I'm here with you, who feels the need to annoy me at every turn!" "Feel good to get that off your chest?" "Yes." "Now answer me this. When you were going off on your little tangent I bet you forgot about being cold right?" I look down at her. Her expression is tough to see because her head is partially coverd by my arm and there is snow in my eyes but I detect a smile. "Thank You." Well that's one I hadn't heard from her in awhile. We turn another corner. We can't be more then a block away now. Thank God. I can feel Donna's body shake against mine. She's shivering. It takes me a second to realize my body is shaking too. I don't ever remember being this cold. We let the silence settle between us again. Moving our mouths take too much effort. Finally, we see it. It's like Dorthy seeing Emerald City for the first time. "We're almost there!!!" Donna gets a sudden burst of energy!! "At last, At last." "Finally." "You know Donna, this rat hole of a neighborhood you live in has never looked so good." I say as we reach the steps of her apartment. The snow is piling up against the door. But not so high that we can't open it. Donna takes out her key and turns the lock. The door opens. It's the most beautiful sight. Donna's tiny apartment is my own version of heaven right here admist the winterwonderland that has become DC. We made it. I'm proud of us. *************************************************************** Home sweet home. Those three words have never held more meaning. I take off my wet coat. My clothes are drenched. I absolutely need to change. I turn towards Josh. But he's not there. "Josh?" He emerges from the kitchen. "Where's your roomate?" I honestly don't know. "I'm sure she had the good sense to stay wherever she was." I look at him pointedly. "Are you still mad about that?" Is he kidding? I hope he's kidding. "Are you kidding?" "Come on Donna. If we stayed at the White House we would never have had our little adventure." He still has his jacket on. The snow is starting to melt off of him. He's absolutly soaked. It occurs to me that he needs to change. It also occurs to me that I don't have anything that will fit him. "Josh take off your clothes." Well that didn't come out the way I meant. He smiles. "A little foward aren't we Donna? I mean can't you atleast offer me a drink first?" I roll my eyes and sigh. "Please Josh. I meant you need to get out of your cold clothes and so do I." He looks down at his clothes and nods in agreement. "Follow Me." I grab his hand and pull him with me. "Where we going?" He asks "The bedroom." "OOh Donna!" The maturity level in the apartment is just so high. "That's where the clothes are Josh." "Oh." He laughs. The snow falling outside catches my eye. It's not letting up. I realize that Josh and I might not be going anywhere for sometime.
TBC.....................
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