For the first time, Seth was finally getting a good look at the girl.  Yes, he'd seen her in all her glory as he pulled her out of the pond.  But in the hurry to get her out of the pond, off the ice, wrapped up in a blanket and hurried home to a warm fire, he hadn't truly looked at her that closely.  She was lovely.  Long brown hair, slender of build, and in her late teens or early twenties.  He was never very good at judging ages.  Thankfully, she bore no resemblance to Amy.  That would have been too weird and awkward.  And the way she slurped down the soup, it appeared she hadn't eaten in awhile.<br/><br/>"You're welcome," he replied to her.  "If you're still hungry, I'll be making dinner in a little while."  Then it hit him.  "Shit!  I left the provisions in the sled outside.  Let me quickly grab some clothes for you to try on and then I'll go get the supplies inside before the bears catch scent of them."<br/><br/>Seth went to the bedroom and the old cedar chest.  Sure enough, that's where Amy's clothes were.  The skinny jeans, sweat shirt and flannel shirt, just like he remembered.  And her baggy  jeans that she wore while gardening, which he hadn't realized he'd kept.  It was doubtful that the girl in the living room would fit Amy's bras and panties.  His wife had a bit more curves.  But he threw them on the pile anyhow, along with an old Led Zepplin t-shirt of hers that had been long enough to cover most her body.  Amy wore that shirt more often than anything else when they were all alone.  He took the pile to the living room and dumped it on the couch.<br/><br/>"See if any of this fits you while I go and bring the supplies in from the sled.  And then put the horse and sled in the barn.  By the way, there's a beagle around here somewhere.  His name is Charlie and he's quite harmless."<br/><br/>Midnight let out a whinny that made it clear she wasn't happy being left out in the cold and forgotten about.<br/><br/>"Sorry girl.  I'll get you inside as soon as I get the supplies inside."<br/><br/>Seth tried his best not to look in the living room while he piled the provisions on the counter.  He wanted to give the girl time to try on the clothes without him gawking at her.  He was a bit puzzled why Charlie hadn't made a appearance though.  That is, until he opened the barn door to put the horse and sled inside and was met by his beagle at the door.<br/><br/>"Did I lock you in the barn, Charlie?  I'm sorry about that.  Give me a couple of minutes to put Midnight to bed and we'll go inside the house, where it's warmer."<br/><br/>Unhooking Midnight from the sled, he led her to her stall, put out some oats and hay for her to feed on, and threw a blanket over her back to keep her warm.  He'd installed radiant heat in the concrete slab the barn rested on, so while it wasn't as warm as the house, it was better than being outside.<br/><br/>Returning to the house with Charlie on his heels, Seth called out from the kitchen, "Does anything fit?"