As Kodi was walking through the door, she couldn't help noticing that he was a gentleman. She watched as he lit the fire, impressed with his efficiency. She would have managed to catch something on fire, but it wouldn't have been the log. She shoved her mittens into a pocket of her coat and unwound her scarf. The man hung his coat, then offered to take hers. Kodi suddenly noticed just how tall he was as she looked up at him. She handed him her coat and walked over to stand by the fire.<em>A gentleman indeed,</em>she thought as she smoothed her sweater over her short, slender frame. The man introduced himself and apologized about her car. Kodi smiled.<br/><br/>"It's just a car. There are more to be had." She beamed at him, her face lighting up as she pushed her shoulder-length auburn hair behind her ears. "Call me Kodi." Suddenly what he had said as they walked inside registered, and her face fell.<br/><br/>"Wait. A few days?? I was supposed to be at my sister's for my neice's birthday today. Oh, what am I going to do now?? It's still a two hour drive. Even if I could drive, I could never make it in this storm. What was I thinking, driving today, and without checking the weather no less," she chastised her self, then looked at him with a worried expression. "Are you sure you don't mind me using your phone?? I hate to be a bother." She was blabbering again and she frowned inwardly at herself, looking close to tears.