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“It’s me!” she shouted while she stomped the snow off her boots. “I’m back!”
“Well?” I raced to her, my heart pounding while I waited for what she had to say. “Can we get out?”
She looked between us and gave a slight nod. “Yes. We can get out.”
“Oh, thank you!” I launched forward and wrapped her up in my arms. “I knew you could do it! How did you manage to get us a ride?”
She stepped back and gave us all a look. “There are no cars. Helicopters can’t fly through this. I tried. The snow tank is dead.”
I furrowed my brow. “So, how are we getting to the airport?”
“Snowmobiles,” she answered.
“What?” Alice gasped.
“Snowmobiles?” My eyes went big.
“Snowmobiles.” She nodded. “They are the only things that can get through this snow. Olavi agreed to give us two snowmobiles, and he showed me the snowmobile trail that cuts off a ton of time from taking the roads, and it will take us right near the airport. It’s only a half hour ride since we’re cutting straight through, but he said to plan on an hour with the low visibility.”
“Can we really do this? Can snowmobiles get us there?”
Marge shrugged. “Don’t see why not. It’s gonna be cold, and we have to leave our luggage behind, but they’ve got snowmobile suits and helmets for us, and they said they’d ship back our bags. So, what do you say ladies? Who’s up for a snowmobile ride?”
“Me,” I answered quickly. “Anything to get me to Rachel.”
Marge gave me a sharp nod. “Doris. Alice. If you two don’t want to do this, you can stay here and take another flight home. I’ll go with Sylvie.”
“Oh, no,” Doris said. “We’re not leaving your side through this. We’re flying home with you, and we’ll go to the hospital to be with you and Rachel. We can do this.”
I looked to Alice. “I won’t be upset if you want to pass. I know how you feel about the cold and the wilderness. Seriously. You can stay here and catch another flight.”
Alice twisted her lips and closed her eyes, then she shook her head. “No. All for one and one for all. Where you go, we go. And to hell if I’m leaving your side while you’re going through this. I survived dog sledding with Marge. I can survive an hour on a snowmobile. I’m coming.”
My tears of anxiety and grief turned to tears of pure joy at the love my Widows showed for me. How they stepped up in my time of need. How I knew that no matter what life threw at us, I would always be okay because I had them by my side.
“Thank you,” I said through the tears. “Thank you all so much for doing this for me.”
“No need to thank us,” Marge said. “We’ve got your back. Always. Now, let’s get to the lodge so we can get in our snowmobile suits and hit the trails. We’ve got three hours until that plane takes off, and nothing is going to stop us from being on it.”
With a nod of my head, I put on my coat and the four of us stepped out into the blizzard together.
