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“I can’t see a fucking thing,” she said.
She felt the tires slip and she sucked in a breath.
“You okay?” Theo asked.
“I…don’t know.” She didn’t dare even glance over at him. Though staring at the unending sheet of white in front of them wasn’t exactly helpful. She honestly had no idea where the road was exactly. There were, thank God, guardrails that kept her from driving off the edge of the stupid mountain.
Theo blew out a breath. “We need to stop.”
“We can’t stop!”
“Well, nothere. But soon. As soon as we can.”
She swallowed. “Yes. Definitely. Ugh.” She took a breath. “The farm is two hours from Asheville.”
“We’re not going to make it tonight.”
“I don’t know where else to stop.” She was gripping the wheel tightly and her shoulders were nearly at her ears.
Going up hill on a slick surface was difficult. But then they got to the top of the hill and started down the other side and ‘difficult’ became terrifying.
The car started sliding faster. She knew better than to slam on the brakes though every instinct was screaming at her to do just that.
“Oh my God, Theo.” She was panting and felt like crying.
“I know, baby. I know. You’ve got this.”
His hand was on the back of her neck, and she took a deep breath. She was still tense from head to toe, but the feel of his heavy warm hand grounded her, and she could concentrate. She didn’t touch the brakes or the accelerator, just concentrating on keeping the car going straight, turning the wheel slightly to the right when she felt the back end of the car sliding right. Then turning to the left when the back end slid left.
At the bottom of the hill, the road straightened and the car gradually slowed to where she felt she could press the gas again gently.
“You’re doing so great, City Girl,” Theo said softly.
He squeezed her neck gently and she breathed again.
They drove another five miles—taking ten minutes—in tense silence, but when he started to remove his hand, she quickly said, “No. Keep it there.”
And he did.
Five minutes later, Theo sat up straighter in his seat. “Hey. There’s a sign.”
Savannah leaned in, peering through the swirling flakes. A large wooden sign sat by the side of the road.
“Merry Falls Lodge,” Theo read. He looked down at his phone. “Yeah, Merry Falls is a little ways up the road, but this place is outside of town a bit. Let’s pull in.”
“Yeah.” God that sounded great. She could not keep going. But it wasn’t like she’d had a choice. “What if they don’t have any rooms?”
“They’ve got to at least let us hang out in the lobby or something until it stops snowing.”
She nodded. “Yeah. Okay.”
“And you need a break.”
“I really do.”
It was another five minutes before they saw what was probably the drive. It was covered by snow as well, but it looked like it had been cleared at least once since the snow had started.
She slowed and started to turn. The back of the car slid again and she swore.
