Jim walked out the front door of the restaurant and headed toward the parking lot. He pulled the hood of his coat up over his head to protect himself from the blistering cold. During his shift the temperature had drastically plummeted to twelve below zero, with a foot of increasing snow. As James walked toward his car he saw Samantha standing at her car with the hood up.
"Having trouble?" Jim asked.
Samantha looked up at Jim, "My car won't start. I think its on its last legs."
"It's probably the cold weather. A lot of older cars have problems starting in weather like this," replied Jim.
"I hope its just the weather. I can't afford to have it fixed right now," Samantha said.
Jim pushed the hood down on the car. "Come on, I'll give you a lift home."
Shivering Samantha said, "I'll just call one of my friends, its too far too drive"
"Don't worry about it. The restaurants already closed up and if you don't let me I'll just stay here till someone shows up," Jim told her.
Samantha smiled at Jim and said, "Ok. Thanks"
Samantha and Jim walked over to his car and got in. The snow was starting to come down harder as Jim pulled out of the parking lot.
"I'll need directions to your house," Jim said as he looked over at Samantha.
"Go down to blocks and make a right. Take the on ramp to I-49 then go to exit 52. My house is about 15 minutes from the exit," Samantha told him.
As they drove along Samantha and Jim made light conversation. Jim was a little distracted having Samantha in the car with him. She was the most attractive woman that worked at the restaurant. Her blond hair, large breast and perfect butt made her stand out from the rest of the waitresses. Her appearance and the tight black pants and white button up, that clung to her body, she wore to work every day caused every guy to leave her larger than normal tips.
As Jim turned onto Samantha's street his car slid a little bit. It wasn't the first time his car had slid on the way to her house. The snow and ice was building up on the streets and the road crew was unable to keep up with the pace.
"This is it on the right," Samantha said.
Jim pulled over at the curb.
Samantha looked over at Jim and hugged him, "Thank you so much for bringing me home."
"It was no problem," he replied.
"The roads are getting really bad. I think you should stay here tonight. I have an extra bedroom you can stay in," she told him.
"No I think I can make it" Jim replied.
"No I insist. Its late, the snow is piling up and you've already slid too many times. I would be uncomfortable letting you drive in this weather," she told him.
"Are you sure?" Jim asked.
"Yes, I would worry all night" she replied.
Jim turned off the car and they got out. There were several ice covered steps on the way up to Samantha's house, both of them almost fell several times. When they reached the door Samantha fumbled for her keys in the cold and they went inside.
Samantha's house was small but nice. The rent was cheap and was actually in a price range lower than she had expected to find something in this condition. Working as a waitress limited her options on what she could afford but the low rent had enabled her to live comfortably.
"You can hang your coat here. I'll find you some clothes to change into that are more comfortable," Samantha said as she took off her jacket.
Samantha walked to her bedroom and found a pair of sweatpants and and old sweatshirt one of her ex boyfriends had left behind. They looked like they would fit Jim perfectly. Samantha changed into a pair of sweats and old t-shirt. She then walked out into the living room and found Jim standing there with his hands in his pockets.
"You can change in the bathroom, its down the hall to the right," she told him.
Jim walked went into the bathroom and changed his clothes. He folded his clothes up neatly and returned to the leaving room.
"Where can I put these," Jim asked.
"You'll be staying over here," Samantha said pointing to the guest room. "Just put them on the dresser."
Jim put away his clothes and returned to find Samantha sitting on the couch watching television. He sat down next to her as she flipped through the channels.
"Theres never anything good on tv anymore," she said as she stopped on a local weather report.
The forecast was not good. It was a blizzard outside and they were projecting 3-4 feet of snow. Road crews were having no luck in clearing the streets.
"Looks like you may stuck here," Samantha said.