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guitar, fishing gear and clothes, and ran out of the cabin.  By now the entire side of the building was burning.  Another bolt of lightning struck a near-by tree, shattering it and sending shards of wood everywhere.
    “Get to cover,” Jesse said out loud. Katie’s cabin was closest so he headed there.  Another strike came as he reached the door. He grabbed the door knob.  The door was locked.  He banged on her door a couple of times before she opened it. “Jesse?” She exclaimed as he pushed into the cabin.  “What’s going on? I heard an explosion ”
    Jesse replied totally out of breath, “Lightning struck my cabin and it’s on fire!”
    “We’ve got to put it out,’ she said as she headed for the door.  Jesse grabbed her by the arm and said, “No.  It’s too dangerous out there.”  He pushed the door closed just as another lightning bolt struck right outside.  Sadie ran under the bed.
    The flash of light and deafening sound startled the two of them so that they jumped into each other’s arms . Outside, the storm grew; there was a nother strike, and another, and still another came.  The storm was intense.  Katie and Jesse found themselves lost in the other’s eyes.
    Wit h lightning flashing and thunder exploding all around, the two vacationers found themselves locked in a fervent kiss .  As the st orm intensified , so did their passion. As they made their way to the bed, Jesse took Katie’s shirt off over her head and kissed her between her breasts. The last shreds of clothing were on the floor as they crawled beneath the blanket on the bed .   They made love with the same intensity as the storm outside. T he thunder shook the cabin over and over again , and lightning crackled outside the w indows.  T he night was charged as they collapsed in to each other’s arms.  With in minutes the ferocity of the storm gave them renewed energy.  T heir hot, sweaty bodies made wild abandoned love again. 
    As the storm started to move away, Katie and Jesse fell asleep cradled in each other’ s arms.
    Katie woke just as the sky was starting to lighten. As her eyes focused , she saw Je sse l ying wit h his face just inches from her s.  She could feel his breath on her face.
    “What have I done?” she asked herself.  She remembered the night of passion she had just shared with t he man she most admired in the whole world. Katie’s head was spinning. Suddenly she had as the reality of the situation hit her .  “What happens next?  What we will do in th e morning?  Will he see last night as a one-nigh t stand? What will he think of me? ” She had so many questions and she was troubled with what the answers would be .
    Katie softly touched Jesse’s cheek.  She was afraid to get up in case he would wake and she would have to face what had happened between them.  S he closed her eyes and fell back into a restless sleep.
    It was only a short time later when Jesse woke up face to face with Katie. He smiled as he remembered the passion he felt last night.  It was a feeling that he hadn’t experienced in ages. “L ast night had been incredible”, he whispered. Jesse couldn’t beli e ve the attraction he had for this stranger lying beside him. He lightly kissed her forehead. She st irred and opened her eyes.  Jesse ever so softly ran his hand along the side of her face.  They gently kissed and without saying a word, made love.  This time it was slow and deliberate , without the urgency of last night.  During the storm they were driven by the rhythm of the thunder and rain.  This morning there was tenderness between them. They both knew that this was going to become a special relationship for both of them, and it frightened them.
    As the sun shine started streaming in through the windows and th e birds were singing outside, the lovers found themselves lost in each other’s eyes. “Katie, I was attracted to you from that first moment we met on the plane?” Jesse admitted t o Katie as they