Snowed In

Natasha Gibbons was working late on Christmas Eve. When all of a sudden the news bulletin came on warning everybody that was indoors to stay indoors due to the number of accidents and deaths on the city streets. Her mother Olivia died at birth and her father Olivier Gibbons died of cancer a couple of years back. She was only twenty-eight years old. She just wished she had that one special person in her life that could hold her and mend her broken heart and make it whole. She didn't want to spend a second Christmas completely alone like last year.

As the wind and snow outside plundered the window. I went to the coffee machine to make myself a nice hot cup of grind coffee and then went to the work fridge to put a little bit of After eight mint creamer into my coffee. As it was getting colder I kind of needed this treat on this cold Christmas Eve. It was rounding five o'clock when the phone rang.

Hello, this is the main branch of Amazon prime here in Banff Alberta, and the Alberta Rockies How can I help you?

Hello mam. This is William Cadell. I am one of your amazon Prime Delivers. I am lost trying to find a home address and don't know what I should do.

Ok, can you give me the address on the side of the package and I will help you find it?

"Ok mam the address is 818 Three Sisters avenue"

Sir, you are in the Canmore area and are only a few blocks away from the address. It reads here that the address is by the high school there. Right across the street. In the Eagle Terrace neighborhood, You can deliver it and you can come to the garage here and park your truck for the day and go home. It is Christmas Eve dear and you can go home to start your holidays.

That is so nice of you mam! I will do so! You have yourself a beautiful Christmas.

I opened the office window with a crack. I liked the slightly cold breeze along with my hot coffee.

I have to say whoever I was just talking to had a mighty sexy voice. I wonder if I have ever seen him up here before. I probably have. Seeing that this is the Amazon Prime main office and garage.

I brought my own Christmas tree to my office. It was the one my father put up every year. My father's death was so tragic to me. For years it was just him and me. He would do anything and buy me anything. I was his world and only love. When he died my whole soul died with him.

It was about six o'clock when William called me back.

I am on my way back, mam. I was supposed to work for three hours more and get three days off mam. So I bought you a little Christmas cheer for your kindness in letting me go early. I will bring it up to you on way out and home.

Oh William you did not have to but thank you that is a kind thing you did. Please drive carefully and remember it's dangerous out there right now. I would hate to see you get hurt.

Natasha quietly pours another cup of hot coffee and hangs up the phone.

I suddenly heard a small knock and notice the door to my office open.

Merry Christmas Natasha.

I look up to see my secretary Noah Rhimes pulling up his glasses

I am going home to my wonderful family. The love of my life. I bought you a little something dear. You are the best boss I have ever had in my life and thank you once again for my bonus check, Natasha. You don't know how much your friendship means to me.

Noah hands me two wine glasses and a glass of wine and some chocolates.

Oh Noah you did not have to get me anything but that reminds me. I got so busy. I have something for you as well Noah.

I go to the closet and pull out a big basket with a tag that read Noah on it and hand it to Noah.

Noah reads quietly to himself. To the best dam secretary, a boss can ask for.

Natasha, I don't know what to say but God Bless your soul, and Merry Christmas.

We both hug for minutes. He was here for me when my father passed on. We have no love for each other but we do have a friendship that would last a lifetime.

"Noah, I hope you and Bernard both have the most magical Christmas ever"

"I hope I do too Natash" I love Bernard more than anything in this world"

"Those two have been together forever"

Natasha pulls her office drawer out and looks at a picture of Noah and Bernard that she took last New Years' Eve and another one of their wedding a wedding she would never miss for even a second.

"Those Two Love Birds"

Natasha goes to her office window and slightly opens it a little more feeling the cold Banff winter breeze on her face and seeing the mountains in the background. A slight feeling of sadness hits her soul as she begins to have a couple of memories of her father. One of those memories is that of her father taking her up Sulfer Mountain for the first time on the Gondola. He would do everything and anything for his baby girl. As the second memory comes in as he is blowing out his last birthday candles a single tear is seen running down the cheek of Natasha Gibbons.

"I just wished I could have you for a lifetime daddy"

"I just wish I could hug you one last time"

"I miss you so much and I miss you again this Christmas"

"And mama I wish I could have gotten to know you"