Posted by Kim on 3/2/2002, 4:38 pm Thinking it was absolute folly to be outside walking in knee-deep snow for 'fun', Dara asked and answered a rhetorical question. "How many black people do you see competing in the winter Olympics Mac? Darn few and you know why? Because we generally don't like cold weather," Dara declared emphatically. "There may be exceptions but I'm not one of them." "Come on," Mac crooned. "We won't be out here that long but you at least have to see the lake. And it really isn't that cold." Grudgingly Dara had to admit that it wasn't 'that' cold, especially since they were warmly dressed in boots, parkas, ski pants, and mittens. The walk to the lake took ten minutes, and that was 7 minutes more than normal due to the large amount of snow. The lake was not completely frozen but huge chunks of ice and snow floated in the sub-freezing water. Mac noted that if there was less snow and if it were a bit colder they could have gone ice-skating. Dara rebuked his idea mentioning she didn't have ice skates and Mac smiled and announced yes she did. He'd bought them for her as a surprise but Mother Nature didn't cooperate and it was one part of his surprise this weekend that didn't go as planned. Shaking her head in disbelief, Dara pulled Mac's face to hers and gave him a deep sensuous kiss that literally took his breath away. Knowing Dara had successfully made her case for heading back to the cabin, Mac laughed, agreeing to cut their nature walk short. But he did have his fun when he started a snowball fight just outside of the cabin and the couple found themselves falling over each other in the snow. Dara put up a good fight with a killer aim as Mac was hit several times by her snowballs. In the end though Mac fought dirty when he literally lifted Dara's petite body and tossed her in a snowpile. Yet Mac didn't get away unscathed since Dara had a tight grip on Mac's parka when he lifted her in the air, she yanked him into the pile of snow with her. Laughing uncontrollably at their admittedly juvenile antics, the pair finally entered the cabin exhausted and drenched in perspiration and melted snow. After showering and shaving, Mac made a peace offering by suggesting he'd cook breakfast while Dara dried her hair. He grinned broadly upon hearing Dara's comment about the snowdrift and knew he'd have to be on his guard for the next few days in case Dara really intended to follow through on her promise. "Breakfast, or more accurately brunch, is ready," he announced. Exclaiming she was starved, Dara did justice to the delicious meal Mac had prepared and ate everything on her plate. Dara watched Mac as he finished eating and marveled at the effort he'd gone to make this weekend so special for both of them. Mac's eyes locked with Dara's and he could discern she was deep in thought as she watched him closely. "What it is?" Mac asked. Not getting an immediate response from Dara, he teased her by inquiring, "Are you plotting your revenge for this morning's snowfight?" Scooting her chair right next to his, Dara leaned in to kiss Mac and whispered, "I was just thinking how much I love you Mac." "You don't know how happy that makes me," Mac replied hoarsely as he captured Dara's lips and deepened the kiss. Mac was beginning to lose himself in warmth and passion of Dara's embrace when his sharp ears heard the sound of a vehicle approaching the cabin. Immediately breaking the kiss, Mac swiftly rose from his seat and instructed Dara to stay at the table. No one should be coming to the cabin and thoughts of Moreno and his threats quickly rose in Mac's mind. His gun was in loft on the dresser and Mac thought of retrieving it first, but instead he raced swiftly to the window to identify the unexpected visitor. "I can't believe it!" a thunderstruck Mac exclaimed. He turned to look at Dara and said almost as an apology, "It's Felicia and Robin." Dara was shocked in disbelief and she joined Mac at the window. Twisting her mouth into a wry grin Dara said, "I guess we have to let them in, don't we?" Mac laughed and was grateful Dara was taking Felicia and Robin's arrival so well. "Well, they can have the cabin all to themselves because we were just about ready to return to Port Charles anyway," Mac replied. "But let's stay long enough to hear why they are here." They walked together to the door and Mac opened it just as Felicia entered a key in the lock.
"You'll pay big-time Mac for throwing me in that snowdrift this morning," Dara yelled as she grinned mischievously and used the hairdryer to dry her freshly shampooed hair. After awaking early to watch the sun rise, Mac coaxed Dara out of the warm, comfortable, cozy bed to dress and look at the area outside around the cabin. An 18-inch snowdrift immediately greeted them upon opening the cabin door and Dara shot Mac a "you've got to be out of your mind" look. Before she could protest Mac wrapped his arms around Dara's waist and pulled her along in the snow. Living in Chicago Dara became used to cold weather and snow but she never, ever really liked it.
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