Unexpected Rendezvous

Called out on a snowy night, brought back memories of his wife’s death. Leaving the scene of a deadly accident, he chanced upon a tour bus driver installing chains. Marveling at the efficient installation with no wasted motion, his casual question unwittingly exposed him to a biting dressing down. Being knocked off balance by the sharp reprimand, he found himself laughing out loud when the bus full of Marines pulled away.
After years of no interest in the female of the species, he found himself curious about the mouthy woman who expertly drove her bus across the dark mountain roads of his county. Covered from head to toe in bulky winter clothing, he doubted he would recognize her again, unless he saw her eyes. Was the meeting a fluke of a night storm? He hoped not, because somehow, it changed everything.
Jana was not surprised to meet a grumpy sheriff while she installed snow chains on her bus, but he seemed surprised to meet her. When he was wounded in an assassination attempt, she co-operated with law enforcement to get him to safety, but who was the sheriff, really? Was he a threat to her or a promise? How was he involved with those she loved? Should she avoid him or face him head on?