It was dark by the time Stephanie got home from her Christmas shopping… dark, and bitterly cold. To make things worse, there had been a miserably cold sleet that had penetrated everything, and as she walked from her car to the front door of her home, icy cold wetness crept into her shoes and froze her feet to the core. By the time she’d gotten to the door with her packages, she’d fervently wished she’d never gone out on such a lousy night. Before she could put her key in the door, it swung open. Her husband stood there, looking warm and comfortable, a smile on his handsome face. His…