Stranded With My Mother-in-law 2

With the hazard lights flashing and the wipers going like a turbo-charged metronome, Spencer crept along slowly until he came to the next road. Happy to at least be off the main freeway, he breathed a sigh of relief as he took the curving ramp to the side road, coming shortly after that to a gas station.

"I've gotten gas here before," he said. "There's a motel just down the road a bit, if I remember right." Continuing at a crawl, ten minutes later they spotted the flickering neon sign of the motel, but they couldn't read it clearly until they were right under it.

"The Olde Log Inn," Peri read out loud as they drove by at a snail's pace.

"Well, I imagine it's not The Ritz," Spencer said, squinting to find the unit with the 'OFFICE' light over the door. "But anything's better than trying to get through this snow." He pulled up next to the office and dropped the car into park. "I'll be right back."

As soon as Spencer closed the door behind him, Carole leaned forward, resting her arm on t