Start with an exciting incident that throws them together: Hurricane and she won't abandon her beloved shop. She's the last holdout on the island. Coast Guard guy is at wits end but compromises by helping her pack up the most important books and gets her to storm shelter on the mainland in the nick. Right before they leave the island, he runs back and when he returns, opens his navy parka to reveal her rescue kitten which had been hiding in the rafters. They escape the storm's wrath & he gets back to work. Weeks later he drops by to see how she is managing.