<P> The storm worsens so Calixta invites Alcée into her home until it abates . Alcée then helps Calixta get some clothes off the line . He is impatient to come in and stays outside until it becomes apparent that the storm is not going to let up . Calixta gathers up the lengths of cotton sheet she had been sewing while Alcée takes a seat in the rocker . Calixta goes over to the window and observes the intensity of the storm which disturbs her . Calixta is worried about the safety of Bibi during the storm . Alcée attempts to comfort her and reminisces about the passion they once felt for each another . At first, Calixta is standoffish when Alcée tries to comfort her, but she can't resist him . As the storm increases in intensity, so does the passion of the two former lovers . The sexual encounter between the pair ends at the same time as the storm . Alcée and Calixta go their separate ways once more, and both are left with feelings of rejuvenation and newfound happiness . </P> <P> Bobinôt and Bibi return from the grocery store and Calixta immediately embraces them . Bobinôt presents his gift of the can of shrimp to his wife and she remarks that they will feast that night . Meanwhile, Alcée writes a loving letter to his wife, Clarisse, and encourages her to stay in Biloxi with their children as long as she needs . He notes that their well - being is more important than the separation anxiety that he endures . Clarisse is "charmed" by the letter and is happy in Biloxi because she feels free, as if she were a maiden again . She explains how although she is devoted to her husband; she isn't in a rush to go back to her married life . The story ends with the short line, "So the storm passed and every one was happy". </P> <P> Calixta - Is the wife of Bobinôt and the mother of Bibi . In the story, she has an affair with Alcée, a former lover . </P> <P> Alcée - The husband of Clarisse and was Calixta's former beau . He has an affair with Calixta in the story . </P>

What is the storm by kate chopin about