Melissa brings tourist and local together - Love potentially in the air for Good Samaritan and stranded visitor

When Category 5 Hurricane Melissa unleashed chaos across Jamaica, 40-year-old American businesswoman Jetia Miller discovered something entirely unexpected -- love.

Stranded by the storm, Miller fell for a local stranger who she said took her in and sheltered her through the terrifying days that followed.

"I have never encountered such genuine kindness," Miller said. "And it wasn't just him but everyone in Jamaica was really just cuddling at that time. Some tourists had issues but, for me, everyone was amazing. I've travelled the world and never experienced hospitality like this."

Miller had flown to Jamaica on November 21 for a friend's birthday, expecting a brief sun-soaked getaway.

"We were only supposed to be there from the 21st to the 24th. It was a last-minute trip. We stayed in Falmouth for a day, then in Kingston at the AC Hotel for my friend's birthday celebrations," she recalled.

It was during a night-out in the Corporate Area that Miller met Chad, 29, and they exchanged numbers.

"He was really nice and he was actually going to Montego Bay the next day (the 24th), too, so he was asking us if we needed a ride there, but I told him we had a cab," she said. After arriving in the city, Miller's friend got on her flight but hers was cancelled.

"I couldn't get a room to book. I just ended up being out of luck," Miller said. With her flight cancelled because of the impending arrival of Melissa, she decided to call Chad.

"He was actually in Florence Hall, Trelawny when I called him. He drove to come and get me from the airport. From there, he took me to the grocery store and, whatever I needed, he got. His cousin was there as well. I had booked another flight for the 27th but that was cancelled as well, so that was how I ended up staying with Chad until the 30th," she said.

"I am not gonna lie, I was kinda nervous. When he picked me up, it was still daylight, so I was okay, but, as night approached, I started to think about being in a foreign land with nobody. I was only used to staying at hotels and nowhere else," she said.

On the day Melissa landed, Miller said Chad and his cousin cooked stew chicken, plantains and dumplings for her.

"I got breakfast, lunch and dinner until the hurricane came. Even before the hurricane, the neighbour gave us the ackee off her tree and it was just so amazing," Miller added.

Melissa tore through western Jamaica, smashing houses, felling trees, flooding streets, and downing power lines.

"I was pretty nervous," Miller said. "When the hurricane hit, the house started to flood and Chad was just doing everything to keep things intact and to make sure that I was okay. He was up the entire night and he had all the preps for the hurricane that was needed."

She grew even more enamoured with Chad the following day, as he drove for more than an hour searching for cell service so she could call her sister back home.

"I ended up spending five days with him then he took me to S Hotel where I was able to book a room. I got him and his cousin a room, too, and they stayed for the night and left the next day. I was still stuck in Jamaica for four more days," she said. Now back home in the US, Miller said her heart remains in Jamaica.

"We talk all the time, and I really do like him," she said. "When he got me that food, I thought I fell in love with him. I had never had a man cooked from scratch for me every day."

"It was unreal and I would love to be with a man like that. We are talking about seeing each other again, and we will go from there. The only difference is that he is a little bit younger than me, so that's the only thing I am worried about. I am 40 and he is 29. I am currently single as well, so it's good," Miller said.