Puts the coat on and runs to her gate.

Candace decided there was no time to waste. She threw the coat on and zipped it up. It was a long coat, and covered her to the tops of her knees. Shrugging on her backpack, she opened the stall door and ran past the other women.

She arrived at her gate just in time. Candace breathed a sigh of relief. Sure, it would suck to have to wear a winter coat the whole flight, but once she got to baggage claim, she'd be able to grab a pair of pants and put this embarrassing incident behind her.

They were boarding her zone, so she walked up and joined the queue of people. Once it was her turn, the lady behind the desk scanned her ticket, then waved her through.

"Oh, ma'am, hold on just a moment." Candace stopped short, realizing the lady was talking to her.