Frasier And Niles: Alone At The Cabin
By D.R. Hotdog
Frasier was already complaining before they got to the cabin, but what was new? Niles had prepared himself for his brother's whining, but took solace in the fact that the ladies would be arriving later that evening. "It would seem that the plowman has been at the bottle, since these roads seem to have been plowed by someone with one eye open." Frasier scoffed. Niles blinked.
"Maybe if the plowman had gotten plowed more himself, he could focus on his work." Niles laughed and hit Frasier on the shoulder. Frasier jerked and the BMW weaved.
"Careful, Niles, I'd rather not die in a car with my brother buried under the snow," He smiled, 'I'd rather be killed being smothered under the covers by Tiffany and her ample...personalities." Frasier winked and laughed much too hard at his own joke. Niles blinked again.
It would be another exciting weekend at the cabin for the Crane brothers. Niles thought. So many times they had brought women up to the cabin with the light of hope in their eyes for a romantic getaway. So many times they had ended up, just the two of them with far too much Chateau Neuf de Pape to drink between themselves. At least dad wasn't going to be there this time. If it all fell through, like things often did when Frasier was put in charge, they would at least have some brotherly bonding time. And some very good wine indeed. That thought didn't fill Niles with much optimism. But his favorite wine could always smooth over most things.
"Here we are, Niles β Chateau Crane, the rustic villa where the infamous Crane brothers lure unsuspecting damsels to depths of untold, but much storied pleasure." Frasier announced as they pulled into the drive.
"We know that you won't shut up about it when you've lured a poor woman to your den of βpleasures."
"Now Niles, let's not start this weekend off with that kind of attitude. We are men! Stalwart champions of our gender and we are going to show Tiffany and Shandra Li a magnificent weekend of wine and worship of the womanly form!" Frasier pontificated, sticking out his down-vest-clad chest.
"If you say so." Was all Niles could manage.
The brothers took in big deep breaths of the brisk mountain air. It was a refreshing reprieve from the haze and fog that had rolled into Seattle that week. The oppressive air had started to wear on Niles. Since Daphne and Donny had gotten engaged, he just felt off. Of course he was sad but it was beginning to feel like his amorous feelings towards the woman were being displaced. Now that his forbidden love was even further away, he was starting to lose interest. He was starting to have feelings that pulled him in a new direction that he had not expected. His heart sped up as his mind began to wander to new avenues of lust.
"Niles, we've been here dozens of times and you're looking at the cabin as though it is something wholly new to you. You've got the look of a star crossed lover on your face." Frasier said, leaning against the car. Niles shook his head and grinned. His cheeks flushed.
"I guess I'm just thinking about our two damsels traveling all the way from Vancouver just to spend the next few days in - sexual ecstasy." He said standing with his hands on his hips, mustering some machismo.
"There's my fellow knight of the order of Chateau de Crane!" Frasier laughed, " Now come on, let's get our things in the house and start dusting. We can't have the ladies walking in with a lick of dirt in sight. Nothing kills the heated passions of a woman faster than a dirty bannister."
"You do know women better than I." Niles rolled his eyes.
Once they got their several weekend bags to their respective rooms, Frasier went straight to the broom closet for his tools and set about dusting. Niles decided to make himself more comfortable. The confines of his winter clothes had quickly grown stuffy. He took off his Helly Hansen gear that he'd worn for the drive up the mountain. It never hurts to be prepared in case they were to have a flat. He wasn't about to let one of his Armani jackets get wet with snow while they flagged someone handier than them to replace a flat. As he undressed, Niles eyed the new hot tub through his bedroom window. Since it had been installed that autumn on the back patio, it had sat unused. He opened the window and cold air and the smell of hot chlorine wafted into the room. The hot tub was strategically placed; private, the backdrop a sloping hillside filled with thick pines and a thick layer of snow upon everything.
"That looks like it could get someone right in the mood." Niles thought as he pulled on his black lace briefs. Now that they were on, he really felt like he needed someone to take them off. He traced a finger down his bare chest, listening to the thrum of the hot tub's motor. A light vibration penetrated the floorboards of the patio through into the cabin.
"Sherry, Niles?" Frasier asked, peering around the doorframe into Niles' room.
"Oh, I see you have purchased some extra special garments for the weekend. Shandra Li is going to be unable to contain herself when she sees you in that number." He said, stepping into the room. He handed his brother a flute filled with tawny liquid.
"Sorry. I had to pour the sherry in flutes, we must've forgotten to bring the sherry glasses." Frasier said as Niles took the drink from his hand. Frasier blushed looking over his brother's naked torso. Had Niles been hitting the gym? He was as lithe as a black jaguar. And he'd never seen a shred of tone on the man's legs but there they were, lean and strong. He'd even shaved. Everything. Except for his chest, that was.