I did not get round to meeting the other guys until the Saturday we all left to go skiing. I guess the wives talked together about the evening, as only wives can. I can almost hear them talking about it. How they were themselves virtuous but all those dreadful men! Once they get together in a pack they get out of control and do all sorts of dreadful things to their loving women. Huh.
But back to the skiing.
We were going in two cars. Stowe, Vermont, which is where we were headed was about a four hour drive. We had our own four bedroom chalet but it would be serviced and was part of The Golden Lion Hotel group. We could use the pools hot tubs spa and all the rest of the facilities. It was going to be great. This part of the country is not the best for downhill but the cross country and snow-shoeing is first class. We had all been there before and were enthusiastic reasonably good skiers.
We met up at our place about ten for coffee and would leave from there as soon as we were all ready. We had some coffee and packed a couple of flasks for our car. I had borrowed a large four wheel drive from a friend at work, leaving him my car, which would have been no fun in the snow. I was happy to drive all the way but Evan was insured to drive it as well. It was ideal for four with it's high profile, four wheel drive and great all round vision from the high seats. There was plenty of room for the four of us and a load of, mainly, girl's luggage. The skis were attached to the roof.
We were in high spirits when we eventually set off just before eleven.
We soon lost the other car, which was fine as we had agreed not to try to travel together, just meet up at the chalet. Nobody could decide whether to stop for lunch or push on, so it was easier to push on. We had cell-phones if we needed contact anyway.
I tried asking Sue how she had got on at the SuperBowl night but Jane kept changing the subject. Even Evan seemed reluctant to talk about it, possibly because he thought I might bring up his fun and games with Gabriella.
After a couple of hours drive I started suggesting things we could do while we were there. After the drive I would quite fancy a dip and half an hour in a Jacuzzi I thought and maybe we should try their premium restaurant there tonight if we could get a booking.
'Oh no,' said Sue, 'that is tomorrow night before we...'
She tailed off into silence.
'Sorry Sue. I missed that. Carry on with what you were saying. I missed the end of it,' I said.
'No nothing really,' said Sue and Jane was quick to butt in 'Sue and I were talking on the phone yesterday and said it might be nice to go to that restaurant one night, maybe Sunday,' she said.
I checked them out in the rear view mirror. Jane had her butter wouldn't melt in her mouth look. I knew she was lying.
'So what are we doing Wednesday then? Have you got the whole week mapped?'
They exchanged looks. 'Well we had a few ideas,' said Sue. She wasn't as good a liar as Jane. She probably did not get as much practise I thought to myself. I knew immediately that they had planned out most of the week.
'So did the four of you get together then?' was the next logical question.
'Oh yes,' said Sue, 'We wouldn't leave them...'
Again she lapsed into silence as Jane had started her sentence with 'No not really. It's just some ideas...'
I laughed and quoted that oft used expression, at least in our house, 'Those who practice to deceive should practise to deceive.'
'So this is the way I see it then,' I said. 'You four have got together and planned out our week, day by day and evening by evening, right? Without consulting us to see maybe what we would like to do. What do you think about that Evan?'
I was not going to give him the opportunity to say anything because he probably was quite happy with the idea.
I quickly carried on 'I hope you left some time in there for Jane to receive her punishment due from the SuperBowl night.'
It went quiet again and I saw the girls exchange looks.
'Well,' said Jane. 'It is not really fair to talk about it without the other four here but David, I know you will not be unhappy at some of the things we have planned, and we don't have to do the things we are going to suggest if you have better ideas. But honestly I think you will enjoy what we have planned, won't they Sue?'
There was just something about the way that Sue licked her lips before nodding that gave me the idea that maybe sex was involved here somewhere. Perhaps it would be worth waiting to see what they had in mind.
The drive was going fine, sooner or later we would need gas and I figured that would be the time to stop for perhaps coffee and a sandwich.
In the meantime Evan surprised me with 'How about a car game girls, I spy with my little eye perhaps.'
Well this well meaning little game passed another twenty minutes or so, at least until it was my turn to choose the letters.
'I spy with my little eye something beginning with S K I T M ,' I called.
Well we had called a couple of multi letter games. W S I T R had turned out to be white stripe in the road, but this was going to be a tough one.
An inspired guess on seeing a kite flying above us was Some Kites in the Mirror.'
'No,' I was quick to answer, 'but not bad.'
Another few minutes and the girls in the back were eating from my hand.
'We give in.' 'Tell us .please tell us.'
'I'll tell you if you give me the item I can see.'
Eventually as I knew it would their puzzled looks gave way to 'Okay whatever it is we will give it you.' A little smirk on Jane's lips told me that she knew something sexy was going on in my mind.
'Easy,' I said 'Sue's knickers in the mirror. Hand them over Sue.'
There was a little scream and a giggle from Sue and Jane said 'David you naughty boy, what are you thinking of?'
'I'm thinking of Sue's panties of course. Hand them over.'
And she did. She passed over a little scrap of red satin which I held to my nose and sniffed.
'No,' she cried. 'Don't do that. I don't smell, do I?'
'Delightfully,' I said and nudged Evan. 'It must be your go.'
He thought for a minute and came out with 'I A W J P'
The girls were on to most of it straight away.
'Jane's panties,' they said almost in unison.
'Possibly,' said Evan 'but you have to get all the letters to get it right.'
They never got them, which was hardly a surprise as it certainly did not follow the rules of I spy that you had to be able to see it.
'I also want Jane's panties,' he eventually revealed it to be.