Part 1 - The Video Message
James arrived home after a long day at work. He was living at his family's cabin for the winter. He groaned as he walked into the kitchen to grab a cold beer out of the refrigerator. He was sore all over, but in a way he appreciated. He couldn't complain as he was working ski patrol at a popular mountain resort for the winter. His job consisted of skiing all day, every day and going wherever he was needed whenever something went wrong (i.e. skier vs skier collision, skier vs snowboarder collision, skier vs tree collision, etc.). With this Winter being a busy one and the fact that the resort was already popular to begin with, that meant things went wrong a lot. As a result James was overworked, but at least he got to ski all day and the pay was good.
The fact that James was overworked paled in comparison to the the worst thing about this winter: his girlfriend, Melissa, was back home. Unfortunately, Melissa couldn't arrange to work from the cabin for the winter. James wasn't worried about the distance creating friction between them, as they had a strong bond and had dealt with long distance at the beginning of their relationship. He was just mildly perturbed that he wouldn't get a chance to spend all winter in a cozy cabin with her, especially because they still lived separately back home. He thought it would be a good opportunity to really see what cohabitation with Melissa would be like. Having been together for about a year and a half at this point, they'd obviously spent a lot of time together, but they'd never spent more than a 3 day weekend living in and occupying the same space together.
At this point, it had been about a month and a half since James had seen Melissa in person. They talked on the phone almost every day, texted each other all the time, and FaceTimed occasionally; so communication wasn't a problem at all, but James still missed her physical presence, her smile while she laughed, and even her smell. James always thought Melissa smelled amazing, whether she be wearing perfume, deodorant, or nothing at all and just rocking her natural scent, James always found it intoxicating. Melissa was fully aware of how much her smell turned James on and would often use it to her advantage.
Unbeknownst to James however, Melissa had a secret. She knew about something else James liked. Something he had kept secret from pretty much everyone in his life.
As James sat down on the couch with his beer, he smiled to himself as he remembered that Melissa was actually coming up to visit him next weekend. This was the first time this winter that she was able to make the trip. She was going to come to the cabin for the weekend and they were going to ski for a few days. He couldn't wait, and was excited to spend some quality time with her.
He pulled out his phone to text her, but when he glanced at the screen, he saw she had already messaged him. The message said, "Hey, babe, make sure you watch this when you're alone π" and right below that was a video message. Initially, James didn't know what to think as sending video messages between each other was something that up until now, they simply hadn't done. Phone calls and FaceTimes, yes, but this was out of the ordinary.
James curiously opened the video on his phone and clicked play. Melissa was sitting cross legged on her bed in her apartment. Normally when they FaceTime, Melissa would use her phone but it looks like she had set up her computer or even her phone on a tripod near her bed to record herself. Melissa had on some black leggings and a grey sweatshirt.
"Hi babe," said Melissa as the video started. "First off, I miss you and I can't wait to see you next weekend. It's going to be so much fun!" She coyly looked down before locking her eyes on the camera again. "However, before then, I kind of wanted to show you something to see what you think."
James honestly had no idea what she was talking about, but he was intrigued.