The snow-capped mountains came into view after a few hours on the highway, although the surrounding woods were bare of snow and covered in fallen leaves ranging from brown to red and yellow. George and his girlfriend Sarah sat in the back seat of Alex's car, while Alex drove and his girlfriend Chloe sat in the front. George and Alex had been best friends since middle school, and they had planned this trip to Alex's parents' cabin for months. The two couple's busy schedules had finally matched up, and George looked forwards to spending a long weekend with his buddy and their girls, drinking, hiking and just taking a break from the rest of the world. No cell coverage up in the mountains meant that they were guaranteed a break from work. The girls were talking about some recent celebrity gossip.
George took a moment to appreciate how lucky he and his friend had been in the girlfriend department. Sarah, George's girlfriend, was 5ft2'', with shoulder length blonde hair and nice, c-cup breasts. Her nose was a bit small and freckled, which made her more cute than super-model beautiful, although George figured she was an 8, although he recognized he was probably biased. Chloe was a bit taller than Sarah, standing at 5ft5'' with long, brown hair reaching halfway down her back. She was more beautiful than cute, but hade a warm smile and friendly blue eyes. From what he had seen last summer at the beach, she filled out a B-cup bikini nicely. Both girls went to the same gym several times a week, attending classes with foreign sounding names, like "Zumba". Neither George nor Alex complained though, since the weekly gym visits kept both girls in very good shape. George tried to work out a few times a week, but he had gained a few pounds since he played soccer in high school. He was almost 6ft, with blond hair and a muscular build, although he should probably lose 10 pounds before the summer. Alex had continued to play sports when he started working for his father's construction company after high school, and so was still in great shape five years after graduation. He was a few inches taller than his best friend, and he kept his blonde hair cropped short in a crew-cut. Both couples had gone to school together, so they were all 23 years old, although Alex was born in January and George in October.
They arrived at George's parents' cabin around five in the afternoon. The cabin was not that old, but there was still no electricity or plumbing this high up in the mountains. There was a small kitchen with a gas-stove and a larger living room with a table, a small sofa and a rocking chair in front of a large stone fireplace. There were two bedrooms and a small "bathroom" at the opposite end of the cabin, although the bathroom was just a glorified outhouse inside the cabin. Alex's dad had devised an ingenious system that kept the "in house-outhouse" from smelling too bad. When they had carried all their stuff from the car into the cabin, Alex offered George and Sarah the "master bedroom", but Sarah refused his generosity.
"It's your family cabin, Alex, no way we are taking the best bed." Alex smiled, but opened the door to the smaller bedroom next to it, showing a bunk bed.
"Are you sure? My dad still hasn't gotten around to switching out me and my brothers bunk-bed for a larger one... Are you sure you don't want the king-sized one?"
"We will be find mate, I'm sure we can both fit in one bunk if the need arises" George said, winking at his friend. Sarah rolled her eyes at the boys, and then carried their bags into the smaller bedroom.
They had stopped to eat at a McDonalds a few hours before, so after a quick snack and a few beers in front of the fireplace, the girls headed off to bed. The guys stayed up a while longer, planning the next day's hiking trip and sampling Alex's dad's good bourbon. Just before they were about to turn in for the night, Alex got up and got a package from his bag. It turned out to be a satellite phone that he had gotten after overhearing George worrying about his sick mother a few weeks before, while they were planning the trip.
"I gave your dad the number to this phone, so that he can reach you if anything is up." Alex said with a smile.
"Dude, you're the best! Thanks, that's a big load of my shoulders."
George gave his friend a hug, and then they both brushed their teeth in well-water and went to bed.
The next morning George was the last one to get up, and he put on a t-shirt and a fresh pair of boxer shorts before going out into the living room. Both girls were up and sat drinking coffee at the dinner table, Sarah wearing a grey set of woolen long johns and Chloe a blue set. They had dressed for the hiking trip, it being rather chilly in the mountains in late September, although inside the cabin it was nice and warm thanks to Alex, who had obviously gotten up early and made another fire in the grand fireplace.
"Looks like you girls are ready to head out already" George said as he sat down next to his girlfriend.
"Yeah, but we will get nowhere if you boys don't get a move on soon. You are nearly as bad as Alex, honey!"
George wondered for a moment what Sarah meant by that last remark, but then Alex came out of the kitchen and her statement made sense. Alex was only wearing his boxer shorts, apparently satisfied with the temperature he had achieved with his early-morning fire. He carried a pan of sizzling bacon in one hand and a spatula in the other and proceeded to serve everyone breakfast. The girls taunted their "scantily clad waitress", and George mockingly said "thanks, honey" when Alex gave him his bacon. Everyone laughed, although as Alex went on serving the girls, George could not help but notice how ripped he was, and how the bulge in his boxer could be clearly seen as he stood next to the table serving food, the protrusion in his boxer bulging slightly out over the table, which was low enough to end right beneath Alex's crotch. After breakfast Alex and George both changed into more appropriate clothing for hiking in the mountains, and soon they were all off on a trail that led North-East towards a nearby peak. Alex had suggested the route the night before, and George had agreed, although looking up at the steep hills ahead he now wondered if the route would be a bit hard for him considering his less-than-perfect stamina.
They didn't get back to the cabin until late in the afternoon, after having hiked up and down the nearby hills for a good 8 hours. The girls were exhausted and eagerly accepted the guys' offer to make dinner while they took a nap. George felt like napping for a few hours himself, but stoically agreed with Alex that they were not nearly as tired as the girls, and followed his friend into the kitchen.
"Take five George; I'll get the fireplace going." Alex said as he produced two cans of beer out of a cooler. George accepted one, then sat down and rested his feet on the couch.
George nearly dozed off while Alex did some chores around the cabin for about twenty minutes. When he came back they spent an hour making some kind of south-east Asian chicken & rice dish that George had never heard of, but that Alex knew well. While Alex did most of the cooking, George set the table, found some more beer and made a nice fresh salad. When they were done, Alex went and woke both girls, who took forever to "freshen up" after their naps. This gave the guys time to down a few more cans, and by the time dinner was served both men were in good spirits. When the girls finally came out of their rooms George wondered why they had spent so much time getting ready for dinner, when all they were wearing was sweatpants and hoodies. As they walked past him George noticed that both girls had sweatpants that tightly hugged their buttocks, giving him a nice view of their firm butts; Chloe's bigger but still shapely, Sarah's on the smaller side but nice and bouncy. The girls quickly caught up though, drinking heavily to counteract the spicy chicken dish. It was close well past seven in the evening when they cleared the table and gathered in the living room to play monopoly, at Chloe's request.
After one hour of play both Alex and George were in dire financial straits, and they were both soon out of the game. Alex appeared unaffected by his loss, but George had always taken losing in any kind of competition hard, and argued a bit before conceding. The girls proceeded to declared themselves co-victors, despite no such rule appearing in the small rule-sheet. Chloe announced that they would go on to play some drinking game involving a deck of cards and a wine bottle. After they had cleaned away the Monopoly board and Alex had put some more wood in the fireplace, George, Alex and Chloe sat in the small couch while Sarah too the single chair and sat between the fireplace and the table.
