One Winter Weekend Page #4

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Toxic Temptations."

Temptation?

Yeah, well, it was

all hypothetical.

Not exactly temptation

mountain up here.

Oh, except for these.

Oh.

I'm so looking forward to

the fresh mountain powder.

It snowed like nine

inches last night.

And not a soul has touched it.

We'll be the first

two out there.

(light orchestral music)

Well, maybe not the first two.

(sighing)

Uh, excuse me.

How did he get up there?

The lifts just started.

That guy?

Someone took him up there in

the snow grooming machine.

Now, do you agree

there's something up

with our chalet-mates?

Yeah, I think he

slipped the groomer a 20.

Okay, fine.

Well, what about the

mysterious, late night,

snowboard delivery?

- Mmm.

- Mm-hmm.

Maybe he's an online shopper.

Come on, let's

get to the summit,

before you get a

server backstory.

(light orchestral music)

It all began with a danish.

(laughing)

Dude, you should've

come with me, man.

How often do you get to be the

first person on the mountain?

About as often as

I get to sleep in.

It's eight AM.

Dude, eight AM is

like noon for a surgeon.

All right, time for

latte number two.

I'm gonna get a couple runs in

and don't forget

our spa thing later.

I take my vacation

time very seriously.

Oh, before I forget,

she came by the chalet

earlier looking for you.

Mr. Livingston.

It's so great to finally

meet you in person.

[Ben] Please, Ben.

You must be, Jennifer.

We are so grateful for

everything you've done

for Camp Snow.

I just wanted to ask you

about the benefit tonight.

Would you prefer to make

your speech before or after?

I'm sorry, speech?

Uh, there must be some mistake.

I'm donating to the event.

I'm not attending.

Are you sure?

There's gonna be a dance night

and the caterers--

No, I'm sure it's fantastic,

but I gotta stay out of

the public eye right now.

So, did the boards arrive?

Yes, the driver

hit some traffic,

but he should be here soon.

Okay, well, can you

just do me a favor

and shoot me a

text when they do?

Sure.

Ah, might as

well get to the top

before the crowd gets--

(light orchestral music)

And the plot thickens.

Maybe he's offering her

a ride on the groomer.

Ah?

(laughing)

Come on.

So, what's the plan?

Board, fondue, hot tub?

As fondue's on the

docket, I'm happy.

(laughing)

Hey, do you think I can

get some writing time in?

Yeah, be my guest.

The more you work on your novel,

the more likely it is you'll

say yes to grad school.

Eh, don't get

ahead of yourself.

(phone ringing)

Hi, Diane.

No, it's never

too early to call.

(light orchestral music)

Listen, that job

posting you put up--

[Megan] Is it okay?

Better than okay.

We got eight applicants already,

but we're in such a

rush and so overwhelmed.

Could you possibly screen them?

You mean like go

over their resumes?

No, their resumes all

look the same to me.

I need you to screen

them on the phone,

narrow them down to three.

You saw my schedule next week.

I can't possibly meet

with eight people myself.

But you don't mean

like today, right?

Don't worry.

One of the interns

scheduled the calls already.

Actually, I better get off.

The first one's gonna

be calling you in like,

I don't know, a minute.

What?

But--

Megan, what would

I do without you.

Huh, I can't believe this.

She wants me to screen

the candidates today,

like right now.

You can't let her

ruin your weekend.

I'm not gonna

let her ruin yours.

Why don't you head on to the top

and I'll meet up with you later.

(phone ringing)

Hi, thanks so much for

doing this on the weekend.

I hope you weren't too busy.

(light orchestral music)

Good morning.

You're up early.

Yeah, I was hoping to get

the first run in of the day,

but some guy beat me to it.

Ah, you know what they say,

all's fair in love

and snowboarding.

I don't think they say that.

Look, I kinda feel like we

got off on the wrong foot.

Did we?

I was hoping for a

weekend with my buddy,

maybe get some solitary

reflection time in.

Mmm, I know the feeling.

[Ben] What I'm

trying to say is,

what if we just start fresh,

like what if we just met

right here in this chair lift?

Oh, what, like a

proper introduction?

No signs.

(laughing)

You may mock me about

the whole sign thing,

but it's 100 percent fool-proof.

For example, last night

with the wine charms,

you chose the pineapple,

the least friendly fruit.

Least friendly

or best defended?

Best defended or

overly defensive?

I find that people have

all sorts of defenses,

like deflection.

Deflection?

Are you implying I

have something to hide?

Well, if we're going on

your wine charm theory,

I'd say you do.

You chose the sunglasses,

classic disguise.

What could that mean?

(light orchestral music)

Trees or moguls?

Why do you ask?

Honestly, so I

can do the opposite.

(light orchestral music)

(light orchestral music)

(phone chiming)

(phone chiming)

Came back early

to read, did you?

A little static over there?

Yeah, under control.

Thanks.

Saw some hair bands

in the bathroom.

Yeah, they'd be great

if only there was a

helmet that fit over them.

Did you finish reading?

Still think it's Vera?

Yeah, I actually I

moved onto another book.

Wait, you read my manuscript?

It was open on

the coffee table.

You had no right to read this.

But I couldn't put it down.

I had to get to the end.

It's really good.

Well, it's just

something I threw together.

I actually came

back to work on it,

get some solitary

reflection time in.

I get it.

Dying to read more.

You seem a little too

content to be inside,

reading all the time.

Okay, let's just say I haven't

been super social lately.

Just laying low, no

crazy nights out.

Something's not adding up.

You really are

a mystery writer.

Mmm, you claim

to be laying low,

but it's not what I'm seeing.

Okay, what I'm seeing

is your being a

little overly curious.

I'm telling you, sunglasses.

(light orchestral music)

And you graduated

from Portland State?

Oh, that's a year

after me, cool.

Huh, I have the

same major as you.

Well, that's great.

I, uh, we're gonna be setting

up in-person interviews

for next week and,

you know what?

I will send you all the

details in an E-mail.

Okay, thanks, bye.

How am I supposed to

sound authoritative

when the next time

I see the candidates

I'll be offering them their

choice of tea or coffee?

What exactly am I doing here?

Management?

Well, then why am

I not up for the job?

'Cause they asked for it.

(phone ringing)

Oh, another one.

Hi, thanks so much.

(light orchestral music)

Wait, I walk out,

so you walk in?

Must be one of your signs.

You sure you

don't want any help?

The menu in there can

get pretty complicated.

It's called Beer N' Brats.

I think I can

handle it on my own.

Well, sure, anyone

can order a brat,

but garnishing it,

that takes serious know-how.

Great. So the

interview will be 9:30 AM

at Mallory Magazine.

Yeah, great, see you then.

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