One Winter Weekend Page #6

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on a chair lift.

Well, I was trying to avoid him.

Guess you didn't

see the sauna rules.

Number one, no brooding.

Look, it's just this

charity thing tonight.

I feel like I should go.

I thought you weren't

doing any public events.

Yeah, I know.

The woman running it,

she was very convincing.

And she said could put

me at the back, no media,

no name tags.

Then go, no biggie.

I'll be right there at the bar,

winning the trivia

contest without you.

Yeah, but see

that's the thing.

It's our last night.

I feel like I should be hanging

with the group, you know?

The group?

And which members of the group

do you anticipate missing?

'Cause I know it isn't me.

(light orchestral music)

Cara.

Did she say

something about me?

No, but I'm sensing

she dislikes you less

than she did yesterday.

(laughing)

Meg, you know that I

am on dating cleanse.

And even if I wasn't, Ben

is not good dating material.

He's got way too much

going on behind the scenes.

He's got secret meetings

and snowboard deliveries.

I like to write

mysteries, not live them.

And after everything that

happened on new year's,

I just, I wanna be cautious.

Fair enough.

Just don't be too

quick to judge him.

He'll show you who he

is in his own time.

Tell me this,

what would happen if

you told her the truth?

You mean if I

told her who I am?

Yeah, but then she's

just one mouse click away

from reading that story.

Well, I'm guessing

you're pretty beat,

so you wanna just

rest up tonight?

No, tonight is our last night

and rumor has it that

there's this trivia contest

and Shawn asked me

to enter with him.

Oh, cute.

Wanna come?

No, I don't wanna

be a third wheel.

You could be the fourth wheel.

Why don't you ask Ben to join?

That might conflict

with dating cleanse.

It's not a date, it's trivia.

No, I meant writing it.

I still owe Diane one more post.

I was hoping to hike

back up to the chalet

and get one last gulp of

fresh air before I start.

You sure?

Yeah.

(light orchestral music)

[Ben] Oh, hey.

Just the girl I was looking for.

Oh, hey.

You heading out?

Yeah, I'm gonna hike

back up to the chalet.

Have some work to finish.

So, you're staying in tonight?

Um, I don't know.

Actually, Megan mentioned

something about a trivia contest.

I'm not sure if that's

your speed, but--

Uh, what time?

Like eight-ish.

Eight?

Uh, you know I sort of

committed to something at eight,

which I should

probably focus on.

Will you just give

me one minute.

I should actually head

out before it gets dark.

[Ben] Jennifer.

Ben.

What do you think?

It looks awesome.

Look, I've had a change

of heart about tonight.

That's great.

Happy to hear it.

Can I bring a guest?

[Jennifer] Sure.

Cara.

("This Love" by Marie Hines)

We have got no money

but we've got this

We have got no money

but we've got this love

(snowmobile approaching)

What is that buzz?

(music playing

through headphones)

Ben, what are you doing?

Look, I'm sorry I

took off back there.

I was trying to see if I

could bring a plus one.

Plus one?

Yeah.

The woman I was talking to,

she's throwing this

auction dance tonight.

It's for Camp Snow.

I don't know if

you've heard of it.

Sure, yeah.

They send underprivileged

kids to snowboarding camp.

Right, so my company

donated some boards

to the benefit tonight.

Now, I know you have a deadline.

I have no idea if

it would be fun,

but I do know the

chance of having fun

would be much higher

if you were with me.

(light orchestral music)

Okay, but how's

this gonna work,

'cause you're not dating

and I'm not dating.

No, we don't have

to call it a date.

Nope, mmm, we can

call it an outing.

(laughing)

But we have to

leave pretty soon.

Ah, hence the snowmobile.

If you say so.

All right.

What do I hold onto?

Me.

Well, for once I'm

glad I over-packed.

Am I overdressed?

No, you look perfect,

for the occasion, I mean.

(laughing)

Oh, of course.

Oh boy, I must look

ridiculous in this.

Then we will look

ridiculous together.

Cara, listen.

The reason I'm involved

in this thing tonight--

Ah, see, an overly

curious person

would need to know

everything about you.

Good thing you're

not one of those.

Let's just enjoy our date.

[Both] Outing.

(laughing)

Hi, so nice to see you again.

Thank you so much for coming.

I just wanted to let you know

how much your

donations mean to us.

Enjoy yourself.

Bye.

Hi, Ben.

Oh, you must be the

guest he asked me about.

Cara Reneau.

Jennifer.

Nice to meet you.

Ben, the snowboards

look fantastic.

[Ben] Good, glad to hear it.

Oh, if you wanna come in

and grab yourself a drink.

You know,

actually, do you mind

if we just spend a couple

minutes in the library?

Sure.

This room, I had no

idea it was even here.

[Ben] Yeah.

[Cara] It's great.

[Ben] I guess the lodge

used to be a private home.

This is the only room that

survived the renovation.

I'm guessing you spent a

lot of time in here as a kid?

When I wasn't dominating

on the half pipe.

Yeah, of course.

(light orchestral music)

(gasping)

Look at this.

First edition,

Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Valley of Fear.

I stayed up all night

reading that as a kid.

Well, you're braver than me.

I was terrified of Moriarty,

I could only read

it during the day.

(laughing)

Thank you for bringing me.

Okay, full disclosure.

I actually really wanted

you to see this place.

I don't know, I thought it

might be a sign, you know?

Of what?

Of what you should be doing.

Oh, really?

So, I should quit my job

and go to grad school

because of one of your signs?

No, I meant

become a librarian.

Maybe I shouldn't

have brought it up.

No.

No, look, it's a big decision.

I should talk about it.

Both options are good options.

I'm just not sure how I'll

feel in a year from now.

Okay, well if you can't look

forward, can you look back?

What made you wanna write

mysteries to begin with?

It always felt

like a safe place.

You can invent

danger and adventures

that have nothing to

do with your real life

and in the end it

all gets tied up

and it's usually

the good guy wins.

I think you just nailed

why I like reading so much.

Look, if I were a betting man,

I'd say you should jump

on this grad school thing.

I would put money on the fact

that you can get your

name on this shelf.

But you're not a betting guy.

Uh huh.

'Cause you like to

know what you're getting.

Well, I thought I did,

but this weekend's

made me realize

there's something to be

said for the unexpected.

I mean, when you

walked into my chalet,

started handing out

the wine charms,

I was sure my

weekend was ruined.

And?

Oh, it's not over yet.

Mmm.

(gavel banging)

Okay, shall we?

(light orchestral music)

Welcome to the annual

Camp Snow benefit auction.

If everyone could

please gather around.

Let's begin with the

Cyan 920 Ice snowboard,

signed by Travis Bretz.

We start the bidding at $1500.

Do I hear $1500?

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