Autumn was impressed by the Chalet as the Uber pulled up to the house. It was only one story tall and built on a mountain with an amazing view. The tall angled roof and ground was covered in a thin layer of snow. The driver dropped off Autumn by the door with her four bags of luggage.
With her heavy black coat pulled tightly closed as it began to drizzle, she pressed the doorbell. There wasn't an answer, so she rang it again. The door opened and her stepbrother Merlin was standing there. He was dressed comfortably, in a long-sleeved shirt and loose jeans.
"Hey Autumn," he said.
"Hey? I thought you weren't coming."
"I changed my mind," he said with a shrug.
"Looks like you packed enough for everyone," he said, looking to her four large luggage bags.
"Shut up," she replied defensively.
"I'll help you with 'em."
"No, I can get them," she protested as Merlin took the handles of two, one in each hand.
"Honey?" said her mother Cara, as she came into view. Her dark jeans hugged her legs and a long white turtleneck covered her torso with a cream colored vest and dark gray knitted scarf. Black lashes framed her green eyes and dark pink gloss colored her lips, but the rest of her makeup was subtle. She was only a few inches shorter than her daughter.
"Hi Mom," Autumn said with a smile. Her mother embraced her. When they broke their hug she heard a feminine voice.
"Hello Autumn." It was her youngest sister, who was dressed in loose pajamas.
"Hi Katherine," Autumn said with a smile and they immediately held each other close. "It feels like forever since I saw you last."
"I know, I've missed you."
"Is it raining outside?" Katherine asked, feeling her sister's wet clothes.
"Just sprinkling, though I thought it would be snowing here. You're all ready for bed huh?"
"Yeah I'm usually asleep by now," she said with a yawn.
"Mathew and I are going to get ready for bed as well," their mother said, "You can put your luggage in the room at the end of the hall, just follow me."
"Ok," Autumn replied.
While Merlin took three of her bags, Autumn carried the last. As they entered the living area, she immediately noticed a couch with a pullout bed. The sheets and pillows were already set up. There were a couple comfortable looking armchairs flanking the couch and a rocking chair. On the wall in front of the couch was a large flat panel television.
"You and Jocelyn get to sleep here," she said, indicating the pullout bed.
Wasn't there a normal bed they could sleep on? They were going to be here four nights, she thought to herself as she furrowed her brow in annoyance.
Merlin moved past them with the luggage, presumably to drop off the bags.
Lying in the pullout bed with her phone was Jocelyn. She was under the covers wearing a pajama shirt with a lace hemline. Her thick lips were covered in pale pink lip gloss and her face had a blank expression as she typed on her phone.
"Hi Jocelyn," Autumn said.
"Hey sis," she said, looking up. "Nice coat."
"Thanks, how's the bed?"
"It's ok. At least it's soft."
"Where's Adonis?"
"Bathroom," she said, looking back down.
"Ok, see you later."
They followed the direction Merlin was heading, past the kitchen and around to the rear of the house.
"Here's the back entrance," her mother said, pointing to a door. It was inset with a window that revealed a small foyer leading to another door. "There's a sauna and hot tub outside," Cara said with a smile. "And the Master bedroom is on the left over here where Mathew and I are staying." Her stepfather came from the room Cara had indicated with his arms outstretched.
"Autumn, so good to see you again," he said with a smile. He hugged her and kissed her cheeks. She gently reciprocated his hug.
"How was the flight?"
"It was alright."
"Well I hope your ready to have some fun in the snow. We're all going to the resort tomorrow."
"Sure," she said with a wan smile. He turned back around to the bedroom as they went down the other side of the hall.
"Here's where Katherine and Adonis are sleeping."
They entered a spartan bedroom with a twin bed on each side perpendicular to the entrance. Katherine picked up a Bible that was laying on the bed and after getting beneath the covers she began to read.
Then they reached a bathroom where her brother Adonis was brushing his teeth. He was already dressed in a plain white tee and pajama pants.
"Hi Adonis," Autumn said with a grin.
"Hey Courts." He gave a white smile and then hugged her before returning back to brushing.
"He just got here this morning," her mother explained.
"This is the bathroom you'll all share, but there's also a half bath in the living room if you need it during the night." They moved to the last room at the end of the hall. "You can keep your luggage here," she said, entering the room at the end of the hall.
Merlin was sitting at the edge of a Queen size bed, starting into his phone. Her luggage was standing inside a small open closet in the wall.
"Why don't Jocelyn and I share this bed?" Autumn asked her mother.
"Your sister tried it last night, but it was too hard for her."
"The harder the better," Merlin said with a smile.
Cara laughed and Autumn rolled her eyes. Despite their experiences together, Autumn still didn't like Merlin as a person. Their brief physical relations were the only good thing, but Autumn thought of those as mistakes.
"I'll just grab my things and get ready in the other bathroom."
"Ok I'll see you tomorrow morning honey. I'm so glad you could make it," Cara said, giving Autumn a hug.
"Me too," she said. Cara left and Autumn put one of her bags on the end of the bed. "Could you leave for minute while I change?" she asked her step-brother.
"Sure," he said, standing. He grabbed a toiletry bag from the top of the dresser and walked out of the room.
She closed and locked the door with a sigh before she grabbed a small bag and a compact and sat at the edge of the bed. She took a wipe from the bag and carefully removed her makeup. Then she removed all of her clothes except for her panties. She had an hourglass shape to her figure, characterized by an enviable bustline and ass. She put on a cream colored foam sleep bra that completely covered and supported her large breasts. Then she pulled a fitted pink T-shirt over her head that barely revealed her belly button. Lastly, she pulled on some flannel pink tartan PJ pants and pink slippers. She still felt a little cold, but she figured it would be warm enough beneath the covers.
She put her other clothes away in her luggage and grabbed her toiletry bag. She opened the door and Merlin was there, looking into his phone. He brushed past her and entered the room.
"Uh," she scoffed. "Goodnight," she said sarcastically.
"Yeah night," he said. He pulled off his shirt and tossed it to the floor as he pulled back the bed sheets. His torso looked as amazing as she had remembered. Two silver crucifixes each hung from a separate chain around his neck. His wide chest and tight abdominals were like chiseled marble. His lower abs led down to a trail of trim black hair that disappeared beneath his jeans. As he unbuckled his pants, he went to the door to close it.
Autumn turned away and went to the bathroom. Her sister Katherine was just leaving.
"Night Autumn," Katherine said.
"Night Caity."
Autumn brushed her teeth and washed her face, before going to the pullout bed. Her sister turned off her phone as she approached and set it on the side table.
"Goodnight Court," she said. Her sister wasn't always in the mood for small talk.
"Goodnight Ash."
Jocelyn turned off the lamp. It was almost completely dark. The window to the living room shone very little light, due to the cloudy skies. Autumn turned on her phone.
{Getting into bed now}, she texted her boyfriend Jim.
{Was the flight ok?}, was his reply.
{Yeah not too bad. First class was nice.}
{It is early for bed} He texted back. It was showing 10:30 PM on her phone.
{Everyone else is going to bed}, she texted in response. {What are you doing?}
{Just checking my feeds on socials and stuff}
Autumn heard heavy breathing and looked to her side where Jocelyn was already fast asleep. She checked her social feeds and saw many users agreeing with her earlier tweet about how she liked the President the exact same amount as she liked cilantro.
{Ok going to bed. Night (Kiss Emoji)}, she texted.
{Night babe}
She set her phone on the table next to her side of the bed and pulled the covers up to her chest. She had trouble going to sleep, because the sheets were thin and rough. Probably low thread count, she thought. She heard the hard sound of sleet or rain around midnight as she finally fell asleep.
Autumn woke shivering, with a wet feeling on the thigh region of her pajama pants, next to the mattress.
She sat up and felt around the bed. It was wet over a large region of the mattress. She grabbed her phone and used the light to see what had happened.
The comforter and sheets between Jocelyn and herself were soaked through, down to the mattress. Autumn saw a drip onto the bed. It was only a second between drips from the ceiling.
"s**t, a leak," she said, standing up and folding her arms beneath her chest for warmth. Her pants and part of her shirt felt cold and wet. She held her phone up, illuminating a dark patch of water on the mattress, that had spread to her sister's side as well. Jocelyn was shivering slightly.
She looked at her phone. It was just after 1 in the morning. She gently shook Jocelyn awake.
"Jocelyn, the ceiling is leaking."
"Huh?" her sister replied as her eyes opened.
"The bed is all wet. We need to move."
"Where?" She needed to get her sister warm and quickly. Autumn was shivering as she helped her sister up. "It's so cold," Jocelyn said.
"It's your wet clothes. You should take off anything that's wet." Autumn pulled her own PJ pants and shirt off and tossed them onto the couch. Jocelyn didn't move. "You need to take off your wet clothes," Autumn said, pulling on the waist of Jocelyn's pajama pants. Her sister didn't resist as she pulled them completely off. Beneath, her sister was wearing a pink thong. "It will be warmer without them."
"I'm still freezing," she said.
"Let's go to one of the other rooms," Autumn suggested. "We'll have to share a bed with someone."
"Ok," Jocelyn agreed.
As they went down the hall Autumn briefly considered waking her mother, but decided against it. The twin size beds her siblings had wouldn't be big enough, but Merlin had a queen bed all to himself. He could sleep on one of the arm chairs, or the floor instead. She didn't really care, she just wanted to get her sister warm.
As she got to the room Merlin was sleeping in, she opened it and saw in the dim light that Merlin was lying with the sheet covering up to his belly. He was breathing heavy. Autumn pressed against his shoulder.
"Merlin wake up." He didn't respond. "The ceiling is leaking and our bed is wet." She shook him again, but he didn't move. She looked back to Jocelyn, who was shivering. "Fine," Autumn said. She got up on the bed and started to push him to one side. "Scoot over Merlin," she said. Her stepbrother was fast asleep and wouldn't comply. "Merlin move over." She started to push with all her might. He was very heavy, but she managed to slide his body to the edge. "Ok, maybe-" Autumn said as she considered her options. Jocelyn immediately lay on the bed next to her and pulled the sheets up around her snuggling against her. They were both shivering. Autumn decided to get warm and deal with Merlin later.