Cherish pulled down her scarf as she glanced over and saw Simon, once again, slide down in a race with the boy. Nodding, she and Lily made their way towards the slope, "Okay! Skis straight!"
Cherish nodded, "Skis straight." She repeated.
Lily then used her poles and slowly pulled herself over, "COME ON CHERISH!!" she called a loud as she slid down.
Blowing out, Cherish leaned over and did exactly what Lily did. The speed she gained down the hill was alike to nothing she'd felt before. An exhilarating rush made her feel as though she could do anything.
It lasted a mere ten seconds.
At the end, Lily skidded behind her and pulled her goggles off with a grin, "You did it!!!" She exclaimed.
Feeling quite proud of her minor accomplishment, Cherish grinned and nodded, "I did! I did!! Awesome!!" She replied looking around for Simon.
Lily glanced too before she pointed at Simon as he swooshed down towards them, "There he is! There's your husband!" She expressed.
That word jolted shock deep within Cherish's body as she snapped her head towards Lily. Her heart pounded in her chest as she quickly shook her head, "N-no. No, he...he's not my..." Before she could finish, Simon stopped in front of them.
Lily waved her hands several times, "Hey mister!! Did you see her do it?!" She asked.
Cherish swallowed her words and gave him a closed mouth smile. Simon took off his glasses and wiped them with a tissue from his pocket. He blinked snow out of his eyes and laughed at the girl, “I can’t say I did. Was she good?” He asked placing his glasses back on.
Lily flailed her arms happily as Cherish smiled down at how overly animated this little person was, “She was awesome! She went down the hill so fast like Whoosh!” she said as she waved her arm down and turned to the side quickly.
He looked Cherish over and saw that her hair had been blown back and speckled with snow, “Well, she surely looks successful.”
Cherish shook her head as she shrugged her shoulders slightly, “She did good too! Anyone who can stay upright on these things are amazing in my book.” She added on to Lily’s praise.
From the lift the boy called out to them, “Hey! You’re taking too long! Come on!”
Simon nodded in the boy’s direction once Lily took off after him, “Let’s go down together.” He offered.
The corner of her mouth quirked as she pressed a chilled glove to her mouth, “Sure.” She stated as they all went ahead and climbed the hill again.
As the kids whizzed down with jovial laughter, Simon and Cherish followed behind hand in hand. It was another short, exhilarating rush. His intention was to keep her steady, but the way she wobbled caused him to slip. As Simon’s side pulled against her, Cherish tumbled forward with a shocked yelp which quickly morphed into a roaring laugh. She landed on top of him and he grabbed a hold of her while he slid on his butt for the last bit.
Snow flew up around both their bodies and she held tightly on his shoulders before they finally stopped. Throwing her head back with a laugh, she then leaned her head forward and swallowed tightly staring into her eyes. He pressed his forehead on hers and pushed her mane of hair back. He looked into her eyes, barely a breath away with their noses touching, “Are you okay?” he asked.
She wet her lips lightly before her breath billowed between them and warmed his lips, “I-I’m alright.” She whispered.
A pair of small shadows towered over them to which Cherish pulled away and star up at the kids. Lily clasped her hands together and tucked them under her chin, “Will you and your husband build snowmen with us? Mason and I want to have a snowman competition! Please Cherish? Please Mister sir?” she asked.
Simon was taken off guard at the title these children had bestowed upon them, but even he knew there wasn’t a point in arguing with a child.
Cherish, once again melted for the little ones, and looked to Simon, “What do you say? Mister Sir?” she asked before she tried to awkwardly detangle herself from the skis.
Getting back to their feet, Simon raised his brows as he gave Cherish a once over, “You’re on.” He said unclasping himself from the skis and helping Cherish from hers. Carrying them to the side of the lodge, he propped them and the poles against them wall before the showdown commenced.
One ball after another, the snowmen came together. The boys’ was bigger, yet the girls’ was prettier with far more details than the lumps the boys couldn’t smooth out. The children’s parents were left to judge and overall, the girls won which caused Mason to huff while Lily boasted her victory.
After long, it was time to say goodbye to the kids, after a long goodbye hug, Cherish and Simon picked up their gear, and went to meet up with his parents. Cherish pulled the scarf from her face because, after all that, she finally grew hot. Enough to strip two jackets.
Upon meeting them, Simon swore his dad looked brighter and happier than ever. Being that he knew these people his entire life, he knew exactly what that meant, and he sighed, “Outside? On skis? Really?” he questioned.
His father winked at him and shrugged without an answer. Cherish looked between Simon Sr., Margaret, and Simon before rolling her eyes to the side, “You guys are what
