Friends

"Come on now, don't be a wuss!"

Down the hill, the two gals that made up half of their small group stood positioned next to the landing area. To the one summoning the courage to attempt the jump, one of them had shouted, chaffing him.

"You're more than welcome to hike up here and try it yourself!" dared Johnny.

Cody stood next to him and studied the ramp, inhaling sharp. It wasn't a jump different from any he had ever used successfully before but it had been years since the last time he had attempted to do a trick off of one. That particular winter had been his first as a single parent. Perhaps it was the weight of that knowledge that had caused him to lose focus long enough to botch the landing and set up a yard sale across the run. Of no surprise, his leg wound up in a cast and he spent the next two-and-a-half months on unwieldy crutches. Raising a four-year-old, already a difficult task became almost impossible at that point.

"We want to see you do it!" challenged Meghan. She was the oldest of their group of singles, but despite her age, she brought a juvenile-like enthusiasm for adventure wherever she went. This ski trip had been her idea and they were all feeling grateful that she had taken the initiative, Cody especially.

"I don't know man, what do you think?" Johnny enquired of his friend.

He shrugged. "It's up to you. You know my reservations about it."

Johnny nodded, not ready to dismiss the idea. "What will you give me if I land a backflip?" he yelled.

"Give you?"

"Yeah!" he said, stalling for time.

"If you land it, Meghan says she'll flash you!" hollered Sarah before the other could answer.

Meghan shot her friend a surprised look, her mouth open in a jaw-dropped grin. She was equal parts insulted and amused. "What!" she exclaimed, her eyes narrowing to slits. "Well, Sarah says she'll blow you if you don't wreck the landing."

Both women erupted into laughter. "You wish," she scoffed.

Johnny grinned, his mind now focused on matters other than a botched landing. "Well, you heard the ladies. I can't walk away from an offer like that," he said to Cody before lowering his goggles and taking off down the hill. His mind was now fueled by the prospect of tits and oral sex.

His speed was good and his form was perfect but he seemed to second-guess himself somewhere early in the takeoff, only leaning into the flip well enough to give himself about a quarter of the energy required. A muted thud rang out as he impacted the landing area on his back and slid down the hill. "Aww, too bad!" shouted one of the gals, teasing.

Cody stood there a moment, watching to see if his buddy was alright. He breathed a sigh of relief when Johnny began to stir, struggling to his feet between laughs. He started to ski around and meet the others but then paused, staring down the ramp. It was taunting him somehow. Motionless, he considered the prospect.

"Look!" said Meghan, pointing up the hill.

He was gaining speed and aimed straight for the jump, hitting it ever so perfect. His body flipped confidently through the air and landed gracefully upright to the cheers of his friends. "Holy shit!" said one of them, "I thought you weren't going to do it!"

Stopping among them to a scratch of kicked snow, he beamed an assertive and satisfied grin. "I didn't either but before I could talk myself out of it, I was already doing it."

"Well nicely done," congratulated Johnny, brushing the flakes off of his jacket.

The four of them traveled down the rest of the way and got in line for one of the lifts. Attendance was surprisingly low for that time of the year so they were determined to take advantage of the situation as much as possible. Johnny and Meghan sat together on a chair while Cody and Sarah paired up on the one behind them. "This is shaping up to be an excellent day," observed Sarah, "I needed something like this, just a quick little getaway, you know?"

Cody agreed. "Yeah. I'm really glad that my brother and his wife were able to watch Chloe for a couple days. They've been such a big help to me these last few years so I always feel bad asking."

She nodded. "Whatever happened between you and Olivia?"

He sighed. "It's hard to say exactly but I believe that she just grew apart from the idea of us. I mean, she loves our daughter, and I suppose she probably still loves me in a way, and she tries her best to play the role of a good mother but in hindsight, I think she's just not the family type. To be honest, maybe I should have seen it coming, considering the way she dispenses herself into her career. I guess it's just a little too tough jet-setting around the world with a husband and kid in tow."

Sarah placed her hand over his and rubbed the back of his wrist with her thumb. "Believe me, I know how sucky that feels." She met his gaze with a look of sympathy. "I'm still sorry to hear that things didn't work out."

"It is what it is," he assured her. "But because of it all I get to be a dad, so I'm grateful for that."

Sarah smiled and then turned her gaze forward, focusing on the chairs rising ahead of them up the hill. Her hand squeezed the top of his, her fingers curling to hold it slightly. "I wish I could say the same about my ex. I mean, yes, I'm glad that our relationship gave me and him our son but I still feel bitter."

He understood. Turning the conversation to a less miserable subject, they spent the rest of the ride up making small talk about their similarly-aged kids, their frustrations with certain school policies, and the little victories they liked to take to celebrate at the end of stressful days. This ski trip was only a one-day event, not including the hotels and travel days before and after, but they were in agreement that it was something that they had both needed. All the while, Sarah's hand remained holding his in a manner that was a tad bit more than friendly but not quite romantic. When the topic turned to their love lives, or general lack there-of, Sarah started to flirt. It turned out that neither of them had been on a date in months.

"Oh come on, a cute guy like you shouldn't have any trouble with the ladies."

"No, it's true," he laughed, "Maybe I'm just terrible when it comes to choosing who to ask out, but believe me, I've had more bad first dates in the last year than I care to tell."

"Well if any of them lasted until morning then they couldn't have been all that bad," she winked, coyly probing his sex life. There had been a hint of a spark between them over the last few months but despite the chemistry, neither of them had made a move. However, it made for some great conversation and even better flirting in the meantime.

He shrugged and nodded. "You have a fair point." He smiled, "But are you... speaking generally? ...or from experience?" His enquiry was far clunky but, luckily for him, she found it cute when he stammered.

"Haha," she chuckled. "A gal never tells." She paused for a beat and then added, "...but yes."

They both burst out in laughter loud enough to cause Johnny and Meghan to look back at them. The four of them exchanged waves. "Well, we all have needs," he said.

"Mmm," she said in a satisfying humph, "Tell me about it."

Reaching the summit, they exited their chair and worked their way down to one of the runs near the edge of the mountain. It was a long, intermediate trail off the beaten path but the moguls and ungroomed sections made for worthwhile encounters. Johnny took off ahead of them with the understanding that they would all meet up around noon for lunch. Cody wasn't too far behind which left the women to work their way gently down the mountain, talking at brief stops here and there as they chatted.

Towards the end of the second ungroomed section, and alerted by an awkward rattle, Cody became aware that one of his skis was loose. Either a result of the flip or from the rough terrain, its presence had now become very clear and was starting to make steering difficult. Fortunately, he was near a small run-linking trail through the clearing, a relatively flat section, and a perfect spot to stop and repair. He pulled off and began the process of tightening things up, a normally simple task but a frustrating one here on the side of the mountain.

"Oh hey! Is everything alright?" enquired Meghan. Seemingly, she and Sarah had decided to take the same route through the trees, not spotting him until they were nearby.

"Oh it's nothing," he said, only struggling a bit, "My binding is a little loose but I'm getting it."

"Hmm, go figure," Meghan nodded.

She glanced at her friend, giving her a subtle nod that looked a little like a command, her gaze harboring a mischievous glint. Sarah rolled her eyes in response and offered to hold on to Cody's poles while he made the last few adjustments. "Hey backflip stud!" came a shout from a short distance away.

Cody looked and saw Meghan facing up the trail at them. She had skied away some but had stopped in the middle of the path. Her coat was unzipped and her hands were lifting her shirt and sports bra, exposing her bare chest to the cold mountain air. Cody's eyes grew wide at the sight of her ample breasts, which looked like they had ceased to age sometime in her early twenties. He dropped his jaw and drank in the sight. She smiled at them for a beat and then shook the melons side to side in a spirited jiggle before pulling her clothing down and zipping her coat. "A deal's a deal!" she teased with a wink before turning to resume her descent.

Neither of them was sure what to say at first. "That bitch," laughed Sarah in a huff.

"I didn't know the offer stood for me too," chuckled Cody, "I guess I need to land flips more often."

She raised an eyebrow. "Oh? You say that even before receiving both prizes?"

He was confused. "You… Wait, I thought that was a joke?"

"It was. At least, I meant it as a joke. But she and I were talking and well..." Her hand grazed the crotch of his pants and traced a finger around the bulge, making his cock twitch to life. "...I think it sounds like fun."

From what he could tell, the area was limited to the two of them. They were in a good spot, hidden off the trail behind a line of trees where they could spot someone approaching. Softly, Cody moaned from the sensation of his cock springing to attention and then surveyed to see if anyone was coming. Peering up the hill, he didn't realize that Sarah had dropped to her knees until he felt her hands tugging down the hem of his snow pants.

"Keep a lookout," she said as she placed a kiss on his lower abdomen, one hand lifting his shirt and the other reaching into his briefs to fish out his cock.

"I'm… are you..." he stammered.

She lifted his manhood out from his pants and pressed the tip against her lips. The soft kiss, her warm breath, and the heat from her hand caused him to swell and grow firm. She licked the tip and looked up at him. "Meghan held up her end of the bargain which means she's going to hold me to mine. Besides, she knows that it's been months since my last date and that it was a goal of mine to get a little on this trip."

Cody watched as she took him into her mouth. Using her tongue to massage the underside, she started slow but worked quicker once he stood fully erect. The heat from her mouth and spit contrasted against the frigid mountain air and sent shivers up his spine with every lick and suck. Using her now ungloved hand, she started to stroke him while continuing to slide her lips along his cock, taking his head and a little bit of the shaft inside. "Mmm..." she moaned seductively.

"Fuck..." he groaned in extended syllables, egging her to keep going.

Months had passed since the last time he had felt the touch of a woman and Sarah's soft, wet mouth was a welcome change from a soaped up hand in the shower. The feeling was intense and intoxicating. And as she licked and sucked, he felt hyper-aware of his surroundings. Knowing that they were outdoors and in semi-public was an illicit rush. It was dirty. It was breaking the law. It was awesome.

"Oh that's it..." he whimpered.

Glancing up at him and making eye contact, Sarah smiled. She laughed playfully and tickled the tip with her tongue while rapidly jerking his cock. Cody's eyes fluttered. "Fuck. I like that," he grunted.

"Yeah?" The word came out muffled as she took him deeper inside her mouth.

"You're gonna make me cum."

She laughed again, humming her chuckles around the shaft while continuing to suck. Stopping for air, she caught her breath and looked up at him. Although it was her first time giving a blow job outdoors, this was far from her first time in general so she knew from experience and the expression on his face that his orgasm was indeed fast approaching. "I sure hope you're gonna cum. It would be a shitty blowjob if you didn't."

Now it was his turn to laugh. "Well… I fail to see how having a beauty put her mouth on my dick could ever be described as shitty."

Sarah rolled her eyes, shrugged, and nodded as she resumed her task.

He watched her work, becoming hypnotized from the sensations.

Too deep into the moment, he failed to realize that headed their way was a group of skiers.