Shadows of Willow Cabin

No, no, no.

Hot tub.

Come on.

Oh. Oh!

Okay.

Hey, it's Albert.

I know you're working,

but I just wanted to make sure that you had all the directions.

I'm really looking forward to this.

To you... I mean, to you being here.

Really looking forward to seeing you.

So I will see you when I see you.

I will see you when I see you.

Jesus.

Shit.

You should be ashamed.

Hello?

Hi there.

- Hey. - Hey.

It's beautiful.

- Did you have trouble finding it?

Not at all.

I saw your car.

Lots of cabins,

but I haven't seen any other cars since I went through town.

- Yeah, it's completely deserted up here this time of year.

Yeah.

- Five days in heaven, as promised.

Very much appreciated.

It's stunning.

Yeah.

I forgot how much I love this place.

I spent a lot of time up here as a kid with my family.

I actually learned to swim in the lake,

which is just back down the hill a bit.

We can go down there later if you, uh,

and, um, you know, we used to have a boat,

but that's long gone.

I think you can rent boats

if that's something that interests you or, uh, we can...

Whatever it is you think you want to do.

I am going to stop talking now.

You're adorable.

It's nice to see you in person.

It's nice to see you.

Hug?

Yeah.

Can I show you around?

Please.

Welcome to Willow Cabin.

Wow!

It's fabulous.

Wood beams? Stone fireplace?

- My grandfather built it when he got back from World War Two,

and my uncle inherited it

and used it as a vacation spot for his family.

Is that an Organ?

Yeah, a foot pump organ, actually.

My grandfather played.

My uncle played too, but I think it's broken,

if I remember correctly.

That's a bummer.

Do you play?

Piano lessons for years.

- Jealous. I don't have a musical bone in my body.

It wasn't really my choice.

Strict parents.

Me too.

Catholic?

Baptist.

I got you beat.

Truth.

Wow. Look at that kitchen.

So cute.

How about this stove, huh?

Oh, incredible.

It's the original.

The management company wanted to maintain that

50s charm kind of thing.

Management company?

I thought you said it was your uncle's.

- It's been a rental since my uncle passed.

It was hung up at family squabbles for years.

Suicide always complicates things.

Suicide?

Your uncle committed suicide here?

- I'm not really sure exactly where.

I was always left out of that conversation.

But...

up here somewhere.

Yeah.

Creepy.

Do you want to go?

- Hell, no, I took vacation days for this.

- Wait till you see what's out back.

- Oh, you've got to be kidding me.

- Nice, right? - Yeah!

- We are definitely getting in this.

- That was not here the last time I was here.

When was that?

Gosh, over 30 years.

Before I was born.

Ouch.

Just kidding.

Age is just a number, right?

- Yeah. Talk to me when you're my number.

Wow. Look at this tree house.

Also older than you.

Willow Cabin, huh?

Yep.

I'm no botanist,

but I'm pretty sure this isn't a willow tree.

Arborist.

Huh?

- Arborist. A botanist studies plants like algae, conifers.

- Oh, there's my sexy little English teacher.

May I call you professor?

- Well, I'm a high school teacher,

so that wouldn't exactly be accurate.

But professor does have a nice ring to it.

Why is it called Willow Cabin,

professor?

That actually was my idea.

Really?

- The place didn't have a name when I was a kid.

I started calling it Willow Cabin when I was a teenager

and it stuck.

Why, though?

- Make me a willow cabin at your gate,

and call upon my soul within the house.

Write loyal cantons of contemned love,

And sing them loud even in the dead of night;

12th night.

Shakespeare?

Yeah.

Beautiful name.

Beautiful place.

Nicely done.

Thanks.

Guess I've always been a bit of a literature nerd.

I'd say more of a romantic.

That too.

Okay. I wanna see the rest.

Lead on, Macduff.

Macbeth.

Impressive.

Oh. What's upstairs?

Oh.

Just some extra beds for renters and storage.

Can I see?

Uh, sure.

I love this roofline.

- Yeah, it just gets kind of stuffy up there, so.

Ooh!

What's in here?

Uh, attic space.

More storage.

I don't even have the key.

Talk to the management company about that.

Oh, I love it.

Through here is the bedroom.

Ah! The bedroom.

The main one.

The main bedroom.

We can sleep here on the bed if you...

or, I mean, I can sleep on the couch and you can take the bed.

I don't want to assume anything.

Hey.

It might seem like we gottta rush,

given the raunchy DMs and the FaceTime

about our mutual obsession with a British Baking Show and all.

We don't.

Okay?

- I was serious about wanting to explore this.

I am too,

I just...

I'm a little nervous.

I get it.

But I want you to know...