Nick grumbled as he discarded his clothing once again into the driver's seat of the van. There was no way this lockdown was ever going to make it to air. Why the hell was Zak so insistent on doing this damn investigation? Naked! Once everyone was gone and they were locked in, Nick thought it had been perfectly reasonable that they could put clothes on again. Aaron seconded him. Zak however over ruled them both. He wasn't quite sure how that worked, other than the fact that neither him nor Aaron could resist a pouty, naked Zak laying on their bed.
But then again, in lockdown, there was no one else there. And if they were naked, they could do whatever they wanted. This night held possibilities. Watching as Aaron bent over to pull his boxers off his feet and throw them into the back of the van, a million scenarios swam through his head. A loud thump echoed from inside the van, followed by a small whine and a stream of curses. Zak sat up from pulling a case from under the seat, rubbing the back of his head. Shaking his head, Nick knew this was going to be a long night.
Jerry greeted them at the gate, helping them carry equipment inside. Nick and Aaron moved to set up their basic base camp before they finished bringing in everything. Zak turned to Jerry as they walked back out to the van. Clearing this throat, Jerry handed Zak a DVD when they got to the open van doors. "What's this?" Zak asked.
"We have surveillance cameras in the ballroom so we can monitor some electrical equipment we have in there. All of the residents and guests are made aware of these and there are signs posted on the outside doors before you enter, but I think we forgot to tell you."
"Okay…," Zak answered, turning the DVD over in his hands. Then it dawned on him. This was the video… this was video of them… Holy shit. He blushed a deep crimson, putting the DVD into the middle console of the van.
Jerry nodded. "Um, that's the only recording. We erased that part of the hard drive."
"We appreciate that," Zak answered. An awkward moment was apparently even more awkward when you don't have pockets to shove your hands down into. "We're sorry…"
Jerry raised his hand. "You don't have to apologize. You guys have been very respectful and I would never have known that you three…uh… if our security officer hadn't of brought that to my attention. He's the one that suggested we hand you the DVD."
Zak nodded and grabbed more cases, handing Jerry some to carry inside. Why the hell did they make a DVD of their little sexual romp that afternoon? Why not just erase it off the hard drive and not even say a word? This place was getting stranger and stranger.
Dropping off the last of the equipment, Jerry stood by the table, examining all the different pieces. Nick picked up the EMF detector that he was looking at, turning it on and explained how it worked. Aaron busied himself setting up the equipment and arranging the various electronic devices on the table, paying attention the men around him. Nick waved the EMF over their monitor and both men laughed as Aaron jumped at the sudden sound. Stepping back, Jerry turned to leave, casting a shadow of a glance down Nick's body before taking each man's hand in turn thanking them for their investigation. Anger and jealousy surged in the pit of Zak's stomach. Looking over, he saw the same look on Aaron's face that he was sure was plastered on his own. Nick seemed unphased, being the first to walk Jerry out with his camera to film the lock in scene. The two men chatted animatedly while Aaron leaned over to Zak, picking up his camera. "Did you see that?" he whispered.
Zak nodded. "He knows we mess around, too. Apparently there were surveillance cameras in the ballroom."
The blush took over Aaron's whole, bald head. "Well shit."
"Exactly what I said. He handed me a DVD out at the van."
Aaron stopped walking. Zak stopped and looked back at him as Jerry and Nick's voices grew fainter. "You don't think he kept a copy of it? That would just be creepy."
Zak shrugged. "I doubt it. He seemed uncomfortable."
Aaron nodded and started walking again, eager to catch up to Nick.
Half an hour later, the three men were standing around their base camp table. "Get the fuck out. Surveillance cameras in the ballroom? Why the hell would there be cameras there?"
Zak shrugged. "Said there was some kind of electrical equipment that they were trying to protect."
"Have you watched the DVD yet?"
Zak rolled his eyes. "Nick, we've been in here. How the hell could I watch it?"
"I think he was trying to figure us out, and you just outed us."
Zak paused. Fuck.
"Good job, G," Nick said, smacking him on the back and picking up his camera. "Might as well get on with it."
"Its cold," mumbled Aaron.
"Shrivel dick," Zak mumbled back.
"Shut up!"
Nick laughed, raising his camera. "Ok, ok. Let's go, we're losing moonlight."
Zak sighed. "Ok, fine, let's shoot the intro."
Aaron raised his camera, stepping back to make sure he had Nick's back and Zak's face in the shot, being careful to not get below the waist.
Nick grinned behind his LCD screen. As Zak started talking, his camera slowly drifted down the body in front of him, finally resting on a crotch shot and zooming in.
Zak took a deep breath after his historical introduction to their investigation. "How was that?"
"Camera was out of focus. We should do that shot again," Nick said, completely deadpan as his LCD screen still showed Zak's cock dangling on the screen.
Zak moved around him to look at the screen now showing the pool in front of them, completely in focus. "What do you mean it's out of focus? It looks fine to me."
Nick sighed and showed his camera to Aaron, bodily blocking Zak from seeing the screen as he casually rewound a portion of the tape. "Out of focus?"
Aaron chuckled slightly. "Completely. Refilm."
Zak sighed and took his position again. He started his recitation again, talking with his hands, walking forward towards them. This time, both Aaron and Nick's cameras drifted down. Zak finished, taking another deep breath. "Ok, how was that?"
Aaron shook his head. "Still blurry, dude."
"Bullshit!" Zak stomped over to him, grabbing his camera. Rewinding the video, he saw his own cock flash onto the screen as he walked closer. Handing the camera back to Aaron, he rolled his eyes. "Ok, both of you. Knock it off. Cameras above the waist, dammit."
Nick snickered. "Zak, you know this shit isn't going to air. Why are we even doing this?"
Zak sighed. "Just shoot the scene."
They repeated for the third time. This time through, both Nick and Aaron held their cameras up, following Zak's face and shoulders coming at them. Lights out and back at their table, Zak was going over their planned camera set up and potential areas of other investigation. Aaron turned to Nick as Zak left for the restroom before they set out to set up the first camera. "He's serious isn't he?"
Nick nodded. "Sure as hell seems like it."
"What the fuck, dude?"
Nick shrugged. "I don't know. I can't see anything with the lights out, but you look sexy as hell in IR light."
Aaron grinned, setting his camera down. "If we're naked in the dark without cameras rolling we should take advantage of this."
Nick smiled, sitting down on the table, setting his camera next to him. Aaron sidled up in between his legs, wrapping his arms around the man in front of him, kissing him softly. "Well isn't this a happy little scene?" Zak interrupted their moment as he walked around the corner.
Nick sighed, resting his forehead against Aaron's shoulder. "How can you even see us?"
"My eyes adjusted to the darkness. Get your cameras and let's go."
Aaron groaned, picking up his camera and walking towards the doorway out into the courtyard. Nick followed with his camera. Turning the corner, they focused in on Zak rubbing the tip of his nose before opening the door in front of him. "Did you run into that door?" Nick asked.
Zak looked back at him, annoyance clearly showing on his face. "No!"
Nick snickered and looked over at Aaron. "He totally did."
"Don't get hard and run into doors, Zak," Aaron warned through a laugh.
"Shut the fuck up," he shouted from the next room.
Aaron and Nick chuckled, turning their cameras on each other. "Do you think this investigation is worth while?"
Nick shook his head. "Hell no. This is such a waste of time. I don't know why Zak is so damn persistent about this place."
Then it dawned on Aaron. "Naked ghosts."
"What?"
"Remember the Birdcage Theater?"
Nick busted up laughing. "He didn't get video of a naked ghost there so he had to come to a nudist resort to get it!"
"You know I can hear you guys!" Zak shouted again from the other room. His face appeared in the doorway on their camera screens. "You know you want to get evidence of naked ghosts too! How awesome would that be?"
Nick snorted. "We can pour flour all over Aaron and have him walk in front of the camera. Just as effective."
Zak rolled his eyes and left the doorway. "Get the hell in here both of you."
Nick walked through the door, careful to hold the door open so he didn't get hit by it. Turning around, he held the door for Aaron to get through, smacking his ass as he walked by.
"Quit messing around and get over here." Zak stood over by the pool, dangerously close to the edge.
Nick raised an eyebrow. "Don't back up, Zak. You're gonna…"
The splash from the water landed at their feet. Setting their cameras down, both men went over to the edge of the pool. Flinging his camera over the side, Zak gasped for air, coughing. Aaron and Nick grabbed his shoulders, yanking him out of the cold water.
Shivering in front of them, Zak smirked and stuttered. "Thanks for the warning."
Nick shrugged, running the towel he had to sit on over Zak's hair. "Your camera is out for the night."
Zak grumbled, nudging it with his foot. "Guess so."
Aaron sighed, rubbing his own towel over Zak's back. "It's not like we're going to get anything here anyways."
"Dude, we might."
He shook his head. "Zak, you know that there's nothing here as much as we do."
"Whatever," he grumbled, walking away from the other men back to their basecamp to grab another camera.
Nick looked over at Aaron. "I guess we're really going to do this."
"Let's separate early."
Laughing, Nick said, "Ok. Where do you want to go?"
Grabbing Nick's hand and their cameras from the lounge chair, he led him around the pool. "I'm taking you to a cabin to investigate. Zak is on his own for once."
