Forty | Nathan

Nathan narrates a New Year’s Eve morning that turns playful and intimate when Anastasia ties him up with ribbon and teases him with whipped cream. Their moment is cut short by the front door alarm and the sudden arrival of Nathan’s sister, Sasha, forcing a scramble for clothes and an awkward first meeting in the kitchen.

Embarrassment gives way to urgency when Sasha reveals she’s been calling and that their father is on his way in with bags. Upstairs, Anastasia worries Nathan’s father will dislike her; Nathan reassures her he doesn’t value his father’s opinion and admits he’s counting minutes until they can get away from him. Anastasia deliberately keeps on Nathan’s jersey, noting his father has never watched a game.

Back downstairs, Sasha explains she left a supposed training “retreat” in St. Barts early after it became an overbearing conditioning program. She threatened to quit skiing unless she was brought home, exposing their father’s latest manipulation. While waiting to meet him for lunch, Sasha quizzes Anastasia; the two bond and tease Nathan, forming a quick alliance.

At the resort, Sasha tries to order champagne; Nathan shuts it down, and the staff look to him for guidance. As they’re seated, Nathan notes his father’s habitual lateness. Just as nerves peak, their father arrives, curtly ordering water for Sasha and greeting Nathan coolly, asking who Anastasia is—signaling the start of a charged family showdown.