Author's Note: I don't know why -- seventeen years after the film and thirty-nine years after the book -- I decided to write an erotic version of the Bourne Identity. There are at least two films called 'The Porn Identity' not to mention the likes of Forrest Hump, Shaving Ryan's Privates and Titty Titty Gang Bang, the titles of which make me laugh far more than they should.
I've treated it fairly lightly and made an attempt at making an erotic-thriller-comedy, which is surely a disaster-bound threesome if I ever heard of one. But if one reader laughs once, cums once and enjoys reading it once, then I count this an unqualified success!
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My head hurts and everything's blurry.
Someone's saying something.
I blink and shake my head. Ow. I'm wet ... everything aches. Where am I?
I don't remember anything.
It's bright. I squint, seeing the outline of a female figure in front of me.
"... you ok?" She's saying
I manage to nod, which sets off a set of small explosions behind my eyes. Damn that hurts.
"Hurts," I croak, coughing salt water up. Why is there salt water in my mouth?
The world is swaying; I feel sick.
"... fell off a boat," the woman says
"Looks like they left you behind," a male voice says and I slowly turn my head. I see a guy, still fuzzy. "Not sure we can catch them up."
Everything starts to come back into focus.
"And ... uh ..." the woman says. I blink again and my vision clears. The world sways again and suddenly I know why; I'm on a boat, lying against the side as an attractive blonde woman looks at me, concerned. She's in a black swimsuit and is maybe in her mid thirties. I look over at the guy; he's well-built, sandy brown hair, swim shorts. There's another couple towards the front of the boat but I can't quite see them. I start to pull myself up and hang onto the side for a moment, just making out two small boats receding into the distance; one is bright red.
"Uh, yeah," the woman says. "I think the coastguard is chasing your friends."
"Friends?" I say, coughing again. "I'm sorry, can you ... I don't remember anything."
"You musta hit your head pretty hard," the guy says. "We fished you outta the water when it looked like you weren't moving."
"How ... how did I end up in the water?"
He passes me a bottle of water, which I accept with thanks, rinsing my mouth out and spitting over the side of the boat, then drinking some slowly. I'm still a bit dizzy.
"Well, you dived off the side of that boat," the woman says. "You swam pretty fast, but came up under our boat and hit your head. We heard it and it looked bad. Chris and I fished you out, but your friends took off pretty fast. Do ... do you want us to take you back to the beach?"
"Shit ..." I say, casting around for a familiar memory, friends, my job ... my name. "I don't remember any of that. I don't remember anything -- I ... I don't know who I am."
"We should take you to the hospital," Chris says, looking concerned. "Sounds bad if it knocked your head off kilter."
"No," I say hurriedly. "No, no need. But ... can I just sit for a while?"
"Sure," Chris says. "No problem. Uh, Sara do you want to stay with him and I'll tell Amy and Dave that we'll head back before too long?"
"Thank you," I say, gratefully sinking back against the side of the boat. My head aches horribly but the nausea is fading. There's a small cabin on the boat and I'm in the shade, thankfully. I sip the water, trying to get rid of the taste of salt in my mouth.
I take inventory, but it doesn't take long. Everything aches but I don't think I'm bleeding. I'm wearing white speedos that are pretty comfortable.
Shit. That's all I got. No name, no cash, nothing. I could be a bum on the beach or the richest man in the world for all I know.
"What's ... what's that?" Sara asks, pointing at my arm. I glance down -- there's a tattoo on my right arm, some kind of elongated triangle.
"I'm not sure," I say. "It feels ... familiar."
"Huh," she says. "Looks weird."
It kind of does. I stare at it for a while -- it's got roses or some kind of spots on it, but nothing comes back.
After a time, the pain starts to recede. Sara brings me some tablets when she doesn't think I'm going to throw up, and some potato chips that I eat ravenously.
"Uh ... hey," Chris says, coming back. "Look, we were going to find an isolated spot and chill out a bit, but do you want us to take you back, or are you happy to kick along for a bit?"
A part of my brain activates that I didn't know existed and I know exactly what he's saying.
"I'm feeling a lot better, thanks," I admit. "I don't want to inconvenience you any more than I already have. I'm happy to tag along and if I can help you guys at all as a thank-you, please just let me know how."
He laughs. "Well you can wash the dishes," he says. "But otherwise we've always got room for another friend on-board."
"Oh I'm happy to help you out," I say. "And I always help a friend along."
He gives a cheeky grin and I think I'm in -- but into what, I'm not sure. My brain seems to be operating on two levels and right now they're not talking to each other. Still, I lever myself up and find the small galley where I wash up some plates and plastic pint glasses. Everything's tidy -- I wonder if it's a rental. There seems to be quite a lot of booze lying around.
"So what do we call you?"
I spin around, seeing the other woman -- Amy -- come into the room. She's a redhead, not slim, but her cleavage is almost spilling out of her small bikini and she's got a naughty look about her; I like her straight away.
"I ... I don't remember," I say, as I finish the washing up and dry my hands. She scoops up a beer from the cooler and tosses it to me. I snag it out of the air and crack it open.
"Hey, nice catch with a concussion -- and no catcher's mitt," she laughs, scooping one up from the counter-top. I guess they must play ball a lot.
"Mitt," I say. "That sounds familiar. That'll do for now."
She shrugs and nods. "Sure," she says. "Why not? But look, we're a few miles out and the seas are clear. We're going to get crazy. You can either join us or stay in here, no questions asked."
"I'm game," I say. "If ... if it's no trouble?"
"Trouble?" she grins. "We actively encourage trouble."