I went to see a friend's band play recently at a small club in Brooklyn. After the show, I stuck around and had drinks with the members of each of the three bands who played. It felt great to be included in what appeared to be such a tight knit group of people who had been playing shows together for years. Shiloh is a tall, thin, good looking, early 30-something guy, from an indiscernible mixed-race background. He's the bass guitarist in a power-trio that played early in the night. His wife, Sienna (maybe a year or two older than Shiloh, and plays drums in their band) is a gorgeous, heavily tattooed, woman with short, dark hair and a fantastic figure - she is a drummer after all, which definitely helps keep her in excellent shape. They riffed constantly off one another, as well as with Max, the singer/guitarist in their band. I was really enjoying their company. They were all smart, funny, and had incredibly magnetic personalities.
At one point, Sienna was confidently telling a funny story that had some serious sexual overtones, about a friend of theirs who got discreetly eaten out in the corner of the venue, at one of their shows. As she told us all the lurid details, she nonchalantly put her hand on my thigh, just above my knee, held it there and squeezed ever so slightly as the story unfolded. It seemed innocent enough, but it still sent a sexual rush through my system. If she hadn't been sitting next to her husband, I would've misinterpreted this as flirtation.
The conversations flowed comfortably all night. I even stayed at the bar after all my friends left to have a few more drinks with Shiloh, Sienna, and Max. I was pleasantly surprised when, out of the blue, Sienna asked if I wanted to go to the beach with them the next day. I spend all my time in the city and really don't get to the beach very often. It's not that I don't like it, but It's just not usually my summer activity of choice. However, I figured that I can have fun doing anything, and I really wanted to spend more time with my new friends, so I agreed.
The next day they showed up at my place bright and early, as if they hadn't even had a drink the night before. In the car was Shiloh, Sienna, Max, and Sarah, one of their friends whom I was just meeting in this car ride. I threw my bag in the trunk, and climbed into the car. It was a pretty hot day, so it would seem that everyone in the tri-state area had the same idea. The beach parking lot was at full capacity. So was the next one. We drove further and further away from the "popular" fields, and it seemed like all the beaches were completely packed. "We could go to the end of the peninsula. It's always pretty empty there." Sarah chimed in.
"I'm not sure if that's a great idea." Max sounded skeptical. I was confused.
"Is it sketchy? What's up?" I had to ask. Max laughed. He started to explain, before Sienna cut him off.
"It's fine, unless you're bothered by getting an eyeful of dick."
"Yeah, it's clothing optional, but that keeps the screaming kids and boring people away. You don't have to get naked, but you've gotta be prepared to see it all." Said Sarah.
"There's almost no Security too, so no one really cracks down on drinking and such. It's kinda like a big, naked, Wild Wild West there." Max added.
"We don't have to go if you don't want, but she's got a point. It' might not be empty, but there'll definitely be a lot more parking." Shiloh remarked.
I felt like this might've been the plan all along, and they were just waiting for my approval. "Fuck it. If that's what you guys wanna do, I'm down." I paused briefly "...are you guys getting naked?"
"It might've happened a few times, but seriously... no pressure ...and really, you don't have to get naked if you're not comfortable with it." Shiloh reiterated.
"Fuck that. I'm getting down to tits and cooch." I was noticing that Sarah really had a way with words.
I'm not gonna lie, I was excited, but definitely a bit nervous. I just met these people, and now I was about to see at least one of them completely naked. They were right though, there was plenty of parking.