There was a light wind blowing that evening and the campfire flames danced in the moonlight. They were out on a distant part of the ranch rounding up stray steers. It was too far to return to the bunkhouse for the night, so they had pitched camp in a hollow by a small stream.
The 3 young cowboys sat around the campfire, drinking coffee and smoking. There was Jesse, the oldest at 28. His parents had been killed by Indians and they'd taken him on at the Flying Arrow Ranch. He'd been working at the ranch since he was 11 and when he'd reached 18, he became a regular ranch hand.
Jake, at 24, was the next oldest and had joined the Flying Arrow 3 years ago. He was a drifter and had worked at several ranches since he was 17. He was very friendly and easy to get along with.
The last cowboy was Milo. Milo was 19 and had just been hired a year ago. He was a happy, friendly guy, always willing to help out others, usually with a smile and a quiet laugh. Like the rest of them, he was tough and calloused and handled his horse well. In addition to that, Milo was also lean and sexy and was one of the best looking cowboys on the ranch.
There was one other guy there and his name was Joey and today was his 18th birthday. Joey was a cute kid. He was 5'10" and weighed about 140. He had a great smile and a smooth body with a great ass – one everyone on the ranch had noticed and often hoped that they could get a piece of it someday. He had started work at the ranch last year and did all the junk jobs, like packing the mules and cooking and cleaning up. He rode pretty well and helped out on the round-ups as much as he could, but the older guys really did most of the work. He was hoping that he'd become a ranch hand this year and that they'd let him go on the next trail drive in a few months.
He was scrubbing the tin plates when Jesse yelled, "Hey, Joey, stop what you're doing and come over here for a minute."
Wondering what he wanted, Joey sauntered over and looked. "What is it Jesse?
Jesse grinned – "We've got a surprise for you Joey. Go get it, would you Milo?"
Milo jumped up and went to his saddle bags and pulled out a small box and brought it back to the fire. "Go ahead and hand it to him, Milo," Jesse told him.
Joey opened the box and there were 4 slices of spice cake. Joey looked up foolishly.
"Happy Birthday!!!" they all cried. "Make a wish!"
Joey closed his eyes and wished he would become a real ranch hand soon, something he wanted more than anything. And he was touched that he had these 3 friends who had gone to so much trouble for him.
"Gee, thanks, guys! I really appreciate it!" Joey said, moved.
"No problem," Jesse said, "glad to do it. You're a great kid, always friendly and helpful and we really like that. You're almost a man now and soon you'll be a full cowboy just like us. We have another surprise for you that'll man you up some, but we'll give that to you later. But don't worry, you won't have to wait too long! Now go get in your bedroll and we'll wake you when your surprise is ready."
Jesse watched the boy's cute ass as he walked away to get his bedroll.
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The 3 cowboys continued sitting around smoking, talking quietly and listening to the singing of the coyotes out on the range. When they were sure Joey was asleep, the 2nd part of Joey's birthday 'present' became the subject of conversation.
"OK, guys, Jake knows the drill," Jesse explained, "but you're relatively new here, Milo, so I'll fill you in. Basically, every cow puncher on this ranch has to be willing to take a hard cock up his ass. I know you like it, Milo, since I fucked your sweet ass just a week ago. If young Joey is going to join us as a full fledged member of this ranch, he has to be man enough to take it too."
"So tonight, Joey is 18, and we have to 'break him" if he's going to become a cowhand on the ranch."
"Break him?" Milo asked. "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean that all of us are going to ride him and 'break him to the feel of a hard cock up his ass! And in a way, we're going to 'brand' him by shooting our loads of jism into his hot ass and 'brand' him on the inside!"
"Of course you won't be able to see the 'brand' on the outside, but you'll see it in his eyes. I knew you had been 'branded' the first time I met you, Milo, when I looked in your eyes – and I was right, 'cause you certainly weren't no virgin!"
Milo laughed, "You were sure right, Jesse. I got fucked for the first time when I was 13 – and I've loved it ever since!" Milo grinned.
Jake laughed, "This sounds great, Jesse! I've wanted to fuck Joey's cute ass for a long time!"
"OK then, we're all going to ride his ass, one right after the other, the only question is what order we're going to do it in, and for that we'll draw straws."
Jesse held out his fist with 3 straws sticking out. "The guy with the longest straw gets to take the kid's cherry, the next longest is 2nd and so on."
Milo pulled one out first and then Jake and Jesse got the last one. "Ho, ho, lucky me," Jesse drawled, "I get to ride him first! Hot damn! I'll give the kid a fuck he'll long remember! Milo's got the longest, so he goes last."
"Here's what we'll do, boys! First, we'll go over to Joey and wake him up and I'll explain to him what's going to happen. I'll want you two to be ready in case he tries to run. When I tell you to strip him, take all of his clothes off."
"Jake, take a bedroll with you to put under him to get his ass into the air."
"Milo, get some of that special dick grease we have and have it ready. If you don't have any, check my saddle bags – I'm pretty sure there's some in there."
"Each of you guys needs to understand that we're definitely not going to rape him. I won't stand for anyone getting raped. If he isn't willing, we just won't do it. Of course that would mean he'd have to leave the Flying Arrow and I'm willing to bet he won't want to do that."
"Any questions, boys?"
"Yeah," said Milo, "what happens next?"
"Provided he agrees, the two of you will lay him ass up on the bedroll and hold him down, while I grease him. After I mount him, you'll both let go and I'll ride him. Once he realizes he's going to get his ass fucked no matter what he does, I'll give him a proper fucking. Since Jake had the next longest straw, he'll go next and should have his dick greased and hard. As soon as I cum and pull out, he'll replace me and so on."
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Jesse, Jake and Milo walked over to where Joey was sleeping.
"O.K., Jake, you get on his right and Milo on his left," Jesse whispered. "If he tries to get away, I want you two to grab him and hold him."
Jesse knelt down by Joey and shook his shoulder. The boy woke and looked up, rubbing his eyes.
"Oh hi, Jesse, what's up?" he said sleepily.
"Well you know we said we had another 'present' for you. It's time to give it to you. That is – if you want it."
"Of course I want it, Jesse. Why wouldn't I?" Joey asked.
"That's goin' to take a little explanation, Joey. You want to go be a full-fledged cowpoke on the ranch and go on the next trail drive, right?"
"You're darn shootin', Jesse. I want that more than anything!"
"But you don't know what that means – leastwise not all of it, Joey. In addition to all the other things that you would do on a trail drive, or even around here sometimes, like wrangling steers or cooking or building a fire or fighting Indians and rustlers, there's another duty that all of us share that you might not want to do."
"I'd do anything, boss – just name it," Joey answered.
"Well you see on a long trail drive, a man gets sorta lonely – and he sometimes wants some companionship when he settles down for the night. And each of us has to be willing to provide it. You get what I mean?"
"Not really," Joey answered mystified.
"O.K., I see I'm not making myself clear," Jessie said. "Let's just say that sometimes a cowboy gets, well horny, and needs a way to relieve himself. Of course the ole five finger method is one way – but there's an even better way if you know what I mean."
Jake and Milo smiled and nodded.
Looking confused, Joey asked,"What 'better way' are you talking about, Jesse?"
Jesse looked at both Jake and Milo before he answered – they both nodded.
"To be blunt, Joey, we fuck each other, dammit!"
Joey's eyes widened when he heard this. He was totally surprised.