It was tradition among our friends to camp out in Jake's backyard at least once every summer. Jake had a giant tent, with three rooms and two closets. The first time we ever set it up it took us two hours. Working under the hot summer sun, joking and sweating, we were confident and untouchable. We were seniors this year, nearing maturity, working out every chance we had. Needless to say, we were very in shape.
"Who all is coming?" I asked as I put together a 10 foot long pole.
"Jack, Troy, and Nick." Jake said, heaving the large tent out of its bag.
This was slightly exciting for me, I had been in love with Troy for about three years now. I had just recently gotten him into working out, and he was quickly building muscle. Six feet tall, tan skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, and muscles slowly developing all over his body.
I hadn't seen Troy in a month, and he had been telling me how he now works out every day. I was looking forward to seeing his improvement.
"What's with the smirk on your face?" Jake asked, one eyebrow raised and an accusing look on his face.
I quickly left my day dream and gave him my best troublesome grin that I could work up in my frustration.
"Tonight's gonna be a good night."
I wasn't lying. With a case of beer, a bottle of rum, three liters of coca-cola hidden in a cooler in the tent and grape cigars in my backpack, tonight was in the making for our best camp out yet.
"Look at these two sexy mother fuckers!" I heard from behind me. I knew that voice anywhere. I turned around to see Troy running down the hill toward us. I could see his chest muscles through his tight fitting shirt. His perfectly formed biceps seemed to be running out of room in his sleeves. Looks like he wasn't lying, he was working out everyday.
He hugged the both of us as he laughed. His body pressed against mine as he hugged me much longer than usual. I couldn't help but breathe in slightly as I felt his muscles against mine. As I patted his back I could feel his shoulder muscles ripple. I quickly let go, before losing complete control of myself.
I was in good shape myself. Five foot eleven, 140 pounds. I had a large chest and biceps, and my abs, a well defined six pack, were the best in my group. That's what they were, "My group". I was the ring leader for the most part, always making our plans and always an influence on the others. Which wasn't always a good thing.
"What have you two been up to?" Troy asked in excitement. He hadn't seen either of us in a month, which was a long time for our friend group. We rarely went longer than a week without hanging out. Everyone in our school called us "The brotherhood."
We exchanged stories briefly and joked with each other before going back to setting up our tent. Troy sat on a cooler and watched, calmly drinking water and barking out instructions. Despite our orders, he refused to help. I didn't mind too much, he was fun to watch, even if he wasn't doing any work. His defined jawline shadowed by the sun, his V-neck showing off his collar bones and large chest. Although I enjoyed watching him, Jake and I silently planned revenge.
We finished setting up the tent and quickly got inside to escape the heat. Troy was always the youngest of our group, so unfortunately for him he was usually terrorized by Jake and I.
"Hey Troy, can you get something out of the closet for us?" I asked, trying to hide my smile.
He unzipped the closet, with Jake and I behind him. We quickly pushed him in, zipped it shut, and used a locker lock to lock the zippers together. The closets were tiny, about a foot long and two feet wide. Also, this closet was directed right at the sun, turning it into a sauna.
"What the hell!? Let me out!" Troy yelled from the inside as Jake and I laughed at our easy accomplishment.
"We've decided that since you didn't help set up the tent, you can stay in there for half an hour or so." Jake yelled into the closet.
Troy let out a small sigh, and quietly laughed in defeat. Jake and I went to get a pizza and some non-alcoholic drinks, leaving Troy in the closet for a good 45 minutes. It was 83 degrees out, so it was slightly cruel, but he had water in there.
We got back to Jake's house and ran down to the tent. Troy heard us coming and started yelling at us, calling us every name he could muster out. We laughed and unlocked the zipper, after joking about forgetting the combination for a few minutes, leaving Troy even more distressed.
As soon as we let him out he sprang for the closest one of us, which just so happened to be me. Unfortunately for him I had done martial arts for the better part of my life, so I quickly stepped to the side, grabbed him by his neck, and pinned him to the ground. Straddling him, holding his arms down while my legs wrapped around his body, he quickly tired himself out.
His squirming body under mine was nearly too much to handle. Soaked in sweat from being locked in the closet, his shirt clung to his body and his pants slid down slightly, revealing a chiseled V. My eyes followed the V up to his revealed abs. He had definitely been working out.
He gave up and I regretfully got off of him. laughing while he caught his breath. He laid there for a few minutes, allowing me to steal a few more glimpses of him. He finally got to his feet and took off his shirt. My heart raced as I watched. Sweat dripped off of his chin and onto his chest, it slid down onto his perfect abs and down to his V before hitting his blue plaid boxers.. His entire body glistened, making me nearly fall over. He turned to Jake and I got a full view of his rippling back. Each individual muscle moved as he did. I turned away, catching my breathe and fleeing the tent.
I didn't have long to get my bearings. As I left the tent I ran straight into Nick. He grabbed me and picked me up in a bear hug. Nick was a little chubbier than the rest of us, my height and about 190 pounds. He didn't care about working out, only fishing and hunting.
"Logan!" He laughed as he hugged me, holding me in the air.
Jake and Troy got out of the tent and attacked him, which quickly lead to all of us being a twisted knot on the ground. Grunting, laughing, and yelling, we attempted to get up. This was nearly impossible due to none of us being able to catch our breath. Tonight really was going to be a good night.
Things settled down and Jack arrived, he got the same welcome as the rest of us. The sun set and we started drinking. My preferred drink was a strong rum and coke. I could drink a couple of those and be set for the night. I never cared to be drunk, only relaxed. The rest of the guys, on the other hand, made it their mission to black out by the end of the night usually. Tonight, though, Troy decided to stay with me and just relax.