Prolog, yeah I know the fishing and camping stories have been done to death. To be honest it is one of my favorite plot lines. So here is my version of a well used and worn out plot line.
My two buddies and I have been planning this trip for a long time. The first fishing outing of a season has turned in to a tradition for us. The Midwest winters seem to get longer and colder each year. To say cabin fever is setting in by spring would be an understatement. I wasn't expecting anything unusual to happen. I had my things packed up and ready to go on Wednesday night and my boat all prepped and out of winter storage on Thursday. I met Bob and Joe Friday night and we headed off to the resort. The trip wouldn't have been that bad except Bob and Joe were in a strange mood. They were acting like teen-age boys instead of mature men. They kept trading wise cracks that had a sexual innuendo with each other. I just ignored them hoping they would get the hint and start acting their age. An hour after we left home we stopped in a truck stop to get some gas for the truck and get something to eat. I filled the truck up with gas and went in to the restaurant to meet up with Bob and Joe. They were sitting in a booth again trading sexual innuendos with each other like a couple of 12 year olds. I just ignored them. The waitress came over; she was a friendly woman in her early 50's maybe late forties kind of plump with large breast.
"You ready to order sir," She asked
I looked up a got a closer look at her, she was smiling and her nametag said Kathy, I replied, "Yes I am Kathy I'll take a hamburger with everything, fries and a glass of water.
Kathy asked, "What brings you three up here so early in the season?"
Joe replied, "First fishing trip of the season it is kind of a tradition for us. We have been looking forward to it all winter."
Bob added, "We have been doing it for years. Give us a chance to get away from the wife and kids and have some male bonding time."
Kathy asked in a kidding tone, "What do your wives think of all this male bonding?"
Joe replied in a joking manner, "They just want us to go out and have a gaaay old time with our selves."
God I couldn't believe he said that, I was so embarrassed I just wanted to crawl under the table and die. Instead I said, "I'm sorry some times your kids just never grow up and they wonder why you never take them any where."
"I know what you mean I can't take my husband anywhere and he likes to have a gay old time with his friends once in awhile," Kathy said.
Bob asked, "Sounds like fun, you ever get to watch?"
Kathy smiled and then said, "Of course he knows how much I like to see him have fun with his friends."
Joe then asked, "He like being on his knees?"
"That is his favorite position and he is very good at it," Kathy said she then took Joe and Bob's order and left us.
"I can't believe you two some times, god I have never been so embarrassed in my life," I said crossly to Joe and Bob.
Bob replied. "Lighten up man we were just having a little fun with her, just like she was having fun with us."
"Oh yeah," I replied, "What would you say if your kids acted this way in public?"
"They do act this way, we just never find out about it is all," Bob replied. "Besides half the fun was in embarrassing you."
I just sat there silently eating my supper while Joe and Bob talked about the up coming weekend what our plans were. When we finished eating Kathy brought over the check we figured the tip and I left a generous amount for putting up with their bullshit. When she came back with the change Bob asked, "You and your husband going to come up and help us eat all the fish we are going to catch this weekend?"
"Sure would love to," Kathy said.
I rolled my eyes back and wished this would all end.
Then Bob asked, "What is your phone number so we can call you and your husband."
Kathy wrote a number on a slip of paper and handed it to Bob then he said, "We will get in touch to let you know how we are doing,"
Kathy then said with a cheerful smile, "Sounds like fun I'll let my husband know." Then she walked off to wait on another table.
As we were walking towards the truck I scolded Bob, "Jesus are you fucking crazy. What the fuck are you trying to do. For fucking Christ sake what the hell would Sue do if she finds out your hitting on some waitress.
Joe Responded first, "Man would you just chill out we were only having some fun with her. If you took a second to notice she was having fun with us also. It's not like we asked her to come out to the truck and do all of us at the same time."
"Yeah," Bob added, "It seems the only one who has a problem with what went on is you. What has gotten in to you this past year? It seems you're turning in to an asshole in your old age. There was a time when you would have been joining in, maybe even starting the joking with her."
"Maybe your right," I said then I continued, "Ever since I took this new job a year ago I have been under so much pressure at work and I can't seem to leave it there. I bring it home and some times I can't help my self and I take it out on Judy if the kids were at home I would probably take it out on them also. I should just find a new job and tell these people to go and fuck themselves."
Joe said, "That is the whole point of these trips, to decompress form all the pressure at work and home. You don't know if you loosen up and keep a open mind you just might get a new prospective on your problems at work."
Nobody said anything while we were driving; I guess I killed the mood. To be honest I did feel bad for being such a killjoy. When we got to the resort we checked in at the main office and unloaded all of our gear at our assigned cabin. The cabins were pretty small just a main combination room of kitchen and living room with a fold out couch and two small bed rooms. We put our stuff in the corner of the room and food and beer in the refrigerator. Bob looked to see what was on TV. The resort did not have cable so just a quick flick of the dial showed nothing was on. We looked at each other and Joe said, "What should we do for the rest of the night.
Bob said. "We could play a few hands of cards and drink a few beers."
"Sounds like fun to me," Joe said.
I don't gamble on principal I just feel I work to hard to earn what little money I have so I said, "If were playing we're not betting money if you want to play for points. That is ok by me," they agreed. So we sat at the small kitchen table and played a few hands. Lets face it poker is not a hard game to play. Especeally when you play with two guys who depend completely on the luck of the draw. I ended up winning most of the hands and they quickly became bored. Joe and Bob started to kid with each other again. This was starting to annoy me but I kept my mouth shut because at least this time we were not in public plus I didn't want to be a wet blanket on there fun.
After a couple more hands Bob said, "Let's play strip poker."
Joe quickly replied, "Sounds like fun kind of puts and element of risk in the game."
They both looked at me and I replied, "Aren't we a little old for that? If you two want to play nasty like pair of ten year olds then go right ahead."