This goes back, back to high school and just before we all split up for college. There was a group of us who hung out together. All very different, jocks, a couple musicians, a couple good ol' farm boys (grew up in the Midwest...), scholars and just regular guys. We dated a bit, but most of us didn't have a steady girl and some of us even dated the same girls from time to time...a few of them became a part of this band of about 8-10 guys.
One girl, Janet, always was "one of the guys"...cute, but a bit of a tom boy. She had dated several of us...and by dated, I mean going out, maybe a movie, maybe mini golf. I can't recall anyone saying they had gotten to second base with her...maybe a good night kiss, but nothing much.
So in the summer between our senior year before several of us were going to college and before the full time jobs kicked in for the others, we had some time to kill and some steam to blow off...we took hanging out as serious business!
One day Scott gathered some of us together and said "tomorrow, 2 o'clock, meet down at the forest preserve...got a surprise for you all!" That was all he said...then he smiled and left. "See ya there!" The forest preserve had been a great place for us to meet, hang out...trees, a lake (really more of a pond), and best of all very few people. We could go, drink, smoke a bit...maybe make out...as long as we cleaned up and didn't make too much noise, there were no problems! And it promised to be a nice July day...hot but dry...didn't realize it then, but it would be hotter than I could imagine!
2 o'clock came and we were all there...except Scott. Dan and his brother Dave, the two musicians, Tom, one of the jocks, Bill who would go on to be my college roommate, Craig our science geek, Art who had a flair for engineering and fireworks and me. We had parked in the lot and taken the short hike back to a spot we had claimed...some logs set up to sit on, a fire pit to have for a small fire when it was dark and cool and a view of the lake.
After a few minutes we heard someone coming, figured it was Scott, and when we turned, saw that it was him...and Janet. Not unusual, but usually if one of the girls came, several would be here. Janet said a quick "hi", but her eyes said more...I hadn't seen the devilish look and smile she had before. But I liked it! She had jean shorts and an baggy t-shirt on...just like the rest of us, but she looked a whole lot better in it than any of us.
Scott started off..."You are probably wondering why I called you all here today..." Scott often used tired old lines...I think he borrowed this one from an old murder mystery where the detective is about to announce who the killer was...we groaned.
He continued "Hey, wait...you will like it, guaranteed...you all know what a circle jerk is, right?" We nodded...but what did this have to do with Janet? To our understanding a circle jerk was a bunch of guys (like our assembled group...) who sat around and stroked off until everyone came... We had even heard of a variation where there was a target, a cracker, and the first person who shot his load had to eat the cracker after everyone was done...something we all agreed was not going to happen if - and a big "if" there - we ever had a circle jerk...
Scott kept going...Janet at his side..."so I was telling Janet about it and she said it sounded like a great idea...and she would like to watch! She giggled a little, and added..."I do! And I don't mind being the target! But one rule...you can't touch me! I want to watch, but I'm not interested in a gang bang! Got it?"