Thanks to my husband who did the final editing and my friends who helped along the way. Matt, Mike and Halley
~Come with Me~
My husband, Mark, was in the Navy and on his first deployment since we got married. Before he left we came to an understanding about what we would allow the other person to do. I'm not sure if that understanding made things easier or harder on me. I knew at all times I could do something, if only there were some one around I cared to do anything with. But then my friends from back home called me and we set up a camping trip. It was something we did fairly often, and I had known these guys for years but we rarely saw each other since we had lived in different towns. They were people I could relax with and had a lot in common with too. One of those things we had in common was guns. We all shot. So for the first time we decided to take our handguns with us and get in some shooting before we started our daily binge drinking that happened every time we went camping.
Because of the inclusion of the shooting, a friend of Mark's, Todd, decided he would join us, even though he is not exactly the most outgoing guy and usually dislikes people in large groups. He likes shooting, drinking, and camping, so he said he would be joining. The fact that his best friend's wife was going to be spending an extended weekend in the woods with a bunch of guys probably bothered him too. He felt that while Mark was gone he had to look out for me, even though I was perfectly capable of taking care of myself. "Just looking out for Mark's interests" he would say. To me it sounded more like "looking after his friend's property." He was a good guy and I liked his company, even if he was aloof and scowled a lot. He was also pretty cute, funny, and smart and could tell the best stories. We weren't really friends because he was so aloof. He was Mark's friend and I just happened to be some one that he hung out with because of that.
Since Mark had deployed Todd and I had spent some time together; not much. But I had gotten to know him a bit better. I think he even started to loosen up around me. That could have just been me getting used to him though. I hate eating or watching movies alone and I barely knew any one else in town so I would often call him up to see if he wanted to join me. Once a week or so, we would hang out. Some times we would go drinking together but he never drank much. And he always dropped me off at my door when he drove. He refused invitations to come in afterwards. I guessed he was just old fashioned about some things. I knew he wasn't dating any and hadn't in a long time. He had been deployed for the majority of four years and was too professional to date any one he worked with. Or it could have just been that he was a real loner and didn't want the company. I had remarked to Mark on a few occasions that maybe Todd would be less stony if he just got laid every now and then. But he was stony, so I just tried my best not to make him uncomfortable since I am pretty outgoing.
The original plan was that I was going to share a tent with a friend, Ben, who was going and didn't have a tent. When Todd joined I was going to let him borrow a spare tent. I told my husband of my plans and he said that more than likely Todd would get pissy about me sleeping in a tent with a guy he didn't know that wasn't my husband. Talk about old fashioned. So, I figure whatever and Ben gets his own tent to sleep in and Todd and I share. Todd has Mark's spare sleeping bag. I have mine. I have no problems with this arrangement and Todd doesn't voice any either. I have to assume he doesn't mind.
The trip comes up and I am psyched. Todd and I drive down to the campsite. We chat casually on the way down. We're comfortable with each other and have gone on road trips before to go to gun shows so by now this is nothing new for us. I mention to Todd that I have no real modesty and these are my buds so I am completely at ease around them. He shouldn't be surprised or bothered by some of the stuff that will happen that weekend. He says he understands and I can only hope he does. He knows I am a flirt and I just hope he doesn't take anything that happens with the guys too serious. After a 4 hour drive we finally get there. Most of the guys are there already. We set up our tent quickly and toss our stuff in. I change into a skirt. It's easier to camp this way when there is no plumbing.
The rest of the group shows up around 2pm and after hugs, hellos and introductions it is time to get started. It is pretty hot out and being guys most of them have taken their shirts off to stay cool. I know these guys and am completely comfortable with them. So I figure if they can take off their shirts I can take mine off as well. And I do. Todd turns and looks at me as I pull it over my head. I tell him he can get over it if it bothers him. I did warn him after all. He just frowns, quirks his eyebrow at me and shrugs it off. But he looks at the others as he does so. A few glance over, but don't really care or at least don't say anything. Like I said, these guys know me and my complete lack of modesty. I've spent more than one camping trip without a shirt with them. No one cares. My bra covers my boobs as much as a bikini top would so it's not like I am showing a lot of flesh. I can feel the heat of the sun soaking into my black bra. It feels great. I have always loved that feeling.
Things get all set up. Guns are passed around and talked about. I pull out my .45's and the .22. It's show and tell for a bit as we all look over everyone else's collection. Finally everything is poked at enough and the targets are waiting. We head off to shoot. Todd makes a comment about hot brass and singed boobs so I pull out my range jacket. And zip it up. "I'm not stupid you know. I have enough scars as it is from stupid shit." Todd just turns and walks out to the targets with everyone else. He does not seem happy with my attire. Or lack of as the case may be. Of course, you can't expect these guys to not make comments. But the comments made are what I would expect from them and I give as good as I get. Some might consider it sexual harassment but it is not meant with any real feeling. In reality, no one cares. Except Todd it seems. You can watch his back get tighter as the rest of us throw comments back and forth.
"You know Julia; you should have a bit more shielding on those. I can hold them while you shoot if you want."
"Pffffffft dude you need all the concentration you have just to make sure you don't shoot yourself in the leg. Besides, you don't have anything big enough to handle what I've got."
There is good natured ribbing and bragging. Sam and Stu make comments about my attire. Sam suggests my aim would be helped if I didn't have the hindrance of the jacket and maybe I should take it off. I tell him to shut up.
"I can't aim if you keep making me laugh."
"Well it's not my fault if your tits bounce every time I get near them!"
My shot goes wide as I laugh out loud. I tell him, "Ok either shut up on your own or I will make you shut up."
He smiles evilly at me and waits for me to aim before making another comment. "Maybe the zipper is building up a charge from rubbing against your bra. You should just take them both off." Ok, razzing is razzing, and I can take that without a problem. But now he is fucking with my shooting too. And to be frank, I'm not good enough to be distracted as I shoot without being horrible. Enough is enough.
I walk over to him, lean into his seat and whisper in his ear, "Don't make me bust out the baby oil." and nip his ear where no one can see what I have done. Sam and I have a bit of history as well. And I know for a fact that oiled up boobs makes his head explode. I did it once over web cam as a lark and it quickly turned into something a bit more. Of course the others don't know about any of that and I have never given them reason to suspect that I would ever do that. Sam has done the same. I keep his secrets, he keeps mine. Since we are in similar situations with our spouses we understand each other and the desire not to let some things out as general knowledge. It would be really annoying for people to find out that our spouses let us play with others. And we know that everyone would give us no end of grief about it too if they found out we fooled around.
So we keep those things between ourselves and on occasion have fun on web cams. Sam shuts up. And gulps as he stares at my boobs and I can see him remember the sight of them covered in baby oil and rocking in front of the web cam. Sam's weak spot is my boobs it seems. I try to use these powers only for good. I go back to shooting and get a few strange looks, wondering what I said. A couple of the guys ask Sam what I said and Sam replies that I threatened to smother him if he didn't shut up.
I laugh, "Tell 'em the truth! I threatened to take away your chimichangas if you fucked up my shooting again." I holler back as I get back into stance.
"Ouch! That's a low blow Julia!"
Ok maybe threatening to take a guy's food away is mean, but it was the only thing I could come up with quickly. I laugh. "Maybe, but my aim is bad enough without all the laughing damn it!" I prove this as I wing the target. Not my best day with shooting.