The Old Fisherman weaved his way carefully through the sawtooth palmetto toward the ocean. The sand was cool on his bare feet. This cove was unmarked, but it was clear that people knew where it was. Just the same, only those who were confident in only their skin showed up here. The Old Fisherman had no big jones for walking around nude, and his body was past its prime, though baked nut brown by days at sea in nothing but a pair of cutoffs. But he liked this beach. It was quiet. Nobody bothered him about smoking a cheroot here. And some days a particularly guapa young lady came and played in the small surf, the waves lifting her buoyant breasts and sending green foam between her legs.
He found his spot, a big flat rock, rare on this coast, up in the edge of the dunes. He dropped trou and t-shirt and stretched out in the afternoon sun, loving the feel of the warm stone on his back. He probably slept a little because he woke to observe the back of a tanned woman down near his feet, puffing on his cheroot. At first he said nothing, just gazed at the thick black braid and the gleam on her healthy hair. Her strong buttocks owned the stone on which they sat. One fine knee was just visible and a heavy breast peeked around her side when she took a puff.
"Good smoke?" He finally asked.
"Wish I had some grass." Her voice was mellow and she didn't turn around.
"Might be a bone in my pants pocket."
"I hope so. We could share it after I finish this."
Her head turned slightly toward him as she smoked. Full scarlet-purple lips. Nostrils that flared when she inhaled. Dusky eyelids.
"Glad you didn't let it go to waste. I could of burned myself when I went to sleep."
"Happy to oblige. Thanks for sharing."
"My pleasure. You have a beautiful back."
She didn't turn around. "You have a beautiful cock."
The O. F. thought about this.
"Doesn't look like much to me. My old turkey neck. But I guess I live with it every day."
"It looked a little different when I walked up. You must have been having a pretty pleasant dream."
"Maybe I was. Maybe I was. Didn't mean to put on a show."
"Didn't you? Isn't that kind of why we come here?"
She slowly spun around on the spot, her heavy breasts swinging with the motion; long dark nipples perky in the cool evening air. She sat confidently, legs apart, hands on her knees, smoking. Her bush was a full brunette triangle with thick meaty lips peeking through the curls and a bit of pink winking between them.
The O. F. looked and smiled.
"My trousers there by your left foot. Right front pocket is a leather change pouch. Doobie's in there. You want to fire it up before that stogie goes out?"
Magically, she lifted the jeans to her hand with her toes and withdrew the handrolled, lit it, held the smoke in. She leaned forward and beckoned him to do the same. She pointed to her mouth and his. As their lips firmly met she opened her mouth and laid her tongue on his, exhaling the smoke as he inhaled it. He kept his mouth pressed on hers, tasting the stogie, the grass, the chianti she had been drinking, a bit of the prime rib she had just eaten. Very real. Not bullshit.
She sat back and took a few last puffs on the black cheroot, field stripped the butt and let the crumbs blow away. He sipped a couple of drags on the bone. It was pretty good stuff and the world closed in a little bit.
"I don't want to be nosy; but you came with someone else."
"I did, but after he fucked me he fell asleep and I got bored. Figured I'd come over here and ask you for a smoke."
"I don't feel much like getting hit when he wakes up."
"He's got no deed on me, no leash, at least not tonight. Besides, Anna came too and she's ready to do him as soon as he comes around."
"Seems like you got an interesting arrangement."
"That's the way we roll; keeping it interesting."
"Three of you shack up together? That could be more than interesting. That could be challenging."
She lifted one thick thigh and repositioned herself. He noticed a lovely little damp kiss on the stone when she did.
"We keep it creative. We're on the road most of the time. We got our regulars we meet up with. Sometimes we caravan RVs; follow bluegrass festivals and such; chill out at naturist camps. Sometimes I ride with Clyde, sometimes with Anna. Sometimes I do him; sometimes I do her, sometimes both. Sometimes someone else entirely. Hey, I don't mean to be a pig or anything, but those smokes got me mighty dry. You wouldn't have a sip of somethin', would you?"
"Just might."
"Well that's right neighborly of you."
He pulled his rucksack from under his head, unzipped it, took out a pint of Jim Beam, mostly full.
"And who am I talking to. I know their names but not yours."
"Names. I don't cotton much to names. Not here. Hell. Call me ... Ruby. That'll do. "
She took a generous swig from the bottle, wiped the lip, handed it back to him.
"You didn't have to do that. After all, you already kissed me."
"Well don't you worry; I'll do a sight more than that before I'm done. I need another taste of that mushroom you got growing there in the bush. Tasty one, that."
"Another taste, huh? Here I am having relations with a lady and I don't even know it. Still, I like to be friendly and accommodating."
She took one of his hands in both of hers and rubbed the calluses on his fingertips, pinched the plump muscle of his thumb.