All characters in this story are over the age of 18.
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Airplanes launched themselves into the blue with a mighty roar, lofting down onto the sticky black of the tarmac with shrieking groans and lumbering around in queues as they waited their turns to move forward. The sun was beating down on the hood of Hunter's car as he waited for his Dad to make his way out of baggage claim. He was dressed in loose clothing for the drive, but he had a duffle bag of outdoor kit in the passenger seat as well as his backpacking gear in the trunk. Snacks and drinks lay in the seatwells behind him and his cock still ached from the goodbye fuck he and Melody had managed to squeeze in right under their Mom's nose.
Hunter Marks was the luckiest guy in the world and he knew it. He and his sister had been accepted to the same university and major, his Dad was flying out to take him backpacking and the parts for his upgraded gaming rig were arriving just before they would be returning, meaning he and Melody could get back to dominating the player versus player leagues in their favorite mmo. Hunter and his twin were a deadly duo. Hunter played a Paladin archetype, taking hard hits and controlling the enemy's movements while Melody kept them both alive by sapping the opponent's life forces and using them to heal their wounds. It was a slow, methodical style of play that required a high degree of coordination that the two of them had always innately shared. Opponents sometimes quit out of frustration rather than deal with being whittled to death, something that always got the two of them cheering.
Hunter and his twin sister had always gotten along well, but then again, Hunter had always been popular with pretty much everyone except his older sister Sarah. He liked to think of himself as a pretty laid back and chill person that happened to also have an extremely active libido and a severe lack of self doubt. He had never been afraid to ask anyone out, or to be upfront with his inability to stay committed to one lover. As he watched planes land, Hunter reflected on a piece of advice his Dad had given him a few years back.
"It's always better to ask for forgiveness than permission. I mean if you want to kiss someone or fool around with them it's important for that to be responsible and consensual. But don't let the fear of failure, or what other people will think stop you from having the best life you could ever live. You've only got the one so don't waste time worrying about what might go wrong."
Hunter lived by those words, and they had gotten him more pussy than he could have imagined when he first started trying to get under his first girlfriend's shirt. He'd always been confident, but it took flirting and learning the game with Melody to really unlock his Dad's advice and teach him how to have fun with girls. She was different from anyone else. They had the same interests, passions, desires. Hunter had always known she was meant for him, but having the fates confirm the bond time and time again was something that made him smile. The fact that she loved him back for who he was felt like the most important blessing of all.
"Hunter! It's good to see you buddy!"
His Dad had opened the trunk of his car to load in his bags, sneaking up on him without him realizing. His Dad looked really happy and fit. He was wearing light hiking pants and a t-shirt, but he radiated health and good humor. Hunter unclipped his seatbelt buckle and got out of the car to hug his Father.
"It's good to see you too, Dad. Are you ready to walk around?"
His Dad laughed and gave him a bear squeeze back. They slapped each other's shoulders and clambered back into the car.
"You bet! Did you get everything?"
"Sure did! It won't last us long, but then again the weekend never does!"
Hunter pulled out into the exit lane and zipped out of the airport complex, leaving the windows down and letting the radio blast. Evan called Sarah and then called Mom, checking in with both in similar fashion before reaching back into the passenger seat wells to grab a bag of snacks.
"We're going to Castles right?"
Hunter nodded. Castles was a camping spot in the wooded mountains not too far from the city Hunter's family lived in. It was a hike-in spot, so it wasn't often used and it was a favorite Father-Son bonding location for the two of them.
"I thought it would be a good way to celebrate Mel and me leaving for college."
"Yeah, it's been a few years since we've been together, right?"
Hunter nodded and grinned.
"Maybe this time you won't be such a hard ass when it comes to having some beer?"
"Only if you're lucky kid."
Their banter continued for a while as Hunter made his way onto the freeway, driving south down roads filled with countless memories.
"Well Mom made me bring a six pack so if you gotta be hard on anyone, do it with her."
"Is that so? Well your Mother is always full of surprises. I guess you're in the clear kid."
After an hour or so they arrived at a deeply wooded parking lot. There was a parked pickup truck and a ranger vehicle, but otherwise the area was deserted. The two of them changed there and got their gear ready, checking everything over and making sure they had everything they needed to spend the night. After a while they both tied up their laces and got moving. The fresh forest air was bracing but cool as the sun began to arch in the sky above them.
"So how's Jessie?"
His Dad was ahead of him, moving like a man on a mission. It wasn't an arduous hike, but they did have 7 miles to go before they could set up their camp. Evan always liked to just get it done.
"Ah, her name was Jocelyn, and we broke up like a year ago Dad."
"Right, but didn't you get with someone else recently?"
The afternoon sun beat down through the wooded canopy above them. Bees and insects buzzed around them.
"Yeah but it wasn't anything serious. Just you know, like for fun."
His Dad laughed and turned around to give his son an appraising look.
"Just for fun huh? That's an awfully adult thing to say. Sarah was telling me you've had a couple of these just for fun things lately."
Hunter felt his face flush uncomfortably. Evan didn't seem to be mocking him or upset, but there was a strange note in his voice that he couldn't quite pin.
"Yeah."
"Don't worry kid, I was the same way when I was your age."
"Ugh weird Dad."
Evan pulled up and turned around.
"Don't be like that! You clearly like to have sex. It's fun. We all like it. What's the harm in talking about it?"
Hunter was filled with a mixed sense of paranoia, guilt and awkward tension but his Dad had a playful smile on his face and ultimately he was right. It wasn't the first time they'd chatted about similar things before, just the first time his father had approached the subject so directly.
"Yeah I guess. I don't know, I just don't want a girlfriend right now. They can be high-maintenance."
"That's fair, just remember to keep your heart open and be the best version of you you can be. I know you're having fun, but just remember that the right person for you could be waiting in the wings for you to have had your fill."
That made Hunter's heart twinge with guilt. He loved his twin more than anything or anyone, they both had no problems sleeping with other people. They talked about their separate experiences often, especially when they made love, showing each other what they learned or felt when with someone else. Despite that all, something inside him always felt a little guilty whenever he chatted another girl up. He suspected it was this hint of restraint or reluctance that tinged his confidence and demeanor in just the right way to make him irresistible to the females he hung around with. He was an attractive dude, but mysterious reluctance was seemingly an even more powerful aphrodisiac.
He made sure to avoid mentioning Melody as much as possible as they chatted about the women he'd been with, and their various experiences and exploits. His parents were pretty open about their sex life and talked about it sometimes, but it had to be the first time he'd compared conquests with his Father and he wasn't trying to have a slip of the tongue that would end everything he really cared about in life. All he had to do was avoid mentioning her name when they were talking about their exploits and things would be fine. It turned out his old man hadn't been joking about Hunter not falling far from the tree.
They had both slept with half the women's swim and soccer teams at their schools, and had fucked the captain of the cheer team. Hunter relished describing a series of particularly kinky moments between himself and the someone else on the cheerleading team. They had snuck out of class during the senior prank and fucked all over the admin area and Principle's office while the school's administration desperately tried to prevent the shenanigans from taking place. It had been quick and dirty, but definitely one of his favorite memories. He neglected to mention the fact that Melody, the cheer captain at the time, had been his lover. Their classmates had made so much trouble that day the two of them somehow hadn't been caught.
"So how is it that you're having all this sex and still getting the grades I've been seeing?"
"Honestly I wish I was getting more sex but schoolwork and sports definitely get in the way of things. Still, when everyone knows you're good for a fuck it makes it easier to get them in when nobody's looking."
"God damn, is no one in this family free from the curse of an overpowering libido? What the hell is that about? I'm sorry for that kiddo."
Hunter had to laugh. His Dad wasn't wrong, but he couldn't fault him in the slightest. The stories might have been slightly exaggerated on both ends, but the chatter made the time fly by and before they knew it they had covered sex, love, news, politics, movies, sports, economics and everything in between. It wasn't much longer after that when the wooded hummock upon which the "Castle" campground was located materialized around a bend. The sun wasn't quite setting yet, but it was getting late so it was good to arrive and be able to set their things up with some light.
As they had thought, the campground was completely deserted when they arrived meaning that they had the pick of the site. The best spot was all the way at the back where the largest and most secluded spot overlooked the mountains that spilled out to the coast. Hunter started collecting firewood and started building up their site while Evan set up their hammocks and unpacked some of the essentials. When they were done, Evan reached into his pack and pulled out two cans of beer, tossing one to Hunter. They cracked them and leaned back to watch the sun set behind their fire. After a little while they got started on dinner, chatting about the program he and Melody were about to head off to together.
After several beers and food both of them were feeling warm and loose and the conversation turned back to raunchier topics. Evan told some of his bawdier war stories and Hunter started telling him about the time he'd snuck into the movies with Melody before running himself into a corner. He'd accidentally said her name during a description of how they'd couple in furtively in the back of an almost empty theater while another couple nearby watched.
"You and Mel were doing what?"
"It's not like that! Uh, I mean it was someone else!"
Hunter stumbled over his words, undercutting the sincerity of the whole statement.
"Hunt, even if it was, it's ok alright? As long as you're both happy and being safe about it."
