It always worked with one phone call sometime during the week. Obviously, I'd see it coming when the trailer of some big action flick would start to show on television. And when there was a dry spell when no big blockbuster action flicks were opening, I'd still get the call. There were other times that we would play around, but these calls of invitation had a very special meaning behind them.
"Hey, man, The Rock is opening up this weekend. I have an extra ticket."
"You know to count me in," I say.
"Wanna make a night of it?"
"Hey, that sounds cool! I'll run home after work and grab a bag and meet you at your place."
"Sounds like a plan. See ya then."
Ben is my best friend. Has been since our college days ten or eleven years ago. He's the guy who taught me how to smoke pot, drink alcohol and just not take things too seriously. If you've heard of the clichΓ© 'works hard and plays harder' then you've just described Ben to yourself. Handsome, intelligent, built and a great sense of humor. We workout together, go places together, dine together and occasionally work together. I'm an advertising editor for a men's magazine and Ben works in advertising.
On the outset, most people confuse us as being gay lovers. We find it amusing and, usually, don't back down on the image. But the truth of the matter is that I'm straight and Ben describes himself as being an onanist. Bisexual could come into mind, but I've only touched Ben's cock once. It neither turned me on nor turned me off. It was a natural response of wonder. I told my last girlfriend Melissa about a night I had spent with Ben, and she thought it was bold and mature. She even scheduled herself for other interests and suggested that I spend some time with Ben.
By the time I got to Ben's place he'd already had one beer himself and ready for another one. I put on my favorite compact disc, Pearl Jam's Vitology, and we just chat about our day. We toast to it being Friday, down our beers and jump into my car and head for the theater. Once we have the popcorn in our hands and our asses in our seats, Ben asks if I'd heard from Melissa. I got a letter from her just yesterday. The new job in Chicago is great and she would like for us to visit before the end of summer. No prospects of any new romances and she's looking to buy a house.
"Cool! Good for her. If you want to take her up on her offer, let me know." Ben says.
"Let's say, maybe, late August?"
"Okay, man, we can talk about it."
The lights go down and we're bombarded with trailers before the feature. Once the credits are flashing on the screen, we settle down. Ready to be entertained.
"Man, that was a good movie!" I tell Ben after the movie.
We're always hyped after a good action flick. Maybe that's why on nights like this, we always see a movie full of testosterone.
I drive to a neighborhood bar and we each take a beer and a shot of scotch to a table. Ben raises his shot glass for a toast. "To...being a man."
I clink my glass next to his and take a drink. We both sip the scotch throughout the first beer and have two more during the second beer. I look around the bar. There's maybe about fourteen people in here, including us. It's still early.
When I look back at Ben, he begins to speak. "The other day, I was really into this porno I bought and my fucking landlady comes knocking at my door to discuss apartment manager bullshit. I slip on a pair of sweats and stand there waiting for her to hurry up and get the fuck out of my place. All the while, she's trying to pretend that I don't have a raging hard-on making a tent out in my sweatpants."
I burst out laughing. "Aw, shit, man! Could she keep her eyes off it?"
"I think it was the hardest attempt she'd ever made in her life. She kept stumbling over her words and smiling."
"I think she wanted you to ravage her body."
"Yeah, right. When cows decide to shit eggs will that ever happen."
I burst out in laugher and Ben joins me.
"When was your last time, buddy?"
I take a swallow of beer. "Wednesday night."
"Wednesday night?!" he nearly shouts.
"Hey, I'm not you. I have to save up a little."
Ben tells me about the time he was in school and was caught by his father. Ben had just come home from a baseball game and was so horny that he started taking off his clothes at the front door, carrying them in his arms. By the time he was at his bedroom door, he'd had on only his jockstrap. He rushed in and closed the door, forgetting to lock it. Ben dove onto the bed and began to work himself up really good. Then, his father just walked in, froze in his steps and smiled. Before leaving, he told Ben to continue on and see him later.
I told Ben about the time I'd seen the guy next door do it while his wife was downstairs in the kitchen. I was home from school and just finishing up my homework. My folks wouldn't be home for another hour or so and my brother was hanging out in the garage with some of his friends. I looked out my bedroom window and the guy from next door was stripping off his clothes. When he got down to his briefs, he looked down at his hard dick stretching the fabric. He closed the door and settled back on the bed, playing with himself. I watched the way he stroked his cock, caressing and touching it as if he was in love.
"All guys love their dicks," Ben said.
"Hey, screwball, you want to hear this or not?"
Anyway, his dick was average, I guess. But, it looked big to me. Stretched out and throbbing with every touch. He used his other hand and played with his balls. Then, he really started to go to town. His hand pumped up and down really fast, like a jackhammer. His hips started to thrust up into his hand. Soon, he sprayed his chest and belly with his cum. He continued to stroke on his cock lovingly, wiping the sperm from his hand and onto his dick. And he was still hard. When he started to clean up, he looked over and found me watching him. He laughed to himself and winked. I've watched him a few more times and we never made a big deal of it. He got off on it and I learned how to have a good time jerking off.
"Cool," Ben says.
"When was the last time for you, buddy?" I ask.
"Last night after work. But, I didn't do anything at all today."
I laugh.