The pinks and purples of the sunset filled the sky and the naked fisherman finished tending his fire, spreading the coals and pulling his cooking grate over them. He threw on the steaks and catfish then walked to his truck to grab his camera and snapped a couple pictures of the breathtaking sky. Jake and Bill had arrived a few minutes prior and they sat around the fire drinking beer and talking while their dinner sizzled in front of them. Gus joined the circle and opened a beer. "So Bill, what's life like for you when you're not bent over the tailgate of my truck?" Gus cracked. Bill, caught off guard by the comment, blushed and responded.
"Well, Gus, I have a good life to tell you the truth. I have a wonderful family, a nice job, a house I own outright, and some great friends like Jake here. I'm an accountant, and I pretty much keep my head down, make money to make sure my family wants for nothing, get to the gym, do yard work, and haul my kids around. Until today, I was fairly certain what each day would bring. No big surprises in my life, I'm pretty structured that way. Never in a million years would I have given in to the primal desire you've pulled out of me. I've always been curious what it would be like to be with another man. There have been a few men at the gym who have stroked their cocks in the shower, or followed me into the sauna before, and while I've gotten a little aroused, I've never acted on it."
Gus appreciated Bill's candor, and wasn't out to make him feel any guilt or remorse, "I definitely understand responding to primal desires, Bill, those desires are part of what has drawn me into my naked fishing adventures. There's a wonderful feeling walking out into nature into the unexpected completely exposed and up for it. I've had more than a handful of exciting encounters just from stepping out in nature naked."
"Only with men?" Jake asked.
"Mostly with men, but not only. I've had a few encounters with married couples that were exciting in their own right. I do identify as a gay man though, if that's what you are asking." Gus replied.
"I'm not gay," Bill said, out of machismo habit.
"I know," Gus replied, chuckling "and I'm not out to 'turn' anyone gay either. I just follow my instincts. From the time I saw you mesmerized by my nakedness this morning, I could tell you were conflicted. But, if you hadn't walked down here this afternoon, I wouldn't have come looking for you. Even though I could tell you were built like a brick shithouse and was curious what you were packing in those jeans. Last thing I need is to be bloodied up by some insecure straight men. You did call me a 'fucking faggot' after all."
"Sorry bout that, Gus. Just habit," Bill replied.