It was the first time Mark had been invited to one of the boys' weekends at Jason's parent's holiday house. They had a fairly ramshackle house a few hundred metres from the beach, right on the edge of bushland. It was a multi-room house, bunks galore, perfect for a weekend of drinking.
He'd been pleased when Glen had invited him along during the week. If he was honest with himself, he'd pretty much had a crush on Glen since they'd first met at uni the previous year. He'd kept his distance though. He hadn't really come to grips with these random guy crushes yet, and certainly wasn't ready for people to know about them.
Mark had to work the Friday, so he and Glen drove down together that evening. The other 6 guys were travelling there during the afternoon. They were a random collection of friends of friends, most knew each other well. There were a couple that Mark had never met before. He felt the familiar, vague discomfort in the pit of his stomach that he recognised as anxiety. New crowds were really not his thing.
Glen pulled his car in next to the others spread across the front yard. The obligatory Ti Trees scattered across a fairly sparse garden, the sandy soil evoking the nearby beach. The house was deserted as they walked through, but they could hear the sounds of raucous celebration out the back. The boys had clearly started early. They stopped in the kitchen, and Glen poured them both a sneaky shot of whiskey. Mark held his gaze as he downed the bitter liquid, barely grimacing as it warmed his throat. They had a second one for luck.
He could feel the warmth slowly seeping through his body as they walked out the back and stood on the deck side by side. The others were all in and around the pool, the balmy evening making for perfect swimming weather. A loud cheer broke out as they were noticed.
"You made it!"
"Finally"
"You're way too sober"
Mark felt vaguely overwhelmed, and barely noticed Jason walk up in his board shorts, and thrust a drink into his hand. He downed it quickly without thinking, beginning to notice the brief delay between his eyes and his brain that signalled the alcohol taking effect.
"Glad you could make it Mark." Jason said warmly. "Should be a good weekend. Just grab any free bed inside and make yourself at home." His hand rested just long enough in the small of his back for Mark to notice, before he walked off back to the party.
He welcomed Glen's suggestion to go and grab their bags and change into swimming gear. Glen chatted amicably as they walked to the car.
"The boys tend to let their hair down when we come here." It seemed like he was apologising. "All the girlfriends, work, study gets left behind and the weekend is just for fun. Hope it's not too much for you."
"Not at all." Mark tried to sound nonchalant. "Should be a fun weekend."
Glen suggested a room that was empty aside from the 2 of them. "Might be quieter in here." Mark tried not to agree too eagerly. As he rummaged in his bag for his swim shorts, he noticed Glen quickly strip down ready to change.
"Can't wait for a swim." Glen said. Taking the excuse to look at him, Mark replied, "Me too. Have been hot and sweaty at work all day. I really need to cool down a bit."
Glen smirked. "You sure?" Mark took in his naked body at a glance, and couldn't help but feel that Glen was posing for his benefit. With good reason too. He had an amazing body; taut muscles across his arms and shoulders, some nice definition to his pecs, and a flat stomach, leading down to a trimmed bush and a weighty, swinging uncut cock.
Mark looked away quickly and got changed himself. Despite his general nervousness, he had always been confident with his body. Knowing that his cock was usually the biggest in the room helped, but he worked out and had some decent tone. He got naked himself and made a show of searching for his trunks, bending over so that Glen had a chance to checkout his arse. He felt his eyes upon him as he stepped into his trunks, and pulled them up slowly. He noticed Mark quickly look away as he turned around.
"Shall we?" he said, walking out the door.
They stepped out onto the deck, downed another quick drink, and dived into the pool. The cool water enveloped Mark instantly, taking his breath momentarily, before he broke the surface. He swam gently around the pool, enjoying the alcohol buzz taking hold of him.