Jon had been looking forward to going camping for months. He and his friend from work, Chris, had been talking and Jon had told Chris how he had had a cabin when he was a kid and wanted to rent one for him and his wife when they had some vacation time. Chris has laughed and told Jon his family still had a cabin, about six hours outside of Chicago. Why didn't Chris and Jon and their wives plan a trip for the end of summer?
Now only a few days away, Jon was getting really excited. Fishing, hiking, campfires, he loved the whole deal. Chris' family even had a ski boat, and Chris had promised Jon he would teach him how to wakeboard. Everything was going to be great.
Until Michelle, Jon's wife, told him her uncle had died.
'What?' said Jon. 'Your uncle died today? We leave on Friday. When's the funeral?'
'Sunday', Michelle replied. 'I have to go. I'm sorry.'
'Yeah, I know, it's okay. I'll call Chris, tell him we can't get there until Monday or Tuesday.'
'Jon, don't be ridiculous. You go up with Chris and Beth, I'll go to the funeral and I'll meet you guys there. I know you've been looking forward to this all summer.'
'Thank you, thank you, thankyouthankyou!' exclaimed Jon. He could've sworn he felt that prize trout he was going to catch slipping through his fingers. 'Are you sure? Can I drive you to the airport, what can I do?'
'Relax, Jon. Call Chris, let him know.'
When Jon talked to Chris, he found out Beth, a nurse, had to work until Sunday and wouldn't be driving out until Monday as well. 'Why don't the girls carpool?' asked Chris.
They talked to the girls, and it was settled. The boys were going out Friday, the girls driving out Monday.
The truck was loaded up with gear, they had a cooler filled with beer in the back seat and the boys were off camping.
The drive was pretty uneventful, the guys talking about the Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup, both trash talking the other's baseball team (Jon liked the White Sox, Chris cheered for the Cubs).
They turned off the highway after four hours and began the two hour drive into the back country. There was a little town about 45 minutes from the cabin, but after that, wilderness until the lake. As soon as they turned into out of the little town, having filled up a couple Gerry cans for the boat, they cracked a couple beer and got excited for the cabin.
Their conversation somehow turned to sex, and Jon admitted he was looking forward to attacking his wife as soon as she got out there. They talked about the good and the bad (Beth was often too tired from her 12 hour shifts; Michelle didn't like giving blowjobs) and both admitted they were excited to see each other's wives in bikinis at the lake.
They pulled into the campsite. The cabin was amazing. Built on a hill, you could walk in the front door but the two story house had a view of the lake from both floors. There were three bedrooms (Jon and Michelle were downstairs, Chris and Beth upstairs) and a full bar downstairs. A wrap-around deck was upstairs and there was a hot tub downstairs! A walkway led down to the lake and the boat dock. The beach was pristine, and the lake was calm as glass.
They unpacked the truck, downing a few more beer in the process. 'Well, 'asked Chris. 'What do you want to do first?'
Jon grabbed his fishing pole. 'Might as well catch some dinner.'
Chris laughed and grabbed his pole as well.
They filled up the tank on the 12 foot aluminum and were soon fishing in the middle of the lake.
There was two other cabins on the lake, all three almost equal distance from one another. 'What does your dad do?' asked Jon.
'He is a partner at Chase-Whitney. I went into tax law, wanted to see if I could make it on my own instead of following his footsteps.'
They kept talking, drinking and fishing until about 8pm, when it started getting dark. 'Those clouds are looking ominous' said Jon.
Chris agreed, and they started the engine, but before they had gotten a third of the way across the lake the clouds started pouring. Chris and Jon were absolutely soaked by the time they got ashore, and raced towards the house. They threw the trout they had caught in the fridge and went to grab towels. There were none upstairs. 'There are towels by the hot tub. Come on' said Chris.