It was my first job out of college and I was determined to make good. I felt I was on the "fast track" when the owner of the company invited me to join him and two important clients on a sport fishing trip to the Louisiana gulf coast. It was made clear that I was to be a "go-fer" with benefits, that is my job was to see that everything went smoothly and do any heavy lifting or dirty work if the need arose. That was fine with me, I would still get a nice vacation and make serious points with the boss.
The "Boss" was a bull of a man at least a foot taller than my 5'6" and probably a hundred pounds heavier than my 160, not the least of it in a generous paunch. He was about 55 years old and balding, one of those "comb over" guys. He considered himself quite the ladies man and had a reputation as a skirt chaser. It must have been his money because he was always bragging about how much "tail" he was "nailin".
I myself was nearly a virgin, I had "done" it just once, in the back seat of a rented limo on prom night. I had been drunk and not, I'm afraid, very good at it at least according to my date a girl with, apparently, considerably more experience than I. After she had publicly discussed my, uh, "short cummings" I have been a little shy about repeating that debacle.
Back to the trip; We met the clients, Bill and Joe, at the airport where we were to board a charter flight to New Orleans. The were pretty much like the boss in age and temperament if not build, one short and heavy the other tall and thin. They left me to take care of the baggage and proceeded to get the party started in the lounge. They were drunk by the time we took off and kept me busy assisting the flight attendant hustling drinks all the way to our destination. What followed was a kaleidoscope of strip clubs, bars and night clubs. It was almost daylight when we finally went back to our hotel. I was exhausted.
I awoke and looked at the clock and groaned. It was only noon and the boss was pounding on my door. Time to load up the rented SUV and head out to the fishing cabin he had rented for the week. It was on a remote bayou with only a generator for power. The guide would pick us up every morning in his boat and take us out into the Gulf. Since they were still drunk (and still drinking) I drove. Thank God for GPS or I would have never found the place. It was, as near as I could tell, on an island with only one bridge.
The owner met us, showed me how everything worked and the went on his way. We were amply supplied with food and booze (I rarely drink; remember prom night?). There was even a big screen tv with satellite and a pile of porn movies for the dvd. So far I was sure having fun! That's sarcasm if you missed it. By this time it was getting dark and after whipping up a quick meal that nobody ate we turned in. Thank God.
We were all up at dawn and out on the Gulf by 8:00. Luckily no sea sickness. and we caught a few fish. It was almost dark by the time we got back. Thankfully the crew of the boat cleaned and cooked our catch before they departed. Boss and cronies were drunk and I was exhausted. This was turning into the most work I had ever done on a "vacation".
Before he left the Skipper warned be that a storm might be brewing and that we might have to cancel the next days outing. He would see us in the morning if he thought it was safe to go out.
That night it did storm. One hell'uva storm and sometime in the night the generator conked out. No power, no cell coverage and when I got there, no bridge! We were stuck. It rained all day and into the night. All there was to do was play poker by kerosene lamp and drink. I was terrible at both.
I think everyone was getting pretty bored and the guys started talking about our night in New Orleans and the various attributes of the strippers they had gotten lap dances from. It was pretty obvious they were getting horny, as the talk got raunchier an raunchier. By now even I was sipping on some scotch and getting kinda lit.
Finally the boss said that he couldn't take it anymore He needed some relief, and someone was going to have to "take one for the team". I wasn't sure what he meant but I had a bad feeling. One of the other guys said he felt the same way and looked pointedly at me.
The other guy suggested we cut cards to see who would "provide the service" (wink; nudge).
I started to sweat and glanced at my boss. He was just leering at me and then I knew. I knew what they were talking about!