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It was the summer of 1989, and I had just turned 19: legal drinking age in my part of the world. Tim Burton's Batman destroyed the competition in movie theatres. Roseanne and Cheers were the biggest shows on TV. Radio was still a popular medium, and Madonna and Prince ruled the airwaves. The internet and cellphones as we know them were still years away.
I was hired as a general construction labourer by a firm that was building a number of sub-divisions around the city. Most of the work in my first two weeks had consisted of moving things for the sub-contractors and tradesmen: lumber, drywall, insulation, paint, or whatever I was told. The work broadened my shoulders and built muscle in my arms and chest; I could see a difference even after ten days. Nobody thought anything of the threat of skin cancer back then, and most of us went shirtless on these hot days. My sunburn was bronzing into a tan by this time.
The only retreat from the heat was our lunch break, spent in the unfinished basement of one of the framed houses. The cement basement floor had not been poured yet and the dampness of the earthen floor filled our noses. We were sitting on blocks and pails. It was pleasantly cool out of the sun's harsh glare. Sunlight streaming through the windows provided all the light we needed.
I always enjoyed lunch break. The tradesmen and my fellow labourers often sat around talking about sports, music and movies. I listened a little nervously as my fellow labourers compared jail experiences or shared some of their wilder (and illegal) exploits. Sooner or later, you could count on sex to come up in these conversations. The jokes and anecdotes don't bear repeating in the days of the #metoo movement, but there was a lot of laughter in that basement for the weeks we used it as our lunchroom.
My own sex situation was a little sad. My heart had been stuck on the perfect girl since ninth grade; she was with someone else and I was holding out hope against all odds that we would get together some day. For that reason, I was still a virgin at nineteen and very conscious of my lack of sexual experience. I was thinking of her when one of the tradesmen steered the lunch conversation in a firmly sexual direction.
Ray was one of the bricklayers, a black man with the most overdeveloped arm muscles I ever saw. His chest really was like a barrel. He was probably about thirty-five. He put a question out there for the whole room.
"What was the sexiest thing that happened to you in your whole life?"
Two of my fellow labourers, Randy and Amos, declared that the first blow job they ever received was the high watermark of their sex lives so far. Tony, one of the painters, said he had a girl who let him enjoy all three holes. Stuart, a carpenter, claimed to have had a threesome with his wife and her best friend.
Having no experience to draw upon, but not wanting to admit it, I echoed my fellow labourers and claimed my first blowjob was the highlight of my sexual history.
"Were you giving or receiving that blowjob?" Ray asked me, to the great amusement of the other men.
"He's blushing," said William, another of my fellow labourers.
It was true. I had flushed crimson in embarrassment at having been singled out for that remark when I had only repeated what others had said. But Ray and the others might have construed my reddening face as a sign that I was guilty of the shameful deed.
"I think we know the answer," Ray said.
My colour only deepened. My ears burned. I was frozen in shame, unable to deny my lack of blowjob experienceβeither giving or receiving.
"I had a bitch in prison up north," William said. "He was the best cocksucker I ever had."
Ray and a few of the others nodded with understanding and I started to realize that more than one or two of my construction friends had been to prison. All of the men eyed me with a predatory look.
"Well, Sunshine," Ray said. "Looks like you've piqued some interest."
Considering that Ray started the sexual discussion, I could have argued that he was the one who fired the men up. It felt like Ray had manoeuvred me into this situation with cleverness and ease. I couldn't help but admire him. It was much later that I realized what happened next was all to his plan.
"Now you need to bring the real men some relief." Ray grinned at me.
I looked around timidly at the six shirtless men. Three of them wore wedding bands, but I was pretty sure that wasn't going to stop them. I was surrounded by muscular men who could easily tear me to ribbons if I defied them. They were staring me down and I wavered. I swallowed hard and nodded my reluctant agreement to be used for their pleasure. I knew that even my surrender would have unforeseen consequences.
I felt an anticipatory twitch in my cock, and I wondered how I might suddenly be so aroused. I should be terrifiedβwell, I was terrified, but I was also finding myself incredibly curious about what I was expected to do. My nipples hardened. My dick filled with blood and began to rise to attention, pushing out the front of my jeans.
Realizing what was expected of me, I slid my ass off the rough concrete block I had been sitting on and knelt on the floor. The dirt floor stained the knees of my jeans.
"Well, looky here," said Amos, coming close enough to twist one of my nipples. "He's into it."
"Good for him," said Ray, who didn't care about anything but getting blown. Randy and Amos stood behind me on either side, probably to make sure I didn't do a runner.
As the natural leader of the group, Ray was up first. He stepped in front of me, unbuckled his belt and opened his pants, exposing the bulge in his underwear. A moment later, he had rolled his briefs down to reveal his thick, black cock. Over fifteen seconds, I watched as his engorged penis expanded toward me. It rose with a slight curvature, reaching its full size of about eight inches. I had never seen a cock that big in the gym locker rooms or showers.
"Are you waiting for it to sing, man?" Ray's voice was impatient. I had been staring in admiration at his dick. I looked around the shadowy basement at the other men, all watchful, all waiting their turn and none too patiently.