Jackson Cole took a deep breath and hit SEND. There, it was done. He'd done what he'd never dared to do before, and that was to take a chance. In truth, it was taking a step out onto the wild side.
It took only seconds for the reply.
Yes. I can't wait to meet you.
He felt butterflies as he read the short text over and over again.
I'll see you at the restaurant on the beach at seven.
Once he texted back, he realized that he'd forgotten to tell him the name of the restaurant. "Shit!" He cursed as he rapidly texted,
Margareta Joe's
.
I was wondering. There are at least twelve on this beach.
He texted back, and then added as smiley face.
Jackson looked at his profile again. The blonde, curly-haired youth was barely twenty-two. He was approaching thirty, and newly divorced too. His wife, Alice, had left him for some guy she'd met at work. In truth, he'd found it a relief. He'd never been in love with her. He had merely been in love with the idea of her, basically the fantasy of her that he'd concocted in his love-struck mind. The problem was that reality rarely, if ever, lived up to such fantasies. Yes, reality could be quite cruel, especially to the foolish.
But then again, he'd been living a fantasy for most of his life. That fantasy was about his own sexuality. Yes, he loved women, to a point. But when it got down to the nitty gritty of a relationship, the doubts, the fears, the insecurities...they all tanked it. His disastrous marriage had been a wake-up call. He realized that now. Yes, he loved women, but women weren't what his heart truly desired, hence this whole hook-up site that he'd recently joined. The Wild Side, as it was called, offered the perfect solution to his dilemma. He couldn't commit to anyone. He knew that now. He couldn't commit to a woman because of his wicked desires for men. He couldn't commit to men because of his insatiable need for feminine pleasure.
"So, screw the relationship thing, right?" He perused the rest of Lucas's profile. "The only way I can have both is to not have them at all, if that makes sense." He offered to an empty living room. "No commitments. Just sex. That's the way it has to be, right?" He then questioned aloud. "I just need to find people who are of the same philosophy."
According to the rules of the site, members couldn't exchange or post nudes. Everything was supposed to be above board in order to avoid any unnecessary legal drama, and as a way to provide a safe and secure system for everyone. However, there were ways around it. The participants could text their private emails or phone numbers to each other for such activities. So, far though, he hadn't suggested any of that to Lucas. They'd just started chatting a few days ago.
So, with trepidation, Jackson put down the phone. It was nearly five. The restaurant was only a half a mile down the beach from his condo, which he'd only bought last month following the divorce. He'd let Alice have the house. It was paid for, so what did he care? He wasn't obligated to pay anything more on it. He was an editor for an online publication, which meant he could work from anywhere. So, he left Atlanta for the sunny shores of Destin, Florida. He needed a complete reset, and joining this site was a part of that, in a sordidly twisted sort of way.
Jackson began rummaging through his closet. They both had agreed to keep it simple, beach clothes. They were meeting at a beach eatery after all. Although Lucas had never actually said it, beach clothes, meaning either a pair of shorts or swim trunks, a tee shirt, and simple footwear, were clothes that clearly revealed the body, but in a socially acceptable way. They were also easily removed too. So, in other words, they were going to simply take stock of each other's bodies at the restaurant before heading to either his place or back to the condo to fuck. That was the simple and crass way of saying it.
Standing before the mirror, he examined his nude form. He was completely shaved. He hated beards. His hair was longer than he liked, but there wasn't time for a haircut. He'd just have to let it do its natural thing tonight, which was to hang loosely about his face without a care in the world. He didn't have a lot of hair on his chest and stomach. It was mostly a fine fuzz that felt evocatively alluring as he ran his fingers through it. His stomach trembled. He was nervous about what he was going to do tonight. Lucas would be his first...well where men were concerned. He wondered if he liked hair. His pubes were quite thick.
"That's got to go." He told himself. "Even I don't like such a mess."
He then touch his cock and felt its softness, its limpness. Then a fearful thought entered his mind.
"
What if I'm too nervous tonight and it doesn't...it doesn't harden for him?
"
He pushed the horrid nightmare from his mind. He couldn't go there. He left the mirror and headed for the bathroom to trim the thick hair. He'd thought about shaving completely, all the way down to baby smooth skin. But then he thought that would be too much.
"What if he likes a little hair?" He posed as he grabbed the razer that he'd bought the other day at Walmart. It was one of those kind that were always advertised on television, the razors that were specifically designed for intimate areas of the body, parts that were super sensitive for normal razors. "What if he doesn't?"
He huffed from the indecision and forced himself to begin shaving anyway. By the time he was through, his scrotums and his inner thighs were baby smooth, leaving only a well-trimmed tuft of dark hair at the base of his cock. Perfect.
He showered and placed lotion on his shaved areas. Then he headed for the closet for the clothes he'd decided on. He grabbed a pair of shorts and a simple button-up shirt. He didn't bother with underwear. Since moving to hot and balmy Florida, he'd gotten used to not wearing any at all. Tonight, the shorts were loose enough to hide what needed to be hid. There was no need to freak out the patrons with an unwarranted show. Besides, the shirt concealed most of his crotch area anyway. It was one of those untucked shirts he'd gotten from the Tommy Bahama website.
With one more pass in front of the mirror, he was ready to meet Lucas. It was six-thirty by the time he walked up the wooden steps of the restaurant and faced a packed bar. He'd just hoped that Lucas had posted a real picture on his profile. The last thing he needed was to be catfished tonight.
"Jackson!"
He turned to the sound of he voice, which was barely audible through the loud music and the various football games being played on the large screens over the bar. There was Lucas. He was standing at the bar with a glass of beer in his hand.
"
Beer?
" He mused. "
He drinks beer?
"
"Hi!' He called out and nervously made his way towards him. An empty stool sat beside him and Lucas patted it with his hand.