"Hold on!" Jed shouted.
Parker yelped as Jed's monster four wheel truck hit a hole in the rutted two-track, sending him flying forward. He grabbed on to the seat belt shoulder strap with one hand and grabbed the headrest in front of him with the other.
Jed let out a rebel yell as Colton and Trey cheered him on.
Another bump had Parker screaming as he nearly hit the ceiling.
When Colton suggested that Parker needed "bonding time" with Colton and his friends, Parker happily agreed. He was now regretting that decision.
Parker and Colton had been dating seriously for almost four weeks now. They spent all of their spare time together. Parker felt a little guilty that Colton didn't see his friends as often. He knew how close they were. He also felt guilt over not spending as much time with Shell, but Shell was dating Curtis hot and heavy now, so she wasn't around as much either.
The plan for today was to celebrate Trey receiving a full athletic scholarship to Tech. Parker thought they were going to go out to dinner, maybe a party. He didn't know that their idea of bonding time was four-wheeling in the mud. It had rained hard last night, all night long. Everything was completely wet and muddy.
Jed drove his truck like a mad man. There was so much mud on the windows, Parker didn't know how the big lug could even see where they were going. Colton rode shotgun in the front passenger seat, with Parker directly behind him, in the back seat with Trey.
The three jocks yelled and whooped every time Jed hit a bump.
Jed did a donut, screeched the truck to a halt and gave a final rebel yell.
As it came to a stop, Parker thought the truck was literally going to roll over. He clutched at his chest as he tried to calm his breathing. "Holy Jesus, I think I just crapped my pants!"
The other three men laughed until they were in tears.
"Let's stretch our legs," Colton said. He opened the truck door and jumped out.
That was fine with Parker. Right now, getting out of that killer truck was more important than anything in the entire world. He unbuckled his seat belt and pushed open the door. He stepped on to the running board and lost his footing on the slippery mud-covered surface. With a startled yelp, he found himself flat on his back in a pool of bone-chilling cold mud.
"Holy shit, are you okay, pup?" Colton asked as he crouched down.
Parker wasn't hurt, but he was totally humiliated. Jed and Trey stood by watching him, obviously trying not to laugh. His anger rose and he felt a stinging in his eyes as he tried to hold it together.
He looked up at Colton. Colton looked down at him with concern. Not pity, not mockery. Colton reached out and brushed a blob of mud from Parker's face, then cleared some away from his eye. His voice lowered to a whisper, "Even covered in mud, you're fucking adorable, pup. Christ, you make me happy."
Parker nearly melted. How could he stay mad after hearing that?
Colton looked up at his friends. "We're gonna go down to the river and clean up." He grabbed Parker's hands and pulled him to his feet.
"We're gonna go for a run," Jed said. "A hike. In the woods."
He and Trey turned and ran off towards the woods.
Parker looked around and frowned. Jed's 4x4 monster truck was completely caked with mud from top to bottom. It was sitting in an overgrown field of grass and mud. There was a fire pit and a rusted out barbecue grill nearby. Looking around, Parker noticed several other fire pits.
Behind Colton sat a row of a dozen small run-down, boarded up log cabins. Half of them looked like they were ready to collapse in on themselves. There was one larger building near the middle.
Parker could hear the rush of the nearby river, which flowed behind the cabins.
"Where are we?" Parker asked.
"Camp Timber, just across the county border. Jed said it was abandoned years ago, but the woods and trails are awesome for four-wheeling and hiking and stuff."
"How did you guys find this place? Are we supposed to be here? We're not gonna get in trouble for being here are we?"
Colton just smiled and held out his hand. "C'mon."
Parker took it and followed Colton towards one of the cabins. His sneakers squished with every step and he was completely covered in goopy brown mud from his head to his feet. He tried to wipe his face, but it was useless.
They walked past the cabin through the overgrown grass. Parker looked around his feet. "There aren't any snakes around here, are there?"
"Nah, probably not."
"'Probably' not?"
Parker scooted closer to Colton, carefully scanning the ground with each step. He followed him down to the river bank. The river was wide enough at this point that Parker knew he could swim the width of it using a little effort. There was a busted up dock that was nothing more than a few scraps of wood.
When the camp was in its prime, it was probably really nice.
Both teens stripped their clothes off and waded into the cold river.
Parker looked around. The water level was higher than normal and seemed to be flowing fairly quickly. He was a good swimmer, but he imagined an undertow pulling him away. "Is it safe?"
"It's safe here. Just stay close to the shore."
They washed the mud away from their bodies and then rinsed their clothes out. The water was cold, but it felt good to have the mud cleaned away.
"You're not having fun, are you?" Colton asked as he and Parker laid their clothes on the remains of the wooden dock.
Parker looked up. "No, I am," he insisted. He clamped his jaw down when his teeth started to chatter. Now that he was only in the river up to his knees, the air around him made him even colder. He wrapped his arms around his body, trying not to shiver. His nipples were so hard they could probably cut glass.
Parker openly stared at Colton's naked body. His wide shoulders formed a V-shape to his narrow waist. Even in the cold air, his dick looked big.
Parker looked down between his legs. It looked like his dick was trying crawl up into his body. Just great. He gave it a discreet tug, trying to make it look more presentable.
Colton coughed, trying to hide a laugh, which Parker ignored.
"So you're really having fun? Honest?" Colton asked.
"The truck was scary, but it was fun. But this is actually really nice. Good god, you're hot."
Colton smirked and flexed his muscles, then wiggled his hips, making his cock slap against his thighs. He pulled Parker close and tried to warm him up with his hands.
"I wanted to do something outside with you, in nature. I'm an outdoorsy kinda guy."
Parker leaned into Colton. The bigger boy radiated body heat that felt so damn good right now. "No, this is nice, Colt. Seriously."
