Since what had happened in the woods a few days previously, the guys were all a bit embarrassed. After all I was officially just the groundsman and they were the players and there wasn't a problem really as nothing had happened.
OK it might have done and some said I was asking for it but it was end of season and a hot day in May. I didn't see too much wrong with my brief shorts and although I had taken my shirt off, they were a couple of pitches away doing some practice.
They didn't always return to the club house that way but I suppose I kind of knew they would. Honestly all I'd been thinking was we might exchange some banter, like they would tease me about being a dandy. It was all good fun and I didn't mind. Really I was only afraid some of them might be homophobic.
They'd been doing 'Seven asides' and they were just passing the ball to each other as they came past.
"Hey Carlie boy it's your ball!" one shouted as the rugby ball came my way.
I had grabbed it instinctively although I've never played Rugby; anyway I ran off with it into some woods next to where I was working. I mean it was all just a joke really but I didn't get far before Stewart, I think he played scrum half, tackled me perfectly and brought me down on a little grass mound. The thing was that somehow he had pulled my pants down at the same time so I was lying there with bare bum fully exposed.
Then there was this guy Nicky, I knew him quite well and he played second row; so he shouted something like. "Come on men let's give it him!" and the others had to pull him away as he had already unzipped his shorts. It all got a bit steamy as it was obvious that they were all very aroused. But Brian the captain soon restored order.
"That's enough of that guys! Come on let's get back to the showers." Then turning to me "I'm really sorry about this. I don't know what got into them. Please don't take it badly!"
"It's OK Brian, I'm partly to blame really. I'm sorry too right?"
"No no you've nothing to apologise about" Adding quickly "Oh shit no. No way you're just ... well! Er... I guess it's the hot weather!"
Anyway that was how it happened and I suppose it was the sight of my bum that gave someone the idea. I mean I don't go round showing off my ass to anyone but once on a field trip in my first year at college someone had remarked I was as sexy as a chick.
The thing is when you are aware of something about yourself like you've got a big smooth ass, you tend to walk in a certain way.
So I was just clearing tools away for the day when Stewart and Doug suddenly appeared all chatty. Everyone had been so quite since the incident; I had felt a bit uneasy.
"Hi Carl! You really ran well with that ball man! We'll have you on the pitch yet eh?" he grabbed my puny arm with his big strong hand.
"Look!" he said "We had er... been wondering, you know seeing you are up to a bit of fun now and again, we wondered whether you'd be in for a dare." He said grinning and holding up what looked like an ordinary Rugby shirt. "So it's the team stripe really, er yea, I mean we're offering you to wear it er ... you see there's going to be a bit of a party. You know end of season thing."
"So what is the dare about?" I asked innocently.
"Well you see the guys have clubbed together and like .. . I mean you don't have to do this we're not forcing you; you won't loose your job if you don't do it. You know what I mean"