Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2023 23:25:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: "niftystories@yahoo.com" <niftystories@yahoo.com>
Subject: Drillin' the Driller -- Part 6

Drillin' the Driller -- Part 6

This is a fictional story between adult males set in Wyoming a while ago.
While I did work in construction and oil drilling rigs in my younger days
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I awoke with my arm around Josh and saw Chad had his arm around him as
well. I remembered the previous night. We had played strip poker, Josh
had lost and had ridden Chad's cock while sucking on mine. No wonder he
had a smile on his face. I got out of bed, pulled on my shorts, and went
over to make a pot of coffee. The aroma woke Chad up, and he came over to
join me. "So, you and Josh have the day off?" I nodded. "Got any
plans?". "No, not really. Maybe do some shopping". "how are things
going out on the rig?" "Pretty well. Oh, there's one thing I think
you'll think is pretty funny". Chad cocked an eye at me. "Well, Rich
is trying to blackmail me into letting him fuck me". "What! How? What
could he blackmail you with". "Well, he thinks I'm fucking Josh, and
doesn't know you came back early. So, when you come back to work he
threatened to tell you that I've been fucking Josh while you were out of
town, unless I let him fuck me". "Well, that won't work, you and I
have been . . .". "Yes, of course, his blackmail won't work, but he
doesn't know that. But he just pisses me off with his attitude. He
called Josh a piece of ass, and I know he just thinks of me as a piece of
ass. Actually, it's more than just another piece of ass, it's like a
trophy for him, another conquest.  I'd like to fuck him over. Not hurt
him of course, just fuck him over somehow, and teach him a lesson". Chad
considered. "Hmmm, he has the day off, right?'. I nodded "And he's
staying over in Green River?". "Yeah, at the Hampton Inn". "Well,
what do you think about this?" My eyes widened as Chad told me his plan.
"Really? You think we could pull that off?". Chad nodded
enthusiastically. "That sounds hot as hell! Ok, let's do it!".

We told Josh that we had some business to take care of in Green River,
and Josh said he was fine with doing some shopping and checking things
out around town. Chad and I drove over to Green River and drove around
town. I spotted his company pickup in the parking lot of a café and
pointed it out. "Ok," Chad said nodding. "He'll most likely go back
to the motel after lunch". We pulled into a parking place at the Hampton
and waited. About half an hour later Rich pulled in. "Ok, give me about
15 minutes before you come up". I nodded, and Chad got out of the truck
and walked toward the front door, holding a shopping bag he had borrowed
from Josh. As they both reached the front door Chad dropped the bag and
bumped into Rich. "Oh, excuse me! I'm so sorry, I'm such a clumsy
klutz". He bent down to pick up his bag, angling himself so that Rich
could get a good look at his ass. He stood back up; Rich was smiling at
him. Chad put out his hand. "I'm Steve, so sorry to bump into you like
that. Rich shook his hand. "No problem! I'm Rich, nice to bump into
you". Chad could tell he had him interested. "You from around here?".
Rich shook his head. "Naw, just be here for a week or so. I'm doing
some work over in Rock Springs. How about you?". "Oh, just passing
through. But, if you're here for a while you probably know better than
me: where do you get a nice piece of ass around here?". Rich smiled.
"You're looking at it". Chad feigned surprise. "Oh, is that so?
Interesting. Well, I've been horny as all hell. And a hole is a hole, I
guess". Rich nodded. "Wanna come up to my room?".

I silently pushed the door open, Chad had stuck a card in the door latch,
preventing it from locking. I could hear the sounds coming from inside
the room as I snuck inside. Chad had Rich bent over the sofa and was
fucking him hard. "Yeah, give it to me, stud! Use my hole! Fuck me hard!
Give me all you got!" Rich moaned loudly. Chad nodded to me as he saw me
come from behind. I stripped out of my clothes and stood next to him.
Chad nodded and pulled his cock out of Rich's hole and stood to the
side. I slipped in, aimed my hard cock at Rich's loosened hole, and
rammed it in". "Oh fuck!" Rich gasped. "That's it, fuck the
daylights outta me!". I pulled my cock almost out of him and then rammed
it again, and again. Rich lowered his head and braced his arms on the
sofa, to better withstand my onslaught. Chad slipped around in front of
him, his cock aimed at his mouth. Rich looked up and saw the hard cock in
front of his face. His eyes widened in shock, and he looked up further
and saw the man he knew as Steve standing in front of him. "What the
fuck? Who the hell is fucking me?". He tried to turn his head around to
see, but Chad took his head firmly in his hands and forced it back
around. "You don't need to know who's fucking you. You seem like you
were enough of a slut that any cock will do. This is one of my buddies
who was waiting for me in the lobby, so I motioned to him to follow me
up, we got a live one. But before he came up he called some of our other
buddies from the lobby phone. I think 5 or 6 more are on their way.
We're gonna gang bang you, one after another, and then back for sloppy
seconds. And your fag ass will probably love it. But that doesn't
matter, we'll use you any way we want".

"Now, I'm going to make use of your mouth. Open wide, cocksucker".
"Fuck you!" Rich shouted. "Let me go!". Rich cuffed him along the
side of his head. "I said open up, cocksucker. Or you're not gonna like
what happens next.". Rich opened his mouth and Chad rammed his cock down
his throat. I pulled my cock out and then rammed it back in, full length.
"Ummph!" Rich whimpered around the cock crammed down his throat. I
fucked Rich hard, as Chad humped his mouth and throat. "That's it"
Chad coaxed. You suck cock real good, I bet you could suck the chrome off
of a trailer hitch". Rich's whimpers became louder, he was scared of
what he had gotten himself into. That was our plan. I pulled up my arm,
and then slapped his ass hard. Smack! "Ow! Smack! "Ow!" Smack. Smack!
Smack! "Ow, Ow! Ow, Fuck, that hurts!" "Good," Chad grunted, "and
we're just getting started". I rutted away inside Rich. I wasn't close
to cuming, it was just methodical because I didn't feel anything for him
but contempt. Hot, yeah, because of the way he was whimpering, but still
. . .

"How's that hole doing?" Chad asked. I just nodded, knowing Rich would
recognize my voice. "Getting a little loose and sloppy? Yeah, that boy
cunt of his probably gets used a lot, he's such a slutty whore. I've
fucked some real skanky bitches in my day, but this boy is a world-class
slut, he just can't get enough cock in both his holes". He pulled
Rich's head into him and rammed his cock down his throat and pumped his
cock deep into Rich's throat, again and again. Rich tried desperately to
push him away, and Chad pulled his cock out of his throat. Rich gasped
for air. "Fuck! Are you trying to kill me? I couldn't breathe!". Chad
shook his head. "Naw, we don't want to do any permanent damage, we want
you to be in good shape to entertain our buddies when they get here. OK,
I'll just have another go at that fine ass of yours. Oh wait, my buddy
has it occupied. Well, let's loosen it some more, I'm sure you can
handle both of us at the same time". Chad took Rich's shoulders firmly,
as I reached around his chest. We flipped him over as I held him tightly,
he was now riding my cock on top of me. Chad came around, lifted Rich's
legs, and pressed his cock to his hole, next to mine. Rich's eyes opened
wide. "No! I can't handle both of you! You'll destroy my ass!". "You
mean your cunt? I think your sloppy boy cunt can handle it just fine".
He pushed his cock harder, and it slipped in. "Oh my god!" Rich moaned.
"Please! I can't take it, it's too much!". Chad pushed his cock in
further, it felt hot as hell, pressed so tightly against mine inside
Rich's tightly stretched hole. "Oh my god" Rich moaned again. "Fuck,
fuck, fuck!". He reached down and started jerking himself off.  Chad
fucked him, thrusting hard inside him. I couldn't move my cock much with
Rich's weight on me; I just enjoyed Chad's cock rubbing against mine.
We double fucked Rich for a good ten minutes, as Rich jerked himself. He
moaned, groaned, and grunted, the expression on his face alternating
between pleasure and grimacing, as his senses were pushed to the
borderline between pleasure and pain. Suddenly Rich's hole clenched
tightly against our cocks, involuntarily, as he shot his load out onto
his chest as he moaned. That pushed us over the edge, as our cocks
spurted our loads inside him. Chad pulled Rich off of me and pushed him
face down on the sofa. "Huh, I guess my other buddies couldn't make it
up, yet. Well, they know where you are. Maybe they'll stop by later and
take good care of you, you fucking whore piece of shit. When they show
up, open the door for them and treat them real nice. They'll gang-bang
you, one after another, or maybe two at a time again. But I'm sure
you'll do just fine, you don't seem like you can get enough cock up
that boy cunt of yours".

He picked up Rich's shirt and threw it over Rich's head. "Now don't
look up until you hear the door close behind us, or we'll fuck you up,"
he bluffed. We dressed quickly, and left, slamming the door behind us. We
climbed into Chad's truck and headed home. "You don't think we were
too rough on him? I questioned. "No, I checked his ass when we pulled
out. A little red and puffy, but no damage. But his ass cheeks are red
from you spanking him. He'll be fine, but I think it will be a while
before he wants something up there again". He laughed. "He looked
scared as hell when he realized there were two of us. And he really
freaked out when I told him 5 or 6 more were coming. He'll be scared to
death to leave his room, until he absolutely has to". "Well, hopefully,
he learned a lesson. If he came on to some of the guys around here the
way he came on to me, it might not go so well for him. And don't
threaten my man with blackmail if he doesn't put out for you, that
doesn't cut it with me". I nodded. "You know, the sad part is that he
probably liked it, well, until he got scared that it could get out of
hand. I used to be like that, a couple of years ago. Not rough like that,
of course. But a lot of one-night stands. Wham, bam, thank you man, and
then on to the next guy, to see if it might be even better. But then I
realized that sex with someone is supposed to mean something. There is no
`even better' next time. I'd think back, and realize that guy back
when was really nice and fun to be with. Maybe if I'd taken the time to
get to know him we might have made a connection. Sex is so much better
than when you're making love, like we do. I just hope Rich gets to
figure that out".

We were back in our room when the phone rang. Chad started to get up, but
I stopped him. "You're not supposed to be back yet, remember? Let me
get it and see who it is". Picked up the phone. "Hello? Yes, this is
Dave Parsons. Yes. "What? I'm so sorry to hear that. No, I don't have
a number for Chad, but he's supposed to call me this afternoon. What's
your number, I'll be sure to let him know he needs to call you". I
wrote the number down and hung up. "That was the head office. They said
Rich called and said he had a family emergency and needs to come home to
Denver today. They want you to call them and see if there's any way you
can come back today, and be back at work tomorrow". "Holy shit!" Chad
sighed, "maybe we over-did it a little. Rich must have freaked out
thinking a bunch of other guys were coming to his room to rape him and
decided it best to get the hell out of town. I'll call the head office
and tell them I can make it back to work".

Chad called and assured them he could be back to work tomorrow. Josh came
back and the three of us were enjoying a beer when there was a knock at
the door. I got up and looked through the peephole to see who it was.
"Holy shit!" I gasped, turning back toward Chad and Josh. "It's Rich!
Chad, get in the bathroom and close the door! And Josh, don't say
anything about Chad being here, I told Rich he wasn't coming back until
next week". Josh nodded, and I opened the door. "Rich! Come on in,
what's up?". Rich stepped into the room. "Well, I'm on my way back to
Denver, and just wanted to say goodbye, and apologize to both of you".
"You're on your way back to Denver?" I questioned. What's up? And,
apologize for what?". "I called the head office and told them I had a
family emergency and I have to go back home today. They said they'll try
to get ahold of Chad and see if he can make it back by tomorrow. But,
what happened is that I was raped". "What! You were raped?". Rich
nodded. "Yeah, I was stupid. I came on to a guy who I bumped into at the
motel and invited him up to my room. Somehow he rigged the door so one of
his friends got in, and both of them raped me, hard. And as they were
leaving they told me they told a bunch more of their friends about me and
they would be coming to rape me some more, so I decided to get the hell
outta there. So, I just wanted to stop by and say goodbye and apologize
for being such an asshole, to both of you". I shrugged. "Oh, you
haven't been such a bad boss". Rich nodded. "Yeah, we worked well as a
crew. It's the other stuff I need to apologize for: trying to pressure
you to let me fuck you". He turned to Josh. "And Josh, I was planning
on hitting on you. If you had stayed with me in Green River I sure as
hell would have come on to you. And that's not right. From what I
understand you're just coming to grip on being gay. Take it slow, and
find someone special you really enjoy being with. When I first decided to
accept that I was gay I made the mistake of thinking it was some kind of
sport, to see how many conquests I could get. I was so stupid. I realize
now it's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality that's more
important. So, I'm sorry I was such an asshole". Josh and I both
nodded. "Well, I guess I'd better be on my way". Rich reached out to
shake my hand; I pulled him in for a hug instead. "It's been great
working with you, Rich, I hope we run into each other again. And I hope
you find someone special". Rich smiled. "There is this guy I spent the
night with a while back, we really enjoyed each other. He's called me a
few times, asking me out, but I never made the time for him. When I get
back home I'm going to call him and ask him out for dinner". I smiled
and nodded. Rich reached for the door and then closed it behind him.

Chad came out of the bathroom. "Well, that was interesting," he said
dryly. "The poor guy!" Josh said softly. "How awful it must be to be
raped". "Yeah," I agreed sheepishly. "I tried to tell him he had to
be careful around here about who you let know what you enjoy doing in the
sack. He's lucky they didn't just beat him up". I looked Chad in the
eyes, and we both knew we would never tell anyone what we had done with
Rich.

We went to the Longbranch for dinner. Josh, Chad, and I took our seats
and ordered a round of beers. Clint found us, and I introduced him to
Chad and Josh. I saw that he took an immediate interest in Josh, and then
turned to Chad. "So, Chad -- Dave tells me your mother is in the
hospital? How is she doing?". "Oh, she was released from the hospital
yesterday, she's doing much better". "Great, glad to hear it". He
turned to Josh. "Dave tells me you're only here in Rock Springs for a
few days? What do you do". Josh explained he was a geologist, and the
drilling company had sent him out to work with Chad's relief driller to
learn about drilling operations. "And you live in the Denver area?"
Josh nodded. "And do you live alone?". "No, I live with my wife. For
now,". "Ah, I see". Clint turned toward me and looked at me sharply.
We continued to make small talk. Josh pulled his chair back. "Excuse me,
I need to use the restroom, beer goes right through me". Chad stood up.
"I need to take a leak too, I'll go with you.

After they left Clint turned to face me, he didn't look happy. "Dave,
what the hell were you thinking? Trying to set me up with a married guy?
I'm not a homewrecker, and I like guys who know what they want!". I
smiled. "Josh knows what he wants. Chad and I had a three-way with him
last night. We both fucked him, and he loved it". Clint's eyes widened
and then narrowed. "Great! A married guy who cheats on his wife with
guys and goes on the down-low in a three-way?". "Cut him some slack,
huh? His father caught him with a guy and beat the crap out of him. Then
he put him in some Christian school where the minister scared the crap
out of him, telling him gays will burn in hell for all eternity. So, Josh
decided he would never be tempted by what he knew he really wanted.
That's why Chad and I seduced him, so he could confront his fear and
conquer it". "Christ! The poor guy!". I nodded. "The first thing he
told Chad and me this morning was that he finally felt free to be who he
is, instead of trying to live up to other people's expectations. He's
not someone who goes on the down-low on his wife, I know that he's never
done anything like that before. He's just a guy who realizes his
marriage was a big mistake; he was just trying to be what he thought
people wanted him to be". Clint grew silent. "So, what did you think of
him?". Clint sighed. "Well, to tell you the truth, the first moment I
laid eyes on him it felt like love at first sight. He's so damn
good-looking, and he has such a look of . . .  innocence about him. A lot
of guys are so cynical about life. Josh looks so innocent, and like he
can't wait to see what life throws at him next". I nodded. "Then go
for it! He needs a good man in his life, and I think you're the right
guy for the job". "But how do I attract him to me? I'm just a simple
country boy". "And he's just a city boy, who knows nothing about
country life. Just tell him about yourself, your hobbies, and what you
like, and enjoy doing".

Chad and Josh stepped into the restroom and walked up to the urinals.
"So, what do you think?" Chad questioned. "About what?". Chad sighed
in exasperation. "Duh? About Clint". He watched as Josh looked around
the restroom, making sure they were alone. "I like him a lot. He's so
ruggedly handsome, so masculine. He does this to me". Chad looked at
Josh, who directed him down with his eyes. Josh's cock was semi-erect.
Chad laughed. "Well, that's always a good start". "But I'm so
confused! Just a couple of days ago I would have been furious with myself
for allowing those thoughts to enter my head. But tonight, I just keep
thinking how much I want to be with Clint and do things with him that I
used to never let myself think about. It's so sudden, so confusing. What
do you think I should do?". Chad turned to look into Josh's eyes. "I
think you should follow your heart. Just a month ago I was pretty much in
your boat: Pretending that I was straight. Lying about how many women I
had slept with. And then I let Dave seduce me. I loved it and knew that I
loved it, but still tried to deny it. And then I realized Dave had won my
heart, and knew that if I didn't accept my feelings for him I would
always regret it. And I think if you want Clint you need to go for it, or
you will always regret it. What I think you should do is follow your
heart. And be brave, like you were last night. You're at your best when
you're brave, and you will know what to do".

 Chad and Josh came back to the table. The food arrived, and they dug in
with enthusiasm. "So, have you always lived here in Rock Springs,
Clint?" Josh questioned. "No, I grew up in a small town north of
here". He looked around and lowered his voice. "I was in high school
when my mother caught me with a guy's dick in my mouth, and my father
threw me out of the house. So, I never got to finish high school". "Oh,
I'm so sorry!". Clint shrugged his shoulder. "Well, a fella has to do
whatever he has to do to get by. I had an old pickup and drove over to
Casper, and started working in construction. I'm a stone mason now and
working at the power plant north of town. When that job is done I'll
just move on to the next job, and the next place". "Josh nodded. "And
what do you like doing on your time off?". "Well, on my days off I like
to drive out to the middle of nowhere and go hiking, and appreciate the
smells and sights of nature. And it's almost Fall; every Fall I take 10
days off to go elk hunting". "Really? You take 10 days off to go kill
some animals?". Clint looked more intently into Josh's eyes. "No. I
take 10 days off to reconnect with the land and nature. I go hunting high
up in the mountains in the Wind River range. There's a ranch at the base
of the mountains, and I know the rancher. I hire a horse and a pack mule
from him. It takes me a day and a half to get up to my favorite place.
It's a small valley, with a creek running through it. I set up camp
there, and live off the land. I catch trout in the creek or shoot a
rabbit or sage hen and roast it over my campfire, and there are a lot of
wild plants you can use for vegetables. Living off the land, just like
the early settlers did, my ancestors, and the Native Americans before
them. That's my time when I'm at peace with myself and nature. I don't
enjoy killing animals, the way I see it there's something wrong with a
fella that does enjoy killing animals. It's just the way of nature, a
fella has to do it to have meat. I think if folks had to kill, gut, skin,
and butcher any meat they eat there would be a helluva lot more
vegetarians".

Josh looked at Clint admiringly. They had finished their meal and were
enjoying a glass of wine. "Wow, that sounds so nice. But doesn't it get
a bit lonely up there all by yourself". Clint shrugged "I've been
alone most of my life, I'm used to it. But I wouldn't mind some company
if you would like to come along". Josh's eyes widened. "What? Are you
serious?". Clint nodded. "Sure, I'd love to have you come along with
me if you think you would enjoy that. I can get an extra horse from the
rancher. Have you ever ridden a horse?". Josh shook his head. "Well,
it's not that complicated. The first day is pretty easy, a steady climb
up the mountain, and then the trail gets pretty narrow and rugged. But
the rancher's horses are experienced trail horses, they know what to do.
So, what do you think?". Josh considered it.  "Yes! Yes, I'd love to
come along with you! I'm sure I can get the time off of work". Clint
stroked his chin with his hand. "Ok, but what will you tell your
wife?". Josh stared blankly, it was obvious he hadn't considered that.
"Umm, I guess I'll just tell her it's a business trip; that will give
me time to figure out how to handle it with her. I'd rather not tell her
it's because I've gone gay on her. She'll tell my parents, and I
really don't want to deal with that, not yet, anyway". "Well," Clint
began slowly, "the way I see things, the best time to figure something
out is now, not put it off until it's staring you in the face. If you
would like to come along with me up in the mountains, I think you need to
decide how you want to move forward in your life. As in, now". Chad and
I watched as Clint and Josh looked intently into each other's eyes. Josh
seemed to be searching for an answer. Then he slowly began to nod his
head, and then slapped his hand on the table. "Yeah, you're right,
damnit. You're right, of course. I'll do it! As soon as I get home
I'll tell my wife that I'm moving out and that I need a divorce. And
tell her the reason why: Because I'm gay, and always have been, I was
just too messed up to man up to it. And my parents and our friends can
deal with it. Or not - that's their decision, but it's my life, and
I'm going to live it my way".  Clint reached over and put his hand on
Josh's shoulder. "Josh, I'd really like it if you'd come home with
me, tonight. Right now, if you're ready, I can't wait to wrap my arms
around you and hold you tight. And then some other things". Josh smiled.
"Yes, I'd like that very much". Clint spun around to face us. Chad
held up his hand. "We've got this, you two can get it next time".
Clint nodded his appreciation, and he and Josh got up and left.

I watched them walk away. "Well, that worked well," Chad said softly."
You're pretty good at this matchmaking thing". I nodded. "Yeah, I
guess, but that's not what I was thinking about". "Oh yeah? What were
you thinking about?'. "What I was thinking about was that we get the
privacy of our motel room back tonight. And hopefully the rest of the
time Josh is here, I think Clint will be keeping him busy". "Oh, right!
Well, what do you want to do?". "Well, I was thinking maybe you could
ravish my body with your tongue, and then you could have your way with
me".  "Done deal!" Chad said as he held his hand up to get the
server's attention for the check.

We picked up Josh at Clint's the next morning, and he climbed into the
back of Chad's pickup with Smitty and JJ. "You seem to be in an awfully
good mood this morning" JJ commented dryly. "Oh?" Josh replied, "I
guess I am, I had a real nice night last night last night". JJ smiled.
"Oh yeah? What'd you do?". Josh shrugged. "Oh, I had dinner with Josh
and Dave, and a friend of Dave's, Clint. Clint and I hit it off, he's a
real nice guy. Now that Chad is back it's getting a little crowded in
their room, so Clint invited me to bunk with him". "Hmmm, Interesting"
JJ nodded, smiling. Chad reached for the radio and turned it up, George
Strait was wailing something about how all his exes lived in Texas. At
length, we pulled up to the rig and piled out of the pickup to greet the
graveyard shift coming out of the dawghouse. "Waal, you fellas should be
all set" the driller greeted Chad. "We're drilling through some really
hard granite, and we had to pull the pipe out and put on a new bit, we
just got the pipe back in a little while ago and started drillin'
again". "When was the last time you took a rock sample?" I questioned.
"Oh, that was last night, before we pulled the pipe out and set the new
drill bit. It's probably due for another sample". I nodded. "C'mon
Josh, let's get a new sample".

I scooped out some gravel bits and poured it into the cloth bag. "So,
how was it?" I asked softly. Josh blushed. "I . . . I think it was the
best night of my life. Clint is so gentle, and so caring, making sure I
enjoyed whatever he did. And I sure enjoyed what he did. He's um, got a
pretty big one and I loved every second of it. I . . . I think I saw
stars when he finally came inside me. I fell asleep in his arms and woke
up with him kissing me in the morning, with me still in his arms. It's
all kind of sudden, but I know I want to be in his arms every night.". I
put my hand on Josh's shoulder and squeezed it. "Good, I thought you
two would hit it off. And yeah, he's got a nice big, fat one, and when
he gets going he can fuck the livin' daylight outta you". Josh's eyes
opened widely. "Wait, you and Clint have been with each other?". I
shrugged. "Well, quite a while ago. We ran into each other in a bar down
in in Craig. We got to talking, and I knew what he wanted, and he saw
that I wanted it, so I took him back to my hotel room. But it was just a
one-time deal, he was leaving for a job the next day. Then I ran into him
at the Horseshoe here in town, when I was having dinner with Chad. Chad
noticed him smiling at me and got all jealous. Then while Chad was out of
town we ran into each other and had dinner together and I got to know him
better. And then when I met you I knew you were a lot more curious about
things than you were willing to admit, especially to yourself". Josh
frowned. "Wait, are you telling me that you thought I was gay the first
time you met me?". I hesitated, and then slowly nodded. "Well, what the
hell would make you think I was gay? Did I have some kind of swish or
something? I've always been very conscious about making sure I didn't
act gay in any way". "Oh no!" I reassured him, "You're sure as hell
didn't act gay in any way. You came across as the wholesome,
all-American boy next door. It's called `Gaydar', but I like to call
it `gay-o-meter' because I think it's funnier. You'll develop as you
get more used to being . . . um, gay. It's mostly in the eyes, but
there's also a bit of a `sixth sense' about it. When you look a
straight guy directly in his eyes you see a kind of barrier that you know
it's best not to try to cross. But when you look at a gay guy in the
eye, or a guy that is open to persuasion, you see a glint of recognition,
a sense of . . . `Aha!', he plays on my team". I shrugged. "And
that's what I saw when I first met you. And I also saw that you needed
help being comfortable with who you are, and I thought about Clint. Clint
is a really nice guy, and so are you, and you deserve to finally have
some happiness in your life. Both of you deserve that, and deserve to
make each other happy".

Josh looked around to make sure no one was watching, and then put his
arms around me and kissed me on the lips. "Well, thanks Dave for seeing
whatever you saw in my eyes. And thanks for setting me up with Clint.
I've never felt so good about life as I did last night, with Clint. And
I can't wait to see where it takes us". I kissed him on the cheek and
broke off our embrace. "Good. Chad and I also can't wait to see how it
goes with you guys. And I hope we're friends for life. Chad and I both
want to always know how it's going with both of you". Chad's eyes
glistened with moisture. "Friends for life?" he repeated. "That sounds
real good to me".

Chad, Josh, Smitty, and I were sitting in the dawghouse late in the
afternoon, JJ was under the rig checking on something. Josh got up and
mumbled that he was going to take a leak. We made small talk, and at
length Josh came back, looking a bit flustered. JJ came back in, with a
sullen look on his face. Our relief crew showed up and we drove back to
town in silence. "Did something happen between you and JJ?" Chad asked
after we had dropped them off. Josh scowled. "Well, yeah. He snuck up
behind me when I was peeing, grabbed my ass, and told me he was going to
fuck me. I told him, No, he wasn't. He told me that yeah, he was, that
he knew I was a faggot, and faggots are meant to be fucked. And then he
started pulling my pants down. They trained us in self-defense at that
Christian academy, so I just spun around and kicked him the nuts real
hard with my knee. He doubled over, cursing, and I sucker-punched him in
the gut and then knocked him over on his back. And then I told him if he
ever tried anything like that again I'd fuck him up real good". I
slapped Josh on his back. "Well, good for you! Smitty knew something had
happened, and will goad JJ into telling him what happened. Now they'll
both leave all of us alone and keep their mouths shut. The last thing JJ
will want folks to know is that some faggot got the best of him".

Clint and Josh joined us for dinner at Denny's. "Well, I called the
head office and told them I was giving two week's notice" Josh
announced. I looked at him in surprise. "Really? What's that about?".
"I want to move here to Rock Springs and be with Clint". I glanced at
Clint, he nodded, smiling broadly. "I'll get a job here doing
something" Josh continued, "even if washing dishes or something. And I
called a friend in Denver; he's going to let me crash on his couch for a
while. I told him that me and Beth -- my wife -- are splitting up. I'm
driving back to Denver tomorrow and tell Beth that I need a divorce, and
why. And then pack up my stuff and get the hell out. I'll drive up back
here on weekends to be with Clint until I'm done with work". "Well,
I'm really happy for both of you" I assured them. "Are you still going
on that hunting trip up in the mountains?". "Oh yeah, we're really
looking forward to it" Josh replied enthusiastically. "You said right
after Labor Day, Clint?". Clint nodded. "Well, we'll probably be gone
by then" Chad spoke up. "The well will be done in a week to ten days.
Dave and I are going to drive down and visit my mom in New Mexico. And
then and then we have another drilling job lined up over in Moab, Utah".
He asked the waitress for something, and then wrote on the paper she
brought. He handed it to Josh. "This is my mom's name and phone number,
she always knows how to reach me, and Dave. Let's always keep in
touch". Clint and Josh nodded enthusiastically.

To be continued . . .