Chance and I had almost always been friends. We had known each other for many years, meeting in school. In the beginning, we didn’t care much for each other and were quite antagonistic. From little things, like stealing each other’s things, to full on fist fights. Luckily, our short but intense rivalry did not last. I’m not sure what prompted it but eventually things just seemed to click and gradually we worked out our issues. We had been the best of friends ever since.

Now both eighteen, we were going stronger than ever. We weren’t lovers, like many thought, only friends. We did love each other but I wasn’t sure if we were in love. Gay or straight, I don’t know, it never came up and we never worried about it. By that point, we had put our tongues down each other’s throats and touched our balls together plenty of times. If that was the metric, then we were gayer than a three dollar bill. We had gotten our fair share of ridicule. We had been called all kinds of names and branded all sorts of things but it never deterred us. We both could crack some skulls if push came to shove. Luckily, we only had to defend ourselves once. We were lovers not fighters and we loved far harder than we fought.

“Can you butter me?” Chance asked lowly, I could hear his skin separating from the plastic float we laid on. Looking over, I saw him roll from his back to his stomach; his entire body bare as was mine.

Neither of us were bothered about getting naked in front of each other and could easily be naked without getting aroused by it. It was as casual as could be to us. Pulling myself free of the plastic as well, I grabbed the bottle of sunblock from between us. I squeezed some on to his back then started to rub it into his skin. Beginning at his upper back and shoulders, I massaged it into his skin, silently admiring his defined musculature. His skin was naturally tanned already, but if he wasn’t careful he would easily bake far beyond his normal golden brown. From his shoulders to his arms and neck, then down the length of his back, a good kneading of his toned ass cheeks then down to his legs and feet.

Despite the frequent exposure to his naked body, I never tired of seeing it. His mother worked as a nurse and often worked long, odd hours. Living with only his mother, we often were left to our own devices and I tended to hang around. This allowed plenty of time for shenanigans and ogling.

I laid back on my back, adjusting my sunglasses, and closing my eyes to enjoy the warmth of the sun on my body. There was a decently sized pond on the property where he lived, where we often floated out to sunbathe. Chance lived in the woods, far off the road and we didn’t need to worry about being spotted naked. It was a very relaxing, very liberating feeling to simply be as nature had intended.

I felt myself beginning to fall off to sleep, perhaps even doing so for a few minutes, but I was stirred by Chance. He leaned over me, his hand on my chest. “Koty, come on, let’s go inside,” though the dark lenses I could see him grinning and his dark eyes locked on mine.

I nodded lazily and then helped him row to put us back at the pier. We stepped onto the pier with the sunblock and I slipped into my flip-flops as he pulled the float from the water. Chance didn’t bother with shoes at home, he simply walked with bare feet across the wild ground. He had always been a bit earthier than I was. He had always been that way; he loved swimming, climbing trees, catching insects, eating things that grew wild and even his general appearance seemed to match that aspect of his personality.

As we walked back to his house in silence, I took my time to lag just behind him. I made sure to get my fill of his strong back, his tight ass and those cute Venus dimples just above it. He was in shape, strong but not cut, having a stocky build rather than a lean, toned body.