“This is the life, am I right? No nagging wives, no irritating bosses, no. Just us men, beer and nature.” I placed my hands behind my head to gently cup my short, freely unbrushed hair.

“Amen to that. We don’t have to worry about good looks or nothin’. All of us have them nice thick beards now that were gosh darn forbidden at home- except James. Damn it to Hell, he couldn’t grow a beard if he tried. He’s the least manly guy I’ve seen. He probably doesn’t bathe with us because he ain’t got no chest hair.” Chuckled Rick, his lips moving around a bulky cigar as he proceeded to prod the fire logs into another position.

“Agreed.” Oliver’s eyes glued were to the flickering flames before him. As the sparks leaped off of the flames to join the smoke drifting in the night sky, his eyes would dance to follow the tiny fleck of light before it darkened.

“You guys remember the good ol’ days? Back in highschool, when chicks digged us without all them yappin’ away about jobs and shit like that?” Rick leaned back to enjoy his drugs and reminiscently recalling the past.

“Oh yes I do. I remember the girls, the bros, the football, the parties, you name it. It was nice, but it doesn’t match life like this.” I gestured to the dark forest enveloping us in a clearing of dirt, silence and pure enjoyment.

“That was back when Vincent wasn’t a mauled carcass, Heather wasn’t off at law school and Sally wasn’t crazy.” After Oliver mentioned Sally, there was a short silence, and then a sudden burst of laughter from the three of us.

“Oh dear lord, I haven’t seen Sally since she went all psycho on you and had to be locked up in the crazy place.” Rick cackled, dropping his cigar and tearing in his rugged yet playful eyes.

“I’m just glad I found out before we went too far. Damn. She seemed so perfect until Hell broke loose.” I sighed.

“Why do you think Clyde broke up with her? She always was a lunatic. We tried to tell you that all throughout your relationship. Speaking of which? What’s taking Clyde and James so long to get dinner? It’s already dark!” He announced. As if on cue, James came crashing through the trees, drenched in sweat and dirt. His chest heaved up and down unevenly like a heart monitor.