Chapter 5: George Goes Night Fishing

Friday night Lewis had arranged with Tayo to go night fishing again. As Tayo’s fishing friend Norman had stayed with them last time, Lewis suggested to Tayo that he invited George this time. When George had befriended Tayo a while back, he had told him he had never been night fishing but would like to.

George was delighted when asked. He checked with his parents and when they knew Lewis’s dad would be with them, they agreed. His dad said he’d drop him off at the farm where they fished.

Lewis and his dad called for Tayo just after five. They cycled down to the farm and had only been there five minutes when George arrived. His dad thanked Lewis’s dad for including him then left them to it.

As usual Lewis’s dad went further round the lake and set up his tent whilst the three lads set up their tent well away, but within his sight. George was fourteen and an experienced Angler, he just hadn’t done night fishing before.

Once the tent was up, they set up their rods, casting into the lake then resting their rods on stands so they didn’t have to sit and hold them all the time. They chatted quietly in between times, talking about their homes and schools, classmates and friends and of course, being teenagers, sex.

Lewis asked George if he had a girlfriend yet. George went a little red then said,” No, not yet I’m a bit shy meeting people and I’m even worse with girls.” Lewis told him not to worry, he and Tayo hadn’t got one yet either, “Except in our dreams,” he added. “Have you ever camped before?” Lewis asked him. George said no, it was something his parents had never done and none of his close friends had either. “Mind you,” he added, “Apart from Norman, I haven’t really got any other close friends.” “You have now,” Tayo said, “Me and Lewis.”

George looked pleased. “Thank you,” he said, “That’s nice of you. When I told Norman I was coming tonight he said I’d have a great time and that was certainly a lovely start.” “Did Norman give you any instructions?” Lewis asked. George nodded, “He said that as I’d never camped out before, if I was unsure or nervous about sleeping in a tent or sharing the tent, I should tell you and you would take all my worries away.”

Tato chipped in with, “Good one Norman, that’s a good reference, hey Lewis?” Lewis smiled, “Yes, it’s nice to hear he thought so much of it though.” Seeing George looking puzzled, Lewis said, “Don’t worry George, we’ll tell you more later. Have you ever experienced a sleep over?” Norman shook his head. “So, you’ve only ever been in a bed with yourself?” Lewis asked. “Yes,” George replied wondering what that had to do with anything. “Well, you’ve seen the size of the tent,” Lewis told him, “So three of us in a tent that size is bit like sharing a bed that’s too small. But as Norman told you, it’s nothing to worry about.”

“When you dream about having a girlfriend, who do you dream about?” Tayo asked him. George went quiet for a moment then told them, “Usually its Alison, a girl in my class at school.” “Does she know you fancy her?” Lewis asked. “Heavens no,” George said going red. “So how many times a week would she be in your dreams?” George thought for a moment then told them, “Probably about four.”

“It’s lovely dreaming, isn’t it?” Tayo said, “You don’t need anyone’s permission, you can dream anything you want to, and no one knows what you dream.” “Unless you tell your close friends about it,” Lewis said with a grin at George. “Did you know,” he added still looking at George, “That if you tell your close friends your fantasies, they will tell you theirs. Do you know what happens then?” George shook his head. “You often learn new ones you haven’t thought of that you will enjoy even more.”

“For instance,” Lewis said, “In the last month, how many different people have been in your erotic dreams?” George couldn’t believe he was having this discussion, but he was feeling so at ease with Lewis and Tayo, it seemed so natural. “Three,” he answered. “There you go,” Lewis said, “You need more variety, we’ll have to help him, won’t we Tayo?” Tayo nodded vigorously, “Yes,” he said, “I have far more exciting dreams now than I did before I met you and Mike.”

“Who’s Mike?” George asked. “He’s a friend we both know,” Lewis told him. “He improved our dreams no end and we try to do the same for our special friends.” George liked the sound of that but decided not to say anything at that point.

A couple of hours had passed, they had all caught a few fish, each time one of them was in the lead, one of the other two would catch one and even the score. Their competition was clearly going to be close. “Do you fish all night?” George asked. “Heavens no,” Lewis told him, “I’ve got work tomorrow. Dad does sometimes but we usually turn in about eleven.”

They decided it was time for some supper, so they all opened the packs their parents had given them. “We usually put them all together and share,” Lewis told George. “That’s fine with me,” he said and passed Lewis the plastic box his mum had given him. Lewis had brought some disposable plates, so he sorted all the food out onto three plates. They each had a seat by their fishing rod, but they all sat on the grass away from their rods and tucked in.

When they’d polished off all the food, they sat there chatting. Lewis turned to George and asked, “How many times have you had a competition to see who can fire the furthest?”

“Once,” George replied without thinking, then went red with embarrassment. Tayo spotted his discomfort and told him, “Don’t worry, we’ve all done it at least once, it’s fun isn’t it.”

George felt at ease after that. “So have you two...,” he said. Lewis smiled at him, “Of course, I won the furthest and Tayo won the quickest.”

“Who won when you did it?” Lewis asked. George smiled, “I did,” he said. “How did your mate feel about that?” Tayo asked. “He was fine,” George said, “There was only a couple of inches in it.” “Are you going to have a re match?” Lewis asked. “I don’t know,” George told them. “But you’d like to?” Lewis said with a smile. George nodded. “If you get the chance, fire each other, it’ll make you shoot further.” Tayo told him, “And its more exciting,” he added.

“So apart from the friend you had your competition with, has anyone else ever seen you erect?” Lewis asked. “No, never,” George replied. “How about near misses, you must have had at least one of them,” Tayo said grinning at him. George nodded, “It was on the occasion when we had our competition,” he told them. “We were at mine and everyone else was out. We decided to go into the garage, so we were both standing side by side with our trousers and shorts down around our ankles.”