The three Amegos

 It all happened on an innocent weekend trip out of town. Work was
hectic the weather was miserable, either raining or so hot even breathing felt
like inhaling fire.
We could all use a break. A weekend away was long overdue. It started out as a
playful joke, a simple gesture when mark said  " Man Id love to just get the
hell outta here for a while" I laughed "and where we going to go?" "I dont know
anywhere but here Damn Ive had it" "yeah yeah brother I hear that" John added
"hey" I said with a distant twinkle in my eye and a sly smile upon my face "
what about taking off and going up to the cabin for the weekend?" " No way we
got way to much work we're to far behind already its not gonna happen" John said
" but you werent going to work the weekend anyway" i said "yeah but we should"
he said
I frowned a bit and then smiled wide remembering seeing the weather forecast for
the weekend. "But , you couldnt work the weekend if you wanted its going to rain
like hell.... what else are we going to do? look by the time we get back it
might still even be raining. We wont miss a thing, besides we all need to get
the hell out of here for a while... lets do it... lets just go, hell we will
only be gone a few days we dont really need to even pack damn lets just go"  
They looked at each other like i had lost my mind. "Damn babe thats a lot money
in gas" John said "Not really if we split it 3 ways its not that bad come on
lets throw some shit in the cooler and lets get the hell outta here" "I Dont
know babe.." John stared when mark chimed in with "Wait a min. maybe shes onto
something..." Man dont encourage her shes not playin around"  "neither am I"
Mark said with a slight grin. I smiled wider than the cheshire cat himself. "So
its settled when do we leave?" "Man I dont know if this is such a good idea.."
john said Mark turned to me and said "How long will it take you to throw
something in a bag and fill that cooler" I laughed "give me 10 min. " He laughed
" you got 10 min. make it quick before he changes my mind"  I jumped off the
desk where I was sitting and practically ran out the door.
I got home and threw two pair of shorts two shirts an extra pair of underwear
and my boots in a bag i went to the cabinet and fridge and tossed everything I
could think of in that cooler threw it all in the car and I was out the door.
Meanwhile back at the office. "Dude you have got to be kidding you know shes
going to be comin in that door any min. now expecting to leave" "yeah... and
...look you need the break as much as we do" "yeah but you aint never traveled
with her before" "what half way through the trip she going to turn into a freak
monster or something?" With a half hearted chuckle John said "Man you dont know
her like I do" " well maybe its time I get to know her then, whats the worst
that could happen?"
   I burst threw the door just in time to break the stare and silence that had
begun to set in. I worked hard to catch my breath and said "so you guys ready?"
Laughter filled the air. I looked at the two wondering what joke i had missed.
"Well are we headed out or what?" I said " yeah yeah throw your shit in the
truck and well stop by the house on the way out" John said I let out a big
"WOOOHOOO! " and with that I headed out to the truck.
    I naturally slid in the middle of the front seat and the guys piled in one
on either side. "you gotta be kidding me?" Mark said looking around me. John
just shook his head  grinned and then shrugged as if to say I tried to tell you.
"whatever lets just go"
After a short trip to the house we were on our way.
    You ever get the feeling something big is about to happen? Kinda like a
deja vu ....I had that feeling in my gut the whole trip. I couldnt seem to shake
it for nothin. Almost a dreamy feeling course it could have been the fatty I
rolled. Hey I only know how to roll one way, and that was it.
    " are you shittin me" John said with a grin. "Na got this from Christine
told her I was headed out and she gave it to me for you"  "Is it any good?" "I
dont know lets try it and find out" " hey mark you gonna hit this?" John said
"man you know I dont do that shit" "Whatever, john said but you might as well
cause were going to smoke this with the windows up and you going to get one hell
of contact anyway so you might as well" "no man...." "Hey you know what?.. " I
said with the most serious face I could muster. "sometimes you just gotta say
...what the fuck"  I laughed and added " besides youve never gotten high with me
before" mark looked around me at John and said "John" john just laughed " fuck
that im going to blow it right in your face" I laughed and said "so you going to
hit this or what?" "No ... but if you had something else maybe..." I laughed
again and reached into the front pocket of my shorts and pulled out a very small
baggy. I held it between my thumb and index and thumped it with my middle
finger. "Is this what you were looking for?" I said playfully "Where the hell
did you get that?" mark said "Yeah where did you get that?" John added "I got it
from a friend" i said grinning while raising and lowering my brows. "So whos
in?" "Alright you got me" mark said with a chuckle. I looked at john and winked.
he nodded in return.  "Well then looks like we are in for a hell of a trip
fellas"
      Now I dont smoke pot anymore I havent in a very long time so even a
little is going to feel like alot and never have I done the other I wasnt sure
how I was going to feel or what was going to happen but I knew I was in good
hands either way.
Radio blastin windows down and i was beginning to feel like we were leaving the
world behind.  I laughed to myself thinking the 3 amigos. We laughed and talked
fought over music and fav. Songs, and as we passed from one state to another we
lost radio stations and so there were moments of silence.
 Ya ever thought something that you never really mean to say out loud? well not
sure what it was but out it came, from dead silence i blurted out "Man my dick
is hard" I got a look from both sides of the truck and before I could even think
I said "I mean if i had one yeah it would defiantly be hard" "Hey ! hey! " john
said trying to snap me out of it I turned to him as serious as I could be and
said "What?" "What the hell?" john said. I looked around for a min. and looked
back at him and said threw squinted eyes "did i say that out loud?" "Umm
yeeeaaahhh" "Really?... damn" and then I started laughing. good hard belly laugh
the kind that comes from your toes to bring tears to your eyes. Before I knew it
we were all laughing. Conversation flowed easily we talked about anything and
everything from childhood to first dates to best concerts weve ever been to
right up to places we want to go and things we want to do, and in that moment I
dont think Ive ever felt so close to anyone in my entire life than I did these
two. In those moments that fallowed it became apparent to me we werent just
tisha john and mark we were 3 souls in search of our way down a long and winding
road in the journey we called life.
 Time passed very strangely from that point on. It seemed like days yet no time
at all before we reached the cabin.  i knew we were getting close cause i could
smell the fresh cut grass and the newly turned dirt in the air.  I saw the sun
peek up over the mountains and I had a sudden feeling of relief. Like the weight
of the world was suddenly lifted and out of the blue I burst into "its going to
be a bright bright bright bright sun shinny daaaayy." Before I knew it we were
all singing. My soul felt refreshed  and I was on top of the world. We laughed
at our own foolishness.
It was well into the morning when we got there and there was so much to do but
it wasn't long before we had the quads out running down the trail headed for the
creek. I couldn't wait to get in. The sun felt brutal that day maybe it was
because we had been up for going on two days now and the trip was beginning to
take its tole. I don't know but I was looking forward to that cool water. I
think we all were. To be continued in chapter two..