They wore shorts. It was August, four weeks before classes started. Josie, hearing the sounds, stopped on the way to see who was on the field.
The stands were mostly empty. A few girls sat together. A couple of men, probably fathers of some on the field were sitting high in the stands. Josie found a place midway and sat.
There was the usual huddle, a clap as the team left to get into formation. Whistles blowing and overweight coaches yelling instructions.
The ball was in play and soon Josie was envying the bunch of boys his age piled on top of whoever had the ball in their hands.
They wore shorts because it was still summer, a humid one in the south. Almost everyone wore a coat of sweat even if they were walking down the street.
Josie, shirtless as usual, was coated with it. The boys on the field probably were, but their football pads and jerseys hid it.
Morgan trotted toward Josie stopping to pour some green liquid into a large cup and down it. As if in slow motion, he tilted his head back, lifting the mesh jersey to reveal his flat stomach, defined by his youth and exercise.
Josie stared and adjusted the growth in his shorts.
Morgan lowered the tumbler and his eyes, for an instant locked on Josie's. He smiled and nodded.
Josie almost looked away embarrassed his interest was notice. Instead he smiled in return and offered a subdued wave.
Morgan put on his helmet, while he still looked then turned away offering a view of his school gym short defined buttocks. He trotted back to the group on the field.
Josie concentrated his interest on Morgan, the way he moved, ran, threw the football, and caught it; fell under the envied pile of teammates.
And finally the way he limped a bit walking with the others to the locker room.
"You guys look good out there" Josie surprised himself with the words. Normally hesitant if not shy, he reached out.
Morgan looked and while panting offered, "you should join us. We can always use another guy who likes punishment" he laughed.
"Couldn't do what you do" Josie said
"We could use another towel boy" Morgan was trotting a bit now. Josie matched his stride.
"Only if that meant washing your back in the showers" Josie said hoping his words were taken as a joke rather then a revelation.
Morgan stopped and looked. "Oh" he said then shrugged.
"Not sure they give a school letter for that, but if they do I'll let you know" he said again smiling and resuming his departure.
Josie stood watching the bare backs and stomachs around Morgan become a parting sight and fantasy.
It was bold, not like Josie at all. Maybe it was the heat or his stage of puberty. There were no classes coming up, no crowds in the hallways, no danger of some hurly burly guys approaching him about the words he had just stated.
Yet he feared Morgan would tell someone.
Days later, he sat in the stands again. Morgan was on the field with the others. Not once did he look at Josie in the stands.
Josie walked alone off the field when practice ended.
"Here again huh?" Morgan was suddenly near by.
"Oh uh yea, don't start work till later thought I'd see how the team looked. You guys are gonna be tough this season" Josie said avoiding watching Morgan taking his jersey off.
Morgan didn't trot off this time. He stood there.
"Help me with this will ya?" he asked
The straps didn't need to be unfastened to take the shoulder pads off. Josie knew that. Yet Morgan wanted his help. His fingers fumbled with one shoulder.
"There that's it. I wear em tight. Sweat makes em slide around otherwise" Morgan explained pushing the pads off his body now.
Josie examined the smooth chest, pointed nipples, defined stomach muscles and heaving chest.
"You ok? Probably need water" Josie said
"Yea Yea, ok for now" Morgan was gasping for breath then crouched.
Josie bent over. His hand rested on the boy's bare back. "Just breathe easy, tilt your head down"
Morgan did what Josie said for a few seconds.
"Uh thanks, got a bit light headed" Morgan stood.
Josie liked the way the shorts hung low on the boy's hips, his pubic hair in clear view on the low hanging waistband.
"You need to cool off" Josie said
"Walk with me just in case will you?" Morgan asked
They muttered about the upcoming school year as they approached the open door to the locker room. The sound of a locker door slamming shut startled Josie.
"Guess you're on your own" Josie said "You ok?"
"Yea, but they're all gone, come on"
Josie followed Morgan into the locker room. A few guys were there but about to leave. They said something to Morgan he answered.
"Shit" He said sitting down on the bench.
Josie looked around and seeing the yellow dispenser got a tumbler of the fluid for him.
"Thanks"
"You ok Morgan?" The deep voice asked. One of the coaches stood there asking. He was naked, wrapped in a wet towel.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, just needed to cool down" Morgan looked up at Josie acknowledging the boys advice.
"OK gotta go, lock the door when you guys leave ok?" the coach looked at Josie then at Morgan. He winked.
Morgan stood and began to strip his shorts off. "Sure coach we got it" He was naked now.
"Come on, you get your wish" Morgan said "The showers are still on"
And he was gone. Josie watched the naked back and buttocks as the boy left him. He walked closer to the shower.
"Just making sure you're ok" Josie said when Morgan looked out at him.
"Come on, man, nobody's here" Morgan said turning toward him. Now the front of his naked body was in view along with his erection pointed at Josie.
Josie felt his hands peeling off his shorts and his feet pushing each shoe off. He was naked, hard and walking into the spray.
They didn't speak. Neither boy needed to. Josie soaped his hands and moved over Morgan's body. His own gut began to quiver, making him fear he'd faint.
Maybe it was the hot water, the unexpected willingness of Morgan to experience his fantasy.
"Nice" Morgan said above the sound of the shower as he turned. His own soapy hands began to move across Josie's chest and move to his erection. With one hand he took Josie's hand and put it on his own erection.
He moved so close their hands and the dicks held by them were pressed between their bodies.
Josie stroked matching the movements of Morgan until their faces were close. Josie wanted to kiss the wet lips Morgan held open. He heard the boy's deep breathing.
Instead Josie moved his lips to the boy's neck and kissed the wet skin. Morgan didn't push him away or stop stroking his erection.
It was close. Both knew it. Their bodies touched pressing wet skin closer until their grunts indicated what their bodies were doing. Each convulsion spewed their streams upwards against their bellies, mixing with the shower water that flowed down their bodies into the drain in the center of the room.
They stood there for what seemed like several minutes, recapturing their breath and still holding each other's softening dicks.
Morgan laughed; his smile exhibited his enjoyment as well. Josie reluctantly released Morgan's manhood and felt his own subsequently fall to its normal position.
"Nice shower" Josie said. Morgan laughed again.
"You want to come to more practices?" He asked. They soaped their hands and washed each other. Their hands expressed the new familiarity and intimacy they had shared and continued to share.
Morgan turned as if to let Josie have his back and butt. Josie felt each inch and between the cheeks, his finger brushing across the butthole.
"Whoa not yet man" Morgan flinched but didn't move away "just your finger this time"
Josie went knuckle deep as he had his own butthole. It felt soft there, he suddenly wanted to go deeper, move his growing penis closer.
Morgan turned forcing Josie's finger out of him. His cock was hard again.
"God man what are you doing to me?" He said as he put Josie's hand back on his erection.
Josie jerked and jacked, he knelt and licked it. Morgan looked down at him, his expression was confusing at first then he winked and smiled as he felt Josie's lips surround his erection.
"Now" Morgan said and Josie backed off the dick far enough to see it shooting out some more sperm which momentarily landed on his chin, then was washed away by the shower spray.
"My turn" Morgan said lifting Josie to his feet. Morgan moved behind him and let his fingers go between Josie's buttocks sliding across his own butthole. Josie gasped as the finger moved inside, deep.
"We're gonna be fuck buddies I can tell" Morgan said in his ear.
Josie felt the boys other hand around him now, locating his erection and began to stroke it. He writhed in the sensation. He felt the half hard cock between his buttocks, resting there, large enough to be felt.
Josie felt Morgan's arm around his chest as if holding him in place, keeping him within reach, trapping him for the orgasm that was about to cum.
His gut tightened too soon letting his body enjoy the moment. Morgan's strong arm kept him upright when he wanted to bend forward in reaction to the orgasm or to feel the cock against his butthole, Josie didn't know which he wanted more.
"There" Morgan said patting Josie's buttocks.
They dried off, neither talking about the moments they had just shared. Both staying naked moved about the room, reluctant to dress into the clothing that would hide their newly discovered need for each others' bodies.
The showers turned off, Morgan began throwing towels into the bin. "Not my job but we gotta keep this place straightened up or the Coach will go berserk" He explained.
Josie joined him in the chores, flipping his butt with someone's discarded wet towel. Morgan responded and their play extended the naked time together.
Josie waited. He didn't want to be the first. He didn't want to admit it was over.
Morgan pulled on his school gym shorts and shoes.
Josie dressed until both their still half naked bodies had nothing else to do but leave.
"We can't do that again" Josie said.
"Not here anyway" Morgan said patting Josie's butt. "Both my folks work during the day" he suggested.
Josie knew it all hadn't ended at all, it had only begun and the school year was just ahead of them.