I never planned to have sex that night. Maybe he did, or maybe I was just his next challenge, I don't know, but we did it the next night too, and I do...'t regret either time. Yes, we have done it several times, and each time it is more exciting than the previous time. That's not to say that we will do it every date. Sometimes I don't feel like it. Sometimes my mood is wrong or other stuff, but he hasn't hassled me about those times. But you are absolutely right. When I am in the mood, I almost. Unsure how I felt about that, I looked up to see Mr. Mendez approaching me down the walkway. Shit. I didn’t even think to cancel my lease! Wishing I wasn’t so dumb, I prepared myself for the inevitable request for a month’s rent in lieu of notice, which I didn’t have, even with Dianne’s five-hundred-dollar allowance.“Mr. Mendez!” I called in my best friendly voice. “How are you?”“London,” he said with a curt nod as he stopped before me. He was a short, stout man with a big belly and greasy. "I think," he said quietly. "That this bank holiday will be over soon, and besides, people will be trading unofficially for food soon if they aren't already."He stopped, wondering whether someone would come to him and ask to trade. He knew that camouflage aside, some people knew of their presence. Some of their friends even knew that they raised a little livestock."As I have said before," he continued, looking at her downcast face. "That our long-term survival depends on our silence, and our. "They ARE already married, but Grandfather will arrange a big public wedding in a couple of weeks for our Aunts to attend." Our women were all smiling at this news."If everyone's ready, let's move outside and return home," Grandfather Mark said a short time later to cheers. We all donned our backpacks and helped Gretchen and Petra with their things. Pat and I transferred everyone out to a field behind the Palace. Our Sisters joined us in the outer circle then, and all eight of us began to cast.