Consent is still at play and important, and no one is ever forced to comply with a request that would lead outside their stated sexual orientation (un...ess being explored as a fetish), but requests seen as generally reasonable are rarely denied. And from here the new societal norms began to form. Performing sexual acts for strangers unreciprocated is seen as a courtesy, quite similar to any favor one might do out of kindness. It would then follow that asking for some favors might be considered. The boys were in their rooms. As evening approached I decided to make stew and dumplings with stir-fry vegetables. It would be popular with the children and would keep.We ate and then Jan did his homework; typical lad, doing it at the last minute. Greta took a break from work and went for a shower and hair wash ready for school the next day, then back to work. Stefan had no homework to do. I realised that they were still at school locally and must have been bussed or driven from Hale every day.. “It’s your dime,” I said with a smile when we sat down at a table near the front window. “Start talking!”Grace laughed, “Nancy said you could be a real Smart Aleck if you were in the right mood. I hope I get more than three minutes for my 10¢!”“I don’t know if you noticed, but Ohio Bell raised the cost of a call to 25¢. Well, I guess they’re calling themselves ‘Ameritech’ now.”“You said ‘dime’ first!”“True,” I replied with a grin. “How much has Nancy told you about me?”“A bit. Why?”“All the. " She winked and smiled as she went off to the kitchen as though nothing else needed to be said.The first few nights were not much out of the normal, other than there was a third person watching TV with us at night. We ate out some, and we settled into 'living as three' around the house.As he became more comfortable, it became apparent that he began to lightly flirt with Kari a bit more, especially if I was not in the same roomThursday night in bed, I told Kari I'd seen how he was flirting with.