The minute I stepped out into thenight, a wave of relief washed over me. The twinkling stars, the warmnight air and the moonlight was nothing to the f...el of fresh air on mynewly shaved legs, the way my hair drifted in the breeze, or the way theskirt felt as I walked around the backyard. I reveled in the delight Iwas experiencing, the way the breast forms pulled at my blouse, the softsounds of my shoes as they hit the patio floor, the smell of the makeupand the taste of the lipstick, all making. The problem was River.River was a dear heart and Kaylee adored her. She defended her friend at every opportunity and not just because of the crush she had on River's brother, a crush that she knew was at least somewhat returned. She just couldn't figure out what was keeping him from responding to her increasing blatant overtures. Anyway, that wasn't what she needed to be considering right now.Kaylee wasn't a prude. After all, the first time the Cap'n had ever seen her she was on her back having. He did go home but was very nervous when heading home. At 5:40 Jay was going over some of the latest sports scores on his laptop in the living room, the front door opened, and in walked his mom with her hands full. He helped her with her packages and she greeted him with a big hug and kiss, wishing him a happy birthday. "We are going to have a special night to usher in your birthday my dear," she whispered in her sixteen-year-old's ear. It was obvious one bag contained a cake but he wasn’t sure. Draining the pond would make a good field and there was no easier way!So we talked it over and I broke the dam and we stoned all the beavers dead as they came to repair it. Then we even broke into their lodge for the young ones and we ate well enough on that for days as the water slowly seeped away, leaving a wide, muddy clearing.We let the water drain away very slowly so as to not wash away the muddy bottom. As the water level dropped to our ankles we could see the fins of large fish stranded.