”“I’ll tell you what bothers me,” Dan said looking at her.“What?”“Your behavior with him looks forced and your affection seems artificia...,” Dan said.Linda was silent for a while as she thought about his comment. It was true. Her behavior was forced and the displays of affection were artificial, but that wasn’t her choice. She said, “In a lot of ways Eric is still a kid. Did you know that I’m his first girlfriend?”“No,” Dan answered although he could believe it.“I am. He doesn’t know how to act. “It’s so hot outside, I almost melted on my way back from the market!”Yren looked up at the window – but the sky was clear with only a few puffy, white clouds. The sun was shining, and a small blue bird flew past the window, alighting on a heavily leafed limb jutting just into his vision. He reached up to take his blanket off – but he wasn’t wearing one. He could have sworn he was wearing a blanket just a few moments ago.He stood up, towering over his mother and sister. That, too, seemed wrong. Sometimes he missed and he laughed, but each time she helped him back in Zoo sighed and bucked. Her spine twisted and caught the light. As Pete kept going, her knees slid apart on the mattress until she was almost flat on it. He was above her, his tender skin sliding over her back, his chin kneading her shoulder, until at the last moment he drew his hips back and came somewhere.Pete lay next to Zoo, gasping. She stroked the sinews of his neck. He wanted her to say it had been wonderful.‘You’re. Mum and dad are now fairly careless about their sex games. Take this morning for instance. I awoke with my normal urge to masturbate but I heard a car pull into the drive. I had a look out the window and saw Bill, another family friend, walking towards the house. He didn't even knock on the door and used a key to get in. I snuck over to my door and watched him walking down the hall to my mum and dad's room, disrobing as he went. He opened the door and quite simply walked in with little more.