There were enough parents out here, lounging in the comfortable Adirondack chairs that formed a circle inside the fence, that none of the other males were needed. We all chatted about things, mostly about how much our lives had changed. "It's pretty wild, isn't it? Where were we last summer? I was living at home, praying to Luna that I wouldn't find my mate because I was afraid I'd be taken somewhere far away and become the sexual plaything of a man I just met." Adam squeezed my hand. "OK, so I did, but at least it wasn't far away!" I giggled as I thought of how fast my attitude...