"I reckon it was a great success... everybody was there. But personally, I do prefer more intimate parties... with just you and Sally and a few of our... special friends..." her prettily curved lips parted in a cat-like little smile."So do I, darling," Ray assured her, "but for the occasion, with, as you said, everyone there, we had to be careful not to shock some of our more... uh, sedate citizens. Not everybody in Quiggville swings, as I'm sure you've noticed." Thank God, some people do,". The third couple, Phil and Willa, were not married. She worked as a secretary. Phil had quit his job to inner-search homosexual tendencies that Rita thought non-existent.As she spoke, the bare-breasted Rita's hand caressed Susie's, and vined up her arms.These affectionate gestures warmed Susie's heart, for she had always been one to hold friends' hands, be they men or women, when in deep conversation.Still, when Rita hugged her, squeezing a hot, bare breast to hers, she blushed. Well, she. The moon shown it's light on two figures ... He stopped ... thought to give a warning ... then he saw the outlines of two heads ... long toothy snouts like possums mouths talking to each other ... black noses sniffing the air. A paw with long fingers tipped with fingernails like thick claws shown in the moonlight ... sparkling tips dripping with something dark.They were grinning ... bending down and tearing something ... ripping and grinding it ... each one came up with something meaty and. The floor of the forest was fairly open beneath its canopy of ancient trees, and they made good time since for now they had no need to gather food along the way.Lyssa was quieter than her usual wont as they traveled. That night as they prepared to bed down, she ventured somewhat timidly, "You were very brave back there, Mak. I was so proud of you when you defeated that awful King Bann."Mak was glad that the hair on his face covered the blush that he was sure was there. "I caught him off.