This story is a spinoff from a prior story, "My Two Cents," and centers on a young man who becomes a financial advisor in a small Texas town. There is sex in the story but it is slow to develop and not overly described.
Mary was a virgin when she married Jack and all she looked forward to was finally becoming a woman but to Jack sex was part of the devils world so for 21 years she suffers with little sex and no love. Then her daughter Elizabeth gets engaged to Alan and one afternoon things change.
A Sci-Fi Romance -- Two communities exist side-by-side on a colony planet. One is a village of hard-working explorers; the other a reclusive religious cult. Once a year their sun is darkened from a days-long eclipse. During these days the villagers celebrate with a mate-swapping carnival intended to encourage genetic mixing. While preparing for the festival, a village youth saves the life of a girl from the cult. They begin to fall in love; however both know that she must follow another path.
Jimmy's forced into a one-time nude modeling gig in a college art class. It ends up netting him some extra attention off-stage. His adventures with a crew of hot college babes teach him that there's something more important than skin.