This quickie from Ayre is so typical that it was a story line on the TV show 7th Heaven (without all the sex). Husband and wife have to stay chaste for the holiday, and at the end of the fast it is time to celebrate (mate and exchange gifts).

It is wrong for a price to fall for a servents child. So wrong that gaurds, servents, and everyone else try to keep them away from each other. But fate has other plans. Brought together in the act of stealing water, the two will find each other one more time.

As a shapeshifter you are to choose your permenant shift in your early teens. But when you cant make up your mind what is a girl to do? You play around with your body gaurd. Why not, all your siblings do. Maybe this will help you choose your final change.