"Rosalind had come to be like a friend, anyway, so I am not totally lying," she thought in a bid to appease her guilty conscience.

She got out the peach-colored dress she got especially for the occasion—the Big Reveal, as she had dubbed it. Rosalind had run her through the gamut of tests. At first, it had been awkward between them as Marissa was so self-conscious and uncomfortable because of how they met and what their transaction entailed, but Rosalind had put her at ease after reassuring her that what she was doing was nothing to be ashamed about. "This is just a case of two adults doing what works...