Stephanie found herself rewriting the same line she had written before. She ripped it off and tossed it into the trash can.

Garcia was bothering her more than she should. She had done a trade by barter—be Nathan’s girlfriend for a while and get money in return. A good one.

But Garcia made her feel like the worst person on planet Earth. If she wanted to be Nathan’s girlfriend, she could convince him to date her.

Stephanie didn’t mind being seen as someone Nathan dumped for Garcia, as she knew they didn’t actually date. But Nathan wasn’t into Garcia, but Garcia guilt-tripped her for it.

She took her phone and...