"Thanks." Nicki couldn't help but flush. She slipped her panties back on, glancing in the mirror to smooth her hair. "Oh my God… Tasha… that was…"

"I know." Tasha's eyes were bright as she tossed the flesh-colored accessories into the sink.

"But…" Nicki sat on one of the chairs, her legs feeling still too shaky to hold her. "How is this going to help me have orgasms during sex, exactly?"

"Well…" Tasha shrugged. "Now, at least, you know you can have one with something inside you, right?"

"Yeah, but…" Nicki looked longingly over at the machine on the table. Her body was already missing it somehow. "Tom doesn't vibrate and rotate and…"

Tasha grinned. "Well… you can always come back for a ride. We're starting a club."

"A club?" Nicki pressed her hands to her cheeks, trying to cool them.

"The Sybian Club," Tasha confirmed. "It doesn't cost a lot to join, and you can have twenty minutes on the Sybian for fifty bucks."

Nicki stared at her, dumbfounded. "Are you serious?"

Tasha nodded. "I wanted one, and Max figured, you know, this was the best way to pay for it. It isn't cheap… but isn't it worth it?"

Nicki found herself nodding, looking back at the Sybian. "Yeah.

"Tell all your friends," Tasha urged. "Tell everyone you know. The first ride is always free!"

Chapter Two

"It will blow your mind!"

That's what Nicki had said. Kim sat in her car contemplating the average looking suburban house, tempted to turn the key in the ignition and just take off again. What am I doing here? She glanced down at the hands in her lap, her nails ragged, and sighed. Marriage therapy, individual therapy, various serotonin-altering drugs, even a weekend away at some swinging couples resort, and still, since the second baby, there had been nothing, not any hint of a spark. This is my last resort.