"Hi!" The woman who swung the door open smiled warmly. Kim admired the way her short, dark hair curled like two commas, one on each cheek. "You must be Kim?"

"Tasha?" Kim returned the woman's smile with a hesitant one of her own, suddenly all too aware of her mousy brown mommy's ponytail and her unstylish sweats and hoodie combination.

"Come on in!" Tasha was dressed to the nines, her heels clicking on the stairs as she led the way down. "Nicki told me all about you."

Kim flushed, following the dark-haired woman into the room. "All… about me?”

Tasha smiled, offering her a seat. Something about her made Kim feel immediately comfortable. "Listen… we're both women. We know what it's like, right?"

Tucking her purse under the chair, Kim sat, frowning. "I guess so…"

"Our bodies are like fine tuned machines," Tasha said, picking up a remote and sitting next to her guest. "We need all sorts of revving up and tinkering with to get to our destination, you know what I mean?"

Kim cleared her throat and couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, sure."

"And it isn't always easy to be interested, when you're already tired, and you've spent all day picking up after the kids and cooking dinner…" Tasha went on, and Kim stared at her, nodding encouragement. "It isn't easy, especially when… well, you know most guys… I mean, some of them… the numbers on the clock don't even change by the time they're done, right?"

Kim let out a sigh of relief. She knew Nicki must have told this woman everything. "I just need time, you know? Like… some build up…"

Tasha nodded sympathetically. "Or… you need a ride on the Sybian." She started the video, and Kim sat, transfixed. They had tried all sorts of things, including watching porn together, to get her interested in sex again, and this was rather tame in comparison. But there was something about it… the look of sheer ecstasy on the woman's face! It made her feel weak and a little dizzy just watching.