SOAKING

Clara and Brighten (Cadence Lux and Hazel Moore), two members of a conservative rural family, are having dinner with their parents at their family home. As they sit through grace, Brighten kicks Clara under the table, whispering that she needs to speak with her privately once their parents leave for errands later. Clara quietly agrees though she’s perplexed as to what Brighten could need so urgently.

Later that day, Brighten knocks on Clara’s door, who invites her inside. With their parents gone for a few hours, Brighten feels comfortable talking to Clara about what’s on her mind- though she makes her promise she won’t tell anyone about what she’s about to share. Clara agrees, though is shocked when Brighten invites Elijah (Seth Gamble), her boyfriend, inside.

Brighten explains that although she and Elijah are committed to each other and plan to wed after college, they are having trouble staying chaste until then. Elijah expresses how, despite his faith, he’s caught himself having filthy thoughts and even watching adult films online. Clara is appalled… she has no idea what to say. Brighten mentions, however, that they believe they have found an adequate solution to their predicament: SOAKING.

An apparent loophole within their faith, soaking involves a man inserting his penis in a woman’s vagina and not moving it. It’s a way that other couples their age have gotten around breaking their vow of pre-marital abstinence. The only thing is that there needs to be a third party present to physically move the other two so that they can achieve sexual gratification. To Clara’s shock, Brighten and Elijah want HER to move them during intercourse.

Clara is hesitant, asking Brighten if this is what she REALLY wants. Brighten admits that Clara is the only person she truly trusts, and it would mean the world to her if she helped them out with this one thing. Clara finally agrees, and assists Elijah and Brighten through their first sexual encounter, hoping to God she won’t be forsaken for what she has agreed to.

HOW MUCH WE’VE BOTH CHANGED

Alyssa (Jenna Gargles) receives a phone call from her estranged stepfather, Darryl (JJ Graves). This makes Alyssa suspicious, because they haven’t spoken since her other parent’s death. Darryl admits he was a mess back then, and that he only recently found out about Alyssa being trans. He regrets not being there for her in the past, and wants to meet up. Alyssa is still suspicious but also hopeful, clearly wanting a familial relationship with Darryl. She agrees to meet with him.

The next day, Darryl arrives and is overly warm. He dwells on Alyssa’s beautiful appearance, which hints at attraction, although she doesn’t notice yet. She invites him further into the house, and they sit down to catch up. Alyssa points out that Darryl had always ignored her back when she presented as male before coming out. Darryl tries to blame it on grief from when Alyssa’s other parent died, though Alyssa isn’t convinced. Darryl feigns regret, apologizing for being so terrible. He claims that they’ve BOTH changed a lot and that they should focus on the future instead. Alyssa wants to move forward, but is still a bit hesitant and hurt.

Darryl changes the subject, seemingly a bit too eager to do so. He starts asking personal questions, claiming that he wants to get to know her well, though he is clearly sussing out her availability. Alyssa doesn’t yet catch on, flattered by the attention, and admits that she’s single. Darryl encourages Alyssa to take pictures with him, gushing about how photogenic she is. Alyssa is a bit bashful but agrees and they take some cutesy family pictures. Darryl sneaks her a peck on the cheek, which throws Alyssa off a bit.

Darryl continues on to ask her how her transition is going, offering to buy her gifts to help. But things start to become uncomfortable as he overplays his hand by offering to buy her lingerie. Alyssa cuts him off. She starts to put the pieces together, calling him out for only taking an interest in her now that he thinks she’s hot. He isn’t acting appropriately for a normal familial relationship. Darryl finally drops the act, admitting that he’s only there because he’s sexually attracted to her. Darryl shamelessly preys on Alyssa wanting family in her life, telling her that he’ll only be involved in her life if she gives him what he wants. Alyssa is shocked but desperate for family, so she agrees to have sex. But can this really give her the kind of familial connection that SHE wants?

THE RESPONSIBLE ONE

Holly (Laney Grey) is surprised when her older sibling Andrea comes home early from her waitressing job. After some probing from Holly, it turns out that Andrea has been fired for irresponsible behavior. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time Andrea’s come home jobless. In fact, it’s the third job she lost this year!

Their rent is due soon, and Holly is frustrated and disappointed that Andrea isn’t trying to either get her job back or get a new one. It doesn’t seem like Andrea’s willing or able to pull her weight, and Holly’s feeling backed into a corner. After a heated confrontation, Holly angrily leaves, saying that she’ll clean up Andrea’s mess.

A short time later, Holly approaches Mr. Lewis (Seth Gamble), the owner of the restaurant that Andrea just got fired from. She pleads for Andrea to be given her job back, explaining that they’re orphans and desperately need this job. Although he’s sympathetic, Mr. Lewis says that he’s given Andrea too many chances already. She’s a liability… though he notes that HOLLY seems more level-headed — and pretty, too.

That’s when Holly offers to take over Andrea’s job herself. Even though she may not have waitressing experience, she’s a hard worker, so Mr. Lewis won’t be disappointed. But Holly can see that Mr. Lewis is still on the fence, so she decides to make a bold, desperate move. Since he already mentioned she’s pretty, maybe there’s something else Holly can do to convince him to take her on…

TEXTBOOK NARCISSISM

A young woman, Jessica (Scarlett Mae), enters Dr. Crawford (Marie McCray)’s office, meeting the therapist for the first time. They have a therapy session, with Jessica revealing that she’s there to get help for her alleged superiority complex. She’s not ashamed of who she is but she IS starting to accidentally burn bridges. But as Dr. Crawford listens, it becomes clear that she plans to nurture Jessica’s superiority complex for her own personal gain…

Four sessions later, Dr. Crawford insists that they’ve made lots of progress but that today will be a huge step in Jessica’s treatment. She asks if Jessica’s ready for the next steps and Jessica curiously agrees.

Dr. Crawford shows her true colors, admitting that SHE has a superiority complex, too, but that she embraces it. Jessica is stunned but intrigued, asking why Dr. Crawford is telling her all this. That’s when Dr. Crawford starts coming onto Jessica, telling her that she sees a lot of herself in Jessica. Jessica can have EVERYTHING she’s ever wanted if she puts aside her worries about petty relationships. Who cares if a few bridges are burned?

Dr. Crawford then gives Jessica clothes that match hers, as a gift, which Jessica accepts. Dr. Crawford helps Jessica get dressed, the sexual tension building as clothes fall away, revealing skin. Dr. Crawford also gives Jessica glasses and encourages her to put her hair up, the sexual tension mounting. As they stand in front of a mirror, it’s revealed that Jessica looks almost EXACTLY like Dr. Crawford.

And that’s when Dr. Crawford reveals that she’s been grooming Jessica all along… because the only ones they need are THEMSELVES.

HOOK, LINE AND SINKER

Maggie (Codi Vore) waits for a cab outside a club, but is having no luck getting one. A man, Kyle (Jay Romero), comes out of the same club, also trying to get a cab. They strike up a conversation, and Kyle tells Maggie that he is a soldier. This is his last night on leave before he is being deployed for six months the next morning. Maggie is impressed with his bravery and devotion to duty. The sexual tension between them begins to grow, as Kyle talks about wanting to make every moment count, since he doesn’t know what could happen to him out there.

With the sexual tension mounting, Maggie falls for Kyle’s charms. She flirtatiously suggests that they share a cab, and invites Kyle back to her place. As soon as they arrive at Maggie’s loft, they start making out, unable to keep their hands off of each other. Maggie gives Kyle a memorable experience before he has to leave.

A few weeks later, Maggie is in a cafe, and she is shocked to see Kyle come in through the door. She confronts Kyle about him still being in town. He tries to give an excuse, but Maggie refuses to fall for it, so Kyle admits that he is not a soldier, and is actually a tax auditor. He frequently uses his ‘soldier’ story to pick up women. Much to his surprise, Maggie says she isn’t mad, since she enjoyed the sex.

The sexual tension begins to grow between them again, and Maggie suggests that they go back to Kyle’s place, since it turns out that he lives nearby. Kyle can’t believe his good fortune, and as soon as they arrive at Kyle’s house, he and Maggie are unable to keep their hands off of each other. But he’s not the only one who’s lying, and HER truth could have serious consequences for him…

TROUBLEMAKERS

A school counselor, Mr. Russell (Brad Newman), invites two students, Lily (Coco Lovelock) and Emma (Haley Reed), who dislike each other, to his house for an intervention. Even as Lily and Emma walk together up to the front steps, all they do is heckle each other, showing how much they can’t stand each other.

Once Lily and Emma are seated down before Mr. Russell, It’s revealed that Lily and Emma are rivals at school, and their competitiveness is causing disruptions in class. Mr. Russell claims that the school asked him to speak with them to try and settle things, which is why they’re there today.

But Mr. Russell starts secretly building tension between them by pitting them against each other when asking them questions. Lily and Emma are quick to get haughty with each other, causing more friction. Although Mr. Russell acts like he’s trying to help them, he slips in language that causes even more of a rift between the two highly-competitive girls that see each other as a threat.

Finally, Mr. Russell lies and tells them that he thinks the cause of their anger towards each other is underlying sexual tension. Emma and Lily are shocked, both insisting that that’s impossible since they’re not lesbians. But Mr. Russell continues manipulating Lily and Emma, slowly convincing them that the only way they’ll stop fighting is to work it out through sex.

Although Lily and Emma are stunned, if THIS is what it’ll take to end the animosity between them…

NOTHING TO LOSE

Beth (Scarlett Mae) is home alone when her doorbell rings. She’s a little confused but then shocked when she opens the front door to find a nervous-looking man, Simon (Lucky Fate), standing there. Although Beth is about to close the door in his face, he pleads with her to let him in…

Once Beth begrudgingly lets him in and they sit down, it’s revealed that Simon is Beth’s ex, whom she hasn’t seen in many years. Of course, she gets another shock to the system when Simon says that there is a warrant out for his arrest and that he is facing a long prison sentence. Although he’s been on the run, he knows he’s in the wrong and is ready to turn himself in. But before he does that, he wants to have one last night with her since they’ve always had a special bond.

Beth is angered by Simon’s request, especially since she’s moved on and is with another man. But despite her anger, and no matter how much she wishes it wasn’t the case, she still has feelings for Simon deep down inside.

The more Simon begs, bringing up new and old emotions, the more conflicted Beth becomes about his request…

HE may have nothing to lose but what about HER?