A story in the Connor Family Universe
The Connor kids, Jacob and Bridget, are all grown up. See them enter a brave new world. The Marriage Extension Act (MEA) has made polyamorous marriages legal and the US Supreme Court has declared public sex a Right of Expression under the First Amendment. This is a world where life extending anagathics ensure that anyone who can afford the two million dollar price tag can live to a healthy century and more. Still growing up a Connor means there be plenty family play no matter the generation.
At the age 25 Jimmy finds himself working for a catering company that caters for movies. When the movie wraps he is apppoached by the beautiful Carmen who explains that she and her twin sister have this
method of introducing themselves to guys: if one of them wanted to meet a guy she would have her sister act as proxy. The disinterested sister, with nothing at stake, would have more confidence and would feel no fear of rejection when chatting up a guy on behalf of the interested sister.
Mike Logan is a fashion photographer. Lara is the youngest daughter of a wealthy Manhattan real estate tycoon, and she's about to get married. When asked by a college buddy, Mike agrees to shoot Lara's wedding, but he's less than enthusiastic. Wedding photography has its own set of problems, but society weddings are the worst. On the plus side, Lara seems to have more on her mind than just photography.
Perhaps it was because she'd heard it so often that it had become true. She'd been called a 'good girl' throughout her sixteen years by her parents, relatives, and teachers. Nerd was a term that she and her few friends had often heard used about themselves. But one day someone spotted the naughty girl hidden away inside, just waiting to be let out.