Katie looked out the window of her living room, observing the storm outside. Heavy rain was falling everywhere in sight as the roar of thunder could be heard in the distance.
She was seated on a dark leather love seat next to a coffee table. Her two best friends, Ginger and Olivia, were sitting on a matching leather sofa that was perpendicular to the love seat. The three girls, each 22 years of age, were spending this rainy evening hanging out in Katie's lavish 12th-story condominium, in the suburbs of San Francisco. They were friends from college who had just recently graduated with matching degrees in sociology. However, neither of them had entered the working world just yet β which meant they had a lot of free time.
There were three empty glasses of wine on the coffee table, along with a finished bottle of Merlot. The three girls were fairly buzzed, although Katie made it a point to not drink as much as the other two.
"We've been watching way too many movies lately," said Katie, fiddling with the remote to a large black LED TV mounted on the wall.
Katie was a gorgeous brunette with sparkling green eyes and a curvy 5'7" frame. She was wearing a green knit sweater, along with tight blue jeans. Her large, firm breasts noticeably bulged out through the sweater.
She was the only one of the three who came from a very rich family. Her parents, both doctors, had bought her this condo several years ago when she started college.
"Yeah, seriously," said Ginger, yawning. "Maybe there's something else we can do tonight."
Ginger was a beautiful, curvy blonde with bright blue eyes and a vivacious smile. She was slightly shorter than Katie at 5'5", and was wearing a white button-up blouse to go along with a pair of tight, white-colored jeans.
"Such shitty weather," remarked Olivia.
Olivia was arguably just as pretty as the other two girls, with brown eyes and smooth dark hair. She was the tallest at 5'8", and her perfect figure was highlighted by the green, skimpy, one-piece dress that she was wearing.
"So, what's the plan, Katie?" she asked, looking at a clock that was hanging on the wall. It was currently 10:36 p.m. "Wanna drink some more? Do you have any other alcohol besides wine?"
"Listen, you two," said Katie suddenly, ignoring Olivia. A nervous expression crossed her face. "I actually needed to talk to you about something. That's why I called you here."
Olivia and Ginger glanced at each other with mildly surprised expressions on their faces.
"I thought you said you were bored and wanted to hang out at your place!" exclaimed Ginger.
"Well..."
"Don't snap at her," scolded Olivia. "Go ahead, Katie. You can talk to us about anything. Is everything okay?"
"Um, yeah, everything is fine," said Katie. "It's just β I don't really know how to say this, but...I have a confession to make." She nervously fiddled with the sleeves on her sweater.
"A confession? About what?"
"First promise me that you won't judge me, okay?" Katie glared at them. "No matter what I'm about to tell you."
Her friends nodded. "We won't judge you," said Ginger. "You're our best friend!"
Katie smiled sheepishly before speaking. "Okay, well, here goes β I'm a lesbian."
Katie's friends both stared at her in shock. "Are you serious?" exclaimed Ginger. "You're...coming out?"
"Yeah. I wanted to tell you earlier, but...I thought you might not be too accepting of it, since both of you don't swing that way."
"Oh, you poor girl," said Olivia sympathetically. She got up from the couch and walked over to Katie, giving her a hug. "I know this is hard for you. Don't worry about us; we're not going to judge you."
Ginger hesitated at first, but then joined in on the hug. "This is extremely brave of you, Katie," she said. "It's perfectly okay. We support you entirely."
Katie welcomed the tight embrace from her two best friends. After a few moments of hugging and patting her on the back, Olivia and Ginger sat back down on the larger sofa.
"Thanks, you guys," said Katie, smiling. "You're the best."
"You should already know that we're very open-minded," said Olivia. "Interestingly, you're the first openly lesbian friend I've ever had."
"Yeah, same for me," remarked Ginger. "How long have you been a lesbian for?"
"Well, it's been a couple of years now. So I, basically, um, became a lesbian after I met the two of you."
"Wow, interesting," said Olivia. "All this time and I could never tell! Do you have a girlfriend?"
"I've been with a few girls so far, but currently, no."
"What's it like?" asked Ginger. "Being with a girl?"
Katie paused. Suddenly, a mischievous smile crept across her face.
"Well," she said, "since you're so curious...how about I pay you to find out?"
Ginger frowned and exchanged confused glances with Olivia.
"Katie, what are you talking about?" asked Ginger.
Katie got up from the couch and walked over into her bedroom, which was adjacent to the living room. After a few moments, she came out with a large black suitcase.
"You wanna see something cool?" she asked.
"What's in that case?" questioned Olivia.
The case seemed pretty heavy. Katie lugged it over to the coffee table and set it down in front of the girls.
"You both know I'm pretty rich. My parents have a lot of money. And that means I have a lot of money to burn."
"What does that have to do with anything?" asked Ginger. "Katie, you're being kind of weird right now. What's going on?"
Katie smiled naughtily and opened the suitcase to reveal huge stacks of $100 bills. There were tens of thousands of neatly packed dollars inside.
"Look, I know this will sound kind of weird, but β this is my fetish money case," said Katie. "I use this money to pay my friends to do naughty things for me."
Suddenly Ginger and Olivia seemed to understand. They glanced at each other nervously.
"Katie," said Olivia, "do you mean to say β you want to pay us to do naughty things to...
you
? Are you attracted to us?"
"Oh, no, that's not exactly what I meant. I mean β I want you to do naughty things to
each other.
And I will handsomely reward you both!"
Ginger gulped. This was quite possibly the most peculiar situation she had encountered in recent memory. Suddenly she regretted visiting Katie's house on this rainy day.
How do I refuse my best friend nicely?
she thought.
"Wow, Katie," said Olivia, laughing sheepishly. "I didn't know you had such a naughty side! How many people have you paid to do these...
things
?"
"Well, just a handful of people, so far. It's actually quite nice...I've convinced several of my past girlfriends to explore lesbianism, and honestly, they enjoyed it so much that they're pretty much full-on lesbians now!"
"Gee, that's amazing," remarked Ginger. "But, I don't know..."
Katie cut her off mid-sentence. "Of course, if you don't feel comfortable playing this little game and getting paid potentially
thousands
of dollars to entertain me tonight, then it's perfectly all right. I'm just encouraging you to explore a new side of your sexuality which I think you both would enjoy very much."
Olivia smiled nervously. "It's nice of you to offer us this money, but this all just seems so...weird. I mean, I've never really been attracted to other girls."
"Are you sure? I mean, take a
look
at Ginger, will you? She's so
hot.
And so are you. You were curious about what it's like to be with a girl, right? Here's your opportunity to find out. With each other."
Both girls glanced at each other nervously, not knowing what to say.
Katie sighed and closed the suitcase. "But if you're not as open-minded as I thought you were, then it's perfectly okay. I don't want to force you to do anything that you're not comfortable with. We can just drink some wine and relax and hang out if you like!"
"Wait," said Ginger. "What exactly do you want us to do? I mean, just make out or something?"
"Well, you can
start
by making out. I'd pay you each $500 just to do that."
Olivia looked stunned. "How
long
do we have to make out for? To get $500?"