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CalKor: I’ll send a payment over so you know that you can trust me.

CalKor: I’ll pay in advance so if I don’t follow through one week, you know that you can always come back to this site.

Bewildered, I sit there, staring at his text.

I have it set up so that I can’t see myself because that knocks me out of the headspace I need to be in to do this. Still, I can imagine how I look—floored.

“You’re talking about paying me fourteen thousand a week, Kor. That’s insane! How the hell would you afford that?”

CalKor: I’m a trust fund baby, lol. At least this way, I’m giving it to someone I actually like.

That has my insides doing somersaults and it really shouldn’t.

He’s a client.

That’s all.

I bite my lip. “How often would you need me to be online?”

CalKor: Two hours a day. But it would be on my schedule, not yours.

“I have responsibilities at night. I can’t work from eight until eleven.”

CalKor: That’s fine. 8AM and 12:30AM work okay for me. If I need to reschedule, I’ll inform you 24 hours in advance.

Those hours are workable.

God, I’m tempted.

“Would you want to do direct video?”

CalKor: No. Same setup as this, on a different platform.

Fourteen thousand a week.

Commission free

Taxfree.

Sweet Lord in a chariot eating cheesecake—a single week alone would cover my monthly debt repayment.

My jaw practically unhinges at the thought.

Even if he did this for a couple weeks, that would help me get ahead of myself, which has been my current problem.

FedeLoans refused to cover Chuck's medical bills, and the accrued debts are making me insolvent.

Nothing about my current lifestyle is sustainable long-term, but this will help me keep my head above water until I can roll out my plans for Chuck’s.

Knowing that none of my private details are associated with my Venmo, I use the chat box, which I never do, and type out my username.

Me: KillerCatQueen7

No less than fifteen seconds later, my phone dings.

Heart in my throat, I reach for it on my dresser.

GretzkyWannabe42 has sent you a payment of $14,000

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