I Hear You: Alina's hookup with her manager at work is interrupted when her boyfriend shows up unexpectedly. "He's just here for a lunchtime quickie," Alina says bitterly. Her manager hands over his earpiece. "Wear this," he says, "And do everything I tell you to do." Checkmate: Evelyn's partner is jealous when she invites an old friend over, but he doesn't have enough power to stop it. He watches carefully from the sidelines before storming off over a leading comment. Evelyn won't have it. "Did your mother not teach you to share," she asks. She teaches him herself. Don't Ask Me Where I've Been: Riley turns Oliver's infidelity on him in a graphic payback. Still, their sexual attraction to each other pulls them back together with grim respect. Starlet: Emily is a big-eyed girl from nowhere whose boyfriend has a dream. As she carries the weight of helping that dream unfold, we find that there was more to the story than he bargained for.
