Yes, but she needs new clothes.

The next few minutes were the longest of Becky's young life. Earlier today she had been eagerly waiting for her diploma and nothing else: now she sat in front of a computer screen in her bra, waiting for the approval of her mom's old friend after sending him pictures of herself.

"That's perfect! You're amazing, Becky. I have to go for awhile but I'm so glad we reconnected.

A beautiful woman like you needs a wardrobe to match, don't you think? Go check out some of those stores and add some new clothes to your wish list. We can send you to college in style."

And at the bottom were links to some of the stores he had signed her up for. Relieved - and a little disappointed, almost - that he hadn't asked her for more pictures, the teenager followed his instructions and started to look at the websites he had sent her. She tried to shake that faint tingling sensation between her legs.

It felt odd shopping online, looking at pictures rather than seeing the clothes in person and checking the fit - it seemed like stores had wildly different expectations of what a size 4 was - but she quickly found that it was a lot of fun. There were hundreds of things to look at, bright pictures of dresses and skirts, everything a young woman needed to update her wardrobe.

Especially hers. Eric was right: her clothes needed an update. Another item on the list of things she wanted, but knew they couldn't afford and didn't want to burden her mother with by asking for.