Jessica always enjoys her occasional dinners with her old college friends, especially Veruca, the most outspoken but least reasonable of the group. When Veruca starts to complain that her husband is overly jealous, Jessica understands completely. But when Veruca decides to demonstrate the long list of things she doesn't think count as cheating, Jessica is surprised both by just how much Veruca thinks she should be able to get away with, and by how much Jessica herself enjoys watching Veruca's demonstration.
Ruby has always been accused of being a little scatterbrained, but it's just so hard to focus when there's so many sexy ideas and so little time to get them down on paper. Writing is her "happy place" where everything else fades away and she can truly focus. Ruby is fascinated by old paintings, old photographs, and the idea that there's nothing new under the sun when it comes to sex.