Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of R-rated sexual content, sexual harassment, antigay bias, mental illness, death, and cursing.

After a long sleep, Bee wonders how Dominic Diamond found out about her. She calls Jack Hart and leaves a scathing voicemail. Then, she reads the press release that Steph composed for Nolan, which refers to sex work as “obscene” and claims, “Mr. Shaw is not associated with pornography nor does he condone the predatory nature of pornography” (355). When Nolan calls, he tries to convince Bee that the words are a game or a show, but for Bee, the criticism is real. She is aware of the double standard in which Nolan can be admired for his sexual exploits but she is judged and accused of working in the porn industry. Nolan protests that Bee became his fantasy and he loves her, but Bee realizes that he wants to keep their relationship a secret because sex work is so often viewed as shameful by the mainstream. Bee says that she needs Nolan to love her in public, for the whole world to see.