by Tall78701
Very enjoyable story and the final chapter does an excellent job of setting up Lacey's future and tying up loose ends. I liked the date with Phillip; their initial meeting had a bit of hesitancy (as what was essentially a blind date often would) but Lacey adapted, as she did at the sushi place despite never having had it before. Moving to the hotel, the truth or dare was a lot of fun and appropriately adult, leading to what seemed like "and a great time was had by all!"
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The confession of the benefactor showed a nice, well-thought-out plan including the who, the how, and, most importantly, the why. That really came into play in the discussion that followed and made a lot of sense. The developing "business plan" was also well and the story ended on a good though rather abrupt note. My previous comments cover the few little writing issues I noted so I won't repeat them.
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To wrap up, 4.75* for the story as a whole and 5* for the final chapter closing it out right. Great job!