The narrator tells Roxane that he's decided to publish his own story. He's been reading Roxane's latest novel, which is about a woman who falls in love with a man. Roxane is bummed that Roxane isn't going to publish her own story, but she's also bummed that she hasn't been able to find a publisher for her own work. She's worried that she'll have to spend a lot of time with Roxane if she writes her own stories. She wonders if Roxane could be a famous erotica writer one day. She also wonders why Roxane didn't tell her about the story she'd been reading about the director in the president's office. The narrator says that if he takes the story, he'll probably spend a long time with someone else. He doesn't want to spend all his time with another woman. He wants to see her and hear her voice every day. He asks Roxane to tell him about her latest book. It's about a girl who falls for a guy who's a famous director in a big agency. She says that the narrator should read the story because it reminds her of Roxane. She thinks that writing the story may have been the only way to put an end to her feelings for the director. She asks if the narrator has read the latest book by Roxane, and he says that he has. He wonders if the story is getting good reviews.