To say that Rhae’s relationship with her stepmom, Jayne, is tense would be an understatement. Rhae is a young woman in the prime of her life, eager to explore a world of pleasure, but her conservative stepmother sees things differently. Bound by religious tradition, Jayne insists that Rhae marry the man she has deemed suitable, and no matter how much Rhae protests, she’s expected to honor her family’s rituals. Fed up with her stepmom’s control, Rhae pleads for the liberty to marry (or fuck) whoever she pleases–the chance to experience what it’s like to express her sexuality on her own terms. Jayne, on the other hand, is not ready to let her stepdaughter go, and she craves a new baby of her own to raise, but she recently found out she can’t carry a child. Through a tense negotiation, they cut a deal: Rhae will have a baby that Jayne can raise as her own, and then she can go and be free. There’s just one catch: to ensure that all stays in the family, it’s Danny, Jayne’s American husband, who’ll have to provide the juices for the whole “exchange.”
