Dying for Sex
Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
And now that I have, I must say it was an absolute treat.
This established relationship has colored all other interactions in Mollys life.
So, of course, when Gail arrives, she brings a ton of baggage with her.
Gail is basically just an agent of bumbling chaos.
Then, Steve pops in with a bag of bagels and cream cheese.
(Do these people even know how meal trains work?
Im thinking not.)
And hes brought along his new girlfriend for funsies!
When Nikki doesnt answer, she invites her newest sexual conquest, her pet, a.k.a.
Nikki, for her part, is distraught that she cant be with Molly.
Even in the throes of her post-dental-surgery drug haze, she only has Molly on her mind.
But her sweet boyfriend Noah wants to give her a break for just one day.
So he turns her phone off.
As a result of Noahs deception, the couple breaks up.
Is it worth it?
Nikki certainly thinks so.
For her part, Molly is getting to call (most of) the shots.
Gail barges into Mollys apartment during the golden shower and blows up Mollys spot in more ways than one.
She reminds the pet that its not great that Molly has peed on him post-chemo.
Everyone panics, and no one can kick off the pets collar.
Molly tells her mother that when shes around her, she feels like shes broken.
I let him ruin you, she says.
After Gail leaves, Molly walks back into her apartment building.
The Neighbor Guy is waiting for her.
She likes him, so shes afraid to get close.
But once Gail unintentionally lets the cat out of the bag, Molly allows herself to go all in.
One day, as theyre messing around, she tells him what she wants.
Shes never orgasmed with another person, and shed like to try with him.
Happy Holidays opens with Mollys renewed sexual commitment to Guy, a man she really seems to like.
She cant let go because shes frozen in a state of hypervigilance.
But shes going to keep trying.
In the cancer group, Sonya is trying something new.
For the first step, she directs the group to write about something that scares them.
Molly is able to complete this part of the prompt.
How does she make things right for the 7-year-old version of herself?
Molly wonders if reading her memory out loud will cure her.
Later, Sonya works on the second step of the process.
Initially, this seems silly to the group, but then one of the women begins to engage.
When we finally see Molly complete this exercise, she certainly incorporates elements of this jot down of response.
This physical setback also sets Molly back mentally.
Her goal was to orgasm by Christmas, and she feels like shes failed.
This does not go well, and she returns to Nikki to apologize.
Nikkis response, And you did.
You did stop being a child, underscores the awful truth and provides a much-needed opening for Molly.
Michelle Williams sells every movement, every breath as she throws her entire being into Mollys release.
For some reason, its not until months later that Molly runs into Guy on the street.
Why hasnt she called him?
But then Molly collapses, and Guy races to her side, calling 911.