Peer Pressure

Lisa (Vienna Black), an innocent and naive schoolgirl, arrives at Stephan's (Justin Hunt) house, holding her backpack tightly as she attempts to suppress her nerves. As she nears the front door, a gardener who is near offers to open the door for her. 'Allow me to do that for you, miss,' he offers. However, before he opens the door, he anxiously glances between the door and Lisa, then leans in and inquires if she really wants to be in there with THEM. Lisa is concerned and asks what's the issue with them, but before the gardener can respond, the door is opened from the inside. Stephan, a young man with a welcoming smile, greets Lisa, exclaiming that she has arrived! He thought he overheard voices. Come inside! As Lisa turns away, Stephan catches the gardener's gaze and makes an obscene sexual gesture, indicating their ulterior motives for the unsuspecting Lisa. The gardener can do nothing but guiltily avert his eyes as Stephan shuts the door behind them. TITLE PLATE As Stephan leads her into a dining room to study, Lisa compliments him on his lovely house, soon joined by his step-sister, Nikki (Casey Calvert). Stephan shrugs and comments that the house is humble, which is clearly an exaggeration. Nikki teases her brother, stating that nothing involving either of them could ever be described as 'humble.' Stephan smirks, then thanks Lisa for coming over to help them study for the impending exam. He particularly needs a little boost with his grades, and Lisa is just so intelligent! She must be the brightest one in any of their classes. The compliments leave Lisa flustered, clearly harboring a crush on Stephan, stating that the 'bad boys' always seem to need a little extra assistance. (It's obvious from the way she says 'bad boys' that she is attracted to bad boys, and Stephan picks up on this with a cunning grin.) She continues, saying that she's always been a bookworm, so... Stephan tells her that she's a very attractive bookworm. A woman with both beauty and brains is quite exceptional. Even though Lisa is flustered, she makes a small face at the word 'exceptional' as it sounds strange to her, possibly even slightly creepy. Even Nikki notices this and laughs, saying that it sounds like her dear brother Stephan just wants to 'devour her.' Maybe he DOES, Stephan retorts, then winks at Lisa and jokingly growls hungrily. Lisa is shy and unused to this kind of attention, although she appears to enjoy it. Stephan asks if Lisa would mind agreeing to help them study. Lisa looks somewhat flustered -- oh, Nikki will be studying with them too? Stephan grins broadly, explaining that he and his sister are inseparable, he wouldn't want her to fail the test while he's succeeding! He hoped she could study with them, and asks if that would be a problem? Lisa tries to act casual and says, no, of course not. Everyone at school is aware of their close relationship, so how could she refuse? Nikki gasps and turns to Stephan. 'Did you hear that, brother? We're practically celebrities!' she sarcastically laughs. Then Stephan gestures to the dining room table, suggesting that they should get started. Lisa is slightly disappointed by Nikki's presence, clearly having hoped for some one-on-one time with Stephan, but tries not to show it too much. As Lisa is about to sit next to Stephan, Nikki promptly takes the seat, offering her a sweet smile. A little taken aback, Lisa moves around the table and sits across from them. She takes her laptop out of her bag and asks what they'd like to study first. Stephan says he'd like to start with biology since that's his preferred subject... He particularly enjoys learning about a woman's anatomy... Who doesn't love a bit of... exploration? As Stephan says this with a grin, Lisa feels a foot slowly traveling up her leg. She stares at Stephan, assuming that it's him playing footsie, but it's actually Nikki. Lisa squirms a little due to the move seeming quite bold to her, and also because of her arousal. She can't help but be drawn to the preppy bad boy aura Stephan exudes. Nikki smirks, though Lisa doesn't notice her, since her focus is on Stephan. Lisa glances briefly at Nikki, anxious about what she believes Stephan is doing to her, but Nikki just grins. 'Is something wrong?' Nikki teases. Lisa swallows and shakes her head while blushing, stating that nothing is wrong and that, sure, they can start with biology -- she can pull up her notes from the semester. Nikki ceases playing footsie and scoffs, stating that they're all 18 now --