{"product_id":"2940044566392","title":"Outsourced","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I'd like to outsource our lovemaking.\"\u003cbr\u003eI choke on my steak and reach for my wine to wash it down. \"That's funny,\" I say when I recover.\u003cbr\u003e\"Or rather, I want to outsource my part in our lovemaking.\"\u003cbr\u003eI look at her and she isn't smiling. I think that this must be a joke, a bad joke, brought on by the stresses of her job. Instead, there's a look of intent determination on her face. Her brow is furrowed. I've never noticed how her brow furrows. It must have come on gradually, I decide, something that only time-lapse photography would have revealed. The burden of success has etched her face. Her mouth, which used to curve into an easy smile, is now set in a firm, pink line. She's still beautiful, but the fullness of her face has eroded too, revealing a leanness that wasn't there years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm serious,\" says Leslie, my wife of several years. \"I'm worried that the quality of our relationship is suffering.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"So you want to outsource sex?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins Outsourced, a steamy (and cautionary) tale of work-life balance and outsourcing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KT McColl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081778315504,"sku":"2940044566392","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044566392_p0.jpg?v=1763664538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044566392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}