I ran into it on Spanko.net years ago. Story about a young woman with some money getting a divorce from her wealthy but ruthless husband, and her lawyers advise her to go and disappear for a while, maybe even a year, while they work the case and wait for certain developments.
So she goes and lives with a close female friend of hers that she trusts who is just a few years older, mid to late 20s I think, probably not more than 30. The young woman is in her early to mid 20s, very petite, while her friend is older and tall, so the friend suggests that the young woman pretend to be her teenage niece who's come to visit for a while, something like 14 to 16.
The young woman is fairly irresponsible, so the friend gets her some fake ID, confiscated her money, checks and credit cards, and starts setting some rules while the young woman is pretending to be her niece, which usually get broken.
Anyway, the young woman's irresponsibility begins to use up the friend's patience, the story takes its inevitable turn, and the situation proceeds to the usual conclusion. I was disappointed that there were no sequels; the scenario seemed designed to spawn an entire series.
I admit that's one along with "Mrs. Susan Symington" that seems to influence most of the scenarios I have pop into my head.
Anybody else remember either story? |