for Jill I was clearly referring to the sixth chapter. theoretically we could have ended the story with her in the previous chapter, not taking advantage of the opportunities on the couch at Bella's house, and she in the next chapter takes on MC's sins without involving him in the slightest. it doesn't make sense to me, Jill doesn't exclude us from the sexual content (not having any...) but she excludes us from our responsibilities...
about Bella I don't understand your consideration... I'm referring to the case when their story is interrupted. up to that moment there was only a kiss between them but we can give all the responsibility to the fact that MC was drunk. it remains debatable that the event that divides the two is a failure to thank Bella for having spoken well of him to Jill, which inevitably degenerates into a sexual raptus, but anyway let's say that if at that point MC stops showing interest in Bella, the relationship between the two can be considered over, it's a relationship that really shouldn't be there, it certainly can't be Bella who looks for MC. in this sense that that single decision is final makes sense to me, and I also see it difficult that nothing can happen to put everything back in play.
about Sage: if MC is her fuck buddy he has shared many moments with her, not only sexual, the relationship between them makes sense that it matures, if they are just friends the interactions between them remain minimal, the relationship between them will be by necessity more superficial, I see a jump more difficult and unlikely. Sage, besides getting over the disappointment of the end of the story with Chad, should trust and rely on a "friend". the situation is completely different from the one with Maya and Josy, where even if MC is currently a friend, he's practically an ex of both of them, so getting back into the relationship with one of them (and maybe even both) would be less forced
