This will be lowkey sad in general, but for me? I just let him cook. I have almost no affection for her, it's really hard for me to be emotionally attached to literally a prostitute. Sorry if i hurt feelings of all Cait fans here (unironically tho - i really didn't set out to hurt you all in any way) but it can't be an NTR when the girl isn't yours by default.
I sympathise with the fans in their complaints (and a
tiny bit with the devs).
*Trying to be objective* On paper, she SHOULD be perfect as a open-minded, slutty side-kick, perfect as the first 'tutorial character' to join your group & introduce you to the various features of the game (normal tutorial stuff) and of course the very sexually open world of the game (her religion fits right in here of course).
But (obviously) that sort of character is completely wrong for a romantic 'girlfriend' character.
A large portion of people won't see her that way.
(And they damned well know that)
It doesn't mean that they can't have the options there for people that are quite happy to have her as a love interest, but don't be surprised when most players don't see her that way (myself included).
And their insistence on having others see her as one is a waste of time if they are keeping her as she is.
(Once again, I'm trying really hard to be objective here - I generally have the same low opinion of the lead dev as everyone else, as I'm sure I've stated before)