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Agree on this. The lack of Cindy content in the last chapter makes sense both because it's the way she's already dealt with other issues, and because it's the usual structure of the game – there's more characters involved than one episode's got room for, so a big scene with a character in one episode usually means that character will be less involved in the next one. If I'm not mistaken, her specific behaviour is also regarded as very normal after someone's cheated on their partner: Their guilty conscience suddenly makes them way more affectionate towards them. The trip with Wade and that social media facade she's putting up, doesn't necessarily mean that she's managed to put aside her feelings for Ian, it might just as well be the complete opposite.Don't we all! It's gotta have something about it in the next chapter, but I get a feeling that Cindy will try to avoid Ian for a bit, because coming face to face with Ian after the magnitude of their moment together would probably be really confronting for her. It would mean facing the undeniable attraction between them (made worse by the fact that they couldn't consummate the hot sex, so they're probably still left with a shit-ton of sexual tension and lust for each other), and facing her infidelity and how that could destroy their friend group, and the fact that they got caught and their secret feels like a ticking time bomb...
And just like with Wade and the photo-shoot, Cindy has a penchant for running away from her issues, which we know she's doing now with her subsequent weekend away with Wade. She's playing pretend, and knowing that Ian is going to see her social media update, see just how well she's doing with Wade, and how she's not thinking of Ian or what they did at all (yeah right).
I'm really looking forward to what happens next, though I suspect that there's gonna be some really awkward vibes between Ian and Cindy when their group gets back together again. She'll probably be extra nice to Wade and give him lots of attention, and Ian is not gonna feel too great about it. Buuut... I really love to speculate, and it's probably way off from what we'll get. lol.
It's gonna be interesting to see how the next meeting – and eventually the next sex scene – between Ian and Cindy plays out. Cindy's plan to save her relationship with Wade probably consists of two parts: Spend more quality time with Wade, and stay away from Ian. But there's an obvious catch: If she's going to spend more quality time with her boyfriend, she'll probably also be forced to spend more time with his close friends – including Ian. Thus, I suspect we don't have to wait too long before her plan miserably fails.