- Nov 26, 2024
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Chillie - I think it's there, its just not written the way people would expect. It's subtle and nuanced. Granted it doesn't literally take place in the bed, but the ride home from the hotel is their pillow talk; Lester telling her "Wake up. We're home.", her shushing him, slapping him on the chest, calling him a pig, her finally accepting that she's going to give him a BJ, until Dan stops them. It's their love language at the moment.Don also did a better job expanding certain subject matter but unfortunately still unable to create pillow talk between Sarah and Lester.
Frankly I would be surprised if it was more than this at this stage. It would be out of character for her. Prior to Ch25 she still loves Dan. Sarah is still coming to grips mentally with the fact that her relationship with Lester has transitioned from one of physical to a blended physical/emotional one. The hospital scene reinforces this, where once again Lester is providing her with emotional support. All the way thru the texting scene, where Sarah begins to understand that Lester accepts her "mom clothes and body". Yes we the readers know it's Lester scheming, but Sarah's character doesn't know that.
I think in the coming chapters we will see this become more blatant, as she accepts it mentally. It's like boiling a lobster, it's a slow process of turning up the heat, but it's still cooking under the surface.