Summary

Helen thinks about how she “basically fellated his thumb” in Chapter 15 (153). She knows she would have succumbed to Grant had he gotten even slightly closer to her. She starts to avoid him, and he is tempted to go to her to “finish what they started” (155). Grant gets a text from Kevin inviting him to a New Year’s Eve party. He invites Helen. At the party, Helen tells Grant that she remembers how much she does not like conversation or parties. He asks her about the rules of the game they are currently playing, and she says it is not possible for either of them to win in it, but he maintains that he still enjoys it. He tells her that he and Lauren have not been together in awhile, and he asks if they should not see other people while they...