Summary

The next day, Tom set off towards Las Vegas, where Jill lived. When he arrived, she was not home, and he fell asleep in his car outside her house. She woke him up, invited him inside, and introduced him to her daughter Katie. The three of them swam in the pool. Tom became unwell and Jill panicked, insisting he had to go to hospital, but Tom insisted he was alright. Later, Tom and Jill went out to a restaurant with a group of Jill’s friends. Tom was struck by how easy it felt being with her and imagined a new life for himself with Jill instead of Amy. He recoiled at the thought that Katie would eventually come to think of him as her father, feeling that would be a betrayal of his kids. When they got back to Jill’s place...