Chapter 2

As the days went on, Clover and I kept spending time together - no small amount of which was in my apartment. Our make-out sessions frequently involved petting above the waist. I started to think of her as my girlfriend - although I don’t know if we had said those words yet - and I largely forgot about my mission from Alison. Certainly my main reason for seeing Clover wasn’t subterfuge: it was the burning light of joy inside me that I felt whenever she was around.

Our next milestone came after several days of watching her play Grand Theft Auto 5 on my laptop. She had been reluctant to try the game at first, but she quickly embraced the gun-shooting, reckless-driving, ambulance-stealing world it offered. When she figured out how to pick up a prostitute in the game, she went through the streetwalker’s entire menu of services, captivated by the bouncing car and the orgasmy dialog of her avatar. Then she pulled me to the bed and kissed me ferociously.