The chapter opens with a discussion of sexual liberation, or the idea that each person should be free to love whomever they want without having to pledge to marry someone else. This is a very important concept, and it's one that we're starting to see more and more of in the novel. It's also one of the most important themes of the novel, because it deals with the idea of love and sexual freedom. The chapter begins with a conversation between the protagonist and his co-worker. The protagonist says that he's finished writing the contract for his "project," which is a legal document that will allow him to get pregnant if he chooses to do so. He's worried about what will happen if he doesn't get pregnant, because he'd rather be with the woman he loves than with anyone else. He tells his colleague that he has an appointment to meet with a client, and he wants to head out to the client's house to make dinner for the new client. He asks his colleague if he can make meatloaf for the client, but the colleague says he'll have to wait until he gets home to make the meatloaf. He also tells the protagonist that the client has called and wants to know if they can cancel the meeting, but they can't because another agent has already come by to cancel it. He then asks if the client is angry at him about something, and the protagonist says it sounds like they're really lovers, but he can tell that he can never get through to his girlfriend. He goes on to say that the director of the area where the meeting was supposed to take place had