Summary

Will ponders the growing tension between Hanna and himself, and the way her reticence seems to indicate an internal struggle that mirrors his own. But, she calls on a Saturday night and invites him to a graduate student housewarming party. Will, who has already cancelled his weekly “date” with Kristy because he irrationally feels like he’s cheating on Hanna, agrees.

The party is unimpressive, in a cramped apartment full of secondhand furniture. Hanna accepts the proffered drink, plum sake, making Will feel more protective of her. When Will tells Hanna how pretty she is, she leads him into an unoccupied bedroom and announces she wants Will to guide her explicitly through sex, telling her what to do, helping her learn what she herself likes. She knows Will can handle casual sex and that he enjoys it, making him the perfect teacher. Will...