Summary

In the section “The Murphy Bed,” Olly deems the left side of the bed as his. When Maddy asks him if he is nervous he first says that he is not but then admits he is. He holds her and they fall asleep together.

In “All the Words” Maddy wakes to discover they have been asleep nearly an hour. They hurry to get ready to go to the beach to watch the sunset but get distracted with one another on the lanai. She indicates to him that she wants to have sex with him and he takes her to the bed. He stops remembering that they need condoms but she tells him she bought some in the souvenir shop. They touch and kiss until they are joined together.

In her next installment of “Madeline’s Dictionary” Maddy defines...