Part 3: Chapters 6-7 Summary

In chapter 6 of part 3, Bruce begins to defend to himself his relationship with Nola. Bruce believed Nola was not a virgin their first time together. Nola explained that she had to see a doctor who took her virginity, but Bruce believed this to be a lie to cover up the fact that she had slept with her high school boyfriend. Bruce went on to explain to himself that he and Nola rarely had time alone together, restricting their intimate moments. There was one weekend they spent together, but the memory of it causes Bruce a great deal of regret, even now. In chapter 7 of part 3, Bruce dreams of the weekend he and Nola went to a cabin together with Bailey and one of his women. They played strip poker, the men cheating against the clueless women, until both ladies...