Summary

In the relatively short Chapter 9, Nate thinks about Hannah and their relationship in light of the opinion of his friends, including the ones who hold the most sway over him - Aurit and Jason.

The first part of Chapter 9 occurs at a picnic at Prospect Park where some friends are celebrating their City Hall marriage. Aurit, eager to find out how their relationship is going, asks Nate how long he and Hannah have been seeing each other. They first went out six weeks prior and began seeing each other in earnest for about a month. Aurit says she is happy for Nate, but instead of taking this remark in stride, Nate takes this as an opportunity to complicate what he considers as Aurit’s narrow point of view. He does this by stating that none of this is a big deal and saying that...