Chapter 10 Summary

James and Abby arrive in Dublin and go to see Irish step dancing. They tour around Dublin, taking in the sights, including Christchurch Cathedral and the Guinness brewery. "The whole experience was totally fun, but, of course, Ian was always in the back of Abby's mind." (p. 134). She tries to call him to 'smooth things over' but cannot get through. "The best way to figure things out was to let herself just 'be' with James, which was what she was doing." (p. 135).

Watching the step dancing, Abby says that it reminds her of tap dancing: apparently she used to tap dance herself. When the dancers spread out into the audience to get people dancing, James volunteers Abby, and she gets up and begins to dance. "Abby knew that her only option was to go along and join in. She didn't want to be...