Summary

Vince tells Darcy that he has not heard from her recently, and Tom is taken aback by his all-black outfit and exposed tattoos, complete with a cigarette. He asks Tom if he is there to renovate the house as well as living there. Vince shows little concern when Tom mentions how Keith grabbed and bruised Darcy the other night. However, when Vince tells Tom congratulations for getting engaged to Megan, Tom replies that they broke up. Tom heads inside, and Vince tells Darcy to be careful that Tom does not fall in love with her all over again.

Darcy goes back into the house and startles Tom, leading him to hit his head into one of the kitchen cabinets. She reaches out for him and feels “the exact moment that his pain recedes and he realizes that our bodies are together” (143). She tells...