Part 1, Chapter 5 Summary

This chapter begins with Jeff again waiting for Melody at the Charleston airport, this time for two hours. He is so happy to see her that he doesn't mind waiting, or the fact that he is unable to bring his Martin with him on the plane. When she finally arrives, they embrace, and Jeff is again overwhelmed by her beauty. Melody's boyfriend Max is waiting in the car, and is immediately rude and unwelcoming to Jeff. Melody has taken up photography, and Max refuses to let her bring Jeff to a party he is working at that evening. The three go to a restaurant, and while Melody is in the bathroom, Max tells Jeff that Melody had to marry the Professor because she was pregnant with Jeff, and abortions were illegal then. When Melody returns to the table, Max tells her...