Summary

Between Zachary and Alex, Alex was the more serious and talented artist, but his poetry made him miserable. He was also unhappy with his marriage. He had wed Juliet because she was pregnant four years earlier, and they fought constantly.

Meanwhile, when Christine did finally join Lydia at the pub to meet Zachary, she felt an immediate rapport with him, though not a terribly strong physical attraction. Christine continued to work on her art, though she never told anyone about this preoccupation. Alex and Juliet divorced and Alex moved into an apartment with Zachary. Lydia became all the more determined to have him. She talked him into bringing Sandy over to the house she shared with Christine, and while he was there, Alex drifted into Christine's bedroom. He saw her drawings, and when Christine walked in she quickly put them away, despite Alex's...