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Chasing Love
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Chapters 26-36Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes sexual content, sexism, substance use, and emotional abuse.
Chapter 26 Summary: “Charlie: Nine Years Ago”
Charlie visits Dr. Hanson about her sexual health. She wants to begin using birth control pills in case she and Alex have sex. She’s shocked when Dr. Hanson’s intern turns out to be Alex. She feels uncomfortable talking about her prospective sexual partner but makes direct eye contact with Alex throughout the visit.
Chapter 27 Summary: “Lex: Present”
Lex flies back to London for an important client meeting. He worries about his and Charlie’s relationship throughout the flight. At the office, Lex looks up Charlie online. Her photos and social media confuse him. He can’t understand who Charlie is now. Suddenly worried that she might stay with Julian, he tells Kate to “book the next flight to New York” (266). He texts with Charlie but doesn’t tell her he’s returning.
Back in New York, Lex arrives unannounced at Charlie’s office. He finds her standing at her window.
Chapter 28 Summary: “Charlie”
Charlie texts with Lex. She insists she’s in love with Julian and that she and Lex can’t keep fooling around. Standing at her office window, she’s shocked to hear Lex’s voice behind her. Unable to resist, Charlie gives in to his kiss. Then they have sex on Charlie’s desk. During intercourse, Julian calls Charlie, and Lex demands she pick it up.
