Unable to sleep during the family visit, Cecily prepares to sneak into Jeremy’s room while applying perfume. As she admires herself in the mirror—feeling pretty for the first time in years—Jeremy enters through her balcony window. He embraces her from behind, vowing not to let her out of his sight again. He discovers she is nude under her nightshirt.

They have sex in the bedroom and bathroom, including anal sex for the first time. Jeremy showers with her after and brings her to bed. Despite warnings about her father, Jeremy stays with her. Cecily thanks him for pushing her beyond her comfort zone. As she falls asleep, she thinks she hears him promise no one will hurt her anymore, though her dream turns into a nightmare where a voice calls her disgusting.

Two weeks later, Jeremy accompanies Cecily to meet her friends at a pub. He recalls recently revealing their relationship to Annika. At the pub, Ava challenges Jeremy over Cecily, claiming they’re closer than him and her; however, he answers more questions about Cecily’s personal details, leaving Ava near tears. Cecily threatens to sleep in the dorm if he continues, forcing him to back down.

When Cecily receives a text and leaves with a guilty expression, Jeremy follows her to the back alley, where he discovers her talking to Landon beside his McLaren.