Maine Characters

Lucy is exhausted by the necessity of telling her mother about Hank’s death, so her friends, Paige and Caleb, come over to keep her company. She hates how Vivian flirts with Caleb and grows irritated when he invites Vivian to join the group for dinner. Patrick arrives, and they all toast to Hank. 

Vivian and Caleb chat privately, each remembering their meeting four summers ago. They met at the pub one night and had a brief fling. Caleb has known Lucy since kindergarten, and Lucy has always dreamed that she and Vivian would be like “real sisters.” Caleb still works part-time at the pub and at a touristy adventure park nearby. Hank never took Vivian there, however, because he always kept her “in hiding” during her visits. Now, Caleb is impressed by Vivian’s work, and she tries to ignore her attraction to him. She doesn’t want to tell Lucy that she and Caleb know one another, and he agrees to keep this fact a secret.

Lucy gets very drunk and ends up alone with Patrick. He apologizes for hurting her and says that he doesn’t want her to be alone right now. Caleb interrupts them to convince Lucy to eat some real food.