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Part 3Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of sexual content, pregnancy loss, death, and racism.
Part 3: “Behind the Epilogue”
Part 3, Chapter 1 Summary: “Janelle, Three Months After the Wedding”
Janelle attends therapy with her sister but feels frustrated rather than heard. Afterward, she meets her father for lunch. They have a pleasant time catching up. He surprises her with the announcement that he is going to therapy with her mother and now regrets failing to intervene in the family’s unhealthy dynamics. Janelle thanks him for the support.
Later that day, Rome calls to ask Janelle about her day, teasing her for watching Love is Blind. He tells her to get off the couch and go to the door. Rome is there early, with takeout after her hard day. Janelle is overjoyed.
Part 3, Chapter 2 Summary: “Rome, Four Months After the Wedding”
Rome and Janelle are preparing for a night out with local philanthropists Baltimore Gives Back. Rome dreads mingling with people he dislikes and does not know well; as he drinks in Janelle’s beauty in her evening gown, he explains that Arnold usually represents their group. He privately realizes that the wedding has shown him that his friendship with Arnold may be broken in ways that cannot be repaired, even if Janelle is hopeful for the future.
At the event, Janelle notices Rome’s mood and suggests that they re-enact an elevator sex scene from a romance novel.
