Rhea declares that she loves a boy named Tyler. Claire thinks that Tyler is “gross.” The sisters ask Dani how she knew that she was “in love” with Levi. Dani thinks about how she’s loved Levi since high school and has never stopped. The sisters say that Levi is constantly talking about Dani and playfully splash her with water. She goes to the restroom to dry herself and overhears Bella and Levi talking. Bella tells Levi that he has all but secured the job and flirtatiously touches his arm. Levi reminds Bella that he and Dani are together.

Levi asks Dani if they can talk about what happened at the ball. Despite what she overheard, Dani can’t fully believe that Levi truly loves her. She fumbles her words and says that she knows the kiss was just “pretending.” Levi appears confused and somewhat wounded but changes the subject.

Over dinner, Sarah asks Dani to stay at the beach with the family for the entire wedding weekend. Levi offers to drive her back and forth from the city, but Dani agrees. Sarah asks Dani and Levi to attend her last wedding-dress fitting.

Dani grabs breakfast to deliver to her design-class friends. They’re all working on their final projects. Sandra wants to talk about the ball, having seen Levi and Dani there. She describes how handsome Levi is and how he looked at Dani “[l]ike she was the only one in the room” (211). Dani is trying to balance finishing her collection, deciding whether to go to Paris, and wondering what will happen between her and Levi when their fake relationship ends.

Dani goes to meet Levi in his classroom and catches the last bit of his teaching. The female students flirt with him, especially when they ask him to speak in French. Dani accidentally drops her bag, drawing attention to herself, and Levi ends the class to help her collect her things. Dani jokes with him about his students having a crush on him. He doesn’t understand until Dani explains that she, too, thinks a man who speaks French is sexy.

Dani meets Oliver, one of Levi’s roommates. Oliver asks if Dani has read Levi’s book, but she says he won’t let her. Oliver says that when she does read it, she’ll “learn quite a few things” (215). Someone returns to class for a forgotten item, so she and Levi duck into a closet. Being this close to him reminds her of their dance at the ball, and she wonders what it would be like to kiss again. Rhea and Claire have invited Dani to a movie night, and Levi plans to join them because he loves spending time with his family.

Levi and Dani go to Sarah’s final wedding-dress fitting. Sarah asks for Dani’s opinion on the fit of the dress, but Dani doesn’t feel confident offering it because she doesn’t feel like she’s a “professional.” Levi takes her home and gives her a copy of his book to read. Alone at home, the unread book taunts her, but she holds off reading it because she knows it’s about Bella.

Dani attends her final fashion-critique club meeting. One of her friends notices Levi’s poetry book in her bag and offers to translate it for her. Gabe and Jia can’t believe she hasn’t read it yet, and Jia thinks that at least one of the poems could be about Dani. She encourages Dani to read the book, if only to get closure on the matter.

At home, Dani gathers ingredients to bake blondies. The noise wakes up her mother, who’s sleeping off jet lag from a trip to London. Dani shares that she hasn’t finished her collection, as she fears it’s too “simple” and not “avant-garde.” Dani’s mother worries that Dani lost her creative spark after her father died. Since her reunion with Levi, her spark is returning. Dani’s mother reminds her of how she dreamed of going to Paris when she was younger and tells her not to close the door on ESMOD.

Dani and Jia are at their favorite restaurant, spying on Gabe on a date. Rhea calls Dani from Levi’s phone and explains that Bella can’t attend the pre-wedding dance rehearsal and that Levi needs a partner. Levi gets on the phone and apologizes, but Dani agrees to stand in as his dance partner. Jia points out that Dani isn’t dressed properly for dance lessons. She grabs Dani’s phone and tells Levi to stop by Dani’s house on his way to pick her up at the restaurant and pick out an outfit for her.

Levi arrives with Dani’s clothes and a bouquet of daisies. She goes to the restroom to change and admires how her body looks in the skirt she designed. Jia helps her fix her hair and forces Dani to acknowledge that she’s a talented designer and should wear her creations more often.

At the dance rehearsals, Dani and Levi dance just as closely as they did at the ball, but Dani is distracted by thinking about how much she’ll miss this when their fake-dating arrangement ends. Levi notices and asks her what’s wrong. She explains that she’s not heard from Lazaro since submitting her application. Levi reassures her that she’s “incredible” and asks her to repeat the affirmation. It’s a perfect day until they get into the car for Levi to take her home and she sees Bella’s name pop up on his phone.