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Winter wakes up to the sound of a dog barking outside her apartment. Irritated that the barking will wake Vivi, she races outside to confront the neighbor—shocked to find Rhett, Beau, and Jasper helping Theo move in next door. Winter lashes out at Theo. Beau insists she calm down as she barely knows Theo. Winter doesn’t respond as no one knows what happened between her and Theo. She races back inside to a wailing Vivi, sinks onto the floor, and bursts into tears.
When Beau makes negative remarks about Winter, Rhett jumps to her defense. After Beau leaves, Rhett explains to Theo that Beau resents Winter for trying to get him therapeutic help when he returned from combat. Theo pets his dog Peter and asks Rhett what he knows about Winter. Rhett warns him not to get involved, as she’s a single mother to a nine-month-old; he says the baby’s father is a mystery. Theo is suddenly immobilized, realizing he could be Vivi’s dad. After Rhett leaves, Theo considers knocking on Winter’s door but ends up sitting on her step instead.