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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes depictions of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual content, graphic violence, substance use, pregnancy termination, and mental illness.
At a bar, Nick nearly fights two men harassing Noah. The confrontation is broken up by a bouncer at the request of Briar. Noah, unaware of Nick and Briar’s history, introduces Briar as her new roommate. Nick and Briar pretend they have never met.
Later, Nick and Noah argue. Noah confronts him about his jealousy regarding her psychologist, Michael, and Nick cruelly tells her that she needs to “get better.” He reveals a new tattoo on his wrist featuring words she once wrote, but the gesture backfires. Upset, Noah demands they have no contact for one week, telling Nick that they both have problems that they need to work out. Nick reluctantly agrees.
Six days later, Noah discusses her dependence on Nick with her psychologist, Michael. On the seventh day, she goes to Nick’s office to reconcile.
Upon arriving, she sees Nick with his colleague, Sophia. Nick hides a paper and makes his glass office walls opaque before speaking with Noah. He asks to end their break, but Noah insists she needs more time. After Nick steps out, Sophia mistakenly reveals that Nick has received a two-year job offer in New York. Feeling betrayed, Noah leaves abruptly.