Cecelia and Sean doze after their picnic. Cecelia wants to be close to Sean although he’s “still a mystery” (93). Finally, she takes off her clothes and gets into the waterfall. She watches Sean sleep from afar before rejoining and kissing him. He admits he’s been waiting for her to make the first move. They kiss for a long time before Sean performs oral sex on Cecelia. Afterward, Sean tells Cecelia how much he likes her and wants to be with her. Cecelia feels overwhelmed by emotion throughout their hike back.

Cecelia and Sean keep in touch via text throughout the days following their waterfall hike. Cecelia hopes more will happen with him soon.

Over dinner with Roman one night, Cecelia asks about his life. Cecelia’s mom got pregnant with her when she was 20 and she’s never known much about Roman. Roman skirts her questions.

Afterward, Cecelia joins Sean at the garage. While Sean talks to his friends, Cecelia notices Dominic watching her. She feels excited looking at him but still doesn’t like his personality. Later, she asks Sean why Dominic dislikes her. Sean insists she should ignore him.

The friends play pool for some time before Cecelia asks Sean to teach her to drive his car.