By the time Emilie arrives at school, she has a missed text from her father demanding she call him. When Emilie is called to the office where she loses her fellowship, she passes Josh talking to Macy. He smiles at her in an adoring way, which makes Emilie angry for the first time rather than sad. In her meeting with Mrs. Bowen, Emilie forcefully explains that she needs the fellowship for scholarship and college applications and refuses to let them take it from her. After exiting the office, she decides to use the school intercom to publicly break up with Josh. Nick, who is seated in the office, finds the ordeal hilarious.

In chemistry class, Emilie decides to openly ogle Nick whom she finds quite attractive. When called out by the teacher for being distracted, Emilie publicly asks Nick out and invites him to skip school with her. Nick accepts her offer, and they walk out of the classroom mid-lecture. In his truck, Nick allows Emilie to wear the coat from his back seat. They drive downtown where they grab coffees and get to know each other. They learn about each others’ pets, discuss their favorite movies, and Emilie admits to Nick that her parents tend to not care much about what she does.