Part 1, Chapter 2 Summary

Jeff arrives in the airport in Charleston, and must wait some time before Melody arrives. When she finally gets there, Jeff is overwhelmed with her beauty, warmth and cheerfulness and her sweet southern voice. She hugs him and touches him and cries to think of his unhappiness, and his heart is so happy it hurts him. Jeff is particularly struck by how beautiful she is. They get in a car and Melody tells Jeff that she needs to make a stop. They arrive at a house where two women are sitting at a kitchen table stuffing envelopes, and Melody introduces Jeff to them as "the man in my life." The women are very surprised because Melody never told them she had a son. Melody asks Jeff to help with the envelopes, and when he agrees by saying "it doesn't make any...