Part Five, p. 73 - 90 Summary

In "Barneys Builds Character," Nate and Jenny meet outside Barneys Department Store on their date to take each other Christmas shopping (see "Quotes", p. 74), Jenny reflecting breathlessly on how much in love with him she is. After a few false starts, Jenny finds a colorful pair of boxer shorts with a sailboat on them, a gift she thinks is perfect because of Nate's love for sailing (Nate, almost in spite of himself, thinks they're "groovy"). For his part, Nate takes Jenny upstairs to the lingerie section where, quickly and with some embarrassment, she picks out a pair of white thong panties. Nate then suggests they go to a hotel for hot chocolate. As Jenny is worrying whether Nate really wants them to model their new gifts for each other and perhaps even have sex, they encounter Serena...