Summary

In Chapter 22, “fire day,” Frank notes by the end of the day Monday he will have a black eye, but he backs up to describe the rest of the wedding. Frank kissed Joy more even though he knew it counted as cheating. At one point, Frank’s parents sang together. He was able to see them as a couple and not just his parents. As he drove home from the wedding, Frank knew that he would have to tell Brit that he loved Joy.

When Frank meets Brit behind the greenhouse, the air is orange and full of the scent of burning from a nearby wildfire. He stops Brit’s questions by saying that he needs to tell her something. Brit pulls away and asks him if it is Joy. Frank tells Brit that he thinks he liked Joy for longer than he...