Summary

Jay tries calling Mimi several more times, and still gets no answer. He reflects on his past relationships with women and recalls the first time he met Mimi, when she came into his gallery with a friend. The friend had commented on how similar the two of them looked, and Celeste had taken the opportunity to scratch Mimi. Jay calls Annika and deflects conversation about the Whitney to ask if she has seen Mimi. What he really wants to know is if she has told Mimi about what happened between them. She says she has not, and will not.

In Chapter 14, Jay recalls finding his mother's website when he was fifteen. It featured a conceptual art piece involving a mother consoling, and then screaming at a crying baby. In Chapter 15, he remembers a visit...