Part I: Section 26 Summary

Kathy was smoking in her car when Lester marched down Bisgrove Street, ripped off the "for sale" sign, and got inside the car. She drove off before asking what happened. Behrani, Lester said, knew to ask his name (although he had, of course, lied). They laugh; everything seems all right. They go to the nearby bar after gathering supplies like candles and a hibachi from her storage shed. Lester comes back with a pitcher of beer, which they drink and then dance. The next day Kathy wakes up to a patch of sunshine on her face, in bed in the loft at the fish cabin. She remembers having made love in the front seat of the Bonneville, but nothing after that. Her head hurts, and her mouth is dry. Lester returns as she is brushing her teeth, wishing she...