Book Two: That Summer: Chapters Seven and Eight Summary

It seems to Haven that she is always running into Sumner after the day in the mall. Of course she knows this has more to do with the variety of jobs he has taken on including driving a special school bus and cutting lawns at the cemetery. Ashley becomes more moody, although that hardly seems possible, and they are still two weeks from their 'I do's'. The final fitting is that afternoon and Mrs. Bella is personally offended that Haven has seemed to grow taller even since the last fitting. Now her dress will be somewhat shorter than the others. It is just one more incident in a long line of too tall experiences in her life that make her want to fade into the floorboards. Afterward, Haven and...