Chapter 15 Summary

Tom cooks dinner for Susan Lowenstein and her son, Bernard. Before Susan comes home, Tom gives Bernard a football uniform and has him put it on. Bernard has little sense of humor, which Tom works on while Bernard is putting on the uniform. It is a first for Bernard, who has never put on any kind of sports gear in his life. When Bernard models it for his mother, she is stunned and cautions never to let his father see him in that uniform.

After Susan, Bernard and tom sit down to the meal Tom has prepared, Bernard asks many questions about why Tom knows how to cook, including personal questions regarding Tom's life and his family. The tension mounts as Susan feels uncomfortable about her son being so forward. She tries to interfere in the conversation, only to be rebuffed by both...