Part 1, Chapter 3 Summary

When Halley thinks of Michael Sherwood, she thinks of produce, because she and Scarlett first meet him while they all work at Milton's Market. Scarlett and Halley are cashiers for the summer, and Michael works in fruits and vegetables. Michael always checks out at Scarlett's register, even when there is a line, and he begins dropping off exotic fruit, especially kiwis, for Scarlett at her register when she isn't looking. Scarlett starts to take her breaks with Michael instead of Halley, and Halley and Scarlett spend nights apart that summer for the first time since they met. However, Halley can't hold it against Scarlett because she seems so happy. Scarlett and Michael spend entire weekends together, but they remain off the gossip radar, exposing themselves only once by going to the lake with Halley. By August, Michael has told Scarlett that...