Chapters 3 and 4 Summary

Tess approaches Danny, walking from the nearby tennis courts and wearing her tennis clothes. Danny is happy to see her, but very conscious of the difference in their heights as she approaches, so he is relieved when they sit down so the difference is noticeable. He quickly points out that she's been spending all her time with Scott recently, which puzzles and offends her, but Danny only makes it worse by noting that perhaps they weren't as close as he'd thought they were. Fighting back tears, Tess leaves. As she is walking back toward the tennis courts, Scott appears, takes her racket and they walk off together. Danny thinks it feels as though Tess is walking out of his summer.

After Tess leaves, Will and Ty return and the boys play two-on-three basketball. Will is known as a great shooter, but...