Summary

The planner date for Sunday, May 19th includes plans to clean her apartment and buy items clearly intended for a romantic date. The narrator says that Sundays are usually Nina’s planning day, but an early call from Peter disrupts it. He takes her to meet his mother, Becky. Peter questions Nina about Tom. They arrive at Becky’s home and meet her husband John, and the dozens of animals she takes care of, which Nina feels relaxed around. When Nina asks about William, Becky says he liked the idea of being a father, he always missed the important things. She says her first husband was like that as well, and left when Peter was three. Peter considers John his father, and John says Becky and her crazy life is all he ever wanted. Becky mentions that there is always room for...