Summary

Chapter 15 turns out to be the ‘break-up’ chapter; as recent chapters had predicted, Greer in Nate’s line of vision, who “had become a recurring figure in his fantasy life” (188), returns evermore flirtatious and suggesting they should have a drink sometime to talk about writing. He reconsiders his opinion of her, which transforms into one more generous, that she is warm and friendly and that though her writing is not his sort of thing, she has a better book deal than he does and so should be praised for it.

Seeing Greer again and now having her card reminds Nate of how he had cheated on Kristen once before and how he feared that once he cheated there would be no return to decency. He had been enticed by the chance at variety.

After the night he and Hannah had almost broke up, Nate...