Chapters 12 and 13 Summary

Art is happy to see Phlox when he gets home from his short vacation. He makes an effort to enjoy her bad taste in decor, and they play a wrenching game of Twister. He has settled into a routine of spending nights with Phlox, the "evil love nurse," working at the bookstore during the day, and spending time with Cleveland, Arthur and Jane. The four of them meet Art after work, dressed up and walking in pairs. Cleveland mentions he wants to meet with Art on Wednesday, but does not say why.

Out to dinner, Phlox and Art are planning to see Ella Fitzgerald later in the evening. While they eat in a restaurant together, Arthur and Phlox are not getting along, and Art sides with Arthur in an argument over a song. Arthur tells Phlox something uncomplimentary that has been...