Summary

In Chapter 6, Courtney, Dana, and Nik go to Natalie's Gym for a "Punch Like a Girl" class. Nik's friends complain. Nik is excited about the gym because they can pay on a sliding scale, it only allows women, and welcomes all body types. She texts Carlos before the class. The instructor, Natalie, is energetic and encouraging. She says the class will teach the women how to actually punch a man in the face. Afterwards, the friends agree they are happy to be taking the class.

On Friday, Carlos goes for a run and tells himself he does not need to listen to Angie and Jessie's urgings to see a doctor. He goes to a bookstore to buy books for Jessie while she is on bedrest and runs into Nik. She helps him choose several true crime books for Jessie. They go out for...