Book 2, Chapter 11, (Six) Summary

Saturday, June 3, 2000 Henry = 36: Clare = 29

Henry unpacks the groceries and Clare sees the condoms. Henry says five miscarriages is enough and he refuses to be responsible for her death. Clare wanders out the back and pleads for the child to come soon.

Friday, June 9, 2000 and November 1986 Henry = 36: Clare = 15

Henry decides to get a vasectomy. He sits in Dr. Gonzalez's reception room waiting for his turn when he disappears. He stands in the meadow. Angrily, he dresses. Clare arrives and he refuses to talk to her. She slaps him and then bites him, hard. With her face just millimeters from his, he kisses her roughly and she resists, turning her back on him. She cries and he hands her a tissue. Henry cannot believe what he has done when Clare states that was her first kiss; he holds her and affectionately...