Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of physical and emotional domestic abuse, sexual content, illness, cursing, violence, and death. The novel also features an offensive depiction of a person with bipolar disorder.

The narrative point of view shifts to Rob. Rob gets home from his work as a plumber. He sees that Claudia isn’t home but then wonders if he even cares. Lately, they have fought a lot, and Rob finds it exhausting. He assumes that Claudia is out looking for Quinn. He thinks it’s strange that Claudia is so worried about Quinn when she spends so much time complaining about her. She seems particularly jealous of Quinn and Derek’s lifestyle.

After showering, Rob starts to do the laundry. He picks up a pile of shirts and a phone falls out that he doesn’t recognize. There are several missed calls and messages from the same number. The most recent ones talk about Rob being out of the house and how the sender “can’t wait to get you naked” (274). Rob isn’t surprised but he’s extremely angry, thinking how they could’ve worked through their problems, but instead Claudia chose to cheat on him.