Levi gets back from his parent’s house and asks Cath to come to his house to hang out. Cath is hesitant. When Levi is in her room, she sees the constant threat of Reagan walking in as a comfort. Levi asks whether her reticence to touch him is still because of trust; she says no. She wants to be more intimate with Levi but experiences hesitation.

Levi lives in a huge house with three floors and many roommates. Levi lives on the top floor in what used to be servants’ quarters. He asks about her family and is pleased to hear that she and Wren made up. When Cath jumps backward after Levi’s leg accidentally touches her, Levi asks why she is afraid to be alone with him. She lies and says she does not know, even though she knows she is afraid that she will not be able to stop if their intimacy escalates. She “[is] scared that she [isn’t] ready to be that person yet” (369). When he suggests she read fanfiction aloud to comfort herself, she apologizes for “failing” him.

In her story, Simon learns more about how Baz became a vampire. Baz promises that he will never hurt Simon, and Simon pledges to help him.