Harley narrates after sleeping with Cooper and bluntly acknowledges that she is having an affair with a married man. Harley justifies the betrayal by claiming humans, especially men, are not meant to be monogamous, and frames Cooper’s desire for Harley as biologically inevitable because Debbie is older.

In bed, Cooper tells Harley that Cooper and Debbie are like strangers forced to live together. Cooper says Cooper wishes Cooper did not have to pretend anymore, but Cooper argues that divorce would be difficult because Debbie would take everything and because Debbie is not stable. Harley accepts Cooper’s claims and connects them to Debbie’s recent poisoning of the book club.

Harley then explains how Harley came to know Debbie. Harley saw Debbie check in at Titan Fitness when Cindy at the front desk identified Debbie as Debra Mullen. Because Cooper has no social media presence, Harley admits Harley used real-life reconnaissance to learn more about Cooper and initially meant only to have a conversation with Debbie.

The conversation turned into regular coffee meetings, then a book club invitation, and eventually a close friendship. Harley recognizes that befriending the wife of the man Harley is sleeping with is dangerous and deceptive, so Harley deliberately keeps the friendship secret from Cooper. Harley also admits that Harley may want the truth to surface because Debbie might throw Cooper out, sending Cooper directly to Harley.

As Cooper gets dressed to leave, Harley asks whether Cooper will return the next day. Cooper says Cooper will try but makes no promises, reinforcing Harley’s loneliness as the other woman. Despite acknowledging that affairs with married men have ended badly before, Harley convinces herself that Cooper is different and that soon Debbie will know Cooper belongs with Harley.