On the deck of their Tofino villa, Frankie sends photos to her family and friends and thinks about Aurora warning her that Nate might react badly if he knew George was on the trip. Her family immediately teases her about traveling alone with George, which primes Frankie to notice him in a new way when he steps outside shirtless after his shower. Their easy joking about his body and her inability to hide her attraction quickly gives way to a more serious conversation when George tells Frankie he does not want her to act careful or docile around him.

Because George invites honesty, Frankie admits she feels unexpectedly okay being in Tofino and does not miss Nate as much as she feared. She confesses that she keeps replaying a fight from just before the wedding and worries that her anger scared Nate away. When George asks what Nate did, Frankie clarifies that Nate did not abuse her; she simply yelled, left for the night, and later sensed he was shaken. George rejects her self-condemnation, telling Frankie not to "tranquilize" herself and insisting that every part of her, even the loud and vicious parts, is worthy of love.

The mood lightens as they joke about whales, but the topic unexpectedly leads Frankie back to her mother. George mentions that Frankie's mother still follows whale news, which unsettles Frankie because her mother seemed to abandon that passion after returning home and reshaping herself into a conventional wife and mother. Sensing Frankie's emotion, George leads her inside instead of pushing the conversation further. He has prepared a picnic of sweets on the bed and puts on Little Women, recreating an old intimacy from their years as roommates.

While they watch the movie, Frankie admits she misses the everyday closeness they once had and says those years may have been among the happiest of her life. George quietly admits he loved that time too and says that sometimes he does want to stay home and be with her. Later that night, Frankie wakes from one of her recurring nightmares about George dying in a fire. When she realizes he is not beside her, she breaks down crying, and George comes to comfort her. Holding her against his chest, he promises he will not leave, and Frankie falls asleep to him humming his lullaby.