The Summer Pact

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death and substance use.

As they settle in for their flight to Rome, Lainey asks who Hannah is messaging. Hannah shares an email from Grady saying that he misses her. Lainey takes a photo of Hannah and Tyson and tells Hannah that she looks happy. Hannah says she’s trying to be.

Tyson is tired from traveling and impatient with Lainey. All three friends are impressed with how beautiful Capri is and squabble and tease each other in their typical fashion as they progress to their hotel. Lainey teases Tyson about noticing a beautiful woman.

Their hotel is “an enchanting oasis tucked between the sea and a lush garden of pink bougainvillea and pomegranate trees” (179). Hannah is beginning to realize that Grady really wasn’t the right person for her. As they enjoy a drink on the terrace, Tyson quotes the French author Alexandre Dumas. Hannah checks her messages and confesses to Lainey that she’s talking to Olivia. Lainey is furious and thinks that Hannah is risking Lainey being rejected again. Hannah apologizes for making Lainey upset.