Scarlett writes that she will never regret choosing Jameson and will wait for him where the creek bends.

In the present, Georgia manages to climb the wall at the gym, under Noah’s direction. Though she shouts at him, she is proud to realize she can still do hard things. She doesn’t trust him to belay her down, however, and in trying to climb down, she slips. He doesn’t let her fall. She is so excited at her accomplishment that she embraces him, and the attraction flares. Georgia thinks, “There was something here, and it didn’t matter how hard I fought it or how frequently we bashed heads about the book—it only grew” (216). She realizes he has earned her trust.

Scarlett grieves with Constance over the loss of Edward. Constance plants a rosebush at Scarlett and Jameson’s new house. She isn’t concerned about the plant dying because Constance does not believe she’ll have love again. At the station, their section leader invites them to take additional training so they can be promoted. Scarlett leaps at the chance, but Constance does not. On her shift, Scarlett plots the movements of the 71st. When the squadron moves across her section of the board again, their numbers are reduced by one.