- Nick and Cath are in the library. It's a week before Christmas break, and neither of them have started their Fiction-Writing stories yet. Oops.
- Well, Nick sort of has—he tells Cath he thinks he's going to turn in the extracurricular story they've been writing.
- Cath, of course, is like, whoa, hold up, cheater.
- Nick tells Cath she's a great editor with tons of potential (jerk), but it's his story, not hers (double jerk).
- Cath agrees to meet him again to edit their stories before they turn them in, but she doesn't mean it. She peaces out of the library and takes off running.
- On Wednesday evening, after taking her biology final, she locks herself in her room, shuts off the Internet, and vows not to move until she writes her Fiction-Writing story.
- Instead, she sits there stewing about Nick, which is at least a nice change of pace from stewing about Levi.
- Then she turns to one of the best writing procrastination techniques ever—taking a nap. (Have you guys tried this? We highly recommend it.)
- When she wakes up, it's late, and her phone is ringing.
- It's Kelly, the creative director at her dad's office, who's also his old friend; he's responsible for Mr. Avery still having a job.
- Turns out Cath's dad's not doing so well. In fact, he's at St. Richard's Hospital in Omaha, having a manic episode. Kelly dragged him there after realizing he hadn't left the office in several days.
- Cath calls Wren to say they should head home to be with him, even though Kelly told her they should stay at school and finish their finals.
- Wren says she's staying, but if Cath really needs a ride, she's sure Laura would give her one.
- Cath, of course, says no, and curses herself for not having more friends with cars.
- And then she calls Levi.
- He's at Starbucks, but he answers, even though he's not supposed to.
- Cath asks him if he can drive her to Omaha that night after he gets off work.
- He tells her he'll leave work and be there in fifteen minutes. That's right, Levi—fall into line.