In order to ensure his plans are not derailed, Tyler takes an early bus home, mows the lawn, showers and dresses before his parents can get home. When he arrives at the bonfire, Bethany is not yet there but she soon arrives with some friends. She is dressed as an angel, complete with wings. When she greets him, he leans down and kisses her. 

Tyler and Bethany sit next to each other at the game, though Tyler is preoccupied thinking about the kiss and how good Bethany smells. After the game, Bethany is unable to offer Tyler a ride but kisses him goodbye (in front of her friends) and gives him directions to the party.

Without a car or driver’s license, Tyler has to walk to the party, which he estimates will take half an hour. Instead, it takes two hours, which is long enough for Bethany to get a head start on her drinking. When Tyler arrives, he and Bethany wander around the house as she gets drunker.

To his dismay, Tyler finds that Hannah and Yoda are also at the party. Tyler insists that Yoda take his little sister home, but Hannah strikes a bargain: “You don’t tell, I won’t tell” (121).