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Conversation picks up after the movie with more laughs and jokes made between Lana, Greg and Crissy.  Deacon, sits melancholic almost as if he is an observer and not a participant.  Lana and Crissy go into the kitchen to tidy up a little.

Lana asks her “What the hell happened with Deacon, he has been acting strange ever since you guys got back with the beer?” 

Crissy explains how she complimented on the picture of Katelyn.  Lana stops her right in the middle of her explanation.

“That probably wasn’t the smartest move you made tonight.” 

“I know, was just trying to make conversation.”    

Deacon walks in after helping Greg pick up the living room and asks Crissy if she wants a ride home.  She nods and goes into the living room to retrieve her purse. She walks back into the kitchen smiling and tells him she is ready whenever he is.  She gives Lana a big hug.  Lana promises to call her tomorrow.  Deacon tells Greg that he will be over about seven thirty in the morning to pick him up.  Greg sighs, as he tells him he will see him then.  Deacon and Crissy walk out to the truck, she is a little tipsy.  She asks Deacon if he will help her up into the truck. 

“I had to help you when you were sober.  Why should this be any different?”

She sees a developing smile and sarcastically, “It’s about time.” 

“It’s about time for what?” 

“A smile!”   

His only comment on the subject is that he has a lot on his mind.  She assures him that she will take what she can get.  He helps her back into the truck.  She giggles as he lifts her into the cab of the truck. 

On the way to Crissy’s and her sister’s apartment, Crissy looks over at Deacon and apologizes for bringing up Katelyn.  He tells her it is not her fault that it is still hard for him.  She directs Deacon to her apartment.  Parking the truck, he goes around to help Crissy out.  While he lifts her out, she leans in and gives him a hug, a brief kiss on the cheek, and apologizes again.  He walks her to her door, waits for her to go inside and shut the door and turns around.  He puts his hands in his pockets on his walk back to his truck.  As he pulls out of the apartment complex he decides that instead of going straight home, he would drive around for a bit to try and sort things out in his mind.  A bit turned into several hours, memories of Katelyn swarm his mind.  His attempt at discovering the reason for why his heart and mind cannot agree, resulting in him holding onto the past instead of embracing the future, has turned futile.  Giving up to exhaustion he returns home and goes to bed.