By a Thread

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes sexual content, sexual harassment, and physical violence.

Ally and Dominic mingle with their party guests. Ally introduces Faith and Christian, convinced they’ll hit it off. A few hours later, she and Dominic say goodbye to their guests and have sex again.

Dominic travels to Los Angeles, California, for LA’s Fashion Week. He and Ally keep up via text. The next morning, Ally wakes early to Dominic returning home. He tells her to get up and pack because he has a surprise for her. He took a red-eye home from California because he couldn’t wait to see her. First, he surprises her with a new piano. Then they pack some things to spend the weekend away.

Dominic takes Ally to his mom’s ski chalet in Connecticut. They spend the weekend sleeping, having sex, and eating. When they return home, Dominic drives Ally to her dad’s house. As they approach, Ally calculates all the work she has left to do. She’s shocked when she notices the exterior looks cleaner than she remembered. Dominic reveals that he hired a team to finish the renovation while they were away. Overwhelmed, Ally starts crying. She doesn’t know how she’ll ever repay him.