▁persu ading ▁her ▁from ▁continu ing ▁the ▁affair . ▁The ▁affair ▁ends ▁when ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁mist ress ▁from ▁Tri pp ' s ▁wife ▁makes ▁her ▁come ▁to ▁her ▁sens es . ▁As ▁Ser ena ▁and ▁Tri pp ▁return ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁their ▁car ▁crashes , ▁leaving ▁her ▁hospital ized . ▁She ▁surv ives ▁and ▁N ate ▁proves ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁begin ▁a ▁relationship . ▁ ▁When ▁Ch uck ' s ▁mother ▁returns , ▁Ser ena ' s ▁resolve ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁father ▁is ▁reign ited . ▁Her ▁decision ▁slowly ▁dam ages ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁N ate ▁as ▁she ▁re connect s ▁with ▁Carter ▁who ▁is ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁old ▁hab its . ▁Know ing ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁information ▁regarding ▁her ▁father , ▁the ▁two ▁work ▁together ▁to ▁find ▁him ▁but ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁interested ▁in ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Carter . ▁Jen ny ' s ▁growing ▁feelings ▁for ▁N ate ▁also ▁threaten ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁him ▁when ▁she ▁makes ▁every ▁effort ▁to ▁ste al ▁N ate ▁for ▁herself . ▁One ▁incident ▁occurs ▁during ▁N ate ' s ▁" ass ass in " ▁birth day ▁bash . ▁During ▁the ▁party , ▁N ate ▁and ▁Jen ny ▁happen ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁players . ▁After ▁being ▁stuck ▁in ▁a ▁supply ▁clos et , ▁she ▁kiss es ▁N ate , ▁despite ▁him ▁being ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Ser ena , ▁stra ining ▁their ▁relationship ▁further . ▁Following ▁a ▁night ▁drink ing ▁with ▁Ch uck ▁and ▁N ate , ▁N