In Five Years

Dannie calls Aaron because Bella isn’t answering her calls and she’s feeling angry and worried. Aaron invites her on a walk. They talk about their jobs before Aaron asks how Dannie is doing. She says she’s not doing well and then asks him why he’s sticking around for the treatment. Aaron says that he loves Bella and is here to stay.

In the first week of October, Bella has her surgery. Both of her parents (Jill and Frederick) are there, which is very rare. Bella is obviously frustrated with Dannie’s desire to micromanage everything about her treatment. Dr. Shaw pulls Dannie aside and tells her more details about the surgery and mentions that she is listed as Bella’s next of kin. David offers to come to the hospital, but Dannie tells him to stay at work. She is working remotely from the hospital that day. She and Aaron exchange dark, morbid jokes and then go for a walk when their laughter gets disapproving looks.

Aaron takes Dannie down the street to the rooftop terrace of a building he’s working on. They talk about Bella and what Aaron loves about her. The hospital calls to tell Dannie that the surgery is going as expected.