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Maggie wakes up late after working on her paper for most of the night. She eats breakfast and is happy that, for the first time, she does not have morning sickness from her pregnancy. When Bryce arrives to tutor her, they sit at the kitchen table. Maggie tells him that she has never been great at school and would be happy getting Bs or Cs. He explains far behind in all her work she is and that needs to work much harder if she is going to pass.

They spend the rest of the day together working at the table. Maggie is shocked at how serious Bryce takes it. She quickly gets over her feelings of being judged and does not even think about him romantically because she is so focused on her work. By the end, she feels like she is finally making progress.

Later that night, Maggie is in her room doing schoolwork. She hears Aunt Linda and Gwen and remembers that they were going to decorate the Christmas tree. She goes downstairs and finds that Bryce has come over, too.

Linda and Gwen go to the store for eggnog, leaving Bryce and Maggie alone.