Delilah Green Doesn't Care

The scene opens with Delilah on the drive home from the vineyard. Iris interrupts Delilah’s audiobook reading and takes her phone, inputting her and Claire’s numbers and setting up a group text for their plans to stop the wedding. Iris names it “Operation Shit Boot” after her favorite uncomplimentary nickname for Spencer. Iris then mentions their efforts last night being unsuccessful, which Delilah objects to. When Claire reacts audibly to this, Delilah texts her privately to say that she was not referring to the kiss. Iris picks up on this, telling them to concentrate on the plan and not their desire to sleep with each other. Delilah nearly chokes in surprise, assuring the two of them, “I still hate you both” (180).

Alone in the car after Astrid drops the others off, Delilah reminds herself that she has already proven Astrid wrong about Claire’s interest in her. She asserts to herself that looking out for herself is the best choice, as she “c[a]n’t make someone love her who ha[s] no interest in doing so, and c[a]n’t keep someone from leaving her if that’s what they want[] to do” (181). Similarly, she feels that she has no power over Iris or Claire and should focus on surviving the wedding.