Chapter 9

Contains spoilers

Overview

Wilder reels with guilt after Scottie is injured during the mini-golf celebration, but the nurse treats a small cut and they learn she will likely have a black eye. Sanders drives them to their assigned cabin and delivers a talk about partners being tied together, but the couple discovers their lodging is an erotically themed room stocked with sex items. Ellison and Sanders encourage exploration, then leave; Scottie and Wilder cope by joking, hiding the explicit decor and supplies, and discovering the items are a surcharge “sex minibar.” They also find their luggage searched and candy confiscated, ending with a shock at a dildo mounted in the shower.

Summary

Wilder, narrating, is overwhelmed with guilt after celebrating their mini-golf win and forgetting he was strapped to Scottie, causing them to fall and Scottie to cut her eyebrow. At the nurse’s station, a butterfly strip is applied and the nurse expects she may be a little off temporarily. Scottie is oddly pleased to finally have a black eye, and she jokes about often being hit in the head by objects, which alarms Wilder until she clarifies it was accidental.

The nurse arranges a golf cart to return them to their cabin, and Sanders arrives driving an extravagantly decorated cart. On the ride, Sanders uses the tied-partner challenge as a metaphor for marriage—actions of one affect the other—which both Scottie and Wilder admit is a lesson they need. He delivers them to Cabin 8 and unlocks the door.

Inside, Scottie and Wilder find an erotic “sex palace” setup: a four-poster bed with handcuffs and chains, black-and-white close-up photos of body parts on the walls, and a dresser covered with lube, toys, lingerie, and condoms. Ellison dramatically appears from the bathroom in a bikini and robe while Sanders, wearing moose antlers and a neck pillow, explains Camp Haven’s philosophy of rekindling physical connection and consent. After an intimate display between Ellison and Sanders, they remind the couple about the evening welcome and dinner and depart.

Alone, Scottie and Wilder react with discomfort and humor. They debate sleeping arrangements, and Wilder tries to lighten the mood while acknowledging the cleaning standards. Sanders briefly returns to deliver a “prize” basket for their win—more sex items and a positions book—intensifying their awkwardness.

Wilder discovers a menu revealing the dresser is a surcharge-based “sex minibar,” with overpriced items. Scottie complains about the costs, and Wilder worries about automatic sensors like hotel minibars. After checking, Wilder finds no sensor, so Scottie hides the items in drawers, leaving one dildo visible to signal they were only concealing the display to avoid charges.

They remove the handcuffs from the bed and take down the explicit photos, joking uneasily about whether the images could be of Sanders and Ellison. When unpacking, Wilder finds a note stating their luggage was searched and contraband removed, including food/drink; their Nerds Clusters are gone. They infer the policy steers campers to buy the camp’s supplies. As Scottie explores the bathroom, she calls Wilder to reveal a large dildo suctioned to the steam shower wall, ending the scene with another startled laugh-groan.

Who Appears

  • Wilder
    Scottie’s fake husband; narrator; feels guilty for causing Scottie’s fall, assists her, and tries to defuse the erotic cabin shock by joking and removing/covering items.
  • Scottie Price
    Divorcée faking a marriage; suffers a cut and developing black eye, insists on walking, expresses discomfort with the sexualized cabin, hides surcharge items, and discovers the shower dildo.
  • Sanders Martin
    Camp leader and counselor; drives them to Cabin 8, delivers a marriage “tied together” analogy, sets expectations for dinner, and gives them a prize basket of sexual items.
  • Ellison
    Butter Putter CEO and Sanders’s wife; appears in a bikini and robe, promotes exploration and consent, and engages in overt PDA with Sanders.
  • Nurse
    camp staff; treats Scottie’s eyebrow with a butterfly strip and arranges transport back to the cabin.
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