On Tuesday morning, after a sleepless night spent agonizing over how she hurt Ashleigh, Daphne arrives at work early with a box of pastéis de nata, a Portuguese pastry meant as a peace offering tied to Ashleigh's fantasy of moving to Portugal. She and Ashleigh avoid each other all day; when Ashleigh leaves, she thanks Daphne flatly, with no clear sign of forgiveness.

Daphne returns to an empty apartment, again abandoned by Miles, and finds a small box of fudge with a scribbled note: 'Sorry I missed you.' She laughs at how absurdly underwhelming it is, recognizing she did the same kind of half-gesture to Ashleigh. She ignores a call from her father and busies herself sorting wedding leftovers for the Read-a-thon, trying not to dwell on the looming Maryland library interview.

Then Peter unexpectedly arrives at her door. He confesses he and Petra called off their engagement, admits he was afraid of commitment, and begs Daphne to take him back, invoking their old life, his family, and their shared routines. Daphne resists, telling him she doesn't want to hurt him but can't trust him, and that the life he's offering—his house, his friends, his perfect family she always felt she was auditioning for—isn't actually the life she wants.

Daphne realizes that her real picture of family is small, messy moments with her mom, and that she is genuinely over Peter. She tells him no, confirming to herself that her feelings for Miles aren't a rebound. As Peter leaves, he lashes out, telling her Miles spent the previous day helping Petra move out, just minutes after they ended things. Daphne is gutted but refuses to react, recognizing that even if it's true, she still doesn't want to be part of the 'wrong we.' She shuts the door on Peter, choosing solitude over a relationship that isn't right.