After discovering that Jason and Starfire's motel is infested and forty minutes away, Daphne insists they can't stay there. She, Miles, and Julia rearrange sleeping accommodations: Jason and Starfire take Daphne's room, Julia drags her air mattress into Miles's room, and Daphne plans to take the couch. While settling in, Starfire awkwardly invites Daphne to call her 'Mom,' an offer Daphne politely declines.

When Daphne probes Julia about whether something happened in Chicago, Julia shuts the conversation down, signaling unresolved tension with Miles. In the dark living room, Miles emerges from the shower and gently insists Daphne take his bed instead of the couch. A charged moment passes between them, broken by Jason's cough through the wall. Daphne accepts his bed and dreams of fireworks and Miles.

The next evening, Daphne meets Jason and Starfire at a brewery Miles recommended. Without the others around, the three play bocce and share stories. Daphne is surprised by how normal it feels—Jason asks engaged questions about her library work, the Read-a-thon, and her sponsorships, expressing genuine pride in her direction and ambition. He still slips into old habits, charming a hotelier into free rooms, but his attention to Daphne feels new and meaningful.

They cab to Cherry Hill to visit Miles, who's working a busy shift. Katya gives them a free bottle, and they sprawl on the lawn watching the sunset. Starfire reveals their psychic, Karen, predicted Daphne and Miles would 'go the distance.' Jason muses about seeing himself living in Waning Bay. When Miles joins them after his shift, Jason toasts their hosts and Starfire toasts her 'new family.' Daphne feels a twinge of guilt and fear about trusting her father again, but Miles's knee brushes hers in quiet reassurance. She decides she can be present, and raises her glass: 'To family.'