Alice brings Charlie Florek up to meet Nan, who recognizes him as both the caretaker and the man from the grocery store. The three move inside to avoid the sun, and Alice discreetly hides an old photo of teenage Charlie from the fridge. As they settle in, the contrast between formal Nan and shirtless Charlie prompts Alice to take a candid photo; she fetches him a tight Barry’s Bay T-shirt.

Conversation reveals Charlie lives in Toronto (Yorkville) and works as a Bay Street trader. Alice and Charlie exchange flirtatious jabs, and Nan openly approves of Charlie, contrasting him with Alice’s serious ex who broke up with her. Alice is stung by the memory and retreats to make tea, recalling Trevor’s parting words and worrying that lasting love may be a myth given divorces around her.

Over tea and cake, Nan praises Alice’s photography and mentions an upcoming exhibition featuring a portrait of Aanya. Alice privately reflects on the image’s selection, her discomfort with how it represents both the subject and herself, and her uncertainty about shooting for herself versus assignments. Charlie supportsively deflects tension by reminiscing about seeing Nan at the lake years ago and noting John Kalinski asked after her, which surprises Alice when Nan says she and John have not spoken in a long time.

Charlie outlines his summer: boating, projects for John, and building a tree house as a gift for his brother and sister-in-law’s baby due in October, which briefly chokes him up. Alice lightens the mood with joking plans to outfit the tree house, and the shared humor deepens their rapport. Charlie prepares to leave, promising to bring end tables and offering his number for Nan in Alice’s absence.

Nan invites Charlie to dinner for Alice’s birthday on July 1, and outside on the dock Alice warns him her siblings are “a lot.” When Charlie presses her to be direct if she does not want him there, he resets their introductions with a handshake, disarming her. Alice ultimately invites him to the party, and he departs in his yellow boat, tossing her the tight T-shirt and teasing her to dream of him.

As he speeds off, Charlie references Alice’s visible bucket list, promising to fulfill item number three as her birthday gift. Alice watches him go, holding the T-shirt that smells like summer and feeling the charged possibility between them.