From Josh's POV, he reflects on Aly's acceptance of his past. For his entire life he believed he was a ticking time bomb destined to become like his serial-killer father, but Aly's vulnerability and trust convinced him he is nothing like him where it matters. He internally accepts this truth as a turning point.

Josh playfully scolds Aly for breaking her promise to stay in the bedroom during the confrontation with Brad, threatening future punishment but deferring it because they lack time. He sends her to start the shower while he retrieves Fred, who has somehow climbed atop the kitchen cabinets, and shuts the cat in his bedroom.

Josh joins Aly in the shower for their first time having penetrative sex. He takes control, going slowly at first to help her adjust to his size, then escalating into rough, possessive sex against the wall. He bites and marks her, claims her verbally as his, and she begs him not to hold back. Aly confirms she is on the pill and asks him to finish inside her.

After Aly orgasms, Josh turns her around, lifts her against the wall, and gives her the last inch he had been holding back, making her come again while maintaining eye contact before he climaxes inside her. Afterward, Aly jokes about getting a morning-after pill because her "ovaries can't be trusted" around him.

Tyler returns to the apartment, interrupting any round two. Josh refuses to risk Tyler hearing Aly, citing possessiveness, which she admits she finds attractive. They flirt about future role-play scenarios involving his mask and stalking her in houses or the woods, cementing their relationship and shared kinks.