In the lab, Olive monitors a knockout mouse while texting Adam, who complains that his flu-shot arm hurts. Their teasing exchange leaves Olive grinning, signaling growing comfort and intimacy. The moment is interrupted when Anh arrives to borrow gloves and jokes that Olive is in love with Adam.

Olive denies it, but Anh’s observations—of their interactions at the picnic and elsewhere—make Olive confront the truth. After Anh leaves, Olive panics, realizing she has real feelings, and rushes to meet Malcolm at Starbucks for urgent advice.

Over coffee, Malcolm delivers an “I told you so” and helps Olive gauge her feelings. She admits her attraction is rare for her, while Malcolm notes Adam behaves differently with Olive and suggests Adam might reciprocate. Olive refuses to confess, worried Adam will think the fake relationship was a ploy.

Pushed, Olive reveals deeper fears: everyone she’s cared about has left, and she believes opening up will drive Adam away. Malcolm reassures her, but Olive resolves not to tell Adam and tries to move on.

As Olive spirals about how such a confession would even sound, she notices the time—10 a.m. on Wednesday, their usual Starbucks meet-up. She turns to find Adam standing behind her, close enough to have heard everything. Mortified, Olive realizes their carefully balanced arrangement is about to change.