Ugly Love (Hoover)/Chapter 24

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Colleen Hoover

Ugly Love. Chapter 24

Graduation and the Decision to Move Out Together

2014

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Six years earlier, Miles's father asked about the yellow baby supplies in Rachel's bedroom. Rachel explained that they were keeping the baby's sex a surprise.

His question was his first about the pregnancy. He usually avoided the couple, while Lisa remained disappointed and sad. Miles and Rachel relied on each other and gave their parents time.

After graduation, Miles proposed moving out immediately instead of waiting until August. He showed Rachel a letter confirming his summer registration and approval for family housing.

Rachel eagerly welcomed the chance to leave their awkward home situation. When she asked whether his father had agreed, Miles said adults needed to inform their parents, not seek permission. Holding hands, they went to the living room and announced that they were moving out together.

Characters

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Miles Archer — narrator, young man graduating and preparing for college, Rachel's boyfriend and the father of her expected baby, affectionate and proactive in arranging their independent home.

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Rachel — young woman graduating and expecting a baby with Miles, emotionally close to him and excited by the opportunity to move away from their parents' strained household.

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Miles's father — adult man whose son's impending parenthood has made him distant, briefly engages with the baby preparations and accompanies the graduates to their ceremony.

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Lisa — adult woman and Rachel's mother, still saddened and disappointed by the pregnancy, one of the parents informed of the couple's decision to leave.

Quotes

Right now, Rachel only has me to talk to about the baby, and
I only have her, and even though that seems like too little, it’s
more than enough for both of us.

“You know what I mean. I know we already
have plans for after we start college in August, but I think we
should do it now.”
She rises up on her elbow and looks at me, probably trying to
read my expression to see if I’m serious.

I tell her she forgets that we’re adults now. We no longer have
to ask for permission. We only have to inform.
Rachel says she wants to inform them right now.

This summary is based on the UK edition of the novel (London: Simon & Schuster UK, 2014).