Ugly Love (Hoover)/Chapter 26

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Colleen Hoover

Ugly Love. Chapter 26

Miles and Rachel welcome their son Clayton

2014

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Six years earlier, Miles and Rachel graduated, moved in together, and began college. Ian helped them unpack and approved of Rachel’s support for Miles’s degree and flight training.

Miles’s father and Rachel’s mother still struggled to accept their relationship. Miles believed they would adapt, just as he and Rachel were adjusting to becoming parents before they felt ready.

Rachel woke Miles one night because she was in pain. Frightened, he gathered their bag, helped her dress, and drove her to the hospital. She wanted to wait until after the birth to contact their parents, keeping the moment between them.

During labor, Miles offered ice and other comforts, then held Rachel’s hand. He cried as she gave birth to a boy. Watching her hold their baby, he told her that he loved their son too.

Asked for the baby’s name, Miles revealed Clayton, recalling Mr. Clayton’s class and his first meeting with Rachel. She recognized the connection and cried. Miles held their son as they admired his red hair and lips. They called themselves lucky, reassured each other that they could manage parenthood, and laughed together when Clayton yawned.

Characters

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Miles — narrator, young man attending college and pursuing flight training, Rachel’s devoted partner and Clayton’s father, anxious during labor and overwhelmed with love at his son’s birth.

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Rachel — young red-haired college student, Miles’s partner and Clayton’s mother, supportive of Miles’s ambitions, determined despite parental disapproval, and deeply moved by her newborn son.

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Clayton — newborn boy, son of Miles and Rachel, with his mother’s red hair and his father’s lips, named after the teacher associated with his parents’ first meeting.

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Ian — young man and Miles’s friend, helps the couple move and approves of Rachel because she encourages Miles to continue his education and flight training.

Quotes

I’m learning that no matter how difficult a situation is, people
learn how to adapt to it. My dad and her mom may not
approve, but they’ll adapt.

I was hoping he would be a boy so I could have this moment.
I was hoping I could tell her what her son’s name is, because I
know she’ll love it.
I hope she remembers the moment

Rachel squeezes my hand.
“We’ve got this,” Rachel whispers.
“We’ve *so* got this,” I tell her.
Clayton yawns, and it makes us both laugh.
Since when did yawns become so incredible?

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