Little Monsters

As Toni talks about astrology, Steph drives from their Provincetown rental to Abby’s art studio. Making Toni promise to avoid talk of astrology, Steph straps Jonah to her, and they meet Abby. Steph and Toni examine Abby’s artwork, asking questions and telling Abby what it means to them. Thinking she’s met Steph before, Abby remarks how comfortable she feels around her. Abby holds Jonah and announces that she’s pregnant. Abby tells Steph and Toni that her recent painting will be a gift for Adam’s 70th birthday. Steph learns that Adam visits Tzuco’s often, the restaurant where Steph and Toni met; Steph worked in the kitchen, and Toni was the hostess.

Jenny, recovering from drinking wine, sits down in her home with a cappuccino in hand, ready to plan Adam’s 70th birthday party. She recalls her freshmen year at the Rhode Island School of Design and how she parlayed her generational wealth into art installations. Her father had visited her in rehab, where she had gone for the third time, and told her that her mother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

She and Abby text, and Abby gives Jenny her lunch order from The Plover. They meet at the Arcadia and begin to discuss their issues.