Some time later, while hanging at the park, Reggie realized he's in love with Eleanor and he became more fascinated with her. It was around this time that Eleanor's father became terminally ill and she had to go back upstate to see her dying father. Eleanor originally planned go away a few days to see her father, but Reggie suggested he travel with her and the two went upstate to see Eleanor's father instead. It was back in her hometown that Reggie get to see Eleanor's life and her dysfunctional family.