Book 2 Ch 12

Lily is at Selden's apartment with him, just like the beginning of the book. She notices that the apartment hadn't changed much since then, but the two of them had changed so much. She apologizes for what she said at Mrs Hatch's place, and he says he is sorry too. Lily realizes how useless she is here, and how she only came really because she was hoping for something from him, like another declaration of love, or something she could hold on to. Lily says she has to leave, but thanks Selden for what he said way back at Bellamont, because she says that it stopped her from becoming what everyone thought she would. Selden says that that was all her, but he will help her if she still needs help. Lily remembers when Selden said that he could only help her by loving her, and realizes that she loves him. She asks Selden to build up the fire, and when he isn't looking, she throws the letters from Bertha in.