Chap­ter 7 begins on a Sun­day morn­ing when Frankie returns home to Penn­syl­va­nia, only to find an ele­gant wed­ding invi­ta­tion from the Gard­ners. The invi­ta­tion invites him to the wed­ding of Aidan, the Gard­ners’ son, and his daugh­ter Mag­gie. Just after dis­cov­er­ing the invi­ta­tion, Frankie receives a call from his sis­ter, Tam­my, who excit­ed­ly sings about the wed­ding and asks if things have improved between him and Mag­gie. Tam­my is eager to hear about Frankie’s recent din­ner with Aidan, but Frankie’s mind is pre­oc­cu­pied with a mys­te­ri­ous black bag he found in Aidan’s toi­let tank. He sus­pects that it might con­tain cash, adding a lay­er of intrigue to the day’s events. Despite Tammy’s enthu­si­asm, Frankie can’t help but feel that some­thing unusu­al is at play.

As their con­ver­sa­tion shifts to Aidan, Frankie shares his doubts about the young man, describ­ing him as polite but some­what qui­et. Despite his reser­va­tions, Frankie admits that Aidan’s suc­cess and the wealth of the Gard­ners make him feel like an out­sider. Tam­my, how­ev­er, insists that Aidan is a good match for Mag­gie, even com­par­ing him favor­ably to her past rela­tion­ships. Frankie feels a deep desire to under­stand Aidan bet­ter but also con­fess­es that he feels intim­i­dat­ed by the world Aidan comes from. He wor­ries that he may nev­er fit into this new world that Mag­gie is becom­ing a part of, but Tam­my encour­ages him to trust her judg­ment and Maggie’s deci­sion. This ongo­ing con­ver­sa­tion high­lights the divide between Frankie’s more hum­ble back­ground and the life Mag­gie is about to embark on with Aidan.

In a sur­pris­ing turn, Tam­my shares that she asked Mag­gie about a prenup­tial agree­ment. Mag­gie revealed that Aidan and she already have one in place, ensur­ing an equal divi­sion of assets if they ever divorce. Frankie is tak­en aback by this, feel­ing unpre­pared for such a seri­ous con­ver­sa­tion so soon in their rela­tion­ship. He had hoped for a more straight­for­ward and roman­tic union, but the prenup­tial agree­ment sug­gests a lev­el of cau­tion that Frankie wasn’t expect­ing. Tam­my insists that Frankie should sup­port Maggie’s deci­sion whole­heart­ed­ly, under­stand­ing that it was Maggie’s choice to pro­tect her­self legal­ly. Though unset­tled, Frankie knows deep down that he needs to respect his daughter’s wish­es, no mat­ter how it chal­lenges his own com­fort lev­el.

Feel­ing the pres­sure of want­i­ng to con­tribute to the wed­ding, Frankie decides that he will cov­er the alco­hol expens­es, esti­mat­ing the cost to be between $5,600 and $8,000. He knows Mag­gie might not be thrilled with the idea, espe­cial­ly con­sid­er­ing the Gard­ners’ wealth, but he feels deter­mined to help. When Frankie sug­gests cov­er­ing the expens­es, Mag­gie resists, believ­ing that Aidan’s father, Errol Gard­ner, would like­ly refuse such help due to Frankie’s finan­cial sit­u­a­tion. Despite Maggie’s hes­i­ta­tion, Frankie remains res­olute, and he requests Errol’s num­ber, hop­ing to speak direct­ly with him about the mat­ter. Mag­gie reluc­tant­ly agrees to pro­vide the con­tact, but she’s clear­ly uncom­fort­able with the deci­sion.

When Errol final­ly calls, Frankie is pleas­ant­ly sur­prised by their imme­di­ate con­nec­tion over their shared love for base­ball. The con­ver­sa­tion flows eas­i­ly, and Frankie feels a sense of reas­sur­ance as they bond over the sport. This unex­pect­ed cama­raderie boosts Frankie’s con­fi­dence, and as the con­ver­sa­tion turns to the wed­ding, Frankie express­es his desire to cov­er the bar tab. The two men engage in a light­heart­ed nego­ti­a­tion, ulti­mate­ly set­tling on Frankie’s con­tri­bu­tion of $8,000, a ges­ture that feels both sig­nif­i­cant and per­son­al. Frankie walks away from the call feel­ing a sense of pride and accom­plish­ment. This finan­cial ges­ture, he real­izes, is not just about the money—it’s about invest­ing in his daughter’s future and show­ing her that he sup­ports her choic­es, even when they take him out of his com­fort zone.