Some days later, Mandy accepts an invitation to meet Richard’s mother, Pat. Pat gushes over Mandy, proclaiming that Richard would have adored her. She tells Mandy that Richard’s greatest wish in life was to settle down and have a family. Pat invites Mandy to see Richard’s room, and she leaves Mandy alone there. When Mandy smells Richard’s scent on his clothes, she realizes that she is deeply in love with a man she has never met.

Over the next months, Mandy begins avoiding her mother and sisters. She hasn’t told them that her Match is dead, and they wouldn’t understand what that means to her. She spends her time with Pat and Chloe instead. One night, while staying over at Pat’s house, Mandy goes into Richard’s room. Going through his possessions, she finds an old cell phone that contains nude photos of a young woman who was obviously close to Richard. Mandy falls asleep on Richard’s bed, where Pat finds her. Pat assures her that she can use Richard’s room whenever she wants.

Eventually, Pat asks Mandy if she would like children of her own. When Mandy confesses how desperately she wants children, Pat tells her that if she wants to, Mandy could carry Richard’s baby.