Crossroads

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of illness and sexual content.

When Indya came back at 18, her father was still sick, and her parents often spoke about his impending death in a casual way. Indya hated it and was certain that her father would live for a long time. After some awkward texts with her friends about her ex-boyfriend, Indya went out to find West. She immediately noticed that he had grown into a handsome, strong man. After a brief conversation about her father, Indya kissed West, and then he took her into the barn. Indya and West had sex—Indya’s first time. It made her feel as though being in Montana, with West, was exactly where she belonged.

West goes into the barn and sees that it’s cleaner and better organized than it has been in years, all thanks to the teenage boys whom Indya hired to help around the ranch. West is starting to like the changes, as is Jax, but Curtis continues to resist. West finds him outside staring at the new ranch sign and complaining about the change of name. Curtis looks unshaven and unclean, and West gets irritated when Curtis starts complaining about Indya.