Leather & Lark

Lachlan visits Lark in her studio and finds her sanding the resin coffee table. They discuss the prospect of taking Lachlan to meet her family and emphasize the importance of convincing her family that they are in love. It will also be necessary for Lark to meet with Leander, but while Lachlan agrees to this, he is uncomfortable with the idea.

While sanding the coffee table, Lark suddenly gets nervous, and Lachlan hurries over, but Lark covers the area she has been sanding and asks him to retrieve an item from downstairs. Lachlan mentions a strange smell, but Lark blames it on her dog. After he returns, she has covered the area. Lark asks him for help with moving the table, and Lachlan insists on using the elevator.

Lark is uneasy, but she agrees to the plan. Suddenly, the elevator stops and the light goes out, triggering a panic attack in Lark. She curls into a ball, crying and repeating numbers to herself. Lachlan offers to boost her through the roof so that she can escape, but she refuses. Lachlan realizes that Lark has severe trauma that is triggered in dark, confined spaces, and when he recalls that on the night they first met, he put her in a trunk, he feels intense guilt and is not sure how to make amends.