For a while I just stopped trying and stayed at home, helping dad adjust to his new...

[Lee talks about her future without Mr. Grey] Lee:
[narrating]
I opened the envelope the second I got home. It was a check for $680. More than he actually owed me. It occurred to me to tear up the check, but I didn't. I felt like I was doing the right thing. And I didn't tell anybody about any of it. I pretended to go to work as usual, and watched his office from across the street. He hired a new girl and changed the locks on the doors. There was just nothing for me to do about it. My doctor at the institution once said, 'Every journey begins with the first step.' So I decided it was time to meet someone new. Lee:
[narrating]
There was one who tried to grab and pinch my nipples before we even made it to his car. Lee:
[Lee shakes the hand of the First Date man]
Hi. Lee:
[narrating]
Another guy kept ordering me to pee on his patio, and when I refused, he said... Second Date:
[the Second Date man asks Lee]
I thought you were a masochist? Lee:
[narrating]
Then there was the one who liked being tied to a gas stove while the burners were on full blast, and I had to throw tomatoes at him. Tomato Date:
[the Tomato Date man tells Lee while tied up covered in tomatoes]
Thank you! Lee:
[narrating]
For a while I just stopped trying and stayed at home, helping dad adjust to his new sobriety. Until one day, out of the blue, Peter proposed marriage to me in the basement of JCPenney's. I think I said yes because I didn't know what else to do