- Mr.__ and Grady drink all through Christmas. Shug and Celie busy themselves around the house and talk, talk, talk.
- Shug is a famous singer now and makes so much money, she doesn’t know what to do with it.
- Shug says that she’s not romantically interested in Albert anymore; he’s just like family now.
- Celie tells Shug that Mr.__ doesn’t beat her much now and he tries to make sex better—but she’s still a "virgin," meaning she still hasn’t enjoyed sex or had an orgasm.