But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater.

However on her 30th birthday Rachel drinks too much and sleeps with Darcy's fiance Dexter. While doing revisions on Something Borrowed Emily Giffin found the inspiration for a sequel Something Blue. When Ben changes his mind Claudia is forced to reevaluate her reasons for not wanting children.