So, I have this internal debate and I suppose by posting it here I'm to some degree inviting it to become an external one. I'm working on chapter four of The Pool Girl. Following Robert and Melissa exchanging phone numbers (finally!) it felt wrong to not have them text some. That become a monster of a chapter that I didn't like but it felt good to get some of those thoughts out. So I treated it as brain storming, went back through, kept some and rewrote. What I have now I mostly like. More review will have to happen before posting.
My debate is, do I post it as a short transitionary chapter four or keep it as the beginning of a longer chapter four that moves onto traditional presentation?
In my mind chapter four is the beginning of the "complications" stage of the story. The first three chapters were really about them coming together and although both have avoided terms like "boyfriend", "girlfriend" and "love" both are definitely thinking it. There are little things that came up in the first three that were a bit ... convenient. I've appreciated emails noting these, in fact I'm a bit surprised anyone noticed, but the plan has been for these to rear their heads later. Chapter four is the start of that. It also introduces a new character that will play a big role over time.