Eventually Peter Pan and company will drive a wedge into Jon's life, the dimensions of which he finds difficult to comprehend. He's rude to his wife. Eventually they will divorce. He wins Carlotta's case, as he knew he would, but remains disappointed. Carlotta expresses no relief at their victory.
Life goes on.
Perhaps he never understood who Carlotta and Jesse really were. Texas and Mexico also figure prominently in the collection, locations which bring with them the notion of borders, both geographical, as well as psychological. A pregnant woman is hoodwinked into smuggling drugs for her addicted husband. A middle aged receptionist in a doctor's office pushes the boundaries of her marriage. Characters may think the definition of marriage carries with it a conception of fidelity and loyalty, but they experiment with those borders, or others push them into doing so.