In chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is anxious about his reunion with Daisy. Despite the rain, he arranges for someone to cut Nicks lawn and fills his house with flowers. When Gatsby enters Nicks house, his reunion with Daisy is initially awkward, and he knocks over Nicks clock and tells Nick that the meeting was a mistake. After he leaves the two alone for half an hour, however, Nick returns to find them radiantly happy—Daisy shedding tears of joy and Gatsby glowing. Outside, the rain has stopped, and Gatsby invites Nick and Daisy over to his house, where he shows them his possessions. This chapter is pivotal in the novel, as Gatsbys reunion with Daisy is the hinge on which the story swings. Before this event, the story of their relationship exists only in prospect, as Gatsby moves toward a dream that no one else can discern. Afterward, the plot shifts its focus to the romance between Gatsby and Daisy, and the tensions in their relationship actualize themselves.