Two of Sidda’s friends surprise her at the cabin early the next morning, they are May Sorenson, the owner of the cabin, and Wade Coenen. Sidda is happy to see them both. Wade demands to know why Sidda is putting off her wedding to someone as perfect for her as Connor. Sidda apologizes for the stress caused by the cancellation, and the friends then move on to other topics and activities: enjoying each other’s company, floating on the lake, and looking at the scrapbook.

Sidda allows Wade and May to each look at one item, and May chooses a photograph of Sidda and her siblings when they were little. Wade pulls out a newspaper article that details the year the Ya-Yas “crashed the Cotillion Ball” (121), despite being previously banished from entering the premises. They then look at a photograph of Vivi and her first love, Jack, who was Teensy’s brother. In the photograph, she is dancing while he plays the fiddle; there is a sense of love in the photograph. After Wade and May leave, Sidda feels lonely, so she reads the most recent letter from Connor; in it, he compares Sidda to a sweet pea flower. She finds the letter arousing and touches herself.