After the break-up, the narrator decides not to blame Viola for breaking up with him. He blames Viola for protecting the woman she broke up with. Viola is still in love with Junco, and he is still very fond of her. Viola tells the narrator that she went to see Junco the other day to see if he would be interested in living with her. She tells him that she is planning on moving in with him, but that she has not yet decided whether or not to move in. Viola says that she will talk to Junco about it. Viola asks the narrator to give her "birth flower," which is a symbol of unhappy love, to her, so that she won't have to make a choice between unhappy love and an unhappy future