It's five years later, and the two of them are still friends. The narrator thanks the cook for cooking dinner for him. He says he'll buy more of the ingredients from the author next time he's in town, since the author is "way too nice" . The two chat about the book they're both reading together, which the narrator has mentioned before. The author mentions that it's his favorite book, but the narrator says he hasn't mentioned it to the reader before. He's worried that the stalker is trying to guess what the author knows about him from the contents of the book. He asks the cook to thank him for his hard work. The cook says he was tired, but that he feels better now that he did the cooking. He thanks her for cooking for him, and asks her to think of a way to thank her for it. She says she'll think of something.