- Hiking is canceled due to rain, so Cassia visits her dad at work instead.
- They're incinerating books today—destroying a library (boo). Cassia takes this opportunity to drop the poem in the incinerator undetected, giving Grandfather a silent apology.
- Afterward, Cassia runs into Xander. There's a new activity coming up—replanting flowerbeds, followed by a picnic (yes, it does appear to be a trick to get free labor).
- Xander's signed Cassia up just in case all the spots get filled—without asking her. Cue their first premarital spat… Okay, maybe she just gets annoyed in her head, but still—not a good sign.