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"If it’s any coot retired from TRL"

I know better than to ask Cooper what he’s been doing watching Total Request Live Instead, I say, "They retire videos when they’ve spent too long on the list That ’s still totally popular"

"Oh"

Cooper looks around, clearly seeking a way to change the subject My office is sort of the reception area for Rachel’s office, which is separated by an attractive et the maintenance department to replace since I arrived I’d decorated h Rachel had wanted to replace the Giverny water lilies with anti–date rape and coround

I read in aThat’s why you see prints of his work in so aze falls on the jar of condo cri up the phone and lean out of her office to ask, "May I help you?"

When she sees that the visitor to our office is of the male persuasion, over six feet and under forty--not to mention totally hot--she says, in a co," Cooper says politely Cooper is unfailingly polite to everyone but members of his iht"

"Nice to meet you," Rachel says She shakes the hand he offers and smiles beatifically "Cooper…Cooper…Oh yes, Cooper! Heather’s friend I’ve heard so lances inmore than ever "You have?"

I wish the floor would open up and shole I try to remember what I’ve ever said to Rachel about Coop Besides the fact that he’sreally indiscreet, like that Cooper’s my idea of a perfecthis clothes off with s like that sometimes, when I’ve had too many Krispy Kremes combined with too much caffeine

But all Rachel says is "I suppose you’ve heard about our troubles here"

Cooper nods

"I have"

Rachel sain, a little less beatifically this ti how et-heavy black plastic ones--and deciding he can’t possibly be worth a hundred grand a year

If only she knew

Then the phone on her desk rings again, and she goes to answer it "Hello, Fischer Hall This is Rachel How may I help you?"

Cooper raises his eyebrows at da had said, about Rachel being Cooper’s type

No! It isn’t fair! Rachel is EVERYONE’S type! I ether and successful and went to Yale and is irls like irls? How are we supposed to coirls, with their diplomas and their Palm Pilots and their teeny tiny butts?

Before I have a chance to say anything in defense ofin

"Haythar," Julio cries, wringing his hands He’s a little guy, in a brown unifor asked to, daily cleans the bronze statue of Pan in the lobby with a toothbrush

"Haythar, that boy is doing it again"