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"Heather, you could seriously injure, if not kill, yourself doing so it pretty obvious that the snatchingto happen "How could you--" Then his blue eyes crinkle into slits as he narrows them at me "Wait a minute You like it"

I blink at him "What?" Yeah, that’s me Miss Ready with a Co stunned "You actually enjoyed that just now, didn’t you?"

I shrug, not sure what he’s talking about "It’s oes on, as if I hadn’t even said anything, "because youup in front of thousands of kids and singing your guts out"

I stare at hi

"Oh uffaws "Are you serious with this?"

Except that I can tell by his expression that he is

"Laugh all you want," he says "You hated singing the schlock the label gave you to sing, but you got a kick out of perforave you a thrill" His blue eyes crackle atforelevator surfers Youand feel color heating upabout

Well, okay, et nervous about perfor in front of a crowd Ask me to make sht as well askset and stick me in front of a microphone? No problem In fact…

Well, I sort of enjoy it A lot

But do I o back Oh no I can never go back

Unless it’s on my terms

"That’s not why I went after Gavin," I say Because really, I don’t see the connection Chasing after elevator surfers is nothing like perfor at all Besides, don’t I get enough psychoanalyzing from Sarah every day? Do I really need it from Cooper, too? "He could have killed himself up there--"

"You could have killed yourself up there"

"No, I couldn’t," I say, in my most reasonable voice "I’ for irls were--"

"Heather" He shakes his head "Why don’t you just give your agent a call and ask hi for you?"

My jaw drops

"What? What are you talking about?"

"It’s obvious you’re aching to get out there again I respect the fact that you want to get a degree, but college isn’t for everyone, you know"

"But--" I can’t believe what I’ My hospital ward! My Nobel Prize! My date with hiency and three kids--Jack, Emily, and baby Charlotte!