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Although I’m not actually a rock star Any careful this time," Patty frets, froetting involved in the investigation, are you? Not like last time?"

"Oh, heck, no," I say Patty doesn’t need to know about h to worry about, being a former model and rocker’s wife, not to e, ate an entire H & H everything bagel--al

The nanny hadn’t been too happy about that one

"Good," Patty says "Because they don’t pay you enough to get yourself nearly killed, like last time"

When Frank pulls up in front of Cooper’s house, I see that a few of the lights are on…which surprises et out of the car, Frank says, "Oh, Heather, about the gig at Joe’s--"

I freeze with my hand on the door handle I can’t believe--ith all the blood and everything--I’d forgotten about Frank’s invitation to ja to think up an excuse "Yeah About that Can I get back to you? ’Cause I’ht--"

"Nothing to think about," Frank says cheerfully "It’s just gonna be uys and a hundred and sixty or so of our friends and family Co caught a glimpse of my face "Maybe now’s not the best tinoring his wife "You’re never gonna get over your stage fright if you don’t get back up there Why not do it aht? Is thatpeople boo and throw things at me Or, worse…snicker, the way Jordan and Cooper’s dad did, when I played theht Records offices…

"I’ll think about it," I say to Frank "Thanks for the ride See ya"

I plunge fro, then run to the front door, ducking ht of flakes

Phew Talk about narrow escapes

Inside, Lucy otta go out right this minute kind of way Sounusual It takes me a minute to place the scent Then I realize why: it’s a candle Cooper and I are not candle people--Cooper because, well, he’s a guy, and me because I’ve seen them cause so et and leave one burning unattended

So why is so fro roo from upstairs, where Cooper sleeps