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Is this how everybody orks in an office feels? Or is it just that I actually likeat ht I just…I feel like I take enough advantage of your hospitality I don’t wantoff you now, too"

"Why don’t you let ers," Cooper says wryly "I can take care of e My accounts have never been so well organized The bills actually go out on tie, and they’re all accurate That’s why I can’t believe they’re reat job--"

I gasp at the words re "Oh, no!"

Cooper looks startled "What?"

"Last night wasmy head into my hands "And I spaced it! My first class…e credit…and I missed it!"

"I’m sure your professor will understand, Heather," Cooper says "Especially if he’s been reading the paper lately"

Dad co the cordless phone from the front hallway "It’s for you, Heather," he says "Your boss, To ame Really, for a Division Three team, your boys put on quite a show"

I take the phone fro about basketball, I’ to do about what Ki on between Coach Andrews and Lindsay Combs? And if so…ould he kill her over it?

"I know the school’s closed," I say to To my newest housemate, a monsoon couldn’t keep me away, let alone a little old nor’easter

"Of course you are," Toht do what all the other New Yorkers are doing today--staying in--never even occurred to hiht you before you left Dr Jessup called--"

I groan This is not a good sign

"Yeah," Tom says "He called from his house in Westchester, or wherever it is he lives He wants toshows up at the hospital to visit Manuel today To shoe care Also to bring flowers, since there are no florist shops open, thanks to the storift shop, I can reimburse you from petty cash…"

"Oh," I say I’nment I mean, Dr Jessup doesn’t usually ask his assistant hall directors to step in as representatives of the department Not that he doesn’t trust us Just that…well, I personally haven’t been the most popular person on staff since I dropped the Wasser Hall assistant hall director during that trust gao?"