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"It was," Stephanie says quickly "It was completely random But you kno pop stars can be" She rolls her eyes "Such divas"

There’s a little bit of an unco it

Or , the way I am, Gee, Heather used to be a pop star Was she a diva?

Evidently Stephanie isn’t thinking this, since she goes on: "Tania’s convinced she needs to keep close to the city, where she plans on having the baby, and to the doctor who’s delivering it, until it’s born And of course, since that’s what Tania wants, Cartwright Records is only too happy to oblige Even the Catskills is too far now for Tania And she thinks having the camp moved to a nice, fae campus, as opposed to the woods--let’s face it, Tania is not a country girl--will be more comfortable for her"

I’ that Bear was shot in the city not e campus

"Tania’s barely in her second trimester," I say "It see so close to her doctor When she visited her ob-gyn, like the EMTs told her to, she didn’t get a health scare or anything?"

Maybe I’ain, because ofto be scared about Not even anything to be concerned about Just--

"No," Stephanie says, glancing at Dr Jessup and Muffy with a laugh Is it h sound nervous? "She’s in perfect health, except for being a little aneo on fil if she wasn’t?"

Yes, I want to say Instead, I say only, "Of course not I want toyou aren’t telling us"

"What on earth would I not be telling you?" Stephanie asks

"I don’t know," I say, truthfully "But I do know thatthey need is any more"--I realize I have to choose oing on with Tania that you’re not telling us, I wish you’d do so now"

"Drama?" Stephanie’s smile is brittle "You don’t need to worry, Heather Because I can assure you, e’ll be fil won’t be a drama It will be pure, unscripted reality"

The problem, of course, is that I know Jordan too well to find any co but draiven what I know about her--that Tania’s isn’t any different

Chapter 9

Too Many Strollers at Starbucks

Oh, I can’t decide

If I want to abide

By the age-old decree