Chapter Thirty-Two Jake I watched Beth run off to boss my mates around. She’d settled into the role of den mother quite nicely. We were in New York until the twenty-sixth and even had hotel rooms instead of the bus. I was looking forward to the brief break and a little present shopping. After performing on GMA this morning, we’d get a little personal time. This tour wouldn’t have gone smoothly without her. She was amazing in a crisis. I didn’t know how she kept everything straight even with the assistance of her devices. Didn’t have to ask for what I needed half the time—the thought popped in my head and she’d be placing whatever it was in my hand or on my dressing table. She was a different girl than before, though. Harder, sadder, keeping even more to herself. Her hair was always

