“All three of them?” Andrea stared at Hannah in absolute shock and then she started to laugh. “And you just left them there and went to bed?”

Hannah shrugged as she finished shaping another pan of cookies and slid them onto the baker’s rack. The timer dinged and she removed the pans that had been in the oven, replacing them with the pans she’d just prepared. “These are new cookies we’re going to try out today. They’re called All-Nighters.”

“Why?”

“Because they’re banana and peanut butter. That was Lynne’s favorite sandwich when she was in college and she used to make them every time we got together to cram for finals.”

“Not that why. The other why.”

“What other why?”

“The important why. Why did you just leave them there in your living room?”

“It was easier than trying to get them to leave. And I needed my sleep.”

“You mean you actually slept?”

“Like a baby. And that reminds me, how’s Bethany?”

“She’s great. She smiled at me this morning. Grandma McCann said it was gas, but I know a real smile when I see one. Do you want me to taste one of the All-Nighters and tell you what I think?”

“Absolutely.”

Andrea reached for a cookie and took a bite. She chewed and swallowed, and then she smiled. “They’re good, Hannah. I’ve always liked banana and peanut butter. It’s a great combination. And that reminds me, do you have a red scarf I can borrow? The kind you wear around your neck when you’re skating?”

Hannah hid an amused smile. It was another zinger from the mistress of non sequitur. Andrea probably had a reason for the abrupt change of subject, but Hannah didn’t want to ask. Sometimes the explanation took more time than it was worth. “I don’t have one. Why do you need it?”

“Mr. Lawrence thought it would add a lot to Tracey’s skating scene if she wore a red scarf draped around her neck. He said it would be a great combination with her royal blue coat. And he said the red would make it look as if she’s skating even faster when she’s on the end for Crack the Whip.”

“A great combination,” Hannah repeated, recalling that Andrea had called peanut butter and bananas a great combination before she’d asked about the red scarf. “Doesn’t Bill have a red scarf? I think I gave him one a couple of years ago for Christmas.”

Andrea clapped her hands in delight. “Yes, he does! He wears it with his dress coat and I think it’s in his top dresser drawer. Thanks for remembering it, Hannah. It’ll be just perfect for Tracey’s scene.”

“That’s today?”