He looked about as satisfied with that as she’d expected him to be, but it was the truth, as far as she knew, and the best she could do for him. She’d never been able to come up with any clearer reason herself, though it certainly wasn’t anything she continued to give much thought. "We’d just released that four-song CD, and that was it. We knew. It only took a little while to sink in." Hoping that would be that, she began to spread cream cheese on one half of her bagel.