Chapter 8 Summary

When Jo wakes and goes into the kitchen, Daniel is already up, and he informs her that Cass arrived during the night and is now sleeping. Jo is annoyed that when Cass arrives she does so without any advance notice, and rather than stay and spend time with her daughter Jo must go to work.

Jo arrives home and finds that dinner is already prepared. Cass enters the kitchen, and Jo is delighted to see her daughter. She notices that Cass has short dyed hair, multiple earrings and several other pierced jewelry, but Jo is particularly concerned with Cass's low weight. Cass talks about growing disillusioned with life in a band. She says the band has a few more scheduled performances, and then she intends to quit. Jo is momentarily delighted. Then Cass says she has been offered a job modeling by a...