`` i was about to ask you the same question . '' `` so many people dying , and i ca n't do anything . maya 's grip was so tight that she could barely say , `` yes . '' `` that would mean a great deal to both of us . '' st. jacques raced down the steps to the pool extension , reaching it as mrs. cooper once more stepped out of the kitchen . when their paths crossed in the middle of the courtyard and she stopped to speak with him , he was relieved . 