" Kim said disbelieving what she had just heard. "No, I need you to stay with me." insisted the man, but Kim had alreadydropped the phone. She was aga...n kneeling next to her brother's head. Sheperiodically made as if she might try to stroke his hair, but she wasafraid to touch him. She watched his breathing to make sure it didn'tstop, but beyond that, she was totally helpless. In the distance the sound of sirens were barely audible. "They're comingBobby... Hold on." "I swear Kim." She braced. "Waiting for you. To come down here. To start our night," he said in a deeply seductive voice. Shelby shivered with excitement and stepped out of the bedroom. She walked slowly down the stairs. The house was silent except for the rustle of the silky fabric trailing after her. When she got to the bottom of the stairs she paused on the last step, then posed with one hand on her hip so he could get the full effect of her outfit. Her heart raced with anticipation as she bit her pouty bottom lip,. ‘No argument here’ responded Ron, embarrassed almost as much by the Skeeter article, even though he wasn’t even named in it. His face had been visible behind Hermione, while he plowed her like an animal, but Rita hadn’t even shown him the respect of naming him as one of Hermione’s lovers. Harry on the other hand had been getting several secret high-fives from a number of his friends. He had gotten jeered by a number of Slytherins, but all and all; the press had been very good for Harry’s. I did manage to keep a lid on my anger long enough to get him calmed down a bit, then sent him to the bar for a drink – which he looked like he badly needed – before retiring briefly to my room to make a few phone calls of my own.I didn't get very far, to be honest, but at least the folks back at base knew what was happening – Colin's partners had also reported a similar approach to them, so it wasn't a shock – and at least one PCW executive had his vocabulary enhanced by a few of my choicer.