“Yeah,” I said. “A little fat one with glasses. What about her?”“Ah nothing. My boy Jimmy came home with his eyes swollen shut. Said that li...tle Finklestein girl did it.”I felt a cold sensation in my stomach. Jimmy Cooper was the best defensive tackle in the state. He could bench press four hundred pounds without breaking a sweat and was going to play at Notre Dame in the fall. “No kidding?” I said, trying to sound natural.“Obviously bullshit. The kid’s probably on grass,” Roy grumbled as he. Nor was it what he had set out to talk to Rose about. “I guess,” Albus replied. “But I wasn't really getting at that. I was thinking about our family.”“Oh,” was all Rose said. Both cousins sat quietly for a minute before she continued. “I know what you mean. What was up with that dinner at Gran and Gramps's? It was all Percy. O.W.L.s were mentioned once and no one said anything about Angie starting Hogwarts.”“I know. It was odd. It just seems like everything's changing. There are less of us at. I gently slapped Lou on the leg. "We'd better get upstairs and change. Jennifer is a pretty observant and curious young lady. I don't want to have to answer a lot of questions, like 'why are you naked?' and 'what's that thing?' and so forth."Lou laughed as she got up. "I can understand that! Can you get my bag? I think I left it in by the front door."I closed my robe as I got up. Lou went up the stairs while I got her case, and we met in the bedroom. "I think I need a shower." I said, stepping. “Miss me sweetie?” I asked following him through to the other room. He slumped down in his recliner and put his feet up. Sweetheart. Linda sat in the other chair, reading a magazine. I met Mitch in the middle of the room. “That guy?” Mitch asked raising an eyebrow. I winked at him. “What?” He glanced back at Steve. “Each to their own I suppose.” I could never really place what it was about Steve that turned me on so much. He thought I didn’t know what he looked like because he wouldn’t send me.