Deciding that he'd go and speak to Hermione before dinner, he headed through the deserted kitchen straight for the stairs. When he entered his bedroom... he found not only Hermione but Ginny and Harry as well waiting for him. Walking past them to place the bag he'd taken with him down on his desk.'Well?' Hermione demanded impatiently.'Well I got there and they wanted me to do some fitness tests. So I had to do some sprints and power and strength tests.' Ron said 'And then we went into the coaches. I didn’t need to fear him. A great weight lifted off my shoulders. I exhaled pent up tension. “Okay,” I said.“Great,” John smiled. “I think of it as a customer facing job without clothes.” He stepped back to address Curly. Now both men had full view of me. I concentrated on breathing: inhale then exhale, once more, and again. “Curly, meet Bell. She’s agreed to work for us until she goes off to college.” Judging by his nonchalance, Curly didn’t seem to think it odd to find a nude freshly. James came into the bar and started visiting with my friends. He worked in town and lived in another town. I was immediately attracted to him. I had never seen him before. We made eye contact and soon he was next to me at the bar. We all began drinking shots. I shared one with James. He asked me if I had ever had a body shot. I asked him what it was, and he told me to get on top the bar. I politely declined. After a couple more shots, James took me over to the pool table & told me to. "Emily is always welcome to stay here with her family, whenever she chooses to visit. She never has to ask. The same goes for you, Brenda." Brenda didn't say anything else to me for awhile, and then Joyce's voice came suddenly on the line."I hope you didn't tell her Emily couldn't stay here?" From her tone, she must have thought I had done that."No, I told her we were still Emily's family, and she didn't have to ask permission to come stay with us." I hope she doesn't tell Emily what you said,.