Lauren plays coy

To his surprise, Lauren was positioned so her body was hidden by the wall, only her head sticking out into his open door. Drat! He'd been hoping to see what she was wearing.

"Lauren? Is everything all right?" He asked, putting on his smooth voice. "You need any help?"

"Hi Alan! Yeah, I lost my keys."

Alan looked at Lauren. That made sense... but why was her hair so messed up? Why were her cheeks bright red, a glean of sweat over her? Why was she hiding like that.

"Well, come on in and I'll grab the spare." Alan said.

"Uh... just hand it to me please..." Lauren said.

"Sorry Lauren, but I never give out any of the spare keys so they don't get lost." Alan explained. "Just step in here, it'll only take a second."

Lauren looked like she wanted to argue, but seemed to give up. Slowly, she began entering...