Note: This story was dynamically reformatted for online reading convenience. Just yesterday Mindy and Shelly had gotten to take part in the forced stripping of half a dozen baseball boys in Miss Devasquez's classroom. Now they were going to enjoy whatever they wanted right there in the boys' locker room. Mindy and Shelly watched the boys practice. It was amazing how well the team had come together. Mindy didn't even like baseball, and she was impressed. Shelly made notes as she watched. She was enthralled by the performance. In the locker room she was a boy crazy pervert, but in the stands she was a passionate sports fan. "Looks like they're about done. You ready to go have some fun?" "Mm-hm," Mindy said. She was already feeling that satisfied warmth. Before long she would get to see naked Chris, up close and personal. This would be wonderful. "Where's Gayla?" "Here I am!" Gayla said, catching up. "Oh good. I thought I'd missed you! Can I still come?" Mindy looked at Shelly. It was really her call if she wanted to bring another student along as a guest. "Let's go see some muscle," Shelly said to her. Shelly kind of liked Gayla. She was so eager to be friendly. Gayla wasn't at the bottom of the social scale, but she was kind of a nerd. Shelly couldn't wait to give this girl the treat of some real hot athlete nakedness. As they walked, Gayla just gushed with gratitude. "Thanks so much! Is it really true that you wait until a boy is undressed before you interview him?" "Not exactly. It's better than that. Miss Hartick made the rule that any boy I interview has to strip down all the way for me." "Reeellee! Oh god, that's great. Will we really get to see their, uh, thingeez?" "Hah! Yeah, Gayla, you're going to see it all." "You're a genius, Shelly. How did you ever arrange all this?" "Well, it really just kind of happened." Mindy grinned. "No, she set it up carefully. I think she didn't expect it to go this far, but she's been pushing her boundaries little by little so that Miss Hartick and the others just let her get away with a lot." "Don't say it like that," Shelly said. "Well, here in a little bit she's going to grab some boy's goods." "I am?" Gayla asked awestruck. Shelly and Mindy laughed. Mindy told her, "But when we interview Chris, he's all mine. Shelly and I had a bet." "Oh, okay." At the door to the locker room, they were met by a very frustrated teacher. Mindy didn't care. "Hi, Miss Armstrong." "I thought you'd be here. I was hoping to talk to Miss Hartick." "She's busy. I'm Shelly's chaperone today." "And this other girl is here for what reason?" "That's none of your business, Miss Armstrong." Miss Armstrong was openly shocked. "You can't talk to me like that. When I talk to Principal Steadworth about this, your locker room trips are going to be over." "You haven't talked to him yet then? Why not?" Mindy was enjoying this. She was really rubbing Miss Armstrong's nose in it. "Has the Principal been avoiding you? I bet he has. I bet it must seem like he doesn't even want to talk to you about this, Miss Armstrong." "You - you - Just wait and see what happens!" Mindy opened the door to the locker room and urged the girls in. "Sorry, Miss Armstrong, but I can't keep up this conversation. See, you're not allowed down here." Once she had the door shut behind them, Mindy started laughing out loud. Shelly whispered, "Do you think she can really talk some sense into Principal Steadworth?" "Are you kidding? He keeps his job the easiest way he can, by avoiding responsibility. She's going to need more than herself to get him to stand up to Miss Hartick. And here we are." Gayla looked around the room. She was amazed that she was really there. It wasn't a beautiful room, but it was still the land of fantasy come to life. The boys had just arrived, so there wasn't much to see yet. Mindy was about to change that. She pulled a list of names out of her pocket that Shelly had given her. "Well, we're here, boys. Get ready to give up your goods." Even Shelly was a bit surprised at how blatant Mindy's abuse of authority was. The teacher's aid looked at her list. "I owe Shelly a favor, and some of you boys are going to help me with that. All right, let's see. Tommy, Ron, Steve, David and Kent. Shelly earned a special treat, so you five boys, strip down to your jock straps and line up here." The boys groaned. "What is this about?" "Why does Gayla have to be here?" Mindy acted like she was upset that they were questioning her. The fact was that she enjoyed their complaints. It let her know how bothered they were. "This is about Shelly enjoying her feminine nature. And Gayla is here because she needs a ride home, and Shelly is driving her. I thought it would be rude to make her wait outside." Gayla was amazed that the boys were doing what they were told. She hadn't been there to see Miss Hartick's demands, so she didn't understand. It didn't matter to her. She just couldn't figure out why five boys would just peel to their underwear so unwillingly. It was a sight to behold though. The other boys weren't certain what to do, so they were either watching with dread or pretending not to notice their team mates' situation. The boys lined up, right where Mindy told them to. They stood there, wearing practically nothing. Gayla couldn't believe it. She stared at the fit, baseball bodies. She wondered why she wasn't bothered at all. Tommy, Steve and David were all nice guys. Wasn't it wrong to do this to them? All she felt was warm satisfaction though. Ron asked with a sneer, "What do we have to do?" Mindy returned his rude tone with her sweetest voice. "All you have to do is stand there while Shelly pulls down your armor to get a look at your cocks. Try to act dignified about it. No covering, please." The boys groaned again. It was a great sound of painful scorn. Gayla felt more than a little female quiver at the tone of debasement. She knew she would get to see a boy naked. She hadn't known that a bunch of them would be forced to line up like this. And she certainly hadn't known that she would enjoy seeing them belittled like this. She asked Mindy softly, "Are you really going to make them stand there with their things out?" "Of course," Mindy said. She saw the smile on Gayla's face. Mindy smiled back at her. "The boys don't get any privacy. None at all. And we have our desires, don't we? Legitimate desires. It's only natural for us to enjoy." Gayla complimented Mindy, "You're terrible." "Thanks," Mindy said. She couldn't help loving everything about this. She'd regret some of this later, she knew. That was later though. Now there was a group of hunks waiting to be exposed. "Go ahead, Shelly, help them show their respect." Shelly started with Tommy. She made sure to look him right in the eye. He saw her sinister lust, and he had to try to look away. When she crouched down and hooked her thumbs into his waistband, he let out the smallest whimper. Shelly said, "Don't feel bad, Tommy. I certainly don't." She slid his underwear down slowly, getting a good look at his rod right up close. Shelly moved to the next boy in line. Gayla was stunned. She was really looking at a bare dick! Hottie Tommy was standing there with his package showing and his head turned away. He was so gorgeous, so embarrassed and so helpless. Gayla felt a heat spread out from her sex all across her body. She watched Shelly pull down the next one, and sexy Steve's penis was there, hanging free. "Oh my god," she said. She saw Steve give her a look. For a moment she almost felt embarrassed that he was looking at her! Then she let her eyes move down again. "ooOOooooh!" Shelly had taken her time to get a good look at those two. Before she stepped to Kent, Gayla said loudly, "Can I do one?" Shelly and Mindy stared at her. They had expected this one to be completely quiet. Mindy burst out laughing. Shelly decided that this was worth it. "Sure. Take Kent's jock strap down. He doesn't mind. Do you, Kent?" Kent saw Gayla advance slowly. "No, no, no, no. Come on, listen. I don't know how to ask you this, but don't- OH no!" She was doing it, slipping his modesty down to get a good look. She was all giggles and shivers. He shouted, "This isn't fair! I just want to play baseball! Stop looking at me!" He couldn't help putting his hands over his goods. Gayla stepped back to see the humiliated hottie's timid pose. She couldn't help taunting him, "Mindy says you have to let me see your thingee. Move your hands. Come on, move 'em." Kent was furious, but he had no choice. His body was a toy for any girl that came down here, even Gayla. He threw his hands aside and he felt his embarrassment all over again when she started giggling at the way he complied so boldly. Shelly told her, "Look at Tommy." Gayla didn't want to look away from Kent because so far, she thought he had the nicest prize. When she glanced over though, she was stunned. Tommy's piece was moving up in the world. Gayla couldn't believe it. This was just one miracle after another and each one gave her a rush of lust that required her to concentrate to keep her balance. Tommy's dick moved up in a slow, gentle, graceful arc until it got to its height. Gayla's fingers were clasped over her nose and mouth. She felt ridiculous when she bobbed up down in excitement. As though it had to be announced, she shouted, "He's getting hard! He's getting totally hard! Ha ha! Look at his face! No, look at his dick! Oh my god, Steve's doing it too! Look at their dicks!" She stared at Kent's penis, but he wasn't there yet. It wasn't moving. Shelly assured her, "Don't worry, Kent can't hold out. He'll be as stiff as the others in a minute." He told her, "Shut up, Shelly!" "Well it's true. The boys just have no decency at all. They don't care that there's ladies present." Gayla started giggling again. She walked across to get a better look at the hard ons. With a big smile, she told Tommy and Steve, "You should be ashamed of yourselves." Shelly wasn't waiting any longer. "Now it's Ron's turn." Ron said, "Shelly, don't do it. I can't stand this. Okay, okay, I tell you what, if you let me go, I'll let you interview me next time." "I can do that anyway." "But I'll let you take all of my clothes off." Shelly couldn't believe this. "It doesn't bother you to let me see you naked?" "OF COURSE IT DOES! But Gayla hasn't seen me naked! I don't want every girl in school to end up watching me get, get, get..." "Get your mojo going? Well it's a tempting offer, Ron, but Gayla told me that I was her hero. I think she deserves a good show. Get ready." She saw Ron's eyes scrunch shut. He had to have been hoping for some mercy, but Shelly had no mercy for a nearly naked, humiliated stud. She yanked his underwear down fast. She heard him yelp. He really couldn't take it. He turned around. Gayla said, "Nice ass, Ron!" "It is," Mindy agreed, "But I told him that they weren't supposed to cover. Let Gayla see what you've got, sexy." Ron turned back around slowly. "I hate you creepy witches." Mindy said, "You were smart enough to use a "W" instead of a "B", but I think you wouldn't have said even that if Miss Hartick were here." Ron's embarrassment moved his hands against his will. He covered up, but Shelly moved his hands for him. "What do you think, Gayla? Is that not magnificent?" Gayla looked back and forth. "I like Tommy and Steve better right now, but maybe Ron can catch up." Shelly stifled a guffaw. "He will if he stands there long enough. Look, Kent's asking for more attention now." Kent blushed and stared down at himself. He couldn't stand his own reaction. Shelly was right, his penis just couldn't lie there quietly. It had to stand up and be recognized. The girls all just stood and stared patiently as he slowly arrived at full arousal. Gayla was in love with his "thingee". She had to ask, "That's awesome, but is it more embarrassing now that it's standing up?" "What?" Mindy felt entirely devilish as she said, "Answer her, Kent." He wanted to just vanish. What could he tell her but the truth? "Yeah, it's, it's... I can't stand it. This is the most embarrassing thing in the world. It gets more embarrassing every time!" Shelly said, "It's not like I haven't seen you hard before." "I don't care! I don't want you to see me like this. Can I get dressed now? Please!" "Nope." Shelly said. "No way," Mindy told him. "We're not about to let you put that love tower away. You just keep standing there and standing there." Shelly thought Mindy was at her best. It was like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. Mindy was always funny with her silly sounds, but this time there weren't any. She was so determined to be the power that made the magic happen that she forgot to be a squirming cock crazy mess. Shelly hoped that this power-Mindy personality wouldn't take over completely, but it was fun when she was in charge. There was only one boy left in line. Shelly moved over to him. She stood part way to the side so that the others could fully enjoy the sight. David had been dying from the anticipation. He wished he had gotten in line first just to get it over with. The waiting made it worse. If he thought he might get out of it, it wouldn't have been so bad. His embarrassment was inevitable though. He managed to keep enough self control to just stay quiet with a blank stare. He heard the smallest little sound of derision from Shelly. Then she started the uncovering. He felt his underwear slide down past the point of privacy. He couldn't stay quiet. He grabbed his underwear like he was going to pull it back up. Shelly hadn't let go though. He felt her tug it back out of his hands. He said, "Oh god, quit looking at me!" Gayla and Mindy were all smiles, staring at his body. Gayla told him, "You are really hot." Mindy agreed. "He's hot and he's naked." In a slow sing song she added, "And there's not one thing he can do about it. We get to see his penis whether he likes it or not!" Gayla had no idea this was the way the locker room would be. She knew that she was blushing like the boys were, but she liked her feeling of embarrassment. She wasn't losing anything. She was getting more from these boys than they would ever give her willingly. Her fingers fidgeted and she had to look away from the display every so often. When she looked back she saw the next boy start to succumb. "Look, now Ron's getting a rise! This is hilarious!" Shelly admired that amazing hard on. She had seen Ron naked more than once, but she hadn't ever put a hand to him. It was time. She pressed herself right against his side as she grabbed hold of the base of his stiffy. He whispered angrily, "Don't do that!" "Do what, Ron? Do this?" She slid her hand up and down slowly, enjoying his shudder. Gayla became remarkably bold at that moment. She really just couldn't help it. When she saw that Mindy wasn't going to stop Shelly, Gayla moved to her favorite, Kent. He backed up, "Wait, wait! Oh, come on!" Like she was bored, Mindy examined the back of her hand while she told him, "That's not respectful, Kent. Get back in line." Gayla giggled nonstop as she took his stiffy in hand. She couldn't stop her girlish little laughs. Kent tried to come up with something insulting to say, but the best he could do was, "Monkey see, monkey do." "And I love your banana!" All the females burst out laughing, and in spite of themselves so did a couple of the boys. Mindy was anxious to have her own fun though. "Girls, I hate to stop your fun, but we did come down here for an interview." Gayla stepped back and examined the row of bare penises. She actually had the gall to whine, "But I haven't seen David get hard yet!" "Don't worry. He was the last in line. So I'm going to make him come along." David had already pulled his underwear back up. He almost thought he heard wrong. "What? Why?" "When I tell you boys what to do, I expect you to do it. Next time move faster." "Oh, man!" He looked like he was ready to throw a fit. He watched the other four boys who were luckier than he was. They got away quickly. Mindy got David moving with a good grab to his ass. Mindy said, "All right, where's Chris?" She walked along until she found him. "Here he is. Ready for an interview?" Chris was the shy one. He didn't say anything. He just had a look of dread, almost a look of disappointment. Mindy knew that he was the one she'd feel the worst for. She already felt that taste of guilt, but she had expected it. It was still bad, but it was also a sweet edge to her lust this time. Chris was a soft spoken boy with smooth, perfect features. He had his cap off, but other than that and some buttons undone on his jersey, he was still dressed. Mindy got close to him. She was her ordinary eager self again. She squealed a moment, just thinking about seeing this boy naked. "Okay, this time, Gayla, I'm the only one who gets to touch. Shelly and I had a bet." Gayla giggled again. "You made a bet for Chris?" Mindy said breathily, "For whichever boy I wanted." She whispered in his ear, "I wanted you." Shelly started in. She flipped open her notebook and asked, "The first game is coming up. Are you nervous at all?" "Nervous? Yeah, I'm nervous. This isn't helping. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Mindy said, "That's alright, sweetie. I don't mind that I'm having more fun than you." She was unbuttoning his jersey for him. She didn't stop undressing Chris, but she spared a glance at David. "That jock strap doesn't belong on him! Gayla, get that off of him, would you?" "Sure!" Gayla started her little laughing again. While Gayla happily started sliding David's underwear down and Mindy started slipping the jersey off Chris, Shelly asked, "Are you nervous more because it's the first game? Or is it because that game is with Grable High?" "We-we haven't beaten Grable in years. They're, uh, you know that, uh, Miss Owens?" "You can call me Mindy," she said, "everyone does." "Mindy, can I please take off the rest of my uniform myself?" He was so polite! Mindy couldn't refuse. She wanted to, but she couldn't. She made just a little sound of disappointment. "Okay, sexy. As long as you let me get the last piece off." "What? But, uh, I, uh," He saw the look in her eye. He was getting lucky just getting that much. "Okay, I guess." Shelly kept up the interview. Gayla was watching the strip show on one side and the totally naked boy on the other. Chris didn't shiver or stall at all. You could tell from his breathing that he was completely flustered, but he kept up a steady rhythm to his undressing as they watched. Gayla squealed like Mindy. "Look at David! He did it! He's totally hard!" David was silently horrified. He stood there bare for them all. They weren't looking at Chris right then. All eyes were on him and his testament to humiliation. His penis was a temple to unwilling exposure. He felt the stares, he literally felt them, on his dick. "Can I go shower now?" "Huhn-uhn!" Mindy said. "You just stand there naked for us until the interview is over." David threw his hands up in frustration. This only brought a few laughs from the ladies. Shelly said, "You know, I haven't gotten a feel of David's dick yet. Chris, now that you're taking over for Philip as shortstop, will the team's presence on the field be stronger?" Both boys were disgusted at the way Shelly could so casually carry on her interview while enjoying the fringe benefits. David muttered something terrible under his breath while Shelly put her hand on his body. She didn't start at his stiffy though. She started at his chest, where she fondled the muscle liberally. Her hand slowly made its way down. Chris answered her question, "The team is stronger with Philip as a pitcher. I only hope I can fill his shoes as shortstop." "So modest," Mindy said, loving the sight of his body in just his jock strap. "Mind if I take away a bit of that modesty?" "Oh god," Chris whispered. David whispered the same thing since Shelly had started to gently stroke his shaft. Shelly only stopped so that she could get a better view of the unwilling show Chris was putting on. He didn't put his hands over his goods this time. He just stared up at the ceiling helplessly while the girls all took in the sight of his sublime penis. Mindy let out a series of small squeals at the sight. She's seen this dreamboat nude once before, but not up close like this. "Oh gosh, oh gosh," she said. "Does he get hard fast, or does it take a bit?" "The boys don't seem consistent," Shelly said. Gayla asked, "Can I get a feel of David's penis?" "NO!" he shouted. "Yes," both Shelly and Mindy said. "Damn it!" He saw Gayla looking him over like he was a dessert tray. He wanted to hide his embarrassment so he thrust his hips forward. "Here then! Do what you want!" He thought that maybe if he acted tough about it that Gayla might think twice. She didn't. She giggled, congratulated him on the quality of his hard on, and took his unit in hand. While this giggling girl moved her hand along his dick, he shouted, "O damn, I wish I hadn't said that! Come on, let me go shower now!" That wasn't happening. Gayla let him go to look him over again. Him and Chris both. Every so often she copped another feel of David's dick as the interview went on. Chris turned out to be a late riser. He stuttered quite a bit like he had before, which might have been keeping his mind occupied. Mindy was in love his youthful physique, but she wanted to see him hard like all she had so many other boys. In between questions, she let her happy sounds stop in favor of a breathier voice, "I think I can get things going here." He was more than a little flustered when he felt her fingers on his back. She made it the lightest of sensual touches as she traced circles on his body. Her fingers crept lower and lower as his voice got clearer and clearer. Then it started. When Chris started rising, Shelly lost herself in mid question, "But when it comes, uh, I, uh, wow, Chris. That thing is amazing." Mindy couldn't help herself. She squealed loud once it hit the halfway point. It slowed down then though. He asked her, "Miss Owens, I mean, Mindy, can you stop? I really don't want to, OH!" Her hand clasped one butt cheek lovingly. That finished it. He lifted to his height. His stuttering returned, and it even seemed to get worse. Shelly had a hard time deciphering his answers. His funny embarrassed voice was music to Mindy's ears. She put her head on his shoulder like he was her boyfriend. Her hand started tracing down his front side. Her squeals had turned into a soft purr. Shelly was having a hard time keeping herself from laughing at this spectacle. "I will have to admit that the team has improved steadily, Chris. That must give you some confidence." "I I I I, uh, I don't, I mean, I do have. I th-th-think we've got a got a real chance at, uh, oh no." Mindy had finally gotten to his cock. That terrible sound of hers was a little louder as she felt along his rod. He took a second to remember what he was saying. "I think we have a real chance at beating Grable on Friday." "Good, good. Everyone will be glad to hear it. Do you think it will matter than you have the home field advantage?" "Of course it will. It always does when you're playing Grable High." "Wait a moment. Mindy, let him go a second." Mindy didn't mind playing along. She let Chris be for a second. Shelly said, "Grable's star player is their pitcher, Anderson. Do you think our hitters can cope with him?" "I can't, uh, I can't really, I, uh," At a nod from Shelly, Mindy put her hand back on the unfortunate young man. He answered perfectly, "I can't really say until we've done it. We've got a lot of talented hitters though." Shelly said, "That's great! He stutters unless you're playing with him." "No!" he said. But Mindy let go and he stuttered again. "I can't, I can't let, I don't." She cupped his balls, and he said, "It's not that. It can't be." The girls all just smiled at him. Shelly said, "Well I'd love to explore the idea, but I'm afraid I'm out of questions this time." Mindy pouted a moment, but she sent him on his way with a smack to his rear. "Go ahead and shower, gorgeous. You too, David. Speaking of showers, I think you won a bet, didn't you Shelly?" "That's right." They had bared six boys and fondled some bodies and boners, and they still weren't done. Shelly was owed some shower watching time. She took Gayla with her, "Come on, let's go watch 'em get clean." "Really? In the showers?" She was almost delirious with delight. Before she came down, she was just happy at the thought that she might get a glimpse of one baseball penis. As it turned out this was a candy store of cock. She could hardly walk straight she was so dizzy with lust. There they were, Chris, David and several other boys. They weren't just naked. They were wet and soapy and naked! Gayla made a low whine like a puppy that wants a treat. She couldn't stop her noises. "Ooh. OOoooooooH! Oh oh oh! mmmmm, look at muscley Zack." "I know," Mindy said, "isn't he just about the hottest thing you've ever seen?" The boys were muttering curses. One of them shouted, "What? You haven't had enough of a show already?" "No," Mindy said. "In fact, you can all turn this way and let us have a good look at all your dicks." Gayla squealed with a higher pitch than Mindy had ever reached. Zack and Dean had semi erections already, so when they were made to show off like that, they both rose up while the girls got an eyeful. Gayla talked like the boys couldn't even hear her. "Have you seen all the baseball players naked?" "Not yet," Shelly said. Mindy said, "All right boys, you can get back to washing. You really haven't seen them all yet, Shelly?" "About seven of them manage to avoid it. No, only six, because I've seen Paul, but I've only seen him in passing. Oh wait, there's Chad right there showering. So I guess it's five that haven't been naked yet. They're shy and kind of clever. They slip around the edges of the show, if you know what I mean." "I do know," Mindy said. "Reggie did that a lot." Shelly whispered, "I let them get away with it so that I'll still have some new penis to expose when I want it." "Right. Here comes Tommy. Let him through, girls." Tommy walked past with a blush since they were all ogling his pecker. He wasn't hard at all, but he was all kinds of fine anyway. Of course Shelly made certain to clap a hand on his ass. Gayla giggled at that, wishing she had done it. Shortly after Philip was walking out of the showers. "Hold on, stud," Mindy said. She stopped him so that she had an easy opportunity to pinch his butt. Shelly and Gayla both took a squeeze of his rear end before they let him past. "This is the best day ever," Gayla said. None of the boys were going in. Not one of them wanted to join that sideshow. The boys that were in there had no choice but to walk past their tormentors though. When Zack decided to leave he still had a full stiffy going. Gayla said, "I could faint. Look at him tell the time." Shelly and Mindy both laughed at that while Zack blushed brightly. He wasn't getting past with just a one liner though. Shelly decided that it was too much to let a boner past without paying a toll, so she slipped her hand up and down that rod a couple times. The moment her hand was off, Gayla lashed out and took a grab. "I'm holding Zack's dick!" "How many girls get to do that?: Shelly asked. Zack was too embarrassed to censor himself. "Just the ones here." "And Miss Devasquez," Mindy corrected him. "Gayla, you've got to let him go to dry off now." She didn't want to let go, but she wasn't about to break the rules. She was already hoping that she might get another invite in the future. One by one the boys left the showers. Every single one got his ass grabbed, and the ones that were halfway hard or more had their rods fondled too. The last two boys were Brian and Chris. Mindy handed a towel to Shelly. "Which one do you want to dry?" "Seriously?" Brian said. "Looks like he just volunteered," Shelly said with a smile. Mindy saw the look on Gayla's face. She couldn't let this girl miss out on a chance like this. "I guess you get to help Chris," she said. Gayla brightened up like a rainbow. Chris tried to give her a little smile. He couldn't do it though. He couldn't encourage a girl to play with his body like it belonged to her. Shelly and Gayla slowly ran the towels over the boys. Gayla was delighted at the result. "Oh god, Chris is upright again! Look!" "I'm looking!" Mindy said. "Make sure that gets good and dry." Chris complained, "Mindy! Isn't this enough?" It was something Gayla wouldn't get to do with any of these boys ordinarily though, so Mindy was enjoying that. Chris was a nice guy, but he wasn't relishing having a girl who was so much lower on the social order handle his cock. He had thought he had gotten away with just the teacher's aid feeling him up, but now this nerdy girl got to do it too. Gayla watched them walk away. She repeated the words that got her this invitation. There was awe in her voice. "You're my hero, Shelly."