Scrubbing her hands over her face, Penny took a deep breath and sighed "I'm sorry, its just a but of a ..tender subject."
"A couple of months back one of the girls in the office found out about Ol and wanted to become a quidditch girlfriend. Her campaign to get me to invite her round was a bit relentless and when I flat out told her no, she got ah - " penny paused as she remembered exactly what Karen had told her that morning in the office.
"Well yes. Tender subject. " She fought for a smile and reached out to touch Orsinos hand very briefly to show there was no hard feelings.