When Brian emerged from his room, Erica immediately felt like that was step one down. Once he was out, she could surely convince him to lend her a hand, he was the easy one. From Ben's room however, there wasn't even the slightest stop in the sound of music. Somehow, she knew she should have expected this.

Moving nimbly past Brian, Erica headed for Ben's door, stopping in front of it. She lifted her hand, fist pounding on it twice in rapid succession. "I know you're not deaf!"