Kay laughed. "If you think you're bad at relationships, you should see my miserable track record."
Dan gave her a sympathetic look and changed the subject. "Enough about us. I don't want to make you sad. Let's make another toast to today's deal."
"I'm not sad, I'm actually overcome with happiness. It's nice to know that there are men like you in the world, I had no idea." Kay took a deep breath, straightened up, and raised her glass. "So yes, let's toast. Here's to you, Dan. The most confident man I've ever met. Thank you." They clinked glasses and Kay shot the whiskey, letting the warmth light up her entire body.
Kay thought about the day's deal and she gave Dan a sideways look. "Did you notice the added touches that I worked into the game today?"
"Loved the thong stuck in the contract. I nearly burst out laughing when you dangled it in front of that poor boy."
"Did you notice that I perfumed the contract papers? Spelling certainly did."
Dan nodded with a suppressed smile. "Right. I caught a whiff at one point."
"Smell can be a big factor, which is why I didn't actually work out before coming in to your office. Doris and I went to the bathroom with a spray bottle filled with water-it wouldn't be good if I smelled like a locker room."
"I assumed as much. I also noticed the lingerie store in your gym bag."
Kay's eyes twinkled. "The gym bag was crucial. It's the big piece that you and Doris overlooked when you plotted this game. When you bring an attaché case into a meeting, it's supposed to contain standard business stuff. But when you bring a gym bag with you, it's supposed to contain personal effects like underwear and perfume. It gave me the freedom to hint at all sorts of feminine contents, and I stuffed it with panties, stockings, bras-even a few kinky items from an erotic lingerie store. Then I left the bag wide open so that Spelling could see it all."
Dan laughed heartily and slapped the table, shaking his head from side to side. "It's genius!" He paused a moment before looking up at Kay. "Listen, I've been thinking about this and my mind is made up. From now on, I want you to be my advisor at work. Not just for this game, but for the whole job of running the company. I'm going to have all my papers routed to you when I'm done with them so you can see everything that I deal with. I'll also grant you access to the executive workspace on the computer systems so you'll have as much information as I do. I really value your insight, and I want you to help me run Yorick."