he could do if O.E. let him play doctor. "I'm fine." He waved
Warren back to his seat. "Taking time off. Living here." He
frowned at Warren and pointed to the man's briefcase.
"Let's do this."
Warren laid out a stream of papers, and O.E. grunted
his opinion on each transaction. They had to actually talk in
detail about one of them, a Japanese currency deal. But in
the end, O.E. deferred to his advisor's opinion. His jaw
ached from talking so much.
When the business was done, O.E. gathered all of the
papers from the coffee table and handed them back to
Warren. He needed a break from his usual life, and so did
his hapless advisor. Warren worked night and day.
Something had to be done.
Two can play this game, Kay Samson. Inspired by the
bet, O.E. decided to apply a similar tactic to Warren. The
man really needed to settle down and have a life.
He gave Warren as big a smile as he could manage. "Tell
you what. Give you bonus. Quarter million dollars. But. . ."
Warren's eyes bugged out and he cut off O.E.'s
announcement. "Gee, thanks, O.E. That's a great bonus!"
"But!" O.E. held up his hand. "Two things."
Warren folded his arms. "Okay. What?"
One finger went up. "No calls for a month. Vacation
time now."
Warren smiled. "Okay, that's easy."
This part won't be. O.E. knew how hard his second
request would be for the quiet, sensitive man. He held up
two fingers. "Find a woman."
"You want me to find a woman for you?"
O.E. wanted to laugh, but all that came out was a snort.
"No!" Whatever made Warren think that O.E. needed help
finding a woman? "Not me. For you!"
"I have to find a woman for myself? To date? To marry?"
Yeah, you have to marry her and have five kids. Why did
Warren always turn anything to do with women into a task
of epic proportions? Was he afraid of women? He had been
dating someone very pleasant for a while, so it couldn't be
that. But in the past few months, since they broke up,
Warren had become a much more quiet man. O.E. wanted
his old financial advisor back, and if he had to force the guy
to go out and find a new woman, then he'd do it.
"Jeez. Not rocket science. Relax! Just find someone."
"Why do you care about my personal life? I don't see
you looking for a woman, now that you broke up with
Tanya."
Ugh, Tanya. Ever since Tanya left him, many months