Finally, Kay muttered, "Oh yeah, that one." She pulled the gym bag closer and tossed the thong into it.
Spelling looked down at the gym bag and his jaw dropped even more. He kept staring at it for a long time, and didn't even look up at Kay much.
This bag must be something. Dan couldn't see it from his side of the desk, so he got up to take his empty glass back to the bar. On the way over, he casually turned to look at the bag and nearly fell down when he saw it.
Kay had stuffed her gym bag with an outrageous collection of feminine un-dainties. There were straps, stockings, bras, colorful skimpy underwear, and plenty of lace. A fishnet stocking was draped out of the bag and onto the carpet. None of this was in the Fitness Center game, as he and Doris had planned it.
Dan got back to his seat as Kay handed the contract to Spelling, her face light and innocent. She sat back and turned to address both Spelling and his boss. "This contract is identical to yours, except I rewrote the price formula in the appendix. Everything else in the contract is the same."
Spelling started to flip through the pages of the new contract, frequently stopping to sniff the air. He lifted the pages closer to his nose and drew in a long breath.
Dan noticed the scent too, faint but distinct. A breath of perfume hung in the air, and Dan pitied Spelling, tormented by the irresistible Kay. She had set him up perfectly, handing him a document whose very pages would keep him off balance. He glazed over and turned the pages mechanically, no longer reading.
Spelling got to the end of the contract and blew out his breath. "Okay, the contract is unchanged, as she said." Then he turned to the new appendix, and his eyes bugged out. "Wait! What the hell is this?" Spelling showed the appendix to Kay. "Did you write this?"
She nodded proudly. "Yes I did. I thought you'd appreciate it since you wrote that other version. It's just some fun math." She giggled and smiled at Spelling. "Don't worry, it's not really very different than your version."
Sure, play innocent. He'd believe her, too.
Spelling narrowed his eyes and tilted his head, clearly suspicious that Kay could have written the appendix. He showed the new formula to Lawson. "Look at this, sir."
Lawson barely glanced at the contract and started to laugh. "It looks like the same kind of mathematical bullshit that you boys crank out. Can't understand a word of it. That's why I brought you along. Check it!"