patent leather shoes that were the exact color of her sun-blonde hair. "Do you like them?" Dweeb asked in a dreamy tone.
"Oh! Yes!" Precious exclaimed.
Dorky gave Jasmine a Santa Claus smile, which she couldn't refuse to return. Her response was exactly what the executive had predicted. "Let's reverse the process for Miss Jade. Shall we, Geek?" Dorky suggested with a sudden, sharp snap of his fingers as though the idea had flashed through his mind at that moment. Dweeb quickly stepped to the table where Nerdy had placed the larger shoe box, grabbed the box, and handed it to Jasmine. She opened the box and lifted out a pair of black patent leathers. The flawless shine glistened in the suite's ambient lighting. The shoes were a perfect match with Miss Jade's hair. They had only a hint of heels. Jasmine's muscular calves didn't need stilettos to enhance their sultry shapes.
The executive was unaware of the hideous impression his mistake with Clint had made on Jasmine. As far as he knew, except for his slight slip in shampoo, Dweeb had successfully played this scene exactly as previously scripted. The script had been devised to slowly build Jasmine's suspense for the ultimate unveiling.
Dweeb actually had the dress designed and started at considerable personal expense long before he delivered his spiel to Brad. During a secret meeting with the designer, Dorky had projected a life-sized image of Jasmine onto a screen, so the dressmaker could determine the specific length of the future, stunning frock. The one-piece outfit would be the exact color of Miss Jade's eyes, have a rather daring décolleté neckline, and only reach to mid-thigh level, precisely one inch above where the end of her hair fell. Dorky only had to wait for Jasmine to furnish her circumferential measurements to have the dress completed.
Dweeb's vision for the beginning of the program was to film Jasmine from behind as she stood waiting for Precious to arrive in the lobby from the top of the escalator. That angle would depict the heavenly hair that draped her body, revealing only the back of her incredible legs below the natural curtain. For that brief, opening shot, Jasmine would appear to be wearing nothing but the shining shoes.
"And now, at long last!" Dweeb proclaimed as the herald of his most dramatic presentation. Dorky motioned for Geek to hold the hanger farther out and higher. Dweeb reached to the top of the unnoticeable black nylon zippers in the shoulder areas of the cover, taking a moment to swivel an excited smile over his shoulder at Jasmine. The executive slowly and carefully unzipped both sides and slid the black drape downward revealing the shimmering green fabric one agonizing inch at a time. When Dorky reached the bottom of the dress, he whipped the cape around like a victorious matador. The group was stunned, each person imagining Jasmine wearing that extremely provocative garment.
