Nadine Book 7

33. Kiss

After a fun morning with Dipak. I end up in a queen dress and in my office. He canceled the morning meeting. I'm just going to work on the spa. I need to figure out the price list.

10 brains, Elek, and Tye walk in after a minute.

"Wow you boys are up early." I stare at the brains. They are all dressed in bright-colored swimsuits with towels. "Brain, can you make my towels for the spa striped with sea glass and white?"

"Yes."

"Make 1 and make it 10% puffier. Then bring it here, so I can look at it."

"Of course."

"I want something different inside the spa, so we know they won't get stolen."

"I liked all your designs, but I wanted something brighter too. I'll keep them all at the same price, and you can still use them on the vouchers."

"Sounds good."

"You think the bikini's will sell?"

"Not sure. But if they sell anywhere, it will be at the beach."

"That's true. You like the colors though?"

"I love the colors. I want the pink and blue already."

"Good. What's with the shoes?"

"My mom loves shoes that are sized s, m, L. She buys them big for the kids, and it's easy for her to pick shoes for everyone."

"Yea and it saves so much space trying to stock every size."

"The small fit me. Medium are good too. Just more room for my feet. They are so much more comfy than heels."

Tye looks at the brain. "Give Coral and Thora mediums. Give everyone else a pair of the extra large. Tell them to wear them today and we can talk about them later."

"Yes sir."

Elek looks at the brain. "Summon Tre."

"What's going on?"

"The spa will have a shop in it. And Nadine designed her own line for the spa shop." He points at it. "Nadine would make money out of the spa shop. Tye will make money out of the swim shop. Can they combine the shops?"

"No. Completely different shops."

"Problem 2. Nadine made shoes for the spa. Tye wants them to sell at his store. He's already eyeballing them."

"What's wrong with that?"

Tre smiles. "She made something for her store. You can't take her idea and try to sell it for yourself. It is hers. Just like robes. Unless she gives you permission, you can't make robes or shoes or anything else that she designed for her store."

"Oh."

"The robes are mine. Only mine. I don't want to share. But the shoes are fine. I only want the colors. White and sea glass. I want to own the sea glass color. It's the spa's colors. I don't want it anywhere else at any resort."

Thora walks in. "Is this the shoe you made for the spa?"

"Yes."

"Try this instead." She hands me a cloud looking pink thing. "It's a slipper. It's mine. They are soft and comfy. It reminds me of more of a spa than a sandal."

I put it on my foot and she's right. "Can you make me a pair of white slippers with the sea glass thing on them please?" I give it back. "Thank you, I want those in my spa too."

"I figured."

"I want the slippers only in the spa's. But the boys can use sandals to match the swimsuits if they want. But no white one's. Those are mine."

"You do realize we have a white towel as well?"

"Fine. Seaglass is mine."

"What else do you want for just the spa? Are you going to put the bikini and short skirt in the spa?"

"No. I want the white and sea glass colors. I want the only sea glass at the resorts. I want the only slippers, the only robes, my soap and oils. Hair stuff."

"I already bought soap from you for the in case you forgot store."

"I'll make my own scent for the spa. Something relaxing."

Tre writes something down. "It's fine Tye. You bought that."

Tre looks at a brain. "Notify all resort owners and Marcus what they have the rights to."

"Of course."

"You both good now?"

"Yes."

I stretch. "Me too."

Elek smiles. "So what were you working on?"

"Price list for the spa stuff."

He nods. "That should be easy. We have the whole list here."

"I was thinking 100g an hour for the massages. Then 200g an hour for the couple's massages."

"Yea, that would be good. Then the salt massage?"

"125g an hour, 250g for the couples massage?"

He writes it down. "Good. Then you have the aromatherapy add on. You said 10g for them to pick another scent?"

"Yea, I was going to have 3 scents they could choose from. All relaxing."

"Perfect. Next, you have the 2 masks. Body and hair. What were you thinking price for those?"

"50g?"

"Ok 50g with an additional 10g if they want a special scent."

20 minutes later...

"You must have got your ability to focus from your mom. It would normally take me a month to get this done."

"Tye is pushing to open the spa at the same time his resort fully opens. It's a week away."

"Oh."

"It's ok. Let's see if we can make a price list for the stuff in the spa shop. We can also figure out what will be in there."

"Ok."

"Tre approved the price list. Tye wants the scent list."

"The original plain scent will be the basic. The optional add-ons would be the lavender, sandalwood, and rose scents."

"So what's going in the spa shop?"

I stretch again. "Stuff."

"Let's sit on the couch and put on a movie. You want some popcorn?"

"yes."

We move over to the couch and he has his papers. "1 and 2 piece swimsuits. Men's swimsuits. 2 styles of t-shirts. Men's tank tops. 2 styles of skirts. Towels. Robes. Sandals. Slippers."

I nod. "Hairbands. The lavender, sandalwood, and rose scented soap and oil. Wash cloths and hair towels."

"King Tye approved the scent list."

"I know what a washcloth is. But what is a hair towel?"

"It's a smaller towel for your hair. I need them for mine, the regular towels are to big. They fall out or over to the side. Tell Tye he should put sunglasses in his swim shop."

"Bring us 1 of everything that will be in the spa shop."

"Please choose a slipper style." The brain brings 3 kinds.

"Nope, nothing between my toes." 2nd, "I can't see my toes. People do not pay to get their toes painted and cover them up." I put the 3rd style on. "This is it. This style."

"Do you make sunglasses now?"

"No, we bought them in Egypt. But you can buy them cheap there. Then sell them in your shop, a little marked up. People will pay for them. The sun is brutal there and everyone always forgets sunglasses."

"That's true. Thank you."

I sit back on the couch.

Elek sits back with me and I lean on him.

"Can you bring us a list of what Tye sells this stuff for at his store?"

"Yes sir."

He puts his arm around me. "Most of this stuff he will have already priced. You can copy his prices."

I yawn. "Tre has my soap list prices."

"Can you bring the soap list prices they sell the 3 scents for from Tre?"

"Yes sir."

"I guess we wait until they get back with us for now." He puts the papers down on the coffee table.

I feel him tense. I stretch big and open my eyes. Marcus and Dipak are leaning on my desk with their arms crossed. Elek is under me. I'm sleeping on him again. He was sleeping too.

We sit up. "Sorry we were watching a movie."

"I thought you were working on the spa?"

"We were waiting for everyone to get back to us about the price lists."

"These?" Marcus hands them to Elek.

"Yea. This is it."

"And this is the full line of stuff that will be in the spa shop?"

"Yes. And everything in the spa will be done in the original scent. The lavender, rose, or sandalwood scents will be available as an add-on. No, tell Tre I need the list of what she should sell these scents for. Not what they cost her to make. What are they already priced at in her stores?"

"Yes sir."

"How do you like the sandals?"

"Not the greatest for walking around the castle, sweetheart. But on the beach they would be perfect."

"Try the slippers too. Those will only be in the spa."

Elek don't look up from the paper. "Brain take the men slippers in extra large and the women in medium. Have them wear those around."

Tre comes in. "What the hell are you asking me for?"

"We are trying to see how much to sell her items for in the spa shop. I'm trying to figure out what you sell them for in her soap shops. I was going to copy the prices."

"That would make sense. I thought you wanted the cost to make them. I'll send the list over."

Tre goes to walk out and Tye walks in with a brain in an island dress. It's got ties on the shoulders and goes to about the thigh. It's got a bikini under the dress and a towel over its shoulder. It's all done in dark blue with a little shark design on it. She even has bright blue sandals on.

"MINE."

"NO WAIT."

"MINE TYE."

Dipak catches me mid-jump. "Sit down and listen."

I back up and nearly sit on Elek. He pushes me over.

"Not yours. Tye made it. It's his."

"WHY DOES TYE NEED A DRESS? MINE."

"Not yours. He made it to sell in his shop."

Thora and Coral walk in. "Why are you yelling?"

"I was really enjoying your nap."

I point and they scream, "MINE."

"NO. TYE'S DESIGNED IT TO SELL. IT'S HIS."

"MINE."

"NO. TYE'S."

"BUT THAT ONE'S MINE."

"STOP TALKING." We look at Dipak. "Listen to what Tye is wanting."

"I was wondering what everyone thought. I figured I could do 1 in every color. I know the girls were talking about swimsuit cover-ups. I thought why not make it like a little island dress?"

Corals eye's get huge. "EVERY COLOR?"

"I haven't made or designed them yet."

Thora shakes her head. "LIKE HELL YOU WILL. WE WILL DESIGN THEM."

I nod fast and jump up.

Elek yells, "NO. You have too much to do. Thora and Coral can design a dress for each color."

They leave with Tye.

Tre walks out. "I'll send over the prices."

"I think we can do the price list for the spa store now."

Dipak smiles. "You 2 seemed focused again." Marcus nods and they leave.

An hour later, we have the price list done.

"TA DA" Thora walks in with a brain in a white and sea glass dress. "We made 1 for the spa shop too. Didn't want you to feel left out."

"It's perfect." It's white but all the trim is done in sea glass. Then it has a sea glass belt around the waste. The back is even open like I like. "And you did that so fast."

"We even put the princess cut over the boobs that you like so much."

"I do. I really love this. It's perfect."

"Tye's selling them for 35g. He said you would ask."

Elek laughs. "Thank you."

"I love it all. I'm going to put it on." I pick out the 2-piece swimsuit, white dress, sandals, and hair tie. Then I go to the bathroom and put it on. I come back and throw the towel over my shoulder, and I'm happy. "Send everyone the full line of spa items that suits them. Have them try the items for a while and be ready to report any issues to the advisor meeting later."

"Of course." The brain looks at Elek. "Your choices' sir?"

"Shorts and t-shirt. I've already got both shoes."

"Tye wants the hairstyles list."

"UGH. TELL TYE I'M GOING TO SHOVE MY..."

"Stop. That's easy enough to do. We can do it quickly. You wanted 1 curly. 1 half curly like yours. 1 half up and curly. What else?"

"Ponytail. Messy bun."

"Good."

"Anything else?"

"No, I want to be done."

He smirks. "I can tell. Just a little more."

I shake my head.

He kisses my lips softly.

"Every 2 packages you make, I'll give you another kiss."

"OK."

"Give me an idea of how you want to do the packages or how many you want."

"A million."

"How many types? I know the romance and family."

"Romance, family, relaxation, sample. Maybe 2 of each."

"What is the sample package?"

"A sample of everything."

"What could be in it?"

"Swimsuit. Towel. Sandals. Pineapple pizza. Coconut drink. Ice cream. Massage. Facial or mask. Or nails. Hairdo. A different pizza than pineapple I guess. Hour pass to the spa."

"Let's say the more expensive 1 would include. Swimsuit, towel, pineapple pizza, coconut drink, ice cream, hair mask, 1 hour pass to the spa, and massage."

"Yea, that's a little bit of everything."

"Good and the cheaper 1 would include. Swimsuit. Towel. Pineapple pizza. Coconut drink. Ice cream. Hand massage."

"Yes, I like those."

"Good." He leans to me and gives me a real kiss.

I try to climb into his lap.

"What could be in the relaxation?"

I take a deep breath. "Day pass to spa, swimsuit, towel, dress, robe, slippers, sandals, facial, hair and body mask, 1 hour massage, salt massage, your choice of aromatherapy, toe and hand massages with color, bottle of wine, pineapple pizza, 3 coconut drinks, ice cream."

"The less expensive relaxation package."

"1 hour pass to the spa, swimsuit, towel, 1 hour massage, coconut drink, ice cream."

He kisses me so deep and gently. "Romances packages."

"BUT NO."

"Yes."

"Fine." I throw myself back on the couch. "Couples massage. Bottle of wine. Dinner at the fancy restaurant for 2. Chocolate covered strawberries. 2 robes. 2 slippers. 2 coconut drinks. 2 ice cream. 2 hair masks, so they can get their hair done."

"Cheaper romance package?"

"Couples massage. Dinner at the fancy restaurant. Chocolate covered strawberries. 2 coconut drinks."

I get another deep gentle kiss. I close my eyes and keep him there a minute longer with my hand in his hair. "Family packages."

I rattle off everything I can think of.

"Now we need to..."

I kiss him. "Kiss."

He pulls me on him and I straddle him and kiss him. Then I kiss his neck and back up to his lips. I love his dark eyes. I kiss him deep and gently while I wrap my arms around his neck.

He grabs my hips and pulls me closer.

"YEA THEY'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING... TYE RELAX. YOU'RE WORSE THAN DIPAK."

I jump clear to the other side of the couch.

"Maybe you should put in a door. Or change offices or something. But Tye sent a pizza. He said you 2 didn't eat lunch." Coral sits it on the coffee table and leaves.

"I need a door."

Elek nods and gets us some pizza.