Part 26
The next morning when Tim arrived at Danielle's place, all of the women in the office we happy to see him. Several sang out their hellos, and several more gave him a little wave as they went about their business.
Pam came up to him, looking very cute in a light blue shirt and mid-thigh skirt. She gave Tim a warm smile. "Hi, Tim. Are you here for the meeting?"
"What meeting?"
"All I know is that it's at 9:00, and Danielle and Shawna called it."
"Shawna?" Tim looked around, a small chill going up his back. "Is she going to be here?"
At that moment, Danielle called his name. He turned, and she waved him into her office. He smiled and shook her hand, as she said, "There's our star!"
Tim followed her into the office, and saw Shawna sitting on the couch to the right of Danielle's desk. Tim stopped short. "Hi, Shawna. I didn't expect to see you today."
She got up and stepped to him, giving him a quick hug. "It's always good to see you, Tim." Either it was his imagination, or she'd quickly pressed her firm breasts into his chest before she disengaged and sat back down.
Danielle took a seat behind her desk, and Tim took a chair in front of it.
Danielle said, "The ad is getting a great reception, as I'm sure you know."
"Over 75,000 people have watched your... performance," Shawna said, with a glint in her eye. "And better yet, Naked Attraction is completely sold out of every retailer who carries it in town. Sales are up in every area where the ad appeared."
Danielle jumped in. "And there's a small uptick everywhere else, too. Which suggests that the internet ads are reaching more of our target female audience, even where the tv ad hasn't been shown yet."
Shawna said, "And the internet version where you lose your boxers is much more popular than the tv version." Then she winked at him.
Tim could feel his face warming up. "Well... that's good, I guess. If the sales are up and... That's good."
"It's very good," Danielle said. "And I want to talk about our plans to capitalize on the first ad's popularity. But there's one, um, uncomfortable issue that I need to talk with you about first."
Tim looked from Shawna's poker face back to Danielle's. "What's that?"
Danielle quickly glanced at Shawna, and then back at Tim. "I'm not sure how to say this, so I'm just going to say it. We know about your stripping at the bar and streaking home naked the other night."
Tim was shocked. "What?"
"You took all of your clothes off in the bathroom, then flashed a bunch of women before running all the way across town naked," Shawna said.
"That's not--" sputtered Tim. "I didn't--" He knew that he was blushing, and he took a deep breath. "That's not how it happened."
Danielle folded her arms across her chest. "Did you go into that bathroom with your clothes on, knowing that the bar was full of a bunch of women who would soon be watching you get your clothes stripped off of you on tv?"
"Yes," Tim said, quietly.
"And did you then take all of your clothes off and run out of that bathroom stark naked, in front of a bunch of females?"
"No! I mean, sort of." Tim's mind was racing now. Someone at the bar must have gotten a good enough look at him to recognize him.
"What do you mean, 'sort of'?" Shawna asked.
"Well, I did end up naked," Tim said, swallowing, "but I didn't take my own clothes off."
"Who took them off of you, then?" Danielle demanded.
"Maria," Tim said, softly.
"What?" Shawna said. She looked at Danielle. "The cute little waitress? What is she, 5 foot 3 or so?" She looked back at Tim. "How did petite little Maria strip you naked?"
He looked miserable. "She... she tricked me out of them."
Danielle and Shawna looked at each other, and then smiled.
Tim felt ridiculous, and it made him mad. He said, "What's this about, anyway? How do you know what happened the other night, and why do you care?"
Danielle said, "Stephanie told me about it. And we care because we think that you might have a problem. One that could hurt the ad campaign that you've been putting together."
Tim's stomach fell. Stephanie told Danielle and Shawna what had happened? Had she also told about him getting stuck in his bathroom window, naked? This was terrible--
Then he processed the last part of what Danielle had said. "What kind of problem do you think I have? And how could it hurt the campaign?"
Danielle looked at Shawna, who said, "Are you an exhibitionist, Tim?"
Tim was flabbergasted. "An exhibitionist? What?!"
Danielle said, "It's someone who gets a sexual thrill by being exposed in front of other people."
"I know what it is," Tim almost shouted. Then he remembered that there was a roomful of women just outside of Danielle's office. He leaned forward and spoke more quietly. "But why would you think I--that I am one of those?"
Danielle said, "First, you're a strong guy in great shape. It's ridiculous to think that little Maria could get you out of your clothes if you didn't want that. Second, you seemed to be... enjoying running around starkers."
"What?!"
"Stephanie said you had a big hard-on," Shawna said, and Danielle covered her mouth to keep from laughing out loud.
Tim's face turned deep red instantly. He couldn't deny the accusation, and anything he could think of to say sounded stupid.
"Just like you did when you were getting naked in the commercials," Danielle said.