He ran out again and handed me another envelope.
I started to open it and then paused when I heard Teddybear’s voice in my ear.
“Shit,” he said. “We have a problem. There are two extra guards on the boat.”
Well that certainly was a problem. If we couldn’t disable the boat, then the guards could just head back to the mainland and raise the alarm once they realized I’d stolen their IDs.
“It’s fine,” I whispered. “I have a solution.” I walked over to Brody and brought the mic back to my mouth. “Before I open this, I’d like to make things interesting. How confident are you that Karma got your heart pumping more than I did?”
“She definitely did.”
“Well, I’ll tell you what. If you really are confident, then we can just open this envelope and see who won. If Karma won, you guys get the grand prize. But if I won, you walk away with nothing. Or… If you’re not so confident, you can declare a draw between me and Karma. And we’ll split the prize. But if you choose the draw, you have to agree to stay tied to that column for an hour.”
He looked at Karma and then back at me.
“So what’ll it be?” I asked.
“Do I really have to get tied up if I choose the draw?”
“Absolutely.”
“Fine,” said Brody. “Let’s make it a draw.”
“Final answer?”
“Yeah.”
Good choice.If you’re thinking that I was worried I’d lost to Karma…well, think again. I was 100% sure my blowjob was better than hers. But thanks to those two extra guards posted on the boat, I needed Karma’s help. And splitting my winnings with her was the perfect way to get it.
“Alright,” I said. “Slavanka, if you would please…”
Slavanka led Brody over to the column and tied his hands behind it.
“Let’s see if you made a good choice.” I opened the envelope and pulled out the paper. “I got your heart rate up to…162 bpm!” Booya! I was the best! But really, was there ever any question? “Looks like you chose wisely. Karma, go ahead and pop the ball to see what we won.”
She grabbed the ceremonial dagger and popped the volleyball. Confetti flew out along with a little envelope.
“You can do the honors,” I said, handing her the envelope.
“Congratulations,” she read. “You’ve won $50,000.” She looked over at Brody. “Babe! We just won $25,000!”
“Still mad at me for getting those blowjobs?”
“A little.”
“Come on, babe. It was just part of the contest.”
“It looks like there might be more on the back,” I said.
Karma flipped it over. And her eyes got huge.