"Okay folks, let's all gather in the living room. Steve the hypnotist is going to do his act," said Jim above the voices of his guests.
Steve was standing in the middle of the room as he watched all the guests crowd in. Almost all of them had seen what he did to Mel at her party and they wanted to have the best view if she was going to strip again.
"Hi, I'm Steve and I'm a hypnotist-"
But before he could finish his standard opening line, a bunch of people chimed in. "Hi Steve."
Steve found himself chuckling at that. "Okay, okay, you got me."
"I need one volunteer for this first part," he said while looking at Julie, the blonde he had noticed before.
She smiled and quickly made her way next to him.
"What's your name, pretty lady?" Steve asked as if he hadn't inquired earlier.
"Julie."
"Julie, we've never met before have we?"
"Yes, in a way, I did see you at Mel's party."
"Ah that's right. Did you enjoy the show that night?"
"Yes, it was fun."
"Okay, I just want everyone to know we didn't set this up and this is the first time I'm going to hypnotize you, isn't it?"
"Yes, I think so," she said a little nervously, drawing some laughs from the guests.
Steve placed his hand on her shoulder. "Julie, look into my eyes and sleep," he said as he gave her shoulder a little jerk downwards and she instantly went under. "Just going deeper and deeper now. Any noise you hear will just take you deeper and more relaxed. It should feel good to do this."
Steve then turned to the crowd and asked "How many guys would love to walk up to a pretty woman like this and get
her to give you her number?"
The men in the crowd all nodded, even the married ones while trying not to be seen by their wives.
"Guys, it's this easy."
He then gave her the following instructions: "Julie, when I bring you back on the count of 5 you will ask me for my cell phone so you can put your name and number in it."
He pulled his phone out of his pocket just to have it ready.
"One...Two...Three...Four...Five. Wide awake now. How do you feel?"
"I feel wonderful. Can I borrow your cell phone for a minute?"
"Sure," he said as he handed it to Julie.
She wasn't quite sure why, but she typed her name and number in his cell phone. Steve was a little surprised when she gave him a kiss on the cheek as she handed it back to him. "Call me," she said as she walked away.
He watched as the crowd was loving it, shaking their heads. He was sure he could charge these guys an arm and a leg to teach them hypnosis.
"Can Sue and Jim join me here center stage?" asked Steve. Sue and Jim joined him in the center of the room.
"Let's give our hosts a big hand for throwing a great party."