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after a gripping round of The Weakest Link and Nick Palmer was the one doing the walk of shame.
    Inside Ailsa was punching the air. Knowing that this is what Kirsty would have done. She’d finally done it right. She needed to be in control and it was even more rewarding because Nick looked completely blind-sided at her words.
    Ailsa really needed to quash the urge to relent. Especially when she saw the dawning disappointment on Nick Palmer’s handsome features. But this time she suppressed her ‘Doormat Ailsa’ leanings.
    Nick caught up, then caught her arm. “Really?” Nick asked, his eyes looking meek. He was adorable this way. “You can’t not see me again. I won’t let you.”
    “I’m sorry but you’re just not the one with the casting vote here,” she answered sharp as a school mistress with pique. “Perhaps you need to realise that?”
A tiny secret feeling of power curled inside Ailsa.
    Was Kirsty right all along?
    And my but this felt empowering and fantastic.
    “Please reconsider, Ailsa,” he asked with a husky voice and searching eyes.
    “Sorry too late, Nick.” She shrugged off his hand.
    “But I meant what I said.” His hand was tousling his hair now. His face looked spooked. “I have to see you.”
    “Then you’re going to have your work cut out,” Ailsa answered back. Feeling that if she’d known Kirsty’s advice could have this much impact she’dve tried this years ago. Maybe she’d be dating Johnny Depp by now?
    “I’m going to need a lot of persuasion and proof that you’re worth it,” she answered. “Plus if I have to cancel my arrangements then I expect you to live up to my hopes.”
    “Hopes?” he asked tentatively.
    Ailsa stuck her chin out. “Not just a date. We spend the night together and I’m in charge. That’s my deal, take it or leave it.”
    How could she possibly become an expert in seduction and getting what she wanted if she started taking orders now? She had to take the reins and keep the power fully harnessed.
    Ailsa vowed to stay firm. Even when he looked shocked. Even when he stood back and shoved his hands deep in his pockets.
    But Kirsty’s instructions said she needed to seize the offensive. A whole new approach of assertiveness with men.
    She thought back to Kirsty’s letter, stored in her memory.
    “ Dear Sis,
    You know I love you more than any fantastic best friend I could ever hope for, but I have something to tell you that’s hard to say to your face.
    You’re smart but you’re uncertain. You’re beautiful but you’re shy. You have a great figure you never show because you opt for baggy over brazen. And you badly need to start taking the lead and harnessing your Inner Diva of Desirability now. Or you’re going to end up single and suppressing your true potential and that would be the biggest waste of all.
    So here’s what I want to tell you - you need to realise how great you are and start living life like you mean it. Take tonight; we went out for pizza and the waiter gave you ‘interested signals’ but you didn’t even look at him. When he handed you a napkin with his phone number you assumed it was meant for me. This has to stop! You need to take the lead with men. Be assertive and confident and hard to please, take control. Insist on being Numero Uno. And start harnessing your inner vamp.
    Men want to work hard for the chase. So I’m sending you a list; it’s time to begin your Instruction In Seduction. I want to help you find the man you deserve and who brings out your sexy and wild side. You’ll love it when you realise that being the one with the power feels liberating. I want you to find men who worship you and know how good that feels.”
    So this time, with Kirsty’s mantras on her side, Ailsa said with conviction, “You lost the chance to take the decisions when you turned me down, Nick. You didn’t give me a good reason for cancelling. So you accept my terms or it’s off. Now I really have to go.” Ailsa turned and