Chapters 15-16 Summary

Nick is stressed and goes out on his office's balcony to look at girls hanging around the nearby fountain. He imagines an entire orchestra of nude women playing an ode to cigarettes from Carmen, and atop the fountain, he imagines himself and Heather. He leaves a message for Heather, asking her to join him for dinner, and then proceeds to work. He is interrupted by Jeanette, who wants to run an idea by him. Her idea is a commercial magazine for smokers about smokers, with a sexy, youthful edge. Nick finds himself turned on by her and asks her to join him for a bite to eat after work. After she leaves, Nick gives an interview to a Japanese men's magazine. He panics momentarily, realizing that he invited two women to dinner, but Heather calls back to say she cannot join...